Whatever is happening celestially, coupled with all these crazy ass world events..... we are possibly living in some biblical times.
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Well, I have a theory about that. And here's my theory.
My theory is that 6,000 years ago, God made everything, and 4,400 years ago, there was a flood.
The planet is not 6000 years old. That was a time contrived by one man and I'm inclined to believe he was compromised or just wrong. The flood was 12800 years ago and before that, man was ruled by the fallen for at least a quarter million years. Numerous sources point to the flood being 12000~ years ago vs one source the entire world is 6000 years old. Research it and see for yourself. Not a solid figure by any stretch.
12,800 years ago was the end of the last ice age. The planet rapidly warmed and miles of ice sheets melted from the Northern and Southern landmasses. This undoubtedly caused a rapid sea level rise of over 400 feet in a very short period of time. It is speculated that this was the Great Flood that has been recorded by dozens of different cultures around the world. All of these time periods are based upon carbon 14 dating. Unfortunately the carbon dating calculations rely on a fixed percentage of carbon 14 on the earth. We now know that meteorites have added carbon 14 to our environment. This skews the calculations. Human civilizations may be far older than originally theorized. Advanced civilizations that predated the last Ice Age may have been possible. The somewhat commonly held Christian belief that Adam and Eve were created about 6k years ago is based upon adding the geneological ages of all the descendents from the book of Genesis from Adam to Jesus. I haven't done any personal research into this theory, but it seems to me that there must be something missing from this equation. The unearthing of Gobekli Tepe and an approximate age of 12,000 years BC, makes the 6,000 year timeline seem a bit off.
Yes, it's an unfortunate wives tale that took off without much criticism. There are numerous artifacts and ruins around the world that run in complete conflict with that figure. I strongly believe our story is far older and this age since the flood is just one small chapter in our story. I'm afraid many of the more extreme stories in the bible, giants and demons, may be true.
As far as I am concerned, many of the world "mythology" may hold more fact than fiction. People seem to think that people were stupid back in the old days. They base this off the Dark Ages where the corrupt Catholic church directed the beliefs of their followers. I believe ancient tribes may have had more accurate oral history than some of our written records. The oral histories would be somewhat difficult to change without tribe members noticing. This makes me wonder what fantastical stories may actually be true. Giants, extra terrestrial visitations, super human "gods" that acted more like petty humans with great power. The Bible may hold the key to some of these with angel/human hybrids "Nephalim" that were "giants". Many believe this was to be translated, not as literal, but as powerful beings. It seems possible that either is possible. Who knows, I guess it is simply a mental exercise, but as a curiosity, I would like to know the truth. If the Vatican or governments are hoarding information, it would be nice to have all of it revealed.
You're telling me that most of Genesis is false.
However, since you did not prove you are God by rising from the dead, I'm going to believe Jesus instead.
Jesus don't say anything about the age of the earth, that was an extrapolation by a 19th c Irish bishop, it was only his opinion and nothing more.
Jesus said nothing of the Earth's age. Pushing the age of the Earth back in no way discredits Genesis.