R. Jerome Harris:
"Genesis 1:1 does not speak of a planet coming into being from a cloud of dust. No human knows how the planet came to be."
Yes they do. Scientists can deduce how the earth came to be by watching, through telescopes, the birth of other stars which themselves come forth from large dust clouds. You can see the dust clouds in various stages of their formation.
"The days of the creation were not literal 24 hour days. The earth was not as it is now. And besides, why would recogning of a 24 hour day be needed as no man was around and no time pieces (clocks or watches) existed. The days of creation were "epochs of time" (time periods) each day spanning many 1000s of years. The expression "day" should be understood in the context of "my grandfathers day" or "in the day of the horse and buggy." Not a literal 24 hour day."
How did you reach this conclusion about the length of the creative 'days'.
"And besides, why would recogning of a 24 hour day be needed as no man was around and no time pieces (clocks or watches) existed."
One does not need any time measuring devices to discern what a literal day is.
