[john_baldacci_is_a_commie]

Seems pretty simple to me, you either believe that God created the word in six twenty four hour days or you believe God is a lair and the whole thing evolved in one way or another over a period of time ranging from eons (what ever they are0 to millions and even billions of years.

As for me, I'll go with God. But, that's just me.

[mlc9852]

I'm with you. I'll stick with Genesis. I believe God created humans in their present form and that we did not turn from ape-like creature to human.

[Matchett-PI]

"..you either believe that God created the word in six twenty four hour days or you believe God is a lair..."

Or you can click my screen name.

[Junior]

...or you believe God is a lair... [sic]

I always considered him more of a "den."

You seem to be confusing a book that claims to be the Word of God (with no independent evidence) with God.

[curiosity]

And what makes you so sure that God did not use metaphors and symbols in Genesis?

Why would God be concerned about giving the precise scientific details of how he created the world to a bunch of primitive people who knew nothing about science?

[AntiGuv]

...you either believe that God created the word in six twenty four hour days or you believe God is a liar...

Or, you could just study up on the concepts of allegory and metaphor.

[Appalled but Not Surprised]

Or Alternative C, which is: God is a poet and speaks indirectly in Scripture, othewise we'd be burning witches in the public square.

Which is the Truth-with-a-Capital-T, and one of a zillion reasons Catholicism beats fundamentalism with an ugly stick.

[Just mythoughts]

"Seems pretty simple to me, you either believe that God created the word in six twenty four hour days or you believe God is a lair and the whole thing evolved in one way or another over a period of time ranging from eons (what ever they are0 to millions and even billions of years."


NOT that simple, as Peter tell us how long a 'day' with the Lord is and one day is as a thousand years. Further the Bible nowhere tells us how old this earth is, and this earth displays the evidence that something took place eons ago to be in the condition it is this day. Flesh man did not walk with the dinos.

[PhilipFreneau]

>>>Seems pretty simple to me, you either believe that God created the word in six twenty four hour days or you believe God is a lair<<<

I am not sure if God is a "lair" or not, but, it is written, One day with the Lord is as a thousand years.

[Vaquero]

I believe you meant god is a Liar....not lair...but be that as it may...as I too have made many typo's over the years....

What did God tell you that would suggest he could lie..or on the other hand spoke with voracity.

You are obviously confusing God with the ramblings of a bunch of desert dwelling goat herders from the bronze age.

I recommend that you keep God as the spiritual entity as portrayed in various religious tomes, but reserve the right to question the voracity of the poor ignorant scribes that jotted down what you construe as history, but in reality is the rants and ravings of primitive frightened, superstitious ancient people.

Just my $0.02......

[montag813]

Seems pretty simple to me, you either believe that God created the word in six twenty four hour days or you believe God is a lair and the whole thing evolved in one way or another over a period of time ranging from eons

Huh? Why is that the choice? I do not understand how creation and evolution are mutually exclusive. Why can't you believe that God created the Earth and evolution is the result of His "intelligent design"?

[HonorInPa]

I don't follow your logic. Did God ever claim to have created the world in six days? Extemporaneous written accounts of oral tradition calim that He did. Is a God-day the same as our day? SInce God created the sun why does His day conform to the 24 hour sun-earth relativism? Could not a God-day be millions of years?

Our God is a mighty God and we do him a disservice when we try to make Him fit into our severely limited human perspective on the universe and eternity.

[VadeRetro]

Seems pretty simple to me, you either believe that God created the word in six twenty four hour days or you believe God is a lair and the whole thing evolved in one way or another over a period of time ranging from eons (what ever they are0 to millions and even billions of years.

Science is about following the evidence. You would appear to be precluded from doing that. Your beliefs on the age of the Earth and the origin of species do not originate in the evidence, do not consider the evidence, and do not belong in science class.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Add my name to your list as well.

Creationist BUMP

[kidd]

So, according to Genesis, did plants come before man (Genesis 1:11-13 then Genesis 1:26,29)?

...or did man come before plants (Genesis 2:5-9)?

If you believe in a literal interpretation of Genesis, then you must believe that one of these passages are incorrect.

However, if you do not interpret Genesis literally, then you realize that these two passages were written by different authors, but they both make the SAME points: that God was the Creator and the Provider - God gave man dominion over the Earth - and that man was His greatest creation.