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Wow! Interesting!It's really quite cool! I had to explain this to my brother in-law earlier, so I showed him this video:
YouTube - Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment
Itexplains it fairly well, and simply enough for most of us to understand what it's about. Without all the mathematics.
Neither. Dairy is any product derived from animal milk, and milk can only come from mammals. Meat is the flesh (muscle, etc) or an animal, which an egg is not. I think it's a class of its own.
No, because he's deadCan a man legally marry his widow's sister in the state of Colorado?
A little historical perspective:Which is neither disputed nor relevant. Do you have any evidence that God exists? I could cite endless books on fairies, but that hardly evidences their existence.I can certainly show physical tangible evidence that human beings have been reporting to have a relationship with God since the dawn of recorded human civilization. Every culture on Earth has a word for God in their vocabulary and usually a "Holy Book" describing the relationship between God and man.
No. I deny that God had a role in the Exodus. The Jews may claim that God had a hand in it, and various sacred texts may assert God's role in it, but I see no reason to believe them. Indeed, I saw no reason to believe the Hebrews were ever enslaved by Egypt until I saw archaeological evidence a few years ago.A little historical perspective:
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
Praise be to the LORD, who rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who rescued the people from the hand of the Egyptians...Rom 9:17, Ex 18:10.
Without trying to sound preachy, God was demonstrated (displayed/proclaimed) in the land of Egypt when he rescued the Jewish people from being enslaved there. The nation of Israel was 'born' out of this divine rescue from Egypt.
To deny this divine rescue is to deny Jewish history, to deny Israel as a nation, and even to deny the Jewish people themselves who would not be here today had it not been for this divine rescue.
I don't think they're crazy. I have great respect for the Jewish people. However, like all religious people, I believe they simply learn their myths and legends from their parents and society, and teach it to their own children. Ever telling is different, ever person adds their own twang to it, their own flavour. Over time, these build up.If you trace the history of the Jewish nation back to its origin you will find them enslaved in Egypt and you will also find God who rescued them from that slavery and made them into a nation in the land which they now live.
Just because this rescue did not occur in your life time does not mean it did not occur in theirs. Just ask any Jew who know their history and they will fill you in on more details. Unless you think they're all crazy to make up such a story.
Oh, this is rich. "Unless you agree with me, you're as bad as Holocaust-denial-ists! Or even Hitler!!!!1"I would be careful how you approach them, though, you dont want to sound like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who denied the holocaust.
I have done that before. Didn't work out so well.
A friend of mine tried quantum tunneling through a wall while on a bicycle. (or at least that's how it appeared...) It didn't work, despite being hilarious to watch. Shame it wasn't filmed.
You make it sound like for you seeing is believing, but I know from your belief in dark matter/energy that this is not the case.Indeed, I saw no reason to believe the Hebrews were ever enslaved by Egypt until I saw archaeological evidence a few years ago.
Nah, he should move faster. Then he'll Lorentz contract and be better able to balance!He just needed to move slower.
A LOT slower.
It should also be noted that Abraham (the father of the Hebrews) knew this slavery would occur many years before it actually happened, as the biblical records show:
Then the LORD said to him (Abraham), "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out...”...Gen 15:13-14.
Did the writer make an accurate guess of what would happen to the Hebrews, or was he recording what had already happened?
Or should we just say God knew what would happen and let Abraham know in advance?
Or we could be talking about the Necronomicon of the Mad Arab and we don't even have copies of that.Remember, we are talking about the originally recorded manuscripts here, and not the biblical copies we now have.
Indeed: evidence is believing. Show me evidence of God, and I'll believe.You make it sound like for you seeing is believing, but I know from your belief in dark matter/energy that this is not the case.
Both. During the author's time, slavery was a common punishment for the conquered. The author was stating that, as what happens to downtrodden peoples today, so too will happen to our people in the future.In any case, another confirmation of biblical accuracy.
It should also be noted that Abraham (the father of the Hebrews) knew this slavery would occur many years before it actually happened, as the biblical records show:
Then the LORD said to him (Abraham), "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out......Gen 15:13-14.
Did the writer make an accurate guess of what would happen to the Hebrews, or was he recording what had already happened?
The wording is so vague, and the text so dubious, that it is arbitrary to say God must have had a hand in it: there are far too many alternate possibilities, most of them more probable than 'Goddidit'. So no, I don't think we should say God let Abraham know, not without good reason.Or should we just say God knew what would happen and let Abraham know in advance?
Really? You have access to the original manuscript upon which Genesis was first written down?!Remember, we are talking about the originally recorded manuscripts here, and not the biblical copies we now have.
Sounds like a man who is afraid of truth. Why fight against something you can't defeat. It would be easier for you to just avoid the truth, because fighting against it is pointless. Truth can never be defeated, and a smart man like you should know that.Look, I realize that your god requires you to eradicate all traces of reasoning power from your mind. I am sure everyone here will be glad to bear witness that you have done your best. Now it is time for you to move on.
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