Theology

[william]

Yes, a theological thread that you created, which is Christian, is provocative towards Muslims, but you're wasting your time; I don't think there are any Muslims on this forum.

I don't intend to continue this discussion with you. The moderation team is mostly Christian, and I believe all religions are bad.

I think it's a pretty even split on who is Christian.

I believe all religions are bad. Elegance to the state, not God

 

[william]

It's up to you.

But I prefer what science says:

The age of the universe: Science estimates the age of the universe at approximately 13.7 billion years, while a strict biblical genealogy suggests a few thousand years.

In Genesis 1:1, we are told that “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The Bible gives no date for the creation; the only hint is that it happened “in the beginning.” In Hebrew, the word for “beginning” is bereshith, literally meaning “head.” Many scholars and Christian scientists believe the word day in Genesis refers to a literal, 24-hour day. This would explain the repetition throughout Genesis 1 of the statement “and there was evening, and there was morning.” One evening and one morning make up one day (in Jewish reckoning, a new day begins at sunset).​

Think I'll go with what God says not man.

Evolution: Biology demonstrates the evolution of species and a common ancestor, which contradicts the instantaneous creation of humankind from a single couple (Adam and Eve).

The Bible does not directly mention biological evolution; instead, it presents God as the Creator in Genesis 1–2, and Christians interpret these passages in different ways—Young Earth Creationism, Old Earth Creationism, and Theistic Evolution.​

The Bible teaches that God is the Creator, humanity bears God’s image, and creation is purposeful. It does not describe evolutionary mechanisms.
For a long time, my human feeble brain tried to understand what I had been taught in school to what I had been taught in church, so I believed in "Old Earth Creationism." However, I have "evolved" (pun intended) to believe in what the Bible actually says not a "theory" of man.

The structure of the world: The biblical texts reflect the cosmology of their time (a flat or fixed Earth surrounded by celestial waters), refuted by modern astronomy.

Biblical Christianity holds that all truth is God’s truth, whether discovered through scientific inquiry or revealed in Scripture. Consequently, the shape of the planet (as discovered through exploration, long-range transportation, satellite imagery, etc.) poses no contradiction to biblical teaching. Instead, these scientific demonstrations bear testimony to the grandeur of God’s handiwork.

Many historians, including those who study faith and science, have noted that a widespread acceptance of a spherical earth was present centuries before the scientific revolutions of the modern era. Medieval Christian scholars also accepted a spherical earth, recognizing that the Bible does not demand flat-earth cosmology. Early theologians, such as Augustine of Hippo, approached Genesis with an understanding that biblical references to cosmic phenomena often employ figurative or phenomenological language.
The Bible does not teach a flat earth. Passages using terms like “four corners” are best understood as idiomatic and poetic. Texts mentioning a “circle” (Isaiah 40:22) or God’s suspension of earth in space (Job 26:7) align comfortably with the understanding of a globe. When read in context, Scripture remains consistent with observational science, without turning its divine revelation into a physics treatise. Essential to the biblical message is not the shape of the planet but the sovereignty of the Creator who designed the heavens and the earth, and who calls humanity to acknowledge Him.

The consistent testimony of Scripture, supported by a vast array of manuscript evidence and archaeological findings, affirms the authority of the biblical texts and their overarching themes: God made the world, sustains it by His power, and redemptively acts through Jesus Christ-crucified and resurrected-to bring salvation to all who believe. No verse promotes a flat-earth cosmology. Rather, the Bible’s language points to a loving, omnipotent, and all-knowing Creator whose works declare His glory in every corner-and curve-of the earth.

 

[william]

Just one more point on the "Theory of Evolution" and "Cosmology."
I believe this to be the greatest success by the great deceiver in human history. And we all know who the great deceiver is!

 

[GBS61]

Just one more point on the "Theory of Evolution" and "Cosmology."
I believe this to be the greatest success by the great deceiver in human history. And we all know who the great deceiver is!

The guy complains that I attack Christians, and he does exactly the same thing to non-believers.