The science of mathematical probability offers striking proof that the Genesis creation account must have come from a source with knowledge of the events. The account lists 10 major stages in this order: (1) a beginning; (2) a primitive earth in darkness and enshrouded in heavy gases and water; (3) light; (4) an expanse or atmosphere; (5) large areas of dry land; (6) land plants; (7) sun, moon and stars discernible in the expanse, and seasons beginning; (8) sea monsters and flying creatures; (9) wild and tame beasts, mammals; (10) man. Science agrees that these stages occurred in this general order. What are the chances that the writer of Genesis just guessed this order? The same as if you picked at random the numbers 1 to 10 from a box, and drew them in consecutive order. The chances of doing this on your first try are 1 in 3,628,800! So, to say the writer just happened to list the foregoing events in the right order without getting the facts from somewhere is not realistic. -- Life - How Did It Get Here? By evolution or by creation?
This has been brought up before.
I note that the probability calculation assumes that the author lacks the intelligence to put the stages in a remotely sensible order. Perhaps you can be the first to explain why we should assume that the autot lacked the wits to put the beginning first ?
Perhaps you can also explain which verse makes explicit reference to "heavy gasses". Or explain why if the atmosphere exists at the second step it is supposedly created at the fourth.
Perhaps you can also explain the evidence that "land plants" preceded the visibility of the sun.
And maybe you'd like to consider that the impression developed from Genesis does not match reality. The "land plants" include fruit trees - a definite latecomer. The flying things are referred to using a word which includes bats - which came after mammals. The "sea monsters" are likewise often taken as including whales. And surely "large areas of dry land" should come before water (since when there was little or no liquid water, the land must be dry).
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