PZ's masterful arguments cannot be missed.
Enjoy
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ ... g-genesis/ (http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/06/16/the-key-to-understanding-genesis/)
From the link, I first read Friedmann's indented analysis, and I was OK with it. However, I never checked the math because I assumed Freidman had. After all he does have some credentials. I wrote it off to "interesting" coincidence. LOL
I assume he wrote that for the "choir members" who would not actually check dates and facts. And hey, if it misses the actual dates here and there by a few billions of years give or take, well it does get the point across and does describe a time line of sorts. Close enough for government work (or Christian purposes), as they say.
The problem is that it's got to be right (as opposed to spiritually inspiring) to be credible. If it's wrong, as this one appears to be, it has no scientific value. I enjoyed the read. Thanks.
It'd be wrong by default for the simple reason that Genesis mixed up the order in which the sun and the earth were created. Which is kind of a deal-breaker for any kind of scientific explanation.
Quote from: "Plu"It'd be wrong by default for the simple reason that Genesis mixed up the order in which the sun and the earth were created. Which is kind of a deal-breaker for any kind of scientific explanation.
Spoil sport. You've got to learn to take reality with a grain of salt. Otherwise, you'll never make this work.
Grazie per el info mi amico! I have a friend that is an engineering physicist that thinks the same way because it makes him feel good. How they can separate their rational thinking from their cave man thinking is beyond me. Ciao! Bill AKA Solitary
Surprised he has time to do anything other than try to make his atheism plus crap into something big.
Quote from: "SGOS"Quote from: "Plu"It'd be wrong by default for the simple reason that Genesis mixed up the order in which the sun and the earth were created. Which is kind of a deal-breaker for any kind of scientific explanation.
Spoil sport. You've got to learn to take reality with a grain of salt. Otherwise, you'll never make this work.
The Bible is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.
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