"Embedded Age" Requires Fake Fossils

[AV1611VET]

That verse was written by a human, not a supernatural deity.

Are you familiar with the art of amanuensis?

 

[Loudmouth]

Are you familiar with the art of amanuensis?

Are you familiar with the art of making stuff up?

 

[RickG]

Are you familiar with the art of amanuensis?

What does that have to do with the topic of this thread?

 

[lewiscalledhimmaster]

I have always found that to be an . . . . interesting comment. If I replaced the word God with Thor in that same passage, and you read it, would you become a believer in Thor? Probably not, right? If it wouldn't convince you to believe in a god you presently don't believe in, why do you think it would convince us?

Actually of all the books, in this case songs, I've found these to be very comforting even to someone who has zero faith. I often remember a colleague who when tempted by vision of pure delight (in his case a beautiful woman) would recite a passage from there.

It's also known that soldiers in some of the most horrific scenes, witnessing horrors untold would evoke the name of God -- even if it were just to say, "OH MY GOD!!!!!" (then again they were probably right : http://www.nobeliefs.com/DarkBible/darkbible3.htm )

 

[bhsmte]

Are you familiar with the art of amanuensis?

What about it?

 

[AV1611VET]

What about it?

It means someone can be the author of something that someone else typed.

 

[Loudmouth]

It's also known that soldiers in some of the most horrific scenes, witnessing horrors untold would evoke the name of God -- even if it were just to say, "OH MY GOD!!!!!"

I have even heard Christians praise the name of Thor once a week, on the 5th day of each week.

 

[Loudmouth]

It means someone can be the author of something that someone else typed.

They can also make it up and falsely claim supernatural inspiration.

 

[bhsmte]

It means someone can be the author of something that someone else typed.

Sure. Where is the evidence for this dictation?

 

[AV1611VET]

They can also make it up and falsely claim supernatural inspiration.

I highly, highly doubt that.

My wife is a secretary of a Fortune 100 company, and I can ASSURE you, if she "makes it up," she'll be working in the mail room (if she's lucky).

 

[Loudmouth]

I highly, highly doubt that.

My wife is a secretary of a Fortune 100 company, and I can ASSURE you, if she "makes it up," she'll be working in the mail room.

That's because her boss is real.

Do you think Muhammad was making it up? He didn't get fired.

 

[bhsmte]

I highly, highly doubt that.

My wife is a secretary of a Fortune 100 company, and I can ASSURE you, if she "makes it up," she'll be working in the mail room.

Does your wife, type about things that happened 50-80 years ago, that was only passed down by verbal means and with nothing to corroborate the stories?

 

[lewiscalledhimmaster]

They can also make it up and falsely claim supernatural inspiration.

Yes, there's need to be some credibility to any text which was claimed to be authored directly, partly or even second, third, fourth etc. hand. Hmm?

 

[AV1611VET]

Sure. Where is the evidence for this dictation?

The letter itself contains the evidence.

The secretary puts his/her initials in the closure.

 

[lewiscalledhimmaster]

Does your wife, type about things that happened 50-80 years ago, that was only passed down by verbal means and with nothing to corroborate the stories?

Weren't the quotes from Paul's letters -- who contest authorship?

 

[Loudmouth]

The letter itself contains the evidence.

The letter is the claim, not the evidence. If you really believed that, then you would accept the Quran since the Quran says it was dictated by Allah.

 

[bhsmte]

The letter itself contains the evidence.

The secretary puts his/her initials in the closure.

The letter is evidence that a letter was written.

Where is the evidence what was written in the letter is true?

 

[Loudmouth]

Yes, there's need to be some credibility to any text which was claimed to be authored directly, partly or even second, third, fourth etc. hand. Hmm?

There needs to be even more credibility when the authorship is claimed to be supernatural.

 

[AV1611VET]

Does your wife, type about things that happened 50-80 years ago, that was only passed down by verbal means and with nothing to corroborate the stories?

She types what she's told to type.

In her case, it's called "dictation" or "mechanical inspiration."

God, however, used a different kind of "dictation," called "verbal plenary inspiration," in which He let His amanuenses use their own terminology and style of writing, so long as they conveyed pure Truth and the subject He wanted written.

 

[RickG]

She types what she's told to type.

In her case, it's called "dictation" or "mechanical inspiration."

God, however, used a different kind of "dictation," called "verbal plenary inspiration," in which He let His amanuenses use their own terminology and style of writing, so long as they conveyed pure Truth and the subject He wanted written.

Can you just for once not derail the topic of a thread? Please contribute to the subject of the thread. It shouldn't be hard since it is something you believe in.