7 days of creation

If you believe that the Bible teaches spiritual truths that you want to hear and someone tries to make you feel like an ignorant rube because THEY don't want to hear them, this comes in handy during those inevitable discussions about the "7 days" of creation and the 'billions and billions' of years the earth and solar system have existed:

The "Days" Of Creation - Literal or Figurative?

If you can find a more eloquent and sincere statement, I'd love to hear about it (speaking figuratively, of course :)