03-19-2008, 05:31 PM
Dear Akhi Rungold,
I've not thought a lot about this subject since I used to live out West, in New Mexico (in the mid 1980's).
In the East of the USA it's easier to think that a 6 or 7 thousand year old Earth is more feasible, but when you get to see geologic time up close, like in New Mexico, it seems that the Earth might indeed be MILLIONS of years old.
I've been in canyons (out in New Mexico) where clearly, it seems that many millions of years of time were taken to form them.
I'm not sure that the Bible, in this case the Tanakh, gives us a CLEAR understanding of where we are in in time, since the Creation of our small blue planet.
I find this to be a very interesting question though, and would like to hear more feed back about it from other board members.
Shlama, Albion
I've not thought a lot about this subject since I used to live out West, in New Mexico (in the mid 1980's).
In the East of the USA it's easier to think that a 6 or 7 thousand year old Earth is more feasible, but when you get to see geologic time up close, like in New Mexico, it seems that the Earth might indeed be MILLIONS of years old.
I've been in canyons (out in New Mexico) where clearly, it seems that many millions of years of time were taken to form them.
I'm not sure that the Bible, in this case the Tanakh, gives us a CLEAR understanding of where we are in in time, since the Creation of our small blue planet.
I find this to be a very interesting question though, and would like to hear more feed back about it from other board members.
Shlama, Albion