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I've got a piece of Baltic with a piece of the Shroud of Turin included. Is that significant?Tom----- Original Message -----From: ADAM SPIEGEL Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 3:13 pmSubject: Re: Amber Listserv / Amber and the BibleTo: amberlistserv > Yup, that "explains" everything.  By the way, scientists think > the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old, not 2.5 billion.>   >  It really is sad that so many people do not understand even > the most basic precepts of science.  For example, they think a > "theory" means a guess, that each theory is as good as another.  > They do not comprehend that  theories are based on observable > phenomena, that theories explain all the observed phenomena > until something comes along which doesnt fit the theory, and > then it is changed. It is a rigorous process.>   >  Believing the Earth is 6000 years old is not a theory, and > neither is intelligent design or creationism.  It is an opinion > with absolutely no facts to sustain it.  Faith is not a fact, > faith is a belief, an opinion.  >   >  It is a sad state of affairs when so many people in this > country are lacking in the most fundamental ability to reason > and analyze.  Sad.> > Christopher Albrecht  wrote:>  FAITH> > > >From: "Andy Ng" > >To: amberlistserv > >Subject: Amber Listserv / Amber and the Bible> >Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:51:48 +0800> >> >While I'm in the mood, I may as well get this question off my > chest. It's> >been on my mind for a few years. Creationists say the earth is > about 6000> >years old. Evolutionists say it's about 2.5 billion years old.> >Question: how does a Christian reconcile amber that has been > shown thru> >scientific analysis to be millions of years old with the > Biblical age of > >the> >earth of around 6000 years? Are we to reject the findings of > modern > >science?> >> >Non-Christians please feel free to toss in your 2 cent's worth > too. I'm> >keeping a very open mind about this matter and would like to > hear from> >people of all faiths.> >> >Andy> > > >_______________________________________________> >Amber mailing list> >Amber at ambericawest.com> >http://ambericawest.com/mailman/listinfo/amber_ambericawest.com> > > > _______________________________________________> Amber mailing list> Amber at ambericawest.com> http://ambericawest.com/mailman/listinfo/amber_ambericawest.com> > 
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