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Q-If God created the world 6,000 years ago or so, why are stars millions of light years away?

A-Brendon, what a question! Yes, we know from the dates God gives us in the Bible that He did create the whole universe about 6,000 years ago. When we hear the term light-year, we need to realize it is not a measure of time but a measure of distance, telling us how far away something is. Distant stars and galaxies might be millions of light-years away, but that doesn’t mean that it took millions of years for the light to get here, it just means it is really far away!

Ken Ham, AIG, AIG 168 Comments [10/20/2010 10:46:20 AM]
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#1437192


If what Ken Ham says is true, then we shouldn't be able to see the majority of stars in the sky.
Anyways, light-year means how far light travels in a year, so it would still take millions of years for the light of the stars to reach our eyes.

8/20/2012 12:11:00 PM

#1440286
Ebon

Where to even start?

8/28/2012 10:07:49 PM

#1443721


THEN WHY CAN WE SEE THEM YOU FUCKING IDIOTS?

9/5/2012 9:04:00 AM

#1444571
Ebrainer1

But.... But we can SEE them! Gah! The stupid burns my eyes!

9/7/2012 8:12:02 AM

#1472377


Kenny is so smart. He knows that light year is a measure of distance. Too bad he didn't no it is the distance light travels in a year. I guess he will learn that when he goes on to the fourth grade.

11/21/2012 2:45:03 AM

#1501210
CatOnKeyboard321

I first learnt the definition and meaning of a light year aged 7.

This is not an exaggeration, although I accept I am something of an exception. But still... groan.

2/1/2013 6:01:59 PM

#1501234
punch

Um. no. It does mean it takes millions of years to get here.

2/1/2013 7:04:53 PM

#1501268


yes children , put on your Bible glasses and you can see things very far away ...

Luckily Ken can cite the Starlight synchrony convention (or something) that shows light coming toward earth is instantaneous , while light going elsewhere travels at 1/2 of light speed thus averaging out. It took a phd astrophysics guy to work that one out.

The creation museum has a dino with a saddle. The flintstones was really a documentary ! who knew !





2/1/2013 9:28:13 PM

#1501271
xyz

> When we hear the term light-year, we need to realize it is not a measure of time but a measure of distance, telling us how far away something is.
Exactly. Now let us consult the dictionary to see just how long a light-year is:
"A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one year; used to measure extremely large distances."

As you can see, that renders this statement:
> Distant stars and galaxies might be millions of light-years away, but that doesn’t mean that it took millions of years for the light to get here, it just means it is really far away!
Invalid. Millions of light-years means it takes millions of years for light to travel that distance.

Unless, of course, God was feeling deceitful and put that light there to fool scientists into thinking that the universe is 14 billion years old.

2/1/2013 10:14:14 PM

#1501361


Does the Bible give any dates?

If a galaxy is millions of light-years away, that DOES mean that it took millions of years for the light to get here. That is exactly what a light-year is, stupid!

2/2/2013 10:22:54 AM

#1501423
nyctornado

@Terry Stroud
"This is the kind of (dolphin chirps) we are talking about"

Gasp! Did he just say? Aye he did!

@katie5000
"You deceitful (dolphin chirps)'
@anevilmeme
"...any (dolphin chirps) dumber."

Do you kiss your mothers with that mouth?


2/2/2013 5:00:48 PM

#1501471
Blarghonius

Ken, you are a retard. Every time I see something you have said, I have to remind myself that you are not a small child, but a grown man who believes in myths and does everything he can to promote the idiotic ideas ancient people had about the world. Go fuck yourself and go live in a cave, where you will find the amount of science you desire.

2/2/2013 10:51:50 PM

#1501481
Justanotheratheist

Answers In Genesis, designed for those with an intellect several notches below that of a dead goldfish.

2/2/2013 11:19:20 PM

#1527183
8-bit Orne

...Yeah. Yeah, it kinda DOES. That's where the name "light years" CAME FROM.

4/14/2013 6:22:00 PM

#1533485
Qvantvm

Q: How would you respond if I told you that it does take millions of years for their light to get here?

4/30/2013 3:05:48 PM

#1533579


Every time Ken Ham utters a thought-stopping nugget of pure mental refuse like this, a scientist gets alcoholism.

4/30/2013 7:51:09 PM

#1533592


The ignorant training their children to be ignorant.

4/30/2013 9:18:51 PM

#1541078
Entranced

I think my brain may have imploded from the sheer ignorance of that.

5/17/2013 4:55:32 PM
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