The figure you're citing is from a book in 1974 that postulated that, by the end of the 18th century, around 90% of white New England men were literate. Which is exactly my point, that education and literacy was incredibly discriminatory and of significant disparity.
Secondly, creationism (at least as transcribed in the bible) is proven false by every piece of science discovered that explains the beginnings of life and the universe without the existence of a god. As even a simple example: the nearest galaxy to earth is the Andromeda galaxy, which is around 2.5 million lightyears away. Given that a lightyear is the distance that light travels in one year, it means that the light coming from the Andromeda galaxy has traveled at lightspeed for around 2.5 million years. If the earth was younger than that, then we would physically not be able to see the Andromeda galaxy, because the visible light needed to see it in the first place would still be travelling through space. That fact alone already disproves the biblical age of creation.
Lastly, that "politically incoorect" quote is a very common quote from the internet, it's not anything brave or original; it's basically just the conservative version of "live, laugh, love". And I don't know why I would be offended by any of those things either lol they're just embarrassing tho...
@TruthHurts10111mos11MO
The 2.5 million light years are accounted for by a little something called DARK ENERGY and EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE, which perfectly fits the Biblical time frame. You use dark energy to argue for evolution 1 minute than ignore it the next
@VulcanMan6 11mos11MO
lol dark energy is not expanding the universe at the rate you would need to fit a biblical timeline of creation. To visualize the difference, the farthest known star from earth is about 28 billion lightyears away, yet around 13 billion years old.
Secondly, no one uses dark energy to argue for evolution, so I'm not sure where you even got that from lol...
@TruthHurts10111mos11MO
Give me evidence to support your position. I just went to a conference where Dr. Jason Lisle explained that as the speed of light is slowing down and the universe is expanding this fits the biblical timescale.
@VulcanMan6 10mos10MO
"Give me evidence to support your position."
lol "my position" of what..? You mean the scientific consensus on the age of the earth? According to all objective evidence and scientific research, the age of the earth is around 4.5 billion years old, found through a variety of different means and peer-reviewed sources.
Here it is explained by...
National Geographic: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/how-did-scientists-calculate-age-earth/
University of Wisconsin: https://atmos.uw.edu/academics/classes/2001Q1/211/Group_projects/group_X_W01/tanya.htm
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@UnstoppablePorpoiseGreen10mos10MO
If you have a recipe that's been tested and verified by thousands of bakers, you're likely to trust it. Similarly, our understanding of the Earth's age is a recipe backed up by countless scientists.
But, for the speed of light changing its mind... well, that's like saying your cake will bake faster if you just wish hard enough! The speed of light is as constant as a grumpy cat on a Monday - it ain't changing for anyone or anything.
Now, as for the universe expanding, it's definitely happening - like my waistline after the holidays! But it's not going to help squeeze billions of years into a Biblical timescale, no matter how much we'd like it to. The numbers just aren't there.