(February 3, 2012 at 10:21 pm)Stimbo Wrote: On the "millions of years" point, if this kind of timescale is problematic, think "millions of generations" instead. So-called lower lifeforms, such as bacteria and insects, can of course reproduce far more rapidly than we can, which is why they are most often studied by evolutionary biologists; the timescale is much more practical than that of humans and similar 'higher' animals with generations on the order of many years.
To put it into perspective: if we take a reasonable ballpark average of twenty years between human generations, simple maths tells us that we are merely around one hundred generations removed from the alleged time of Christ. One hundred babysteps over two millennia. With this in mind, it shouldn't be too difficult to appreciate why scientists speak of millions of years, nor should such a concept seem unreasonable.
It seems unreasonable when you consider the evidence..that if it is true and we have many more generations than the 200 or so to Adam and Eve, where are all the bodies? According to the evolutionary timeline, there have been over 100 billion people between now and 50k BC. Yet we're just finding a bunch of skull fragments. We also know that almost all the ancient people buried their dead..so where are the billions of graves? The evidence is more consistant with a few generations, not thousands or millions. You should also consider that written history ends around 5000 years back.
Psalm 19:1-2
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
