Quote Originally Posted by Ignatius
Here's the rub, it seems as if Christians will happily quote sections of The Bible at folk all day long to back up a belief system. Yet when I ask about the six days to build heaven and earth it becomes an abstract concept, free to be interpreted in any way that suits?

It's either the word of God, or it isn't. iI it is the word of God then the Earth is only six thousand years old, Adam and Eve lived side by side with dinosaurs, Jesus walked on water, and that trumpet really did make those walls fall down that time in Jericho. On the other hand if it is a book that is open to interpretations then we might see how that very same book could be interpreted by all kinds of people, for all kinds of reasons.

It's not such a big leap to take.

I don't know about anyone else, I'm happy to let people be whatever they want to be with regard to religion. It doesn't stop me thinking it's a load of old hooey. I didn't say that I didn't like the people, I'm just saying the belief system is a system based on faith alone. There's nothing rational or reasonable about it. It has no logical basis in fact.
Mr. Spock you do sound angry today !

About the points you make not making sense, I could point out that dinosaurs roamed the earth millions of years ago, and if, as you say, Adam and Eve only lived 6000 years ago, then how did they walk side by side with them ?

I believe the Bible is the Word of God, and I also believe that it is open to interpretation. I don't speak Hebrew, ancient or otherwise, or Aramaic, or Latin, or Greek, and have never studied the Bible in the languages in which it was written. How do you know they meant days as in 24 hours ? You don't. I don't either. And I don't have any problems with the concept of Jesus walking on water or with trumpets bringing down walls.

Yes, I interpret it in my way, the same as you do. Why is it ok for you but not for me ?

You could take any book in the world and read it, and I could read it too, and we would probably not see it in the same way, because we are not the same person.