My Perspective Challenge

[TLK Valentine]

Thank you.

There's also Psalm 104:5 to consider.

 

[AV1611VET]

There's also Psalm 104:5 to consider.

As well as Biblical inerrancy.

 

[TLK Valentine]

As well as Biblical inerrancy.

Isn't that what we're testing with this experiment?

 

[AV1611VET]

Isn't that what we're testing with this experiment?

Among other things, such as:

Testing your (plural) reluctance to ask for clarification before replying; reluctance to reply with your own clarification; willingness to ridicule.

 

[FrumiousBandersnatch]

Testing your (plural) reluctance to ask for clarification before replying; reluctance to reply with your own clarification; willingness to ridicule.

When are you going to post the results?

 

[AV1611VET]

When are you going to post the results?

From Post 55:

If you'll notice, professor of literature, Ken-1122 and mzungu gave the best answers, since they justified them.

 

[FrumiousBandersnatch]

From Post 55:

That's it?

Meh.

 

[AV1611VET]

That's it?

Meh.

That's why they're called "challenges".

 

[TLK Valentine]

Among other things, such as:

Testing your (plural) reluctance to ask for clarification before replying; reluctance to reply with your own clarification; willingness to ridicule.

Wasn't your entire point of this thread to ridicule non-believers? have you not accomplished your objective?

 

[Kylie]

Just using your own philosophy against you.

Here's a prime example:

Joshua 10:13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

Of the three choices below, what is the best way for a scientist to interpret this passage?

1. Employ general relativity and interpret the passage literally from the standpoint of the point of the observer; God used an amanuensis to write the passage.

2. Assume ignorance on the part of the author, who was assuming geocentrism; God had nothing to do with its authorship and preservation.

3. Treat the passage as inconclusive; pending further stipulation.

(Please answer this.)

4. The whole story is nothing but a fable.

 

[GrowingSmaller]

The fastest "on earth" is the cheetah, as its a land animal (ie on the earths surface), but whilst on that earth we have Zenos paradoxes to figure. Is it actually moving when its feet are planted on the ground?

 

[AV1611VET]

The fastest "on earth" is the cheetah, as its a land animal (ie on the earths surface),

Thank you, sir!

... but whilst on that earth we have Zenos paradoxes to figure. Is it actually moving when its feet are planted on the ground?

Affirmative.

Its center of mass is always moving forward, even though its feet aren't.

Put another way:

Although it's being digitally propelled, its forward motion is analog.

 

[GrowingSmaller]

Do the fire flies move at light speed?

 

[Kylie]

Do the fire flies move at light speed?

They light they produce does....

 

[AV1611VET]

The light they produce does....

Correct.

 

[Diamond7]

There are sentences in the English language that can be understood when spoken, yet can't be correctly written as spoken.

Actually, the Bible was made to be spoken and not written. Hebrew does not even have any sentence structure. We see this in the dead sea scroll. The Bible is like having the lyrics without the notes.

The statement "the Hebrew Bible is like having the lyrics without the notes" is a metaphor that is often used to describe the relationship between