I took back my "like" of your post because you said "biblical myths." But other than that, thanks for the post. He was a great guy. Oh, now you deleted the "myths" part. lol
Student is trapped! Trapped by the belief the bible is wholly God inspired. So long as one believes the bible is authored by God, there is no getting off the illusion roundabout.
Well they are myths. I would rather believe scientists who claim the earth is millions of years old than christians with no experience claiming the earth is thousands of years old. Always remember, 99% of christians believe because they were told, not because they have academic qualifications in religion, philosphy or science. Christians believe because of group think. Believing the bible is God ordained, full of truth, that's where sheep hop aboard illusion group think roundabout.
So Dr Morris wrote that Dr Brett wrote that evolution is not continuous but instead happens in short spurts (3 - 7 million years according to the paper I referenced). This essentially is like Dr Morris saying, "the part of the paper about stasis is true because it's consistent with my theory, but the part about evolution over 3 - 7 million years is false because it's not part of my theory." That won't convince anyone who is not already a believer.
Not at all. I used to hate believing differently than others. It's kind of fun on this forum, to blast you guys with creation/Bible stuff, but it's the only time I've ever had fun believing differently. I don't have "peer pressure" to believe the way I do. I differ from others in my church in some things and I associate with others that believe way different too. I feel accountable only to God for my beliefs, although if I got into some crazy way of thinking about stuff, I'd hope someone would try to set me straight....I mean like if I actually believed false things. I don't, of course.
Trouble is, you write 10 page long nonsense and I don't read it. If you wrote just a few sentences, that would be good, then even more posters may feel inclined to pile in, then you could have even more fun arguing.
And the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead. Matthew 28:5-7 NASB
There are Biblical scholars that believe there is gap between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2 which may put the earth as old as some scientist's think. It has to do with the wording that the earth was void and elsewhere there are indications that the earth was not created void. The idea is that satan fell during that time period creating this situation. In any regard how long is human history? --- about 6,000 years. So you could very well have an old earth and recent man.