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NASB | Genesis 1:2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:2 The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. |
Bible Question:
One thing in this thread really intrigues me - EdB's comment about the potential unreliably of carbon-14 dating. Is this a recent thing? If carbon-14 turns out to be unreliable, that would certainly have a tremendous impact on the sciences, not the least of which is Biblical Archeology. If anyone knows more about this, please post! Yours in Christ, Jim D. |
Bible Answer: Greetings Jim! I not a scientist and I'm operating from memory here, but I believe the problem with all of the dating systems is the assumptions involved in them. For instance, we know the rate of decay for whatever substance is being tested for. If substance A has a half-life of 10,000,000 years, and we find 1/2 A in the test result, then the age would be 5,000,000 years. The assumption though is that we began with A and not 1/2 A, or 1/4 A. All of the dating systems are basically circular arguments. We assume that evolution took place, devise a test based upon those assumptions, and lo and behold, they prove our assumptions. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |