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1 | The GAP theory could be true. | Genesis | John Hames | 177521 | ||
CDBJ A very enlightening piece. Are you still writing on this subject? I see the date on this was 2001... |
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2 | The GAP theory could be true. | Genesis | mark d seyler | 177540 | ||
Hi John, Please allow me to welcome you as well! Did you know that the current thinking on the origin of oil deposits is increasingly that oil is formed by natural processes within the earth having actually nothing to do with biological origins? This will give your a brief background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiotic_oil This theory is gaining ground following the finding of oil in "deep earth" reserves in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as other locations. There is also an alternate theory for the origin of shallow petroleum deposits popularized (if you can say that!) by Emmanuel Velikosvky. In a nutshell, he espoused a cataclysmic theory of history which, while he was not Christian, demonstrates the accuracy of Scriptures, and argues for a young earth. But perhaps most relevant to this discussion is what Peter wrote: 2 Pet 3:4-6 ". . . For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation." For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water. People make the argument that the earth has to be billions of years old, because what we think we are seeing seems to take billions of years to accomplish, and there is so much of it, so there must have been billions of years for it to have been accomplished. The underlying assumption is that what we see happening now, and the speed it happens at, is the same as it has always been. But what they forget is that this isn't all just a matter of natural processes as we observe today (and think we are correctly interpreting them!). God created everything, and He could have made it any way He wished to. And then, on top of that, there was a tremendous upheaval in the recent past. Who can say what things were like before? Who can say what changes took place at that time? And even so, there is no certainty that the scientific theories that favor an old earth are the correct ones. In the case of geological oil deposits, no one has "seen" oil being made, so how do they know??? On the other hand, as the years go by, we see increasing evidence that what scientists thought took millions or billions of years can happen virtually overnight. Take for example the oil deposits that had been seemingly depleted, then "filled up", suddenly supplying large amounts of oil. Or take for example the Grand Canyon, formed "over millions of years by slow erosion"? What about the "Little Grand Canyon", a hard rock canyon of the same nature as the Grand Canyon, formed in two weeks following the eruption of St. Helens? Personally, I find the white space between the scientific theories wide enough to drive the planet Venus through! Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | The GAP theory could be true. | Genesis | Morant61 | 177543 | ||
Greetings Mark! One of the things that so many seem to forget about this whole debate is the problem of apparent age. For instance, how old was Adam when he was created? Scripture indicates that he was mature enough to marry, procreate, work, name the animals, and talk with God at the time of his creation. He was literally new born (or made ;-0 ), yet he a medical examiner conducting an atopsy would have assumed that he had lived for many years. You mentioned the great example of the Grand Canyon. Did God create the rivers and canyons already formed, or did He make Adam and Eve wait for them. ;-) Did oil have to form over time, or was it already in the ground at the moment of creation? This is one reason why I don't believe that many of the dating techniques used by scientists are valid. Great points though my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | The GAP theory could be true. | Genesis | mark d seyler | 177544 | ||
Hi Tim! That is the thing about creation, is it not? People like to think they have it all figured out - but they weren't there! Best to not try to make the Bible conform to man's theories! :-) Love in Christ, Mark |
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