[ Poll ] A religous riddle for thee, ED!

Religous?

Yes		14.7%	[ 5 ]
No		52.9%	[ 18 ]
I am god		32.4%	[ 11 ]

Total Votes: 34

[Silverslade]

I was aimlessly surfing the internet when I came across someone having a bit of a swipe at disproving religion. Now, on this matter I am unbiased, but I would like to see some responses to this statement:

The unit of time known as a "Day" is 24 hours, about the time it takes for the Earth to complete an entire rotation of the Sun. Therefore, for the unit of a "Day" to exist, there must be an Earth to rotate the Sun.

The bible states, quite clearly actually, that god created the Earth in six days.

How could god possibly create the Earth in six days, before the unit of a day existed?



Now, I understand that many of you might find this a trivial stab at whatever particular religion you are partial to, but I assure you it's nothing of the sort. I've simply seen this statement somewhere and wanted your opinion on it.

[achanceforgrace]

after inventing the unit of measurement they simply extrapolated backwards to calculate how long it took to come up with said measurement?

[Xeno Incognito]

I assure you that you're not the first to come up with this.

A common argument against Genesis is that the length of a "day" could be as long as 24 hours or millions of years.

[Silverslade]

achanceforgrace

after inventing the unit of measurement they simply extrapolated backwards to calculate how long it took to come up with said measurement?

But how would anyone know how long it took in the first place? Before life existed, was God not the only sentient being?

[Shuyajin]

Silverslade1

I was aimlessly surfing the internet when I came across someone having a bit of a swipe at disproving religion. Now, on this matter I am unbiased, but I would like to see some responses to this statement:

The unit of time known as a "Day" is 24 hours, about the time it takes for the Earth to complete an entire rotation of the Sun. Therefore, for the unit of a "Day" to exist, there must be an Earth to rotate the Sun.

The bible states, quite clearly actually, that god created the Earth in six days.

How could god possibly create the Earth in six days, before the unit of a day existed?



Now, I understand that many of you might find this a trivial stab at whatever particular religion you are partial to, but I assure you it's nothing of the sort. I've simply seen this statement somewhere and wanted your opinion on it.

Easy enough, there's a Mayan explanation for that. Same theory, different levels.

First level of 7 days and 6 nights lasted 1.3 billion, give or take, years.

Then each level subsequently existed in one day of the last.

The days however, never end up to be 24 hours.

[Suougibma]

Cop out answer: Because hes f**kin GOD!

Now with that out of the way, I may proceed. Perhaps it is because people, in writing the bible, had decided they could, but hadn't thought if they should so to speak. If there is a God, there is no way we could possibly comprehend anything he/she/it/shlee would try to convey to us. As much as people talk about signs and miracles, what does it really mean? It's not very black and white at all. It's almost like a riddle that no one is supposed to solve for fear of the universe imploding on itself in a burst of undeniable truth to our existence. So perhaps in saying "six days" God was trying to save our brains from imploding by giving us a measurement we could relate to, and then realized it was a big mistake seeing as everyone over analyzes his memoirs now.

[Silverslade]

Xeno Incognito

I assure you that you're not the first to come up with this.

A common argument against Genesis is that the length of a "day" could be as long as 24 hours or millions of years.

Oh really? So in relation to the beginning chapters of the bible, a day is an unexplained unit of time... That actually makes sense eek

[Silverslade]

Suougibma

It's almost like a riddle that no one is supposed to solve for fear of the universe imploding on itself in a burst of undeniable truth to our existence.

I've considered that as the perfect Armageddon on so many occasions. It would give me righteous justification if the world ended because one person knew too much.

Great mrgreen

[Dion Necurat]

Silverslade1

I was aimlessly surfing the internet when I came across someone having a bit of a swipe at disproving religion. Now, on this matter I am unbiased, but I would like to see some responses to this statement:

The unit of time known as a "Day" is 24 hours, about the time it takes for the Earth to complete an entire rotation of the Sun. Therefore, for the unit of a "Day" to exist, there must be an Earth to rotate the Sun.

The bible states, quite clearly actually, that god created the Earth in six days.

How could god possibly create the Earth in six days, before the unit of a day existed?

Prove that the Hebrew word for "day" is the same as the modern definition.

[Suougibma]

Silverslade1

Suougibma

It's almost like a riddle that no one is supposed to solve for fear of the universe imploding on itself in a burst of undeniable truth to our existence.

I've considered that as the perfect Armageddon on so many occasions. It would give me righteous justification if the world ended because one person knew too much.

Great mrgreen

It is a very just end don't you think? So many people worried about bombs and shootings and Mayan calenders, fearing what we may do with knowledge. Then poof, everything's gone in a instant because someone figured out exactly what we are meant to do and what our existence means. Done in by our own knowledge, without even utilizing it. Classic.

[The Great Heat Miser]

I have a better riddle.

One king. One position for royal adviser. Three candidates. The three smartest men in the world, gathered from far away lands to participate in a challenge for the job. The king begins the test. Three blindfolds. Three dots, red or black. Three foreheads. Deduce the color painted on your brow, and the position is yours. Raise your hand when you see red dots, but not for black, and lower it once you have your answer. However, choose carefully, for the price of failure is death.

And so, the contest begins. Three men remove their blindfolds, three men raise their hands. One of them, soon to be the victor, notices that the other two men have red dots on their heads. After some time, he lowers his hand, and declares that he has a red dot on his head.

But, how? How did he know? What could possibly lead him to the conclusion that he had a red dot upon his brow?

No stupid gimmicks.

[Suougibma]

The Great Heat Miser

I have a better riddle.

One king. One position for royal adviser. Three candidates. The three smartest men in the world, gathered from far away lands to participate in a challenge for the job. The king begins the test. Three blindfolds. Three dots, red or black. Three foreheads. Deduce the color painted on your brow, and the position is yours. Raise your hand when you see red dots, but not for black, and lower it once you have your answer. However, choose carefully, for the price of failure is death.

Certainly you should keep your hand down.

Or not.

[Silverslade]

The Great Heat Miser

Three dots, red or black.

Raise your hand when you see red dots, but not for black, and lower it once you have your answer.

I think I missed something, how can they see red dots if they're blindfolded, and are the dots you're referring to painted on their foreheads?

[The Great Heat Miser]

Silverslade1

The Great Heat Miser

Three dots, red or black.

Raise your hand when you see red dots, but not for black, and lower it once you have your answer.

I think I missed something, how can they see red dots if they're blindfolded, and are the dots you're referring to painted on their foreheads?

There was more to that post.

[Akiroti]

A full Day, when measured accurately, is actually a little less than 24 hours.