Why does it have to be either/or? young earth/old earth? Isn't the difference only a matter of the perception of time ? If you compare the scenario of the creation of the solar system, earth, and life on earth as science states it to the scenario in Genisis, they are quite similar. It is an issue of time, or the perception of the length of time. Days, 1,000 years, billions of years, the process and end result is the same. If you insist on days or 1,000 years, aren't you limiting God (with a capital :))
I have also noticed the similarities between Genesis and other "theories". For me, "And God said let there be light" has always sounded too much like the Big Bang to be a coincidence. But that's me. You have a great point about the perception of time, Joan, and isn't that really what general (or is it special?) relativity is all about? Maybe the whole debate about young earth/ancient earth isn't really about religion at all but simply about perceptions. That said, I'm much more comfortable with the "perception" of an ancient universe, but I'm also OK with the notion of time being relative, and therefore limited. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jcarman6@q.com Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 11:00 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Tyson on star stuff Why does it have to be either/or? young earth/old earth? Isn't the difference only a matter of the perception of time ? If you compare the scenario of the creation of the solar system, earth, and life on earth as science states it to the scenario in Genisis, they are quite similar. It is an issue of time, or the perception of the length of time. Days, 1,000 years, billions of years, the process and end result is the same. If you insist on days or 1,000 years, aren't you limiting God (with a capital :))
Human perception of time is rather constant among Humans. What we have considered to be a year has been the same since before Jesus. It is the time scale we have had for thousands of years, recorded history seems longer than what fundamentalists consider to be the age of the earth.
This has always seemed a very specious argument.
Why does it have to be either/or?  young earth/old earth?  Isn't the difference only a matter of the perception of  time ? Â
If you compare the scenario of the creation of the solar system, earth, and life on earth as science states it to the scenario in Genisis, they are quite similar. It is an issue of time, or the perception of the length of time. Days, 1,000 years, billions of years, the process and end result is the same.
If you insist on days or 1,000 years, aren't you limiting God (with a capital :))Â
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