Who says the Bible is not to be taken literally?

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I think the entire premise of the Bible is based on the 6 day creation and God resting on the 7th day. This concept is refered to throughout the scriptures both old and new testiment. Although modern science has challenged this, it can only be debunked if carbon dating is accurate. I know of no scientific study that has accurately measured the age of the Earth. In my opinion, carbon dating is inaccurate and I find it ridiculous to put faith in some athiest scientist who could not fathom the possibility of God, much less, faith in God. If God could build the Earth, then who’s to say that God couldn’t or didn’t make it in 6 days like the Bible says?
 
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I think the entire premise of the Bible is based on the 6 day creation and God resting on the 7th day.
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So, Christ coming to the world and becoming incarnate is completely based on the premise of a literal 7-day creation?
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In my opinion, carbon dating is inaccurate
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How has your opinion been formed? Are you educated as a physicist or chemist?

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In my opinion, carbon dating is inaccurate and I find it ridiculous to put faith in some athiest scientist who could not fathom the possibility of God, much less, faith in God.
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I’m a Catholic Electrical Engineer who had to take a university course in modern physics as part of my education, though I’m admittedly a little rusty! I don’t see a problem with carbon dating. What’s wrong with it?
 
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Yes absolutely. Jesus himself believed in a 6day creation. That is what was taught in Hebrew school in his day and because he is God, he cannot be deceived. Jesus would never, could never be lead to believe something that is not true.
 
The Earth appears to be flat but we know it’s round. Water is clear but it appears blue. I don’t think that because some people think the Earth appears any particular age makes God deceptive. No scientific study has proven that the Earth is any older than the biblical time line indicates. It’s all theory.
 
Can you give us some background here? Why do you think that the truth of the Bible hinges on the literal account of Creation in Genesis?
 
Yes, but I’m talking about what Jesus believed in. Jesus believed in a 6 day creation. The reason is that it says 6 days in the Bible. If the Bible says it, it’s true. Period. God would not lie to us and trick is by stating six days if it took even one day longer.
 
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I think the entire premise of the Bible is based on the 6 day creation and God resting on the 7th day.
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Yes i agree with you it could be 6 day ,personally i believe it, because for God all things are possible as said in .Luke 1:37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” Psalm 135:6 Whatever the Lord pleases he does, in heaven and on earth,in the seas and all deeps.

am also comfortable even if it a thousand years because its God’s years as said in 2 Peter 3:8 But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.
 
It’s in the fist chapter, it’s in the ten commandments. Jesus observed the Sabbath. The whole concept is rooted on that 6 day creation.
 
So, if I don’t believe in a 7-day Creation, I don’t have to follow the sabbath? Sweet!
 
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Yes, but I’m talking about what Jesus believed in. Jesus believed in a 6 day creation.
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Where is your proof? Where did Jesus affirm that the world was created in only six days?
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If the Bible says it, it’s true. Period.
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Sure it’s true, but not necessarily in a fundamentalist and literal sense.
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God would not lie to us and trick is by stating six days if it took even one day longer.
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He didn’t trick us even if you believe a non-literal interpretation of Genesis.

I’ll also repeat my question. What’s wrong with carbon dating? How do you explain radioactive half-lives?
 
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Nope, I believe the Bible. The carbon dating process contradicts the Bible therefore I already know without a shred of doubt that carbon dating is false. If you want more proof, you’ll find that carbon dating does not p(name removed by moderator)oint any particular date. It cannot even get the century correct. Things are always carbon dated to be something to the effect of "45milion to 65million years.
If I had a yard stick and measured something and told you it was approximately 16 to 30 inches, obviously i don’t know what I’m doing.
 
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Nope, I believe the Bible. The carbon dating process contradicts the Bible therefore I already know without a shred of doubt that carbon dating is false.
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So, you think faith and science are incompatible? interesting…
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If I had a yard stick and measured something and told you it was approximately 16 to 30 inches, obviously i don’t know what I’m doing.
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How about 35.7 to 36.2 inches?
 
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If you want more proof, you’ll find that carbon dating does not p(name removed by moderator)oint any particular date
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What, do you think atoms obey the Gregorian calendar?
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It cannot even get the century correct.
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Taking what you said about:
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45milion to 65million years
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What is one century to tens of millions of years (
? It’s 0.0001% of 10,000,000. Carbon dating is false because it can’t date something within 0.0001% accuracy? Science never promised it would provide an exact date. The 45-65 million years is standard deviation. And half-lives themselves are basic math. Is it a violation of the Ten Commandments to believe that if a gallon of water will evaporate under certain circumstances in three hours, and a third is it is gone, then one hour has passed?
 
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If the Bible says he lived that number of years, that means that the truth is that the Bible is correct and he lived that number of years just like the Bible says. Why do you doubt the Bible is true?
 
If I say “This dresser weighs a ton” while carrying it for my mom, does that mean it weighs 2,000 pounds? Unlikely. What’s more likely is that it weighs a lot, and I am speaking figuratively.
 
Let’s keep it simple. If you are claiming that it took longer than 6 days to make the Earth, then you’re saying that the Bible is a lie. If you think the Bible is a lie, why would you waste time and energy devoting your life and soul to something false?
 
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Let’s keep it simple. If you are claiming that it took longer than 6 days to make the Earth, then you’re saying that the Bible is a lie.
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Not everything is completely literal. See my example above.
 
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