Glenn Morton wrote:
God had to manufacture the light in such a way as to form a sequence =
of
images for a supernova event which never happened. God must make just =
the
precise photon energies appear at the appropriate time. God must make =
the
amplitude of the light images decay precisely with the successive =
half-lives
of Co-56 and then Co-57. But none of these made up events ever =
happened.
Since only God Himself is powerful enough to create such an illusion, =
then
God can not escape the charge of deception IF the supernova didn't =
happen
169,000 years ago as we see it.
Thus I feel that in order to not have God deceiving us, I must believe =
in an
old earth.
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If light and time are created things, then God may have created them as =
they are observed. =20
So, too, with isotope decay rates and levels of decay. =20
God's creation of something suddenly in a certain form is not deceptive.
Your concept is that if our empirical observations and consequent =
expectations of beginnings and endings do not mesh with statements made =
in the Bible, than either the Bible is wrong or God is deceiving us.
A few points:
We do not see with God's eyes.
We see things dimly, not as they are.
The father of all lies is actively deceiving us all the time and can =
show us whatever he wants whenever he wants.
As to Peking Man, has Frank Brown ever found the missing fossils? =20
As to Ms. Mead, we were talking about scientists and skepticism, and =
your reference to Johnny Cochran is a good reason to be skeptical of =
attorneys.
Again, this is an interesting exercise. As long as we can agree on =
Christ and his message, the rest is window dressing.
Jay
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