Do the majority of Christians believe this?

I don’t know, I haven’t met all the christians in the world so I am unable to give you an informed opinion… just like you don’t know all americans.

** Australia wasn’t even discovered until 1788, I really thought the Aboriginies found Australia before that. . . You must mean that the Europeans did not find it till 1788.

the universe was made in 6 x 24hr days = yes I’m not sure about the time scale of when the earth was created. surely it must be way earlier than 6,000-10,000 yr ago. the earth had been around for hundreds of thousands of years. *the flood info’ and being desended from the people/animals/plants on the boat is right. I have no idea about when it happened or how long they were on the boat.

I have also seen your numerous attacks on peoples sensibilities, it would seem apparent that your EGO could do with some adjustments.

People do or say stupid things, I point it out. And people say A LOT of stupid things on this site. So, I’m fairly busy most of the time. Ego has nothing to do with it… pay closer attention.

Just a followup to my long and convoluted answer.

I’m sure people will find an answer to explain that Noah did not take every kind of life. But then you have to explain why the flood did not affect everywhere, and why life is so diverse everywhere on the earth.

What I’m saying, if you’re going to refute a point, do it in an evidence based way, not a faith based way. Ground your answers in reality people.

He says he’s busy pointing out stupid things people say, but there’s no need to be abusive though…a sign of your a lack of intelligence maybe? or your own ingrained stupidity?…just behave yourself in future…pretty purple pirate

Honesty is never abusive… only just. And my behavior will remain unchanged, for it is one of the few constants upon this website. The chances of my changing are significantly less than yours… as you’ve already proven… Diet-Limey…

In this flood, all human, plant and animal life was destroyed except for eight people and the plants and animals which they had managed to load onto a boat and keep alive for just over a year

Hmmm… I thought it was forty-days & forty nights…

Hey xiigzag with over 1200 answers, it would seem like you need to get out more!!

Wow… your insult variety is very one-dimensional.

nope, not everyone agrees on the time range, cause after all no one knows how long adam and eve were in the garden, but the six days is true

Limit the question to Athiests… Hmmm…

Ok, so anyone who takes these stories in the bible literally is an idiot. Because there is so much physical evidence out there to refute it.

Just look at the HUGE range of life out there. If Noah just stuck to the insects alone, he would have have his hands full.

How could there have been a worldwide flood? Much of the earth is waaayyy above sea level. Floods are usually taken to be inland. Perhaps there really was a biblical flood, but it took place in just the region of the person who wrote about it. Besides… where would all the water come from to cause the flood (no not the rain). Even if the polar icecap melted, it would cause mainly the costal areas around the world to flood. What about all the people who lived in the mountains and hilly areas?

Wake up people. If you literally believe these things, then you maybe just slept through the science class in high school, or are blisfully unaware of even the most basic scientific facts staring in your faces.

I’m not saying you should not believe in God or anything. Believe what you want to believe. BUT don’t take it to the next level and disbelieve what you see and know with your own eyes.

Granted there is a fair amount of the mystery involved in Christianity (grew up one myself). The holy trinity and all that. Faith is good. But blind faith… that’s something that leads to much of the problems in the world.

As for me? I like to live in the reality based world. Its harder, but the effort to consume knowledge besides the bible makes it worthwhile and interesting. Its good to be curious about things.

yourpsycho I was a Christian Turned Wiccan turned Christian again. The more I study the more I find human wisdom is lacking. . . At the tender age of 16 I really doubt you Can comprehend What I have a firm grasp of. . . Legion try around the same time period. esconsult1 - To some Faith is Reality.

I wasn’t really talking about you and Captain. . . . Maybe I should just limit my question to atheist.

What would and Atheist or Agnostic know of Christianity? surely they cannot understand our faith so how would they understand what we believe by faith. That’s kinda like me Explaining the beliefs of Islam.

It’s asking ABOUT Christians. If it was directed TO Christians it would read differently:

“Do the majority of YOU Christians believe this?”

Thankyou!!! No worries…I can see I’m getting on your nerves. I have read the bible etc. Just trying to work out how people generally look at these things, no malice intended. Have a great Christmas, Thanks again for your input.

Hey xiigzag with over 1200 answers, it would seem like you need to get out more!!

[rnealw on Nov 28, 2007, 04:30PM I got a question. . . Why are Atheist and Agnostics answering a question directed to Christians?]

Because sometimes even THEY know more about Christianity than CHRISTIANS do. Like me, I was Christian - but after extensive research I revamped my belief system, so I know quite a lot about this religion.

10 000 years ago? Try BILLIONS of years ago, don’t forget about the dinosaurs - The Earth isn’t as young as she used to be ;D

Lucifer was punished for questioning God’s authority - that’s so COMMUNIST… =O

Actually we do have a Age for adam at death so yes I believe it. Gen 5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. World wide flood yes. eight people yes. Animals yes plants not mentioned in the bible that I recall. and since I know your going to ask for proof. . . . I have Faith it happened, I don’t need anything else. And I’m not going to bother with debating with you Dundee

Can I go back to the original question?

