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Second, if we accept Bible literally, people were created, not just descended from monkeys. It is clear from [[Exegesis:Genesis 2:17|Gen. 2:17]].
The first argument against evolutionis: "It was created in 7 days and the days should be understand as literal seven days, because the word day is not used in Bible in a different sense (an arbitrary period of time)." First it is questionable whether the word "day" always means a literal day. Even if we find no evidence that "day" may mean a longer period of time, can we be completely sure about meaning of this word?
But there is the following support for the literal seven days. It is repeatedly said in Genesis that there was evening and there was morning. But if we would see Earth from the outside, we would see evening and morning all time at the sides of the Earth. It may mean just that all these ages there were lighter and darker ends of the Earth.
The second argument against evolutionis: Grass was created on the third day but the lights (including Sun) in expanse of the sky appeared only at the fourth day. So opponents of evolution conclude that the grass were not able to grow without light. But it may be understood that before forth day the sky was covered by dense sky and the Sun was just not visible. There was nevertheless enough light for plants to grow.
[[User:Victor Porton|Victor Porton]] [[Exegesis:Genesis 1:11|translated Gen. 1:11]] in a way supporting evolution.
