If the creation story in the bible is an accurate account of how god created life on this earth why doesn't it match the fossil record? [Spirituality & Religion]

@Deadcutie I'm genuinely interested - can you provide those verses so I can read them?

@Graylight

he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
– Isaiah 40:22

There are 3 words used for heavens.. this word is used in identifying the physical aspects of space and the universe.

Basically this is saying god spread out the heavens(space) like a curtain... or tent... scientists today still use a balloon as a way to visualize it....


Hast thou with him spread out the sky, [which is] strong, [and] as a molten looking glass?
Job 37:18

Again, job is looking up at the stars he can see in the sky and referring to them being spread out (expanding)

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Jeremiah 10:12

Again the word for heaven is not the word used for the spiritual realm or the firminant around the earth, but space and the universe..

If you google it I’m sure there are more, these are just ones I quickly found

@Deadcutie Hmm. While I'm not entirely sure they intended the same context as scientists today or understood the complexity of physics, the writers are these passages create some interesting perspective.

Thanks for taking the time to provide them. It's always interesting to listen to new information.

@Graylight I personally can’t see it being anything other than god personally spreading the universe. But then that’s just me

@Graylight as far as thier knowledge of the cosmos and science... in those first 2000 years(Adam - Noah) , god walked the earth with them.. I’m pretty sure they knew more than we do now, the knowledge could have been what corrupted men not walking in the ways of god to become vain and evil to the point god wiped the earth clean and started over with Noah...god may be purposefully limiting our knowledge to keep man from becoming that corrupted again.. after all, god had to disperse men to keep them from gaining knowledge to fast..
Forgot the verse but he said something to the effect that at their current progress, nothing would be impossible for them..
They had knowledge of navigating by stars and using constellations to tell seasons and times.. it was all lost to the deluge..honestly they may have been far more advanced than we are now.. knowledge can be dangerous...

I think it was Isaac who showed understanding of basic genetics when he increased his masters flocks with the understanding he could have certain animals that were spotted and he bred them to be spotted... so they did have some very intimate knowledge back then.. just saying...

@Deadcutie

[quote]What makes you think it doesn’t? [/quote]

Well, off the top of my head, the bible has birds being created on the 5th day and land animals on the 6th.
This is in direct contradiction of the fossil record.

P.S. I can see that you hit my back catalog pretty hard. I just can't go back through that many responses. Sorry.

@Pikachu I tend to do that...

Doesn’t mean that’s how it was done the first time.. there is no indication how long time passed between vs 1 and 2 and what happened in that time.. there is indication that the mentioned creation is actually a second recreation from one prior..
Let me make it clear that I don’t necessarily believe this was how it was done, but I’m open to the possibility that god started life at some point, allowing animals to naturally evolve, and then after the universe was destroyed and layed waste as vs 2 seems to indicate, that god made the earth habitable again and created life where evolution left off with the exception of giving man his living spirit which separated us from the rest of the animals.. again not saying it happened that way, but there is scripture that indirectly supports the possibility

@Deadcutie
Not sure what scriptural evidence there is for two distinct creation events but i have shown shown you that at least one of them is in error when tested against the physical evidence

@Pikachu And I’ve shown you your ignorance on the matter is more blaring than your self absorbed ego thinks or can admit to.. despite pretending to pass yourself off as intellectual and intelligent, underneath you’re just another fool.

@Deadcutie

Well that was very scathing, i'm sure. But i don't see how it was a meaningful response to my last post.
Do try again. This time see if you can address the content of my post rather than relying on attacking my character (or would you like to deny doing that again?)


lol but seriously, you're getting out of control. Take a breath, reign it in and try again.

Or don't because i'm a troll and so not worthy of a response.