Old-Earth Creationism
This view accepts the standard scientific views of the age of the universe and the Earth, but rejects evolution. Genesis 1 is interpreted fairly literally, with the exception that the six days of creation were actually six eras, not literal 24-hour days. Hence, this view is sometimes called the "day-age" view.
Old-earth sites:
When did the first man come into existence: 50,000 - 100,000 years ago according to secular science, or 6,000 years ago according to Biblical genealogies?
Even if "became the father of" in Genesis 5 means "became the ancestor of," the age of each person at the time their descendant was born is still recorded. I have yet to see a satisfactory explanation of how this chapter can be reconciled with a belief that Adam and Eve existed tens of thousands of years ago. However, Carl Drews offers some explanations (some conservative, some liberal) in Transitional Fossils of Hominid Skulls (see the Theological Commentary and Further Reading sections).
Could animal death have occurred before the Fall?
Bert Thompson, a young-earth creationist, answers this question in the affirmative in Did Death Occur on Earth Prior to Man's Sin? See also an old-earth creationist answer by John C. Munday Jr.
How is the phrase "And there was evening, and there was morning" in Genesis 1 to be interpreted?
See How Long an Evening and Morning? by Otto J. Helweg
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- Your all-powerful God created the devil and evil - simply to set up "the fall." He did this KNOWING that most souls would ultimately suffer eternal punishment. You call this a good God? I call it evil.
- If God is all-powerful, all-knowing and all-loving, why does he PERMIT starvation, child molestation, rape, torture and genocide? And telling us these VICTIMS suffer because of an inherited sin committed by Adam and Eve does not suffice!
- Questions For Atheists (*) REGARDING:
- There is no scientific evidence for the existence of God...just assertions.
- Dennis McKinsey single-handedly disproves Biblical inerrancy in his book, "Biblical Errancy" - your team should read it.
- Atheism is the DEFAULT position. The burden of proof is on the Christian asserting God exists. All we're asking is to see the convincing emperical EVIDENCE.
- So you believe in a book full of contradictions, one that endorses slavery, incest, murder, drowning babies, genocide and stoning homosexuals?
- Jesus is a borrowed myth dressed up like a Jew. He never existed, period. There is zero SUFFICIENT evidence that Jesus ever existed? Zero. It’s all a terrible hoax for the church to control the masses.
- If I were raised in India, I’d most likely be a Hindu. You would be a Muslim if raised in Saudi Arabia. Is it ‘fair and just’ of God to have billions of people’s eternal destinies determined by “God’s Divinely ordained” place of birth?
- If I believed in god, which I don't, why would I choose Christianity over any other religion?
