On 11 Jun 2003 at 11:40, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: > Given that there are passages in the KJV which contradict other > passages in the KJV, not to mention portions of one version of the > Bible which do not agree with another version, and that "Bible > Literalists" believe that when Genesis says that the Earth was created > in six days that means six days of twenty-four hours each, each hour > consisting of 3600 seconds, and each second is the time that elapses > during 9,192,631,770 (9.192631770 x 10^9) cycles of the radiation > produced by the transition between two levels of the cesium 133 atom, > or, alternatively, the time required for an electromagnetic field to > propagate 299,792,458 meters (2.99792458 x 10^8 m) through a vacuum, > which either contradicts the scientific evidence or requires > ridiculous gyrations to attempt to make it fit, yes, they are wrong. > (IMO.)
_Genesis and the Big Bang_ is a good book. Essentially, the length of a time unit on Earth depends on your observation point. Hence, it's erronoius to say that "6 days" from one viewpoint couldn't be a very long time indeed for the Earth. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
