I agree with the "non-sensical storyline". I have not read the books but have always heard goods things about them and had high hopes for the movie. The movie on it's own does not stand up. There is just too much that is not explained (such as the significance of the towel). I can see how if you've read the book you would get much more of the humor. But for me, the sighing doors was the funniest part and that's not saying much.
What Hebrew word are you referring to? Did you actually research the meaning of this Hebrew word or are you regurgitating something someone told you?
The Hebrew word for day used in Genesis 1 is 'yom'. Each time this word for day is used in Genesis 1 it is preceded by "the evening and the morning". These can be found at Genesis 1:5,8,13,19,23,31.
Outside Genesis 1, "yom" is used 410 times, and each time it means an ordinary day. Why would Genesis 1 be the exception?
There are other words in Hebrew such as olam or qedem that are suitable for communicating long periods of time.
Good Post. Let me first say that I believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible and find it disappointing that the Creationists you spoke to actually thought fossils "were placed here by God to test our faith". You did ask a good question though. What about all these fossils? First off, there aren't that many. If there were billions of years of evolution it should be easier to find some better proof. Only 0.0025% of ALL fossils found are vertebrates with more than a single bone. There has only been one Stegosaurus skull that has been found. Really? They (dinosaurs) dominated the earth for millions of years and we can only find one? There should be billions and billions of little Steggy heads in the dirt and we found one. The same is true for humans or the transitional 'things' between apes and humans? Where are they? No, the Lucy and Piltdown hoaxes don't count. And if there were billions of years of evolution, where are the links? You may be told in schools "there are links" but there aren't. If you do a little research on your own you can find this out. Evolutionists will agree that the lack of transitional fossils is troubling. Even in animals that are good at leaving fossils. For example, sea turtle and their shells. Shells leave good fossil records and there is NO evidence of any tweeners. No one animal (of the billions that should have lived) that is between the primitive reptiles and turtles. Why no evidence? Answer: They didn't evolve. Or what about the unmineralized ('unfossilized') dinosaur bones that have been found? Some of which even have blood cells in them. How are they 65 million years or more old? Answer: They're not.
I disagree with Intelligent Design but lets clarify what it is. The 'intelligent design' movement is not so much attacking evolution as it is chance evolution (Naturalism). They have no real concern with the authority of the Bible regarding such matters as the global Flood, the original perfection of creation, the six days, and so on. They also believe in the billions of years of death and suffering before mankind appeared. All of which, of course, contradict the Bible. No one should believe in both Intelligent Design and in the Bible being 100% accurate. You are correct, "ID folks consider the possibility that evolution is the tool God used to create us".
Here's another interesting problem for evolutionists. The moon currently 'drifts' away from the earth at 4 cm a year. Doesn't sound like much but, if the earth (and moon) are to really be 5 billion years old then it doesn't add up. At the current 4cm/yr drift the moon and the Earth would have been in physical contact 1.4 billion years ago.
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I agree with the "non-sensical storyline". I have not read the books but have always heard goods things about them and had high hopes for the movie. The movie on it's own does not stand up. There is just too much that is not explained (such as the significance of the towel). I can see how if you've read the book you would get much more of the humor. But for me, the sighing doors was the funniest part and that's not saying much.
What Hebrew word are you referring to? Did you actually research the meaning of this Hebrew word or are you regurgitating something someone told you?
The Hebrew word for day used in Genesis 1 is 'yom'. Each time this word for day is used in Genesis 1 it is preceded by "the evening and the morning". These can be found at Genesis 1:5,8,13,19,23,31.
Outside Genesis 1, "yom" is used 410 times, and each time it means an ordinary day. Why would Genesis 1 be the exception?
There are other words in Hebrew such as olam or qedem that are suitable for communicating long periods of time.
Good Post. Let me first say that I believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible and find it disappointing that the Creationists you spoke to actually thought fossils "were placed here by God to test our faith". You did ask a good question though. What about all these fossils? First off, there aren't that many. If there were billions of years of evolution it should be easier to find some better proof. Only 0.0025% of ALL fossils found are vertebrates with more than a single bone. There has only been one Stegosaurus skull that has been found. Really? They (dinosaurs) dominated the earth for millions of years and we can only find one? There should be billions and billions of little Steggy heads in the dirt and we found one. The same is true for humans or the transitional 'things' between apes and humans? Where are they? No, the Lucy and Piltdown hoaxes don't count. And if there were billions of years of evolution, where are the links? You may be told in schools "there are links" but there aren't. If you do a little research on your own you can find this out. Evolutionists will agree that the lack of transitional fossils is troubling. Even in animals that are good at leaving fossils. For example, sea turtle and their shells. Shells leave good fossil records and there is NO evidence of any tweeners. No one animal (of the billions that should have lived) that is between the primitive reptiles and turtles. Why no evidence? Answer: They didn't evolve. Or what about the unmineralized ('unfossilized') dinosaur bones that have been found? Some of which even have blood cells in them. How are they 65 million years or more old? Answer: They're not. I disagree with Intelligent Design but lets clarify what it is. The 'intelligent design' movement is not so much attacking evolution as it is chance evolution (Naturalism). They have no real concern with the authority of the Bible regarding such matters as the global Flood, the original perfection of creation, the six days, and so on. They also believe in the billions of years of death and suffering before mankind appeared. All of which, of course, contradict the Bible. No one should believe in both Intelligent Design and in the Bible being 100% accurate. You are correct, "ID folks consider the possibility that evolution is the tool God used to create us". Here's another interesting problem for evolutionists. The moon currently 'drifts' away from the earth at 4 cm a year. Doesn't sound like much but, if the earth (and moon) are to really be 5 billion years old then it doesn't add up. At the current 4cm/yr drift the moon and the Earth would have been in physical contact 1.4 billion years ago.