John: I was with you all the way until the sentence starting with "The aliens ..."
At that point, you and I parted company -- in a big way. 'Nuff said. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >Behalf Of kilopascal >Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 15:40 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:24329] RE: Evolution > > >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 >> >
