I do not believe that the Earth was made 4.6 billion years ago. As a Muslim and leader of the Muslim Mosque, Inc., I believe that Allah created Earth in 6 long periods of time, not in one specific time. Allah created the Heavens and the Earth during this time. However, He is never done creating. Creation is an ongoing process because as every child is born or seed is sprouted Allah is at work. My religion is very dear to me because it helped me go through hard times and taught me not to judge someone based on there race or religion. As long as my religion expresses it I will believe in it.
Born in a Jewish family with my father as a Rabbi, I am a firm believer in my faith as a Jew. According to the Torah, there were almost 6 days of creation before Adam was born and the 5776 years that occur after his birth - the years of humanity. But since the passage of time is different than what it is now, meaning that one day during creation wasn't 24 hours like a day is now, it cannot be determined exactly when the Earth was created. I, and many of my fellow Jews, do believe that the theory of the Big Bang is somewhat compatible with the Jewish story on certain aspects though.
I do not think that the Earth was formed 4.6 billion of years ago. I may be private about my religion(Roman Catholic) for I do not pray to God before my matches and after matches, but I believe that Earth was created by God. He created the heavens, seas, and land. God created Earth.
Despite being of different religions, I am Jewish and you are Roman Catholic, I must agree with your belief here. Earth was created by God, just as the rest of the universe was. Though I wonder how old you suppose the Earth is, if not 4.6 billion years old. Please do tell, I await your response.
Born in a Jewish family with my father as a Rabbi, I am a firm believer in my faith as a Jew. According to the Torah, there were almost 6 days of creation before Adam was born and the 5776 years that occur after his birth - the years of humanity. But since the passage of time is different than what it is now, meaning that one day during creation wasn't 24 hours like a day is now, it cannot be determined exactly when the Earth was created. I, and many of my fellow Jews, do believe that the theory of the Big Bang is somewhat compatible with the Jewish story on certain aspects though.
Despite our differences in religion, we have many of the same ideas and I certainly agree with a lot you described. The 6 days of creation and the compatibility of the big bang theory and evolution are likely a few things that bring our ideas together. It is amazing how religions can bring people to relate to eachother! I certainly believe every person, despite their religion, should be treated equally because we all orbit around the same ideas.
I do not believe that the earth is 4.6 billion years old. I believe that God created everything and all of this did not just naturally happen. I believed that this world was created by a divine creator.
As someone who is a realist, I rely on what has the most evidence to guide my belief. Evidence in this time has shown that the earth was indeed formed 4.6 million years ago. This statement could be proven wrong though, if new evidence should ever arise. I believe what is most plausible, and at the moment, this would seem to be what is.
Sir I personally do not believe that the earth was created 4.6 billion years ago I believe that my God being a Catholic I believe that my God created everything and it wasn't created 4.6 billion years ago
I am sorry I did not specify my thoughts in my original response. I am not a very strong religious person. However, my beliefs are still that God created the Earth. I believe that the Earth is about 6000 years old based on the Bible. Adam was created on 6th day. The time between Abraham and Adam is about 2000 years from the texts of Genesis 5 and 11. Most scholars believed that Abraham lived about 2000 B.C.. Therefore, if you add up the numbers Earth is about 6000 years old. There are many debates about how old the Earth is based on the Bible, but the statements above are what I believe. Again, sorry for not specifying in my first post.
-Roger Federer
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The world was not created 4.6 billion years ago. The world was not created anytime ago. The world DOES NOT have a beginning and DOES NOT have a end. The world has been created millions of times and will continue to be created forever. Everything is a cycle of life, death, and then rebirth. Then the cycle starts over again. And again, and again, and again.
- Steve Jobs
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I disagree with this statement. I am a Lutheran, and I believe that God created all things in the universe and life, was created by Him. Its dimensions of space and time are not something God made and then left alone. Life was created in 6 days, in He is in our lives, and creating life daily.
-Dr. Suess
Dr. Suess,
Both of us are very famous in our different ways and I respect you a lot, but I just have one question for you. If you disagree with this statement, when do you believe the world was created, or do you even believe it was created, like me? I would like to know more about what you think, because I'm a man who like knowing details of importance. Hope we can talk (on iPhones) about this subject further in depth.
