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Age of the Earth

All of them happened. Of that there can be no doubt. The question is whether any specific detail is to be taken literally.

With regard to the flood, certainly there was a flood which killed all but eight humans. Based on a lack of physical evidence, as well as the text of Genesis itself (which says that the sea raised fifteen cubits, about twenty two and a half feet), I would think it did not cover the whole world, but the whole human-inhabited world.

Regarding the serpent, Satan certainly did tempt Adam and Eve into violating the divine probationary command. Whether that command literally was to not eat a specific fruit, or whether he took the physical form of a serpent, I do not know, although it seems likely that he took the form of serpent on account of God's subsequent curse of the serpent.

Regarding David and Goliath, I see no reason not to believe the details, remember that when they said giant they meant six cubits (about nine feet), not a giant in the sense of being the size of mountains.

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Anyone out there believe that the Bible is inerrant, yet believe that the universe is billions of years old? How do you recconcile that with scripture?

Don't they call that 'parable'? It is a type of communication that one must learn. But it makes things easier, when the math becomes too much for us.
 
The earth is billions of years old and some story written by some Hebe a few thousand years ago will never change that fact.
 
Does the Bible state how long the earth was a molten ball of fire or did Adam and Eve just run merrily along with sheep and butterflies immediately after they awake from their pods?

I have faith I will awake in the morning, I have proof after I awake in the morning and the proof is much more settling than faith.
 
The Earth has existed for billions of years. Humans, only a couple of hundred thousand. If that doesn't make you feel that the human race is insignificant, try this photo:

carlsaganexistence.jpg
 
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