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Nope -- It uses geocentric terminology, so as to maintain Its ease of understanding the passage and teachability (to little children).
Refusing to admit something for the satisfaction of non-believers has nothing to do with honesty (or the lack thereof).How about being a little more honest about fallibility?
I'm not sure who you mean by 'they', but for the record, I wasn't aware Joshua was writing about the configuration of our solar system.They wrote about things the way they understood them... not necessarily how they really were.
You know -- behind bars -- for marching off on a crusade to find a witch, putting her through the inquisition, then killing her.Not sure what that is refering to.
That's a rather arrogant statement, isn't it? And not one I agree with at all.Refusing to admit something for the satisfaction of non-believers has nothing to do with honesty (or the lack thereof).
That's a very interesting interpretation... however, I have often questioned whether Jesus ever claimed to be God. If I am correct, then his refusal to "admit" he was God was simply a refutation of a fallacy.Even Jesus refused to 'admit' He was God, using the inquisition's terminology.
"They" refers to the authors.I'm not sure who you mean by 'they', but for the record, I wasn't aware Joshua was writing about the configuration of our solar system.
If you agreed with my interpretation of scripture, you would not think that the bible means you should hunt witches, or start a crusade.You know -- behind bars -- for marching off on a crusade to find a witch, putting her through the inquisition, then killing her.
Thanks for clarifying.If you agreed with my interpretation of scripture, you would not think that the bible means you should hunt witches, or start a crusade.
Thanks for clarifying.
What was it you called me the other day?
You are a "cut above", Split Rock --
(Actually, I'm serious. I find you much easier to talk to that most of the others, due to your knowledge of theological doctrine.)
But perhaps he was right! After all it was not till the Nicene creed (300 years after the death of Christ) that Jesus was made God. Jesus never claimed to be God! There is nowhere in the Bible that he claims to be God.Refusing to admit something for the satisfaction of non-believers has nothing to do with honesty (or the lack thereof).
Even Jesus refused to 'admit' He was God, using the inquisition's terminology.
Would you say you and your father are yacheed or echad, though?The I and my father are one is something I can say about my father too.
The sun does not rise. This is only possible if the sun orbits the Earth. So what do scientists mean by "sunrise"?God commanded the Sun to stop (Isaiah 40:22 & Job 26:7) This is only possible if the sun orbits the Earth. Otherwise God would have commanded the Earth to stop!
Would you say you and your father are yacheed or echad, though?
How about this one?
Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Or this doosey?
1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
What was the scientific reasoning behind this? As far as I know, there wasn't much actual science in medicine before the nineteenth century.In most careers, being wrong too often is grounds for dismissal. False prophets in ancient kingdoms were stoned or shamed out of town. Only in science, it seems, can experts consistently get it wrong, and not only keep their jobs, but be highly esteemed as experts.
Shall we name a few at random?
Mercury was once the most popular medicinal metal a famed cure for syphilis, indigestion, old age and almost everything else,
Dentistry in the middle of the 20th century wasn't exactly quick or easy in my experience.If the brain wasn't working right, why not just take part of it out? That was kind of the logic behind lobotomies, a practice that came of age in the middle of the 20th century. Doctors claimed the "ice-pick-to-the-freaking-eye" method of lobotomy would be as quick and easy as a trip to the dentist.
Was it science that sold patent medicines? Science, well chemists, discovered these compounds and how to make them and doctors noted how people react to them - but I don't think that "science" sold these syrups.Before the government stepped in science sold soothing syrups for children that contained morphine, codeine, heroin, opium and even cannabis.
Then by all means, do it for those you think would understand -- like your contemporaries.
Feel free to tell them who used science to commit atrocities; don't let lil' ol' me stop you.
Mid- or Late Jurassic at the latest, but could be even earlier if I forgot something. Archaeopteryx is Late Jurassic, and off the top of my head Pedopenna and Anchiornis are both older. Bird-birds are Early Cretaceous onward.I am not sure when did those fake birds appeared. I guess it is in late Cretaceous.
It turned this sort of animal into this, this, this and this, among others.So, what did evolution do to the dinosaur during Triassic and Jurassic time?
... yeah. They really didn't. You seem completely unaware of dinosaur diversity and history. Dinosaurs being popular as they are, that's probably one of the easiest gaps of scientific knowledge to fill in... (And they are one area where Wikipedia tends to be a good source.)And why did dinosaurs "wait" till Cretaceous to change?
A wasp nest is not part of the wasp. Making paper is not a unique function of the wasp body. Most wasp species do quite fine without paper nests. So what?Fire is not part of us. Raise fire is not a unique function of our body. We do not need fire to survive.
One, it's not the definition of random, two, I've just shown it wrong in front of your eyes.Random means no trend. What is wrong with that?
And the random defined the trend.(your little program defined the random, not the trend).
*points to Lion Hearted's post*, although with caveats.Evolution is random. Why is it not?
FWIW, I'm still not sure if it's right to say natural selection is not random. It defines a statistical trend, sure, but good genes don't guarantee reproductive success.Mutation is random, and is not the only thing that occurs in evolution. Natural selection is not a random process at all.
I swear that I and many others have brought this up to you before.
Hey look, AV trying to make it about geocentrism instead of addressing the point. I must be a prophet.
Indeed, those terms are not strictly correct.
None of the above have enything to do with Jesus claiming to be God!Would you say you and your father are yacheed or echad, though?
How about this one?
Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Or this doosey?
1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
None of the above have enything to do with Jesus claiming to be God!
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