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Originally Posted by DaveMatrix
Oh boy....I am not trying to reconcile my beliefs. You must show me the post where I say I believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible. For the record, I don't. That's why I thought if you checked my other posts you might come to this conclusion. The idea that the days of creation might be representative of a longer period of time was already mentioned in this thread, before I did. There's nothing to explain, except that the day for a year principle is in the Bible, and according to the theory of relativity, if you travel near the speed of light, a day may pass for you while a year goes by on Earth. There's a scientific basis if that helps. I am not conflicted in any way by my beliefs, I accept the Bible for what it is, and science for what it is.
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saying that one god day = 'x' human years, which you say might be the case in previous posts, is reconciling your beliefs with observable reality. if the bible says that one god day = 1000 years, then for you to say it's a different number is reconciling your beliefs. trying to explain away the difference between biblical accounts and scientific accounts by bringing up relativity, is using apologetics to trying and reconcile your beliefs.
you may be playing devils advocate. if you are, then i think you're doing a fine job.