A Question About Deception

I'd like to take this opportunity to say hello, I'm one of those people you've suspected have been watching you as I lurk about EvC.In reading through the topics from the last few years over the last month or so and I've come across several debates where YECs and other creationists have used arguements such as.....

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God could have created the Earth/Sun/Universe with the appearance of great age along with creating other false evidences in order to test your faith for whatever reason

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Paraphrasing obviously,So I have a question, if God is willing to decieve mankind about the age of the Earth, where then does the deception actually lie? How do you know that modern science isn't more or less correct about the age of the Universe, the age of Earth, and the origin of life and the Bible was meant as the deception? He could've very well have had the Bible written in the hopes that many of it's stories would be rejected as accurate portrayals of history one day.

Welcome to EvC Iname,Thank you for proposing a new topic and adding to our diversity. Since you are new to EvC, I suggest that you read the Forum Guidelines and familiarize yourself with the functions of EvC by using the Practice Makes Perfect Forum or posting in existing threads while I review your proposed topic.Right now I feel the Faith and Belief Forum the best place for this topic. If you had another preference, let me know.In the purple signature box below, you'll find some links that will help make your journey here pleasant.Abide by the Forum Guidelines and all will go well.Again welcome and fruitful debating.

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Usually, in a well-conducted debate, speakers are either emotionally uncommitted or can preserve sufficient detachment to maintain a coolly academic approach.-- Encylopedia Brittanica, on debate

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Thankyou, I'll make sure to read over those links.Oh and yes, Faith and Belief would be perfect.

Thread copied to the A Question About Deception thread in the Faith and Belief forum, this copy of the thread has been closed.Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Fixed link - It was to wrong topic.