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Originally posted by chideltjen
I have a somewhat related question.
What is the Creationist viewpoint on other planets or the way or solar system is made up?
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I don't quite understand this question. God created the universe.
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When we studied Genesis in high school, the Earth was described as a dome with a cover of some sort to protect us from the water chilling above. And the sun, moon and stars hung from the dome. Didn't say anything about other planets and galaxies. It was very Earth-centric (and I've got a really bad sketch of it in one of my high school notebooks.)
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The Genesis explanation is illustrated by current scientific understanding. And, the Bible
is Earth-centric because it is a message to humans.
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Speaking of my high school theo classes, we had a very interesting conversation about the way our Bibles were translated. I guess I will ask the question for of the scholars out there is when did the concept of a day = 24 hours come about? And what is considered a "day" in the Bible? Do those that believe in Creationism believe God created the Earth and life in 168 hours? Could a day meant a series of years? Weeks? Centuries? I mean this was written so long ago that "their" concept of a day could be completely different then ours.
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This is a scholarly question. You're right about the length of a day which is why there is debate over Youth Earth/Old Earth, progressive creation, etc.
I am by no means an expert and I want to make sure that is clear!