(March 17, 2015 at 8:19 pm)Jenny A Wrote:(March 16, 2015 at 1:13 am)snowtracks Wrote: Even the English word 'day' requires context, i.e., " in their grandfather's day", or "day of the dinosaurs". The creation passages are completely harmonious with science when the Hebrew word 'Yom' is correctly interpreted in context as 'a long but finite period of time'.
Day Five: God creates the fishes and birds. Whoops, the birds come after the land born creatures.
Going into Day 5 the Earth has light breathable air, a stable water cycle, and visible light from the Sun, Moon, and stars (guidance for animal migration). Day 5 begins with “Let the waters team with swarm of living creatures and let birds fly above”. The sixth day mentions 3 specialized land mammals (the kind most crucial to humanity’s needs). When the other land mammals arrived on the scene the text doesn’t say. To sum-up: sea animals, birds, and later, certain land animals groups. The Genesis account of Day 5 is consistent with science…it had to be, it’s non-negotiable.
Atheist Credo: A universe by chance that also just happened to admit the observer by chance.