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Constants Not Constant?
grytpype writes: "According to this story, a team of astronomers have determined (based on their observations of distant quasars) that [certain physical constants] may have been different in the far past of the universe. The discovery (if validated) is said to be good news for string theorists."
Two things to point out:
One: I know you meant this as a joke, but creationists don't think the universe is only 6,000 years old, or that the Earth is only 6,000 years old. Rather, they believe that man has been on the Earth for around 6000 years. There were five creation periods before man's arrival. In the Old Testament, these are referred to as days, but they were periods of undetermined length (some suggest these periods were about 1,000 years each). Assuming the 1,000 year theory, that would make the Earth at least 11,000 years old. That date, however, is just a guess.
Two: One response reads, "Since creationists depend upon blind faith in inconsistent and impractical arguments...". I find this humorous since the other theories of man and Earth's origin, such as the Big Bang Theory, Darwinism, etc., require an equal dose of blind faith and inconsistent and impractical arguments and ideas. Just because you believe it doesn't mean it's so or makes sense.
News for nerds not news? Oops. I guess I should be more careful what I ask ;)
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