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Old 07-14-2006, 12:52 PM   #1
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Because a literal interpretation says it only took 6 days to get from nothing to humans. Evolution says it took billions of years.
Actually, a literal interpretation doesn't necessarily say it took 6 24 hour days.
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a day is not literally a day?

"And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day."
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Actually, a literal interpretation doesn't necessarily say it took 6 24 hour days.
What does "day" literally mean, Magus????

And if I say, "On the first day...on the second day...third day....fourth day....fifth day......sixth day...", what does that literally mean?
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a day is not literally a day?
Not necessarily. In hebrew, the word for day means a lot of things, as RBH's link shows ( although he was rather rude in his proceeding comment).

I would think you all would be at least a little more receptive to people trying to understand Genesis based on scientific evidence ( OEC and Theistic Evolution) vs basing science on Genesis ( YEC, Flat-Earth, Geocentricism).
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What does "day" literally mean, Magus????

And if I say, "On the first day...on the second day...third day....fourth day....fifth day......sixth day...", what does that literally mean?
To us, or to the Hebrews of 5000 B.C.?
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a day is not literally a day?

"And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day."
Day is used in two different ways there. One, as another name for the light ( also interpreted as order, where as darkness is Chaos). And day which can mean a period or age.
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What does "day" literally mean, Magus????

And if I say, "On the first day...on the second day...third day....fourth day....fifth day......sixth day...", what does that literally mean?
Literally, it would seem to mean 6 dawn to dusk days - '5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night."'

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Magus - I seem to vaguely remember that you were a strict 6,000-year-old-Earth YEC when you were here before.

Have you changed your viewpoint to that of a day-age OEC while you've been away?
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To us, or to the Hebrews of 5000 B.C.?
Wasn't written in 5000 B.C., Magus. About 4000 years later, actually. Days were about 24 hours then.

Note the scripture BigJim quoted:

"And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day."

Looks like they recognized a "day" as "daytime and nighttime", "evening and morning - [a] day". Though their days started and ended at dusk. But still 24 hours, the cycle of the sun.

Sounds like it's talking about a "day" to me. And about six 24-hour days. Sunday through Friday (or their terms therefor) to the Hebrews who recorded the myth (though their days started and ended at dusk). Hence, Saturday, the seventh day, as the Sabbath, the day of rest. It's 24 hours, isn't it?
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Day is used in two different ways there. One, as another name for the light ( also interpreted as order, where as darkness is Chaos). And day which can mean a period or age.
Then drop the "literal interpretation" claim.
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