‘Are you saying that if something is easy to understand that it then cannot be true? Last time I checked 2+2 still = 4...this is both easy to understand even for a child and is yet true...”
I’m saying that the explanation handed down in Genesis is aimed at the least knowledgeable among us. It is a very simplistic story but by no means the whole story. Had we never sought hard knowledge beyond that explanation, we would still be living as our ancestors lived 4,000 years ago.
“...I still will take Him at His word...or do you think He is lying to us?...”
I’m leery of anyone who blindly follows “the word of God”. Too much manipulation has occurred in the handling and interpretation of scripture to simply accept every concept as written. Many folks misinterpret the Bible, either as a means to a goal or from ignorance.
“...The only thing clearly evident in the fossil record is that a lot of things died and were trapped in sediment...interesting that we find these fossils all over the earth even were there is no current large bodies of water...”
Here is a good explanation of why those ancient bodies of water are no longer where they once were.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html
I too believe we should strive for knowledge but in the search for knowledge we need to be open to the truth...even if we can not fully understand it...it appears that you are willing to accept theories that are offered by men that keep changing in stead of the word of God, that is your choice.
It is easy to throw out the “blindly follow the word of God” argument to discount some of the things I have stated but I have come to this conclusion after over twenty five years of studying both science and scripture. The point I made in the beginning of this discussion was that science cannot prove EITHER position (creation or evolution) so that we need to look at all the evidence, but it seems like you will only accept what you already believe (and can not know for sure...no test), again that is your choice.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One in understanding.
I will finish this discussion asking you to look into what the word of God says. You mentioned misinterpretation and manipulations but the same could be said of some of the scientific research that is done but it appears you still study science.