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Lake Suigetsu, the Flood and Objects of Known Age

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Heh, so would a Voodoo ritual.
Ya ... I should have expected something cute.

I just thought you were going to deny it on principle, but that little cut was just too tempting, wasn't it?
 
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Well finding people to believe something is no big trick. Finding evidence for your particular beliefs seems to be a task beyond your ability.
Welcome to the world of faith ... where evidence can take a hike.
 
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Ya ... I should have expected something cute.

I just thought you were going to deny it on principle, but that little cut was just too tempting, wasn't it?

I don't deny things "on principle", I have heuristics that I use to form preliminary opinions but am happy to say that my opinions are provisional on newer and better evidence.
 
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Well finding people to believe something is no big trick.
Oh it was a big trick alright! There was a death sentence for being a false prophet in ancient Israel. The prophets that made it into the book did so because they were real and tried and tested!! What they said about the future was then taken seriously. It was quite a trick having Israel destroyed and taken captive! Quite a trick having them return on cue a certain number of years later! Quite a trick to prophesy that the city and temple would be destroyed after Messiah came! In fact all these things did happen. Some trick. I could go on for hours and hours.


Finding evidence for your particular beliefs seems to be a task beyond your ability.
The bible is evidence now! You have failed to produce your required same state past. It is your one trick pony, and it does no tricks any more.


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Oh it was a big trick alright! There was a death sentence for being a false prophet in ancient Israel. The prophets that made it into the book did so because they were real and tried and tested!! What they said about the future was then taken seriously. It was quite a trick having Israel destroyed and taken captive! Quite a trick having them return on cue a certain number of years later! Quite a trick to prophesy that the city and temple would be destroyed after Messiah came! In fact all these things did happen. Some trick. I could go on for hours and hours.
Prophesy that is interpreted after the fact is no big trick either


The bible is evidence now! You have failed to produce your required same state past. It is your one trick pony, and it does no tricks any more.


one-trick-pony-200x132.jpg

How does it feel to be on the bottom?
 
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Prophesy that is interpreted after the fact is no big trick either
Name one that was from the bible! That will be a trick.

How does it feel to be on the bottom?
Hold on, I'll grab an evo and ask.......apparently they think it is fine.
 
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LOL "I'm right. You're wrong"
And that is meant to be convincing in some way? :D

Do you understand the flow of history and the spiritual and the plan and workings of God? Do you understand the things coming on the earth? Well, we sure know that most do not! Want to understand?
 
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Do you understand the flow of history and the spiritual and the plan and workings of God? Do you understand the things coming on the earth? Well, we sure know that most do not! Want to understand?

What makes you think that you understand?
 
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I don't deny things "on principle", I have heuristics that I use to form preliminary opinions but am happy to say that my opinions are provisional on newer and better evidence.
I do too, but I call them Boolean standards.

I like your word better though!
 
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Do you understand the flow of history and the spiritual and the plan and workings of God? Do you understand the things coming on the earth? Well, we sure know that most do not! Want to understand?

If he does, there is little point in waiting for you to explain any of it!
 
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What makes you think that you understand?
Did I say I did!? :)

Actually I think I do somewhat. But keep in mind that prophesy I cited is primarily for the time of the very end (after the Rapture--Tribulation).
 
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Oh it was a big trick alright! There was a death sentence for being a false prophet in ancient Israel. The prophets that made it into the book did so because they were real and tried and tested!! What they said about the future was then taken seriously. It was quite a trick having Israel destroyed and taken captive! Quite a trick having them return on cue a certain number of years later! Quite a trick to prophesy that the city and temple would be destroyed after Messiah came! In fact all these things did happen. Some trick. I could go on for hours and hours.
one-trick-pony-200x132.jpg
Very similar to economists then, where so many diverse predictions are made that some of them have to be correct. Good to know.
 
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