Creation of the solar system & galaxies(to Dick Jones)

jepler-errancy@zero.aec.at jepler-errancy@zero.aec.at
Mon, 27 Apr 1998 11:15:31 +0200 (00893686531, 19980427111531.35371@zero.aec.at) 

On Sun, Apr 26, 1998 at 12:15:07AM -0000, J. Michael McGill wrote:

> Genesis Chapter 1:5 says:"...And the evening and the morning were the 

> first day". Verse 8 says:"...And the evening and the morning were the 

> second day". Verse 13 says:"And the evening and the morning were the 

> third day:". Verse 14 says:"And God said, Let there be lights in the 

> firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be 

> for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:". Verse 19 says:"And 

> the evening and the morning were the fourth day".

> 

> My question is how can you have evening and morning on the first, second, 

> and third day when the solar system and stars weren't created until the 

> 4th day? Also on the first day the earth was non existent, Verse 2"And 

> the earth was without form, and VOID;.." The earth wasn't created untill 

> the third day, Verse 9 & 10"...let the dry land appear: and it was so. 

> And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the 

> waters called he Seas:..".


I read a French book, called "It takes a lot of faith to be an atheist",
which expounded at length about all the scientific truths contained in the
Genesis creation account.  I'd love to give a full report on it sometime,
but for now I'll just stick to telling you what harmonization they proposed
for this difficulty.

You see, the atmosphere on primordial earth was largely opaque, so that
there were light/dark variations, but no features in the sky were visible.
At whatever geological era corresponded to "day 4", the atmosphere became
clear and the sun, moon, stars, and whatnot could be seen...

I hope you're convinced.

:)


Jeff
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