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lilitalienboi16:
Dear Bob,

The difference is that the study of the natural world around us yields results which can be reproduced time and time again  (iiregardless of spiritual maturity) verse faith in God and scripture which often times cannot be proven let alone reproduced.

The proof is in the pudding. Planes, computers, satellites, rockets that fly past pluto, eradication of the polio virus, women living through child birth as opposed to many of them dying in it, development of antibiotics... etc.. etc... if science were wrong then all these things and more, think of the radio, cell phones, gps, refrigerators, microwaves, cars, sky scrappers, etc... none of those things would work! And yet they do! They are all created using fundamental scientific principles and knowledge (biology, physics, math, chemistry, etc... etc..) of the natural universe. Its this very same science which used its acquired knowledge over generations of study to calculate the age of the earth and the overwhelming evidence is that it is very, very, very old.

It doesnt take the spirit of God to understand the natural world and judging by the current progress the scientific community has made, testified to by their many innovations, i think its safe to say they know what they are doing.

When it comes to spiritual matters, because the carnal mind receives not the things of God for they are foolishness to him, then yes, I agree, skepticism is healthy but the age of the earth is not a spiritual matter and there is zero scripture that supports a young earth theory or literal creation days. Ultimately, our striving through the narrow gate hinges zero percent on our understanding of the age of the earth and hence why understanding its age is purely a carnal endeavor. The problem is that the church has made it into an issue and created a stumbling block out of it for the vast majority of people when it shouldn't be.

Sincerely,

Alex

indianabob:
Friend Alex,

Partial reply to your welcome comments.
Did you view the video that Zvezda offered?
Yes I presume that you did.
My rebuttal was mainly directed at that video and the assumptions that it made.
It was pretty much ALL conjecture as concerning the time frame and the order of even the development of rocks on the planet. Assumptions which cannot be proven by science as far as the term Millions of years is concerned.
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I did not mean to imply that spiritual discernment was needed to develop practical scientific advances in metallurgy,  electricity, medicine etc. Although I do believe that God has intentionally limited the discovery and advance of physical science for HIS own purposes. Otherwise men and women of superior intellect in ages past would have brought those inventions to the fore. Where do we think those thoughts and the curiosity to pursue the investigation came from initially? They were put in the minds of humans when God was ready for the advance to happen. The field of study that you pursue was in its infancy only about a century ago and was held back by mythical religious fears, so I thought you would understand my reservations.
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So my reply had nothing to say about the age of the earth being six days.
I don't know the meaning of yom or yoms so I leave that to those better educated than myself.
I do know a little about how untrustworthy theoretical science is and that is one source of my objections to speculations. If we cannot demonstrate it, then it remains theoretical...

Your valid comments about all the practical advances in earth science does not invalidate my objection to unprovable, theoretical speculation on a Galactic scale.

I had better leave it there.

Thanks for the concern and counsel, Indiana Bob

lilitalienboi16:
Bob,
It appears I was over zealous in my reply. Indeed I am sharing my understanding and its ultimately an opinion that could never be absolutely proven.

Please accept my apology, brother.

Sincerely,
Alex

indianabob:
Our goal of course is brotherly love.
As iron sharpens iron we may generate a little heat with the light.
Maybe some of that will pique our further curiosity.

Your candid commentary is always welcome and appreciated.
Please don't apologize for having a different view of the unknown or dimly seen operation of our life on this earth. Without some degree of disagreement I would have ceased to learn years ago.
Warm regards, Physician soon to be, Alex  ;D, ole contrary Indiana Bob

p.s. I've had several surgeries and am the beneficiary of a working steel knee and hip, a re-sectioned descending colon resulting from the successful removal of an 8 inch tumor in 1987.
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Without all the experimentation and willing subjects from the recent century I could be confined to a wheel chair. I'm the last person to criticize modern medicine even with its many faults.   ::)

lareli:
The earth is so old. What really baffles me is... Why, in all the history of mankind, did they only think to start tracking the years a couple of thousand years ago?

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