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Lets see who's who.
Earth before the Sun and stars or Sun and stars before the Earth?
Earth before the Sun and stars --Lets see who's who.
Earth before the Sun and stars or Sun and stars before the Earth?
I'll have a try. I think this is about right.
light
stars
water (in the universe)
earth/water on earth/land/atmosphere (firmament is meaningless)
moon
first aquatic life
insects
angiosperms/birds
grass
whales
Modern humans (if that is what you mean by man and woman)
PS There were plants long before there were angiosperms and I don't if by water you mean H2O or liquid water.
Ending there, as well.
It's a long story, but I have my own theory as to [one of] the reasons 9/11 and Aum Shinri Kyo (sp.?) went down.
Long story short, AV thinks the atheists incited the Muslims who crashed into the WTC and the Japanese cultist who gassed the subway.
You're kidding?
Is he kidding AV?
Certainly sounds like something he'd prattle.
I can't remember the whole conversation, but the argument goes something like this:I guess. The path is short from one crazed conspiracy theory to another.
Still, is it right AV? I'd have this from the horse's mouth.
I can't remember the whole conversation, but the argument goes something like this:
In a conversation I had earlier, I asked if atheists (or scientists) went after the Muslims as vehemently as they do us.
Thanks. I used to think of the US as a sort of Christian nation. I think that was a mistaken notion, despite the millions of Christians there.Here is an excellent book on this subject:
I had the pleasure of conversing with Dr. Grady in person.
It is the last course in my BS Computer Science degree. I wasn't excited about taking it, but it is an interesting subject. I am beginning to notice things around me that I never noticed in the past.hee hee.
My favorites were a historical geology course, and a paleo course.
i took them coz my boyfriend was in them, now Im glad I did!
Why are you taking geology?
I can't remember the whole conversation, but the argument goes something like this:
In a conversation I had earlier, I asked if atheists (or scientists) went after the Muslims as vehemently as they do us.
Someone (Wiccan Child, I think) said, Yes, in fact, on the Muslim servers, they go after the Muslims worse than they go after us.
And it occurred to me that, since we're pestered to hunt witches or else we're hypocrites; are the Muslims pestered to handle the "Great Satan" as well; and WC said, "yes".
Therefore I conclude that atheists have pestered Muslims in the past to 'do something', just as we're pestered to 'do something'; and I assume that, on the Japanese servers, the Hindu were pestered to 'do something'.
I'm not saying that's why they did it, I'm just saying they were pestered to "do something".
ETA: I found part of the conversation here: 29
Erm. Well in a sense... The deed on 9-11 didn't happen in a vacuum. But death, destruction, war and nation-scale theft was more to blame than Internet discussions. And - I should add - those American presidents who have meddled in the middle east with death war and more as consequence have all been Christian. In word if not in deed. So.. Don't blame atheist chatter for that when others oppress, kill, maim and steal
AV has been incapable of comprehending that that we don't want him burning witches. We're merely curious as to why, as a self-professed literalist, he doesn't follow the Bible in that respect.
No one says we are infallible. Strawman. God is. Jesus spoke of the flood, and etc. Take it or leave it...are the options. I take it. Better cool your jets palsy, on the wild eyed accusations. Play nice. Science is satanic, yes. But that is not personal, sunny.

No one says we are infallible. Strawman. God is. Jesus spoke of the flood, and etc. Take it or leave it...are the options. I take it. Better cool your jets palsy, on the wild eyed accusations. Play nice. Science is satanic, yes. But that is not personal, sunny.