Question: Do the statements in the Book of Abraham regarding Kolob's revolution time make any sense?: Difference between revisions

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-==Criticism==
-"LDS doctrine regarding astronomy is permeated with references to time being measured, or 'reckoned' according to a star's or planet's rate of rotation. Furthermore, this 'reckoning of time' is a prime distinguisher in terms of 'greatness.' From the standpoint of modern cosmology, this makes no sense at all. Rates of rotation are largely arbitrary, and of little comment or concern from a fundamental point of view."
-===Source(s) of the criticism===
-*Duwayne R. Anderson, <i>Farewell to Eden- Coming to terms with Mormonism and Science</i> (First Books Library, 2003) 110-114.
-*MormonThink, “Conflicts with Science,”  <i>mormonthink.com</i> (accessed 3 Aug 2009).
-==Response==
-Oh yeah?
-==Conclusion==
-Until someone can make a convincing case that their interpretation of these things is the only reasonable one, any faith-promoting proof from Abraham’s astronomy is a flimsy house of cards and any faith-destroying attack on some straw-man interpretation is laughable. Among the laughable interpretations is the unjustified suggestion that Abraham taught that the photons leaving the surface of the sun actually came from Kolob.