2003-01-02 If I'm not mistaken, the Hebrew word Yom, which is translated as Day has two meanings.
One is a literal 24 h day, from sunset to sunset. (I'm not sure if the daylight part of the day is also called Yom) The other is a long period of time, such as an era or epoch. The Bible is not clear as to which meaning is meant. One thing is certain, either the translators of Genesis did a bad job or there is some very poor logic in the order of things. God created space, the earth (no other stars or planets), light, day and night all on the first day, but did not create the sun and stars until the third day. So, what was the source of the light between the creation of light on the first day until the sun was created on the third day? And how do we measure day and night without the sun? Also, it appears that space was (and still is) filled with water. On the second day God created a dome over the earth to separate the waters above the dome from the waters below (sea, oceans). This makes no sense. We know this is not true. And folks, this is what the teachers of "Intelligent Design" want us to believe. If I'm not mistaken, the Greeks and other cultures believed that the physical world came out of chaos. This seems like a simple way of expressing the big bang and evolution. I believe that our ancestors knew the truth, but somewhere the truth became corrupted and misinterpreted. The aliens who came here some 10 000 years ago and re-engineered the evolved life on this planet must have known how the universe was created and taught it to our ancestors. But, over time what was taught became corrupted and we have what remains. Only a small grain of the truth shines through. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2003-01-02 14:51 Subject: [USMA:24323] RE: Evolution > Marcus: > > Do you believe that God created everything in six days, or in a few > billion years? > -- > Joseph B. Reid > 17 Glebe Road West > Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone 416-486-6071 >
