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To: Alex Murphy
Gerald Schroeder does a good job of explaining the 6 days of creation and the differences in perspective because of the rapid expansion of the universe after the big bang. Here is an excerpt:

The calculations come out to be as follows: The first of the Biblical days lasted 24 hours, viewed from the "beginning of time perspective." But the duration from our perspective was 8 billion years. The second day, from the Bible's perspective lasted 24 hours. From our perspective it lasted half of the previous day, 4 billion years. The third 24 hour day also included half of the previous day, 2 billion years. The fourth 24 hour day -- one billion years. The fifth 24 hour day -- one-half billion years. The sixth 24 hour day -- one-quarter billion years. When you add up the Six Days, you get the age of the universe at 15 and 3/4 billion years. The same as modern cosmology. Is it by chance? But there's more. The Bible goes out on a limb and tells you what happened on each of those days. Now you can take cosmology, paleontology, archaeology, and look at the history of the world, and see whether or not they match up day-by-day. And I'll give you a hint. They match up close enough to send chills up your spine.

4 posted on 05/30/2009 8:43:39 AM PDT by Mogollon (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. -- Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Mogollon
"When you add up the Six Days, you get the age of the universe at 15 and 3/4 billion years. The same as modern cosmology.!

Thanks for posting that.

If I understand the post right the world could have literally began let's say 5000 years ago, and because of the speed of it all it seems billions of years old??

7 posted on 05/30/2009 10:43:10 AM PDT by GonzoII ("That they may be one...Father")
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To: Mogollon
They match up close enough to send chills up your spine.

That fact has always fascinated me. I had never encountered your "days" point before. Thank you.

8 posted on 05/30/2009 10:51:26 AM PDT by mitchbert (Facts Are Stubborn Things .)
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