Is the evidence currently on the side of a young or old earth?

[swamidass (S. Joshua Swamidass)]

@thoughtful

Hmm…well I find that in both questions #1 and #2 there is an underlying assumption that is outside the character of the God of the Bible. I was thinking about it while putting my kids to bed, and a verse didn’t come to mind, except that God is love. I’ll think on it some more.

Yeah that’s the problem. It isn’t that it had the assumption of God being deceptive, but it certainly looks like he is. That would be contrary to the God of the Bible.

@thoughtful

If I thought #2 had to be true, I would reject YEC too. I would reject anything that didn’t fit the character of God.

So that’s the situation I’m in. I’ve looked closely at the evidence and that is what it looks like to me. Maybe I’m wrong, but YEC science hasn’t produced a better explanation that I know of.

@thoughtful

But I’ve never thought that way about it. I always figured that scientists would interpret the evidence without God;

Well, I’m a Christian scientist. A lot of Christians are interpreting the data with God and coming to a different conclusion than YEC. Maybe we are wrong, but we have no reason to lie to you.

@thoughtful

@swamidass

You can know its there because you don’t want evolution and Scripture to be reconcilable.

Really? I’d rather take that way out if the Bible would let me. I wouldn’t have so many questions left in my head…I’d sure like to know everything, but I’m not going to

I was talking about @r_speir not you, and that was based on specific things he said. I haven’t yet seen that anti-evolution bend to you, and maybe I never will.

@thoughtful

Have you shared on the forum why you find the evidence for common descent to be so persuasive? I would be interested in reading it.

This might help: Livestream: How I Changed My Mind on Evolution.