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Author Topic:   If our sun is second or third generation, does this not conflict with Genesis ?
CogitoErgoSum
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Message 1 of 231 (615255)
05-10-2011 9:34 AM


First posting, having read these forums from afar, so bear with me. Not my specialisation really, I teach Biology, but having to teach life cycles of stars I did a little research. If our sun is second, or third generation ; as they have found out by looking at the composition, does this not negate the whole "let there be light" narrative. The fact that our sun actually formed from a supernova of a previous sun means we have already had light. I await being torn apart with trepidation !
Edited by CogitoErgoSum, : No reason given.

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CogitoErgoSum
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Message 3 of 231 (615257)
05-11-2011 10:36 AM
Reply to: Message 2 by Adminnemooseus
05-11-2011 3:54 AM


Re: Reference please, etc.
"Our own sun contains about 2 percent of these heavier elements [oxygen and carbon] because it is a second- or third- generation star, formed some five thousand million years ago out of a cloud of rotating gas containing the debris of earlier supernovas. Most of the gas in that cloud went to form the sun or got blown away, but a small amount of the heavier elements collected together to form the bodies that now orbit the sun as planets like the earth." Stephen Hawking - Brief History of Time
Sorry I didn't want to just produce a post with a load of links on it, as I find those a little wearing.
Sun - New World Encyclopedia
I realise that to accept this the timeframe would play havoc with YEC anyway.
You may be right about the Genesis narrative. I have read through it and despite reading through, I cannot find mention of light 2 days before the creation of the sun. I suppose, as with all religious texts, the interpretation can be warped to fit whatever evidence is displayed.

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CogitoErgoSum
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Message 4 of 231 (615258)
05-11-2011 3:45 PM
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05-11-2011 10:36 AM


Re: Reference please, etc.
I'll research properly, forget topic. My ego wouldn't be able to deal with feeling wrong !

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CogitoErgoSum
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Message 10 of 231 (615289)
05-12-2011 4:28 AM
Reply to: Message 9 by Coyote
05-11-2011 10:50 PM


Re: Science?
Sorry, after a bit of further reading. The first generation of stars also would not have had planets either
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | First stars had no planets
So first day God created light
Third day God created land
Not if there weren't any planets !

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CogitoErgoSum
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Message 27 of 231 (615390)
05-12-2011 5:48 PM
Reply to: Message 26 by Jon
05-12-2011 2:58 PM


Re: Science?
Sorry I hadn't had time to reply. My very quick version of Genesis, 1st day light, 3rd day land
First day: God (Elohim) creates light ("Let there be light!")[Gen 1:3]
Second day: God creates a firmament ("Let a firmament be...!")[Gen 1:6—7]the second commandto divide the waters above from the waters below.
Third day: God commands the waters below to be gathered together in one place, and dry land to appear (the third command).[Gen 1:9—10]
Genesis creation narrative - Wikipedia
and the question I was asking, perhaps a little glibly, was that if our sun is a second or even third generation star, how is this accounted for in this narrative ?
Sorry, I realise I hadn't explained this clearly. Put it down to my forum virginity.
Must try harder ........
Edited by CogitoErgoSum, : Forgot to put source in

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CogitoErgoSum
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Message 33 of 231 (615454)
05-13-2011 7:12 AM
Reply to: Message 31 by dwise1
05-12-2011 10:42 PM


Re: Science?
Again, for the third time, I apologise for not making my point clear.
Dwise you are correct, I was wondering how creationists would deal with the facts.
I would also like the opportunity for creationists to debate their positions.
However, it seems doomed to failure so I will retreat and lick my wounds.
And Buzz, thanks for the welcome : )

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CogitoErgoSum
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Message 75 of 231 (616046)
05-19-2011 5:40 AM
Reply to: Message 72 by Taz
05-19-2011 12:10 AM


Assumptions
Pretty hefty assumptions here.
(1) Sol contains elements other than hydrogen and helium? Has anyone taken a sample from the sun and tested it out? Blowing hot air much these days?
(2) You assume these elements didn't form in the big bang.
(3) You assume there was a big bang.
(4) Sol is not a first generation star, which goes back to the circular argument.
(5) Sol has metalic elements. Again, anyone ever taken a sample from the sun? Seems to me like the scientific community is just blowing hot air on this one LOL
1) One word - spectroscopy, however there are other methods, see Error 404 - non-existent address, high school science really.
2) The EVIDENCE for the big bang suggests these elements didn't form in the big bang.
http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/bigbang.htm. There are links to other articles at the bottom, and quite a good finishing paragraph.
3) See 2
4) The EVIDENCE from 2, and the EVIDENCE from 1, along with what we know about supernova etc. would suggest that Sol is not a first generation star.
5) see 1
If you are looking for 100% proof, never going to happen, as I am sure has been pointed out on these forums there is no such thing as 100% proof. However the EVIDENCE leads us to... is not the same as assumptions.

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CogitoErgoSum
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Message 80 of 231 (616116)
05-19-2011 4:51 PM
Reply to: Message 79 by NoNukes
05-19-2011 10:46 AM


Oh dear
I thought six pages for a first ever post was quite good ! : p

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