The creation story in the Bible is amazingly consistent with current scientific theories regarding cosmology and evolution if you understand that the word “day” was translated from a Greek word that really means “an unspecified period of time”. That is – none of the “days” were equal.
What happens when we make the mistake of applying current paradigms to something that happened millions of years ago. The days were marked, not by the rotation of the earth but by epic events that occurred within that particular time frame. Most of the work had been done even before the concept of day/night, before the concept of minutes, hours, days.
Let’s not forget that days are measured differently on Magrathea. The Creation story can still be true without necessarily being magical and with little or no hands-on intervention. The following interpretation is not exactly my fervent belief, but it does model a fairly decent hypothesis for reconciliation of theology and science. So, suppose first contact happened thousands of years ago to a sheep herder who could barely process the experience. Passed down in the best verbal description he could manage, and seen heavily through the lens of his native mythology, the Genesis account is still a pretty consistent summary of the story we get from scientific theory. Plus there are numerous iterations of the same basic tale in both earlier and later civilizations. Going back to the genesis version: Day 1 – accretion and stellar ignition. Day 2 – atmosphere and liquid water. Day 3 – emergence of land through tectonics and appearance of plant life. Day 4 – cloud cover subsides enough make the sky/sun/moon/stars visible. Day 5 – early megafauna emerge from “the waters,” including “winged fowl” (pterosaurs could fit this description). Day 6 – mammals and homo sapiens. Day 7 – “rest.” And Genesis 2 is possibly what I call Day 8 – an isolated population of curated plants and animals, including a pair of humans with highly invasive tendencies which are almost immediately set loose on the planet. At least that’s how you present it to a poor shepherd who has no concept of telephone cleaners or insurance salesmen.
matjestaet almost 6 years ago
Uh-oh…. Flat Earth Society also in Treetops….
wiatr almost 6 years ago
No lawyers=no legal definition of “Day.”
nosirrom almost 6 years ago
The creation story in the Bible is amazingly consistent with current scientific theories regarding cosmology and evolution if you understand that the word “day” was translated from a Greek word that really means “an unspecified period of time”. That is – none of the “days” were equal.
Jeff0811 almost 6 years ago
What happens when we make the mistake of applying current paradigms to something that happened millions of years ago. The days were marked, not by the rotation of the earth but by epic events that occurred within that particular time frame. Most of the work had been done even before the concept of day/night, before the concept of minutes, hours, days.
Otis almost 6 years ago
Funny comic . . . . . . if one doesn’t read too much into it!
Masterskrain Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Moot Point…SINCE IT WASN’T CREATED IN 6 DAYS!! That’s a silly fantasy from a book of fairy tales. PERIOD!!
bbbmorrell almost 6 years ago
And no sub-contractors.
joefearsnothing almost 6 years ago
…and no EPA, or FDA etc.
taz1313 almost 6 years ago
Don’t forget the biggest stumbling block for any project…Congress.
Barbara Chicco Premium Member almost 6 years ago
no focus group or committees
Linguist almost 6 years ago
The Serpent in the Garden of Eden was the first lawyer !
PoodleGroomer almost 6 years ago
There were no physicists or code inspectors saying they were doing it wrong.
COL Crash almost 6 years ago
Don’t forget that there were no Accountants to tell God he was going Bankrupt.
Display almost 6 years ago
What if it was just a story told by a mother to their child who had just asked “Why?” for the 257th time that hour?
Teto85 Premium Member almost 6 years ago
It’s a fairy story.
Seeker149 Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Let’s not forget that days are measured differently on Magrathea. The Creation story can still be true without necessarily being magical and with little or no hands-on intervention. The following interpretation is not exactly my fervent belief, but it does model a fairly decent hypothesis for reconciliation of theology and science. So, suppose first contact happened thousands of years ago to a sheep herder who could barely process the experience. Passed down in the best verbal description he could manage, and seen heavily through the lens of his native mythology, the Genesis account is still a pretty consistent summary of the story we get from scientific theory. Plus there are numerous iterations of the same basic tale in both earlier and later civilizations. Going back to the genesis version: Day 1 – accretion and stellar ignition. Day 2 – atmosphere and liquid water. Day 3 – emergence of land through tectonics and appearance of plant life. Day 4 – cloud cover subsides enough make the sky/sun/moon/stars visible. Day 5 – early megafauna emerge from “the waters,” including “winged fowl” (pterosaurs could fit this description). Day 6 – mammals and homo sapiens. Day 7 – “rest.” And Genesis 2 is possibly what I call Day 8 – an isolated population of curated plants and animals, including a pair of humans with highly invasive tendencies which are almost immediately set loose on the planet. At least that’s how you present it to a poor shepherd who has no concept of telephone cleaners or insurance salesmen.