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But the Bible nowhere says or implies that the universe is young. The closest it comes to commenting on the age of the universe is where it says in Genesis the
by prmph 3y ago
But the Bible nowhere says or implies that the universe is young.
The closest it comes to commenting on the age of the universe is where it says in Genesis the earth was created in six "days". Note that these days do not correspond to 24-hour days (e.g., the creation of the day/night cycle is also referred to as being done in one day), but simply, an unspecified period of time devoted to a particular activity, which could be millions or even billions of years.
Also, note that the Genesis account implies the universe and the earth was existing for some period, before action was initiated to prepare the earth for human/animal habitation.
- skhunted 3y agoThere are lots of people who do believe the Bible teaches that the universe is young. It is such people I'm referring to. I make no claims on the legitimacy of their belief. Though I look askance on their response to the fact that science now says the universe had a beginning.
- jl6 3y agoIt might be an overstatement to say that science says the universe definitely has a beginning. We can talk about an early hot, dense state, and subsequent expansion, but there is no direct evidence of exactly what the initial state was. It’s probably beyond the reach of scientific enquiry.