Peril in Paradise: Why Young-earthers Emotional "No Death Before Adam" is just that: Emotion

http://www.reasons.org/resources/connections/200510_connections_q4/index.shtml#peril_in_paradise_theology_science_and_the_age_of_the_earth ^

[truthfinder9]

[So where in your "old-earth" Bible does it give you permission to be rude to a fellow believer??? ]

I probably could say I'm also returning the favor since you talk to people like a kid. You brought this out of the realm of adult discussion. Maybe you're just used to dealing with Darwin Fundies.

And by the way, old-age isn't "metaphorical," its the literal translation. Put away the Ken Ham talking points.

[PetroniusMaximus]

"Your childish responses reveal your intellect on this subject."

Comparing my intellect to that of a child is an insult to all children! You owe them an apology!



"All of these verses refer to time periods other than 24 hour days."

Hey, the verse says "The next day Moses sat down to judge the people, and they stood around Moses from morning until evening" - FROM morning TILL evening - not 24 hrs!



"But you can't grasp that because, as a fundamentalist, you already have the answers."

I am not a fundamentalist! I am an intellectual Hotentot!!! But I love the fundies and I'll hang with them.



"And you wonder why I have to be stern with you. It's like talking to a kid. "

Come on! Your getting silly on me!!! Here's a plan of attack for you - try using an argument that makes some FREAKING SENSE and isn't just obviously poor isogesis.



"Let's see here, you admit that this is an example of "mornings and evenings"

Because it's a reference to 6,000+ mornings and evenings! Morning and evening are used as the MINOR UNITS to describe a long period of time - Six years and 100 days!!!! He's using mornings and evenings to be PRECISE - not to give some hazy reference to an indeterminately long period.


"Young-earthism is nothing more than a superficial, non-literal interpretation that is contradictory and ignores context."

Just for fun, show me how belief in a literal, six day creation contradicts the Scripture.




"With logic like yours above, no wonder Darwin Fundies use it to claim Christianity is false. "

Naw, I think they would stumble pretty hard over the RISING FROM THE DEAD stuff, friend! You need to learn who your friends are.