The Realm of Austur Discussion Topic 2: Chatting Mad

That's fantastic.

I go to a Baptist church, but I hardly attend nowadays. I do practice Christianity in a more unorthodox manner though.

Mine's post-millennial. My church is actually the same place where I went to school in fourth and fifth grade.

I used to be Roman Catholic, until I took cynicism to the heart, then I started studying Biblical Criticism and I'm thinking of going back, but choose to remain Agnostic for now.

That's going to be my death metal band.

Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly defines the Young Earth Creationist thing?

And just look around at the world. How is it that everything is made with balance in mind, even in the smallest details? How is it that our world is more than able to sustain life even as the population grows exponentially? Humans have free will and amazing intelligence, as well as a conscience. And the Bible never once contradicts itself, even though it was written by dozens of authors in various periods of time.

Everything points to Creation, and a loving, omnipotent, omnipresent God. How could any of these miracles happen by chance? How can someone be told they had a massive heart attack and go back to the doctor two weeks later after praying, and there are absolutely no signs of ever having a heart attack, even after every test two weeks before had confirmed that it had happened. That's not chance.

Young Earth Creationists believe that the God created the world and life in six literal days. Old Earth Creationists believe that God created the world and life in six time periods that weren't actually days using macro-evolution. The biggest argument between the two is because of dinosaurs though. I believe that the dinosaurs were considered monsters and therefore not allowed on the Ark. Either that, or they were something else.

I didn't know those were the titles for supporters of each theory. Okay.

The main arguement, as far as I'm aware, against the literal six day thing is that the hebrew word used doesn't always literally translate to one twenty-four hour period. But I've always supported the six day theory, as it had the most evidence backing it up.

And I studied this stuff two years ago for school, and have had numerous conversations with teachers at church. We came to then conclusion that things such as dinosaurs were likely left behind when the flood came. There's a good chance that the behemoth is a dinosaur. Leviathan would have more than likely survived the flood, but what it actually was or has become since biblical times is a very good question.

I already know that the behemoth was most likely a dinosaur. I actually have a paper packet in my backpack that says what kind of dinosaur it mostly likely would have been.