A christian perspective

[Believer69]

Christians believe that the serpent was Satan. If that part could be symbolic, why not the rest? Unless, of course, Satan literally took the form of a snake.

Then you have to take the whole bible has as symbolic. The story of cain and abel. The story of Abraham. The story of Jesus. You cant just pick and choose what is symbolic.

 

[Believer69]

Note that in the ancient world the sun was not necessarily thought to be the source of all light - after all the sky is bright even when the sun is hidden.


Doesnt this show then that is is made my man, not god. That is not from god. That they described only what they knew not the revelation from god.

 

[lesliedellow]

Note that in the ancient world the sun was not necessarily thought to be the source of all light - after all the sky is bright even when the sun is hidden.

They doubtless noticed a general tendency for it to get dark when the sun slipped below the horizon.

 

[lesliedellow]

Note that in the ancient world the sun was not necessarily thought to be the source of all light - after all the sky is bright even when the sun is hidden.

They doubtless noticed a general tendency for it to get dark when the sun slipped below the horizon.

 

[ProScribe]

I can help with a christian perspective. More like a Judeo-Christian worldview? . .

 

[ebia]

They doubtless noticed a general tendency for it to get dark when the sun slipped below the horizon.

Is that because the sun goes down when it gets dark or because it gets dark when the sun goes down?

 

[lesliedellow]

Is that because the sun goes down when it gets dark or because it gets dark when the sun goes down?

I suppose having to squint when they look at the sun might have given them some clue. Although the new atheists tend to credit them with an IQ of 1, they were not completely stupid.

 

[ebia]

I suppose having to squint when they look at the sun might have given them some clue. Although the new atheists tend to credit them with an IQ of 1, they were not completely stupid.

Sun is bright does not imply all light comes from the sun.

 

[ebia]

Note that in the ancient world the sun was not necessarily thought to be the source of all light - after all the sky is bright even when the sun is hidden.

Doesnt this show then that is is made my man, not god. That is not from god. That they described only what they knew not the revelation from god.

It shows that they are describing the theologic message they have about God (whether that's inspired or not) within the scientific framework of their time.

 

[lesliedellow]

It shows that they are describing the theologic message they have about God (whether that's inspired or not) within the scientific framework of their time.

Do you think they were trying to gain their philosophy degrees by looking at something from every possible angle, or would they have drawn the obvious conclusion a five year old might draw from it getting dark when the sun went down.

 

[ebia]

Do you think they were trying to gain their philosophy degrees by looking at something from every possible angle, or would they have drawn the obvious conclusion a five year old might draw from it getting dark when the sun went down.

That the sun doesn't like the dark?