Rant On The New Earth Theory
Warning: This may be offensive to some religious people.
I'm an atheist, I don't believe in any type of god or higher form of life. The thought of believing in a god is ridiculous to me, there is overwhelming evidence disproving the bible's teachings. Creationists say the Earth is only 6000 years old, but there are many reasons why this is untrue, from large meteor impacts to the creation of Mount Everest. If the Earth were created 6000 years ago, it would disprove many theories and facts such as evolution, the speed of light, erosion, records of tectonic movement, algae growth cycles, climate patterns and many more.
Lets start with the speed of light. Our galaxy is over 100'000 light years across, which means light from stars at the other end of the galaxy would take way over 6000 years to get to our eyes, meaning the Earth simply cant be that old.
Mount Everest is just over 29'000 feet tall, and rises at a rate of 3 inches per year. Mount Everest was created when the Eurasian and Indian continental plates collided and formed the Himalayan mountains, and has been slowing rising ever since. This means it has taken the mountain at least 100'000 years to form, disproving the theory of a new Earth.
Every spring, algae blooms in warm ponds and lakes, and then dies out in the winter and forms a thin white layer on the bottom of the lake, and in the winter clay creates a thin, dark layer on top of the white layer. In a lake in Japan over 45'000 layers have been counted, meaning this cycle has been going on for at least 45'000 years in this lake.
For these reasons and many, many, others I find the 'New Earth Theory' to be completely false and unbelievable, and while I entitle everyone to their own religion, I just cant believe any of it.
Source: http://www.raptureready.com/rr-planet.html
I'm an atheist, I don't believe in any type of god or higher form of life. The thought of believing in a god is ridiculous to me, there is overwhelming evidence disproving the bible's teachings. Creationists say the Earth is only 6000 years old, but there are many reasons why this is untrue, from large meteor impacts to the creation of Mount Everest. If the Earth were created 6000 years ago, it would disprove many theories and facts such as evolution, the speed of light, erosion, records of tectonic movement, algae growth cycles, climate patterns and many more.
Lets start with the speed of light. Our galaxy is over 100'000 light years across, which means light from stars at the other end of the galaxy would take way over 6000 years to get to our eyes, meaning the Earth simply cant be that old.
Mount Everest is just over 29'000 feet tall, and rises at a rate of 3 inches per year. Mount Everest was created when the Eurasian and Indian continental plates collided and formed the Himalayan mountains, and has been slowing rising ever since. This means it has taken the mountain at least 100'000 years to form, disproving the theory of a new Earth.
Every spring, algae blooms in warm ponds and lakes, and then dies out in the winter and forms a thin white layer on the bottom of the lake, and in the winter clay creates a thin, dark layer on top of the white layer. In a lake in Japan over 45'000 layers have been counted, meaning this cycle has been going on for at least 45'000 years in this lake.
For these reasons and many, many, others I find the 'New Earth Theory' to be completely false and unbelievable, and while I entitle everyone to their own religion, I just cant believe any of it.
Source: http://www.raptureready.com/rr-planet.html