Flat Earth

[OnePath]

I don't think that is accurate language. God used the only language that people could understand. He was not trying to give detailed information. The bible is not a technical instruction manual.

So, His comparison was purpously inaccurate?

Are you seriously not going to respond? Your explaination made it sound like God deceived His people over something as simple as the shape of a ball. Is that what you are saying ot not? If you think He did, fine, just say so, if you think He didn't, then please share your understanding of how the comparison of the tent demonstrates a spinning ball hurtling through space. What is your position?

 

[Lost4words]

In what way?

Ordinary (Very rich) people get to see the earth from space and confirm it is a sphere..

 

[JohnEmmett]

The goal is to let scripture speak. Not for us to speak for scripture.

perhaps the writers of the scriptures were naive…

spiritual people often are…

but they're right about spiritual matters…

(this makes all the difference)

 

[OnePath]

Ordinary (Very rich) people get to see the earth from space and confirm it is a sphere..

Hate to burst your bubble, but ordinary people also say they can 'confirm' its a sphere while flying in an airplane. If they think it's a sphere, then that's what they will see. It's called confirmation bias.

 

[JohnEmmett]

If they think it's a sphere, then that's what they will see. It's called confirmation bias.

from the moon?

 

[OnePath]

from the moon?

Are you thinking they actually went to the moon? That's funny.

 

[Job 33:6]

perhaps the writers of the scriptures were naive…

spiritual people often are…

but they're right about spiritual matters…

(this makes all the difference)

I think this is the most plausible explanation.

 

[JohnEmmett]

Are you thinking they actually went to the moon? That's funny.

at different times… humanity has the ability of space travel


they had this ability in the time of Atlantis


(only because they stole the technology…)

 

[OnePath]

at different times… humanity has the ability of space travel


they had this ability in the time of Atlantis


(only because they stole the technology…)

I understand your perspective, but we will have to agree to disagree on this point.

 

[Lost4words]

Hate to burst your bubble, but ordinary people also say they can 'confirm' its a sphere while flying in an airplane. If they think it's a sphere, then that's what they will see. It's called confirmation bias.

Lol.....conspiracy people!

 

[OnePath]

Lol.....conspiracy people!

That's it? That's what you have to say? Ok. Suit yourself.

 

[d taylor]

The question is if governments and scientist/science admitted to a flat stationary earth. Would that draw people away from God/ The Bible.

Because the globe/evolutionary kind of science sure has drawn people away from God and has brought forth many unbelievers.

 

[JohnEmmett]

Because the globe/evolutionary kind of science sure has drawn people away from God and has brought forth many unbelievers.

they consider Christians crazy (or misguided at least)


talk of flat earth is not helping…

 

[Lost4words]

That's it? That's what you have to say? Ok. Suit yourself.

Cant argue with 'conspiracy' people

 

[LeGato]

FLAT EARTHERS PROVE THE EARTH IS FLAT BIBLICALLY AND SCIENTIFICALLY!!!

1 Chronicles 16:30: “He has fixed the earth firm, immovable.”
Psalm 93:1: “Thou hast fixed the earth immovable and firm ...”
Psalm 96:10: “He has fixed the earth firm, immovable ...”
Psalm 104:5: “Thou didst fix the earth on its foundation so that it never can be shaken.”
Isaiah 45:18: “...who made the earth and fashioned it, and himself fixed it fast...”
and various verses that insinuate a dome and immovable earth now these are complete misconstruing of scripture to make arguments such as these is all subjective I need true proof the Earth is Flat begin.

I wholeheartedly agree, and that is my belief...that the earth is flat, and we are more common than people think.

 

[OnePath]

Cant argue with 'conspiracy' people

The more one understands the flat earth concept, the more one realizes the 'conspiracy' is on the side of the globe earth. So, if you are saying I won't be able to argue with you about it, then I believe you. Take care.

 

[Lost4words]

The more one understands the flat earth concept, the more one realizes the 'conspiracy' is on the side of the globe earth. So, if you are saying I won't be able to argue with you about it, then I believe you. Take care.

 

[JohnEmmett]

when you take the stance that scripture can't be wrong


then what happens to your faith… when you find it is wrong


you should realize… scripture is just another scripture

 

[essentialsaltes]

I don't accept your personal exegesis of it. I accept what it says, but I don't use a hyper-literal method to do so.

We don't have to be "hyper-literal". We just need to think about what the ancient authors would have known and believed. To understand what they wrote, we have to put ourselves in their shoes.

Do you deny we have crafts etc in space?

The ancients did not have crafts in space.

The stars are not part of the Earth's atmosphere. They are extremely far away.

The ancients did not know that.

They do appear to be close but it is an optical illusion

The ancients had no way of knowing they were deceived by this appearance.

This is not saying there is water in space because there is no water in space.

The ancients did not know that. The ancients did not know what 'space' was.

we have been to space and no water is there.

The ancients did not know that. The ancients did not know what 'space' was. The ancients had never been to space.

I think the problem is not that my reading is hyper-literal, but that your reading is anachronistic. The text was written by people who did not have the advantage of your knowledge. When they talk about rain falling through windows, you immediately think, "Oh, what a splendid metaphor! Of course we really know that..."

But the people who wrote it did not know that.

 

[JohnEmmett]

The ancients did not know that.

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