That's okay, Mark -- no need to apologize.
For example, I believe God's main language is English, and we are all going to speak English in Heaven; and I also believe they all spoke English, until the tower of Babel put a stop to the English language.
Moses therefore, would have had to have the assistance of translating the first part of the book of Genesis, which was written in English, into Hebrew -- (unless someone did it ahead of time, like Abraham).
And that's my 2¢ --
Does that sound like I'm telling you it's 'Truth'?
It's not about quips or epistemology. It's about an attitude toward scripture that is based on taking the easy way. How many times have creationists here posted, "well if the bible isn't all literal, how are we supposed to know which parts are literal and which are not?" Sorry if it isn't easy for you guys. One thing you can do, is not interpret scripture in a way that contradicts reality. If that makes things harder, than too bad. I see V.P.I. as an institutionalized method of taking the easy way. If everything in scripture is as if written down by God himself, then that takes a lot of the difficulty of interpreting it out, doesn't it? But that's not reality. The bible is, at best, man's reflection of an imperfect understanding of God. The problem you guys have with that is that it leaves too many grey areas for you. You want black and white... right and wrong... good vs evil. That's why you impose this straight-jacket of divine inerrancy on scripture. Despite the simple fact it is a work of Man, not God.. and no work of Man is inerrant.Oh, so your only interested in the epistemology. I think what you are asking is how can I 'know' truth, the literal meaning of 'science'. I don't know what you think is so convenient about the 'truth' of God as revealed both in nature and the New Testament. The wrath of God is not what I would call, 'convenient'.
Do you really think that Christians are simply consoling themselves with the Scriptures over the fear of death or some such? There is a living history there that perhaps your not meant to understand, or perhaps you deliberately ignore the truth right in front of you. This guy did:
"What is truth?" Pilate asked. With this he went out again to the Jews and said, "I find no basis for a charge against him. (John 18:38)
He could see the innocence but could not find justice, I sometimes wonder if he wasn't asking what good is it to know if you can't do anything about it.
Anyway, this whole thing is philosophical, not religious not scientific. We might actually accomplish something in these discussions if you would accept that obvious fact and drop the fallacious death by a thousand quips.
Have a nice day
Mark
English was the language of the Anglo-Saxtons not the British. The British was a very small group of people. But when the Romans were in England they defended the country for the British. Then when the Romans left the Anglo Saxtons moved in and took over the country. Later on Normans moved in also.
Interesting, to say the least.
My, my, my -- and all I said was that I believe Adam spoke a language that later came to be used by the largest empire on the face of the earth -- you know, where the sun never set?
The British Empire, chief -- the sun never sits on the British Empire.
