I don't want to get into a debate of any kind, so
this will be my only post to this thread unless
someone requests a clarification of my beliefs
or something like that. That said...

I believe the Bible should be interpreted
literally wherever possible. Unless the context
of a Scripture reference clearly indicates that
something is symbolic or figurative, then I
believe that what is said is literal.

Therefore, I believe in a literal six-day creation.
It's obviously possible for God to have created
everything within a 144-hour time span, and I
beleive he actually did so. As for the
appearance of age, I think it is just that... an
appearance. According to Genesis, God did
not create Adam as an infant and take care of
him until he was old enough to take care of
himself. No, God created a grown man, who
probably appeared to be a young adult the
moment God finished making him, even
though he was in reality only a few seconds
old. Likewise, I think God made a universe
with everything already in place and
functioning, not a ball of matter that exploded
and then took billions and billions of years to
coalesce and form into what it is today.

But I stress that this is just *my opinion* and
belief based on what I know of the Bible. I can't
know with absolute certainty because *I wasn't
there*.

Gri"and that's that"shny