Genesis 1:1-5 — Day One

Hi there CreationJon,I read your post a few times, and was just wondering - is your question similar to the old zen question about whether a tree falling in the middle of a forest makes a sound if no-one is there to hear it ?In other words, we're comfortable that a tree falling will create pressure waves in the air molecules, radiating out from the fallen tree - the energy the falling tree produces dissipates partially in this way. That will happen every time a tree falls, regardless of whether anyone is there. However, is it correct to call that phenomenon "sound" if those pressure waves don't vibrate an eardrum ? It's a neat little semantic question, but not one which takes you anywhere.I read your post as asking a similar question about "light". Are you saying that yes, waves of photons could well have been radiating from a source before the earth was formed, but it is only when the earth was there for those waves to hit, that we can actually call them "light" ?Please let me know if I've misunderstood you.Cheers vimesey

Well, I am no scientist, and it would be wrong of me to even try to drill down into the detail of precisely how light (and other wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum) are emitted under various circumstances. But let's take your statement at face value for a moment.If it would be silly to suggest that light can exist before various matters and energies exist (and I'm pretty sure that no one is suggesting that (subject to my earlier point about things being much more complex)), then why is it not silly to suggest that those matters and energies can exist for a day or so before they get round to producing light ?