OKAY first off I want it to be clear. I'm going to put it in my opening too
THIS IS NOT A TROLL THREAD. I'm reading a lot of replies that say this is just a troll thread, etc.. it's not. We did have this conversation. Also I changed the title so it's not as misleading.
I'm legit serious this conversation really did happen. Like I said I mean no disrespect to people of various religions or beliefs and I don't want to start a huge debate. I've tried ignoring him and changing the subject. For example, when he was telling me all this about the Earth being 6,000 years old. I kept saying "my friend Kelly is really depressed I wonder what's wrong with her" on Skype he kept on bringing the topic back up over and over again.
Sorry for the misleading title, I thought it was appropriate.
I made a topic a long time ago, but it's probably gone by now, but this time my friend decided to preach to me again about the age of the Earth
friend: "Can you believe some people think the Earth is billions of years old?"
me: "well isn't it?"
friend: "no it's 6,000 years old"
me: "So dinosaurs lived 6,000 years ago?"
friend: "No, around 5,000 years ago actually."
me: "What? where does it say that?"
friend: "The bible."
me: "Well how does that prove anything?"
friend: "The bible has all the proof you'll need. Science is wrong and it's funny because the bible has proved so many things about Science wrong"
*he failed to mention anything*
So at this point I wanted to get off the topic because, (no offense. everyone is entitled to their own beliefs,) it was getting really annoying. Then he goes
friend: "How was the moon made?"
me: "I think i remember in science during highschool it was a small planet that crashed into earth while it was still forming"
friend: "that's stupid. God put it there."
me: "Oh okay."
friend: "and scientists think it's moving farther away from the Earth too? that's stupid"
me: "Well the universe is still expanding"
friend: "No it's not."
So I keep trying to change the subject, but I didn't know how so then he asks me
"Do you believe in God?"
me: "I believe theres a higher power."
friend: "So you believe there is God. Maybe you should study it then or look into it more."
me: "Maybe. I just believe that it takes just as much faith to believe in the bible as it does to not believe in it."
So... I don't know what to say lol. I feel like if I say anything he'll just get mad at me. During the Chinese Dynasty wasn't that around 5,000 years ago? If dinosaurs WERE alive wouldn't they have been writing about them? Doesn't it take millions of years for Fossil fuels to be created?
I dunno.. Sorry for the rant.
P.S. I'm not trying to bash anybodies beliefs. Sorry if this post offends you if it does, I really sincerely mean no offence to you in any way.