The majority of Christians believe that we are saved by Jesus and all that stuff (thanks xiiqzaq). They also believe the Bible is God’s word to us and is infallable, but it has to be said that how that is interpreted does vary.

One thing I do believe is that if I was the Devil, trying to get Christians to ignore God and what God wants us to do, I’d find silly little things to divinde us over, like the questions asked above.

That doesn’t mean that I think the questioner is particularly devilish! It’s fine to ask. But when we Christians get into arguing about the fine points of exactly what the Bible means by these things, we’re distracting ourselves and others from the bigger picture, which is:

Most people in the world aren’t saved by Jesus (and all that stuff). Most people in the world aren’t as wealthy as us. Many people in the world suffer because of the greed or ignorance of others. Many people in the world are really unhappy.

I think those things matter more than how we answer your original questions.

I don’t know about all Christians, but I believe what you asked, with qualifications.

• The universe and everything in it was created somewhere between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, in six 24hr days.
  YES. There is much physical evidence for a young earth.

• There was a world-wide flood about 4,500 years ago.
  YES. Ditto on the evidence. Tropical plant & animal fossils on mountaintops, large ancient inland seas, large canyons with very small streams, etc. Virtually every ancient culture on every continent has a flood story, with 8 people surviving. You find the sotries in Asia, North and South America (before Columbus), the Middle East, Africa.

• In this flood, all human, plant and animal life was destroyed except for eight people and the plants and animals which they had managed to load onto a boat and keep alive for just over a year.
  YES with qualifiations. Sea creatures would not have been on the ark. Some plant life survived outside the ark.

• All humans on Earth today are descendants of those eight people. YES. They would have to be if the story is true.

• All animals and plants on Earth today are descended from the occupants of the boat. YES for land animals.

Written history is only a few thousand years old. Prior to that, there is no written history. Human population is growing fast. Work the math backwards, and you only go back a few thousand years.

According to the Jewish Calendar, AD 2007 is the year 5678.

There is way to much evidence to put in this reply.

I personally don’t believe in a young earth.

I believe the ‘day’ of Genesis is referring to a time or era. In Strong’s Concordance it is given #H3117 which can mean daylight, day, time, moment, year. My understanding is that this reference to the end of a part of the job done. And the phrase “there was evening and morning “ implies that some time elapsed, possibly millions or billions of years before that task was accomplished. It is possible that it refers to 24 hours, to me, the evidence doesn’t lean that way.

The flood: yes I do believe in it. There is evidence a huge mountain range collapsed in the Pacific ocean that changed the face of the planet and caused Australia’s climate to go from frigid to warm and sunny. There is no evidence that I am aware of; man had spread throughout the entire globe. It is possible life was on this mountain range. I see this as saying there was a very major die-off and water was its cause. Many of the dinosaur fossils are grouped like they were washed away and piled up in one area.

The plants: water covered the earth for about 6 or 8 months so that wouldn’t have annihilated all of the plant life. I could have and would have recovered.

The animals: I believe there is more to this story than is simply stated. There is evidence that civilizations existed that were far more technologically advanced than we are today. It is possible members of that civilization altered the animal forms, similar to the gene splicing going on today, and caused a problem. We are realizing that we are just a part of the ecosystem, not ruler of it. That our own existence depends a great deal on the survival of its other members.

Noah as the true Adam: Even evolution says that life had to start from a small group of ‘beings’. To me the message here is that the original experiment had to be scrapped and it was ‘redone’.

…I only seek answers.

Your ‘honesty’ requires refinement too…

What would and Atheist or Agnostic know of Christianity? surely they cannot understand our faith so how would they understand what we believe by faith. That’s kinda like me Explaining the beliefs of Islam.

Let’s see. Attended a Protestant school most of my life, went to a Catholic church every Sunday (though we always arrived late and left early - family tradition), read different translations of the Bible, got into theology for a while, and still go to church to this day for the heck of it.

I do like to think I understand Christianity even if I’m not Christian anymore.

Legion, If you find Christian beliefs so distastful why are you waisting your time here?

…meaning?

The only thing that ALL Christians believe is that they’ve been saved by Jesus and stuff. You should get out more.

Wonder if he will come back as another Martial Arts type user name?

I rest my case.

I got a question. . . Why are Atheist and Agnostics answering a question directed to Christians?

OK

ewww… =O

that’s sif. Seriously.

I’m not sure about all these technicalities you want to debate, but I do know that all truely saved Christians believe the Bible to be the infallible word of God and that Jesus Christ is their Lord and Savior - paid the price for all mans sins on the cross - man will either accept or reject this truth and yes, there are eternal consequences to this decision as the Bible clearly states - Christians aren’t perfect but they do strive to do and say those things that would please Him…Hope this helps !!