Tell
If you are interested in honestly discussing some of what you said I will try but do keep in mind that most these are things we have gone over a thousand time or more, they are not new.
I will discuss, not argue. Let me know.
Dizredux
Tell, I read your next post. Oh well, never mind.
Honestly discussing? Why bother replying if you are not going to add to the discussion other than to belittle the poster? If you do not want to argue, you are not doing a good job of it by belittling the poster's intelligence.
So when you want to lead by example of honestly discussing something, do lead by example.
And I doubt you can prove that you went over this with me a thousand times before. Mayhap with every creationist at this site, but if that is your criteria for honestly discussing any topic with anyone, then you should not be replying at all; not even to a newbie. See my point?
But since you have a christian icon, let me ask you this, brother. Do you believe in the global flood? If not, then you should know that there are scripture testifying to it as being real.
2 Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
That is no symbolism being given here but a warning of what is to come in relation to a similar cataclysmic event in the past by which the world was judged.
Jesus said the same warning:
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Luke 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
Now you have a choice: you can be offended because of the word and not believe Jesus nor Peter nor the Bible anymore or... you can believe fallible men with their fallible devices wherein some of them just plain do not want to believe in God to fuel the lie of the evolution theory.
Mark 4:16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
1 Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
Romans 3:4God forbid:
yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.