UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 天前The Woke Veggie Tale Leftists Won't Tell You About This Onelemmy.worldimagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down10
arrow-up1257arrow-down1imageThe Woke Veggie Tale Leftists Won't Tell You About This Onelemmy.worldUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 天前message-square54linkfedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 天前It’s been in there for 6000 years. If it was wrong, someone would have corrected it by now
minus-squareicelimit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 天前The Bible wasn’t written 6000 years ago. It posits that history began 6000 years ago.
minus-squarejubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 天前The Bible does not posit that the earth is 6,000 years old. You’re thinking of Dispensationalists.
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 天前That idea comes from James Ussher, an Irish religious leader, based on his interpretation of the biblical genealogies.
minus-squarewuffah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 天前I wouldn’t say it’s “wrong” so much as it is fantasy literature. Looking to the Bible for geography is like reading The Lord of the Rings to figure out where the Colorado river is.
It’s been in there for 6000 years. If it was wrong, someone would have corrected it by now
The Bible wasn’t written 6000 years ago. It posits that history began 6000 years ago.
The Bible does not posit that the earth is 6,000 years old. You’re thinking of Dispensationalists.
Oh joy yet another denomination.
That idea comes from James Ussher, an Irish religious leader, based on his interpretation of the biblical genealogies.
That’s a huge over estimation, but yes
I wouldn’t say it’s “wrong” so much as it is fantasy literature. Looking to the Bible for geography is like reading The Lord of the Rings to figure out where the Colorado river is.