I am sorry that I did not clarify what I meant in my original post. In Deutoronomy 22:5 it states "Women must not wear men’s clothes, and men must not wear women’s clothes. Everyone who does such things is detestable to the Lord your God." The reference in Deuteronomy regarding cross-dressing, like many of the other laws in Leviticus and Deut relates to ritual purity and distinguishing the people of Isreael from the other nations and as a holy people. Another verse that supports my claim is Galatians 3:28 where it explicitly reads "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus." There is also the tale of the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8:28-40 where it tells the tale of a man that is not gender identified who can not participate in Temple rituals because of this. This is until Phillip teaches the man about the meaning of Jesus Christ and baptizes in regardless of this man's gender identity. In conclusion Mr. Che, I do not believe that the Bible condemns transgender people. Transgender people have been part of humanity for all of history. God made humanity in his/her image, an image that, as Gregory of Nyssa wrote, "transcends nature and sex". Of course it is difficult to follow Christianity because I am transgender and some people believe that the Bible disregards me, but I do believe that I should be treated with just as much respect about what I believe as much as others. I don't mean to offend you, but if you want to tell me that I am as ignorant enough as to not know what I believe in and why, you need to go deeper into the meaning of the Bible. Again, I respect your opinion and I would love to get to know you and your views better in the future.
The earth was created in six long spans of time. There was no millions of years in between the creation of animals and man. That's what I believe. And no, Einstein, I don't follow it blindly. And thanks Khan for agreeing, although you're viewpoints are a little...violent. I don't believe in causing people to suffer like that. No one should be forced to suffer that.
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I am sorry that I did not clarify what I meant in my original post. In Deutoronomy 22:5 it states "Women must not wear men’s clothes, and men must not wear women’s clothes. Everyone who does such things is detestable to the Lord your God." The reference in Deuteronomy regarding cross-dressing, like many of the other laws in Leviticus and Deut relates to ritual purity and distinguishing the people of Isreael from the other nations and as a holy people. Another verse that supports my claim is Galatians 3:28 where it explicitly reads "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus." There is also the tale of the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8:28-40 where it tells the tale of a man that is not gender identified who can not participate in Temple rituals because of this. This is until Phillip teaches the man about the meaning of Jesus Christ and baptizes in regardless of this man's gender identity. In conclusion Mr. Che, I do not believe that the Bible condemns transgender people. Transgender people have been part of humanity for all of history. God made humanity in his/her image, an image that, as Gregory of Nyssa wrote, "transcends nature and sex". Of course it is difficult to follow Christianity because I am transgender and some people believe that the Bible disregards me, but I do believe that I should be treated with just as much respect about what I believe as much as others. I don't mean to offend you, but if you want to tell me that I am as ignorant enough as to not know what I believe in and why, you need to go deeper into the meaning of the Bible. Again, I respect your opinion and I would love to get to know you and your views better in the future.
"Silence is argument carried out by other means." - CHE
It is definitely plausible that the Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago, since there is much evidence that points in that direction. Furthermore, the bible only tells us that God created the Earth what must have been a very long time ago, and gives no specifics on exactly when.
Ultimately, i disagree with this, although depending on when you asked me, the answer may differ. You see, in the Soviet Union, christianity was frowned upon and it was an accepted fact that the soviet premier was atheist. Although I had christian beliefs, I had to keep it a secret until the Soviet Union collapsed. So no, I dont believe the world is 4.6 billion years old but I had to keep that a secret for much of my life
I do not agree that the Earth was created 4.6 billion years ago. I am a Jew and I believe that the Earth was created by a God, not science or a natural occurence. Even though my beliefs could (and did) get me killed during the holocaust, I didn't abandon my religion because it is important to me.
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I do not know if the world was created 4.6 billion years ago, but I do believe that the world was created long ago and that evolution has brought us to where we are now. Even though I am a Christian I am part of the Congregationalist Church. Many of our views and interpretations of the gospels are widely accepted there. When the bible states that the Earth was created by God in six days that could be a representation of one day in Gods eyes, but thousands of years in ours. I think my views on this are somewhat associated with the animal characters that I created and the way they often have a human persona or the way they interact with humans in my films. Like for example in, The Jungle Book. So I do believe that God created they Earth a very long time ago, but I just don't know how long ago.
I do not believe that the Earth was made 4.6 billion years ago. As a Muslim and leader of the Muslim Mosque, Inc., I believe that Allah created Earth in 6 long periods of time, not in one specific time. Allah created the Heavens and the Earth during this time. However, He is never done creating. Creation is an ongoing process because as every child is born or seed is sprouted Allah is at work. My religion is very dear to me because it helped me go through hard times and taught me not to judge someone based on there race or religion. As long as my religion expresses it I will believe in it.
Even though we both come from different religious backgrounds I do agree with you that Earth was created in 6 long periods of time, and that it is not done being created. The way you explained your views really made sense and was understandable. I think the Earth is being created everyday and isn't going to be complete for a very long time
