The Gap Theory Examined

Jor-el Hello Jor-el,would you care to point out which well known facts of astronomy,geology,and biology are reconciled within the Genesis verses of the bible? Please specify which facts you suppose match the verse you assert to be relevant.

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Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry

Jor-el And the bible verses where these observations are recorded?

Jor-el You are saying that the facts of science and the word of God are mutually related while st the same time saying there are no such "facts" in the bible.I am confused?Earlier in this topic you stated and I quote This means then that the Earth was created in the beginning.Then a vast amount of time passed {millions or billions} yet this is in conflict with the big bang since the Earth was not formed "in the beginning".
Also intriguing is the statement about the sirit of god moving upon the face of the waters on a planet earth which at the same time was without form and void.How do you accomplish this? Who is the person who started this enduring little saying "God inspired men to write the bible"? Exactly how does one make this statement about a text in which anybody who has seen god dies and cannot have therefore given evidence of such an event.Any person who makes this statement cannot do so from eyewitness vantage.You can claim that it is written by men inspired by god only on faith and not on weight of evidence.So far we have a failure to come even vaguely close to BB theory.You previously stated How is this to be derived from the bible?Also this Are you saying that the validity of the bible is apparent in the lack of contradiction with science? Yet there are contradictions as I have pointed out and there are further ones within the book of genesis as well as other biblical verses that show a distinct lack of understanding of the actual workings of the universe.That a book does not contradict something does not mean you can therefore use this as an arguement for a position.

Jor-el I did not say you stated this. The bible states that the earth was formed in the beginning{Genesis 1:1}. You cannot,therefore,argue that that the big bang and genesis are compatible since this is in clear disregard of the facts.The Earth came into existence billions of years after the universe from it was made.The gap itself is not suportable by reference to the bible for this very reason.This message has been edited by sidelined, Thu, 2005-07-14 11:15 AM

Jor-el This cannot hold true,since in the Genesis verses, it is clear that the firmament { shamayim or heaven} is created after light and after waters.Days or billions of years maters little since the order is incorrect.Heaven{shamayim} was created in the first verse and therefore "in the beginning" refers to after the creation of light as explained in verses 1:2 -1:8.Light was not created before all else now was it?