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Does Genesis contradicts the Big Bang theory about the time?

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Although the Big Bang theory may be (like all scientific theories) subject to revision and improvement as new data becomes available, it is a robust scientific theory that is supported by a vast array of observational and experimental evidence. . The Bible says that the Earth was created before the sun and the stars: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ...this was the first day Gen.1:1 (I selected the part that interested me.) And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day. Gen.1:14-19 (NIV) However, we know according to the Big Bang theory that the birth of the first stars (called "population III stars) dates back to 13.6 billion years ago and that the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. It is true that there have been several types of light, for example the sun is 4.6 billion years old but starlight only appeared a few million years after the big bang. So this contradicts science because in the Bible the Earth is created before light but the big bang theory says the opposite and this raises questions: Was the Bible wrong, therefore it is not the word of God ? Where is the interpretation of this text from Genesis to be taken metaphorically? If yes then where should we stop? Are we to believe that Adam and Eve are also some kind of metaphors? (Personally I don't think so, I have always had a factual interpretation of Genesis. For me 1 day was equal to one day according to the Jewish calendar: the day begins at 06:00 then ends at 18:00 then at 06 :00 etc... My pastor told me this (principle of authority, it's funny), I would like to have your expert opinion on this.)
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Jul 24, 2024, 03:37 PM
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