Can Christians believe in an old universe?

Rather than have faith threatened by the idea that the Earth is older than the literal biblical account of creation leads one to expect, two scientists who are Christian say faith should celebrate the idea.


"[...]Giberson and Falk seem to say that God expects humankind to use the brains He gave them. They write::

What we learn from science cannot threaten our belief in God as the creator. If God created the universe in a Big Bang 15 billion years ago, guided its development with elegant mathematical laws so that eventually there would be big-brained mammals exploring things like such as beauty, morality, and truth, then let us celebrate that idea, not reject it.

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Posted by Nicholas Knisely on August 10, 2009 3:12 PM | |
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