I understand relativistic time as it might explain millions of years of stellar evolution occuring in one earth day. However, I don't understand how "relativistic time" results in millions of years of evolution on earth.
Is the frame of reference someplace other than earth? And if relativity is the explanation, how do you account for plants being created 3 days (millions of years) before insects? Or whales being before land animals?
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The frame of reference is that of the One who created the entire, vast universe -- and is eternal and omnipresent -- everywhere at the same time. He is fully able to be managing affairs on the farthest galaxy -- and, simultaneously noting the fall of a sparrow here on Earth. He has no limits -- certainly not that of c...
The days of Creation were His days -- not spins of this chunk of dirt that is a trivial part of His incomprehensibly vast created universe. To insist on the latter is the sinful height of self-centered hubris (AKA "vanity").
The order and manner and timespan in which His creatures developed were according to His will and plan. If He used lengthy processes resembling evolution to achieve His purposes -- so be it. That doesn't mean that mankind (including Darwinists and cosmologists) has those things all figured out yet...
BUT -- that does not excuse mankind for failing to use to use all the talents that He gave us trying to understand how He did things. In fact, He commanded us to "seek understanding". That means that He never intended for us to remain stuck at Moses' level of knowledge...
If our literal interpretation of his outline description in Genesis does not fit the facts of His universe, that only means that we obviously have literally misinterpreted His Word.
His Universe and His Word are both His -- to say that they are not in agreement is to call Him a liar.
I, for one, dare not do that...