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whopis01

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22. The slightest open mind could preserve infallibility even with

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 08:07 PM

Mar 2014

the true age of the Earth.

If one believes that a divine being created the Earth, why is it so hard to believe that it was created with a history already in place.

In fact I would argue that you can't prove that the universe didn't just pop into existence 10 minutes ago in its current state.

But is still requires a very slightly open mind to accept that I suppose.

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Bill Nye comment about how old the earth is... [View all] Playinghardball Mar 2014 OP

DU rec...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #1

Too gentle Treant Mar 2014 #2

+1 Aldo Leopold Mar 2014 #10

Completely agree PrestonLocke Mar 2014 #14

YEP! AngryDem001 Mar 2014 #25

Actually I don't think gentle has anything to do with it. defacto7 Mar 2014 #26

thats not what it says in a book I found in the nightstand at DaysInn NightWatcher Mar 2014 #3

Man. I posted a reply similar to these last year, and had my comment banned. tofuandbeer Mar 2014 #42

Bill some people NEVER listen to FACTS.. just in what yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #4

It's not what their god says... freebrew Mar 2014 #6

That was Archbishop James Ussher's chronology. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2014 #8

What would make you change your mind about your belief? tecelote Mar 2014 #16

I always thought that was interesting... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #18

But, but... HuckleB Mar 2014 #5

Why is belief in a young Earth so essential to some peoples' faith, anyway? nyquil_man Mar 2014 #7

It's all wrapped up in infallibility Stuckinthebush Mar 2014 #9

Fantastic explanation. F4lconF16 Mar 2014 #11

HA! Stuckinthebush Mar 2014 #21

Bigger problem is that exboyfil Mar 2014 #12

Of the three Abrahamic Berlin Expat Mar 2014 #13

The slightest open mind could preserve infallibility even with whopis01 Mar 2014 #22

That does raise the question of just why a creator would wish to fool his or her creations Fumesucker Mar 2014 #30

It only raises that question if one assumes they can understand quite a lot of detail whopis01 Mar 2014 #33

Perhaps you could list a few of those reasons? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #35

No I can't - but that is my point. whopis01 Mar 2014 #41

Their faith is fragile. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #20

Feh. Scientific materialist poo... SidDithers Mar 2014 #15

Isn't someone going to complain about the "intolerance" of that statement? Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #17

Yes, we need to find some way skepticscott Mar 2014 #40

Too many people are trying to accommodate the beliefs of the fundamentalist. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #19

Who am I going to believe, God or Bill Nye? LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #23

A couple of places in the Bible, words attributed to God the father merrily Mar 2014 #24

I get that. LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #39

If it were Neil DeGrasse Tyson rather than Bill Nye hootinholler Mar 2014 #45

http://www.notjustatheory.com/ Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #27

Kick! Cha Mar 2014 #28

You will never reason someone out of a position... Frank Cannon Mar 2014 #29

I saw those beliefs in the defacement of a sign in in a state park Martin Eden Mar 2014 #31

Gorgeous waterfalls exboyfil Mar 2014 #38

Middle Tennessee has many gorgeous waterfalls Martin Eden Mar 2014 #43

Lived 10 minutes from Burgess Falls exboyfil Mar 2014 #46

Then I bet you visited Rock Island State Park as well Martin Eden Mar 2014 #47

Every year more and more people are losing their faith. They say by the B Calm Mar 2014 #32

Talk about woo! grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #34

One thing that's never sat well with me justiceischeap Mar 2014 #36

Not you know it is a conspiracy by the scientists exboyfil Mar 2014 #37

Yet, people with these beliefs are driving forces in the Republican party and in our fuc*ed up indepat Mar 2014 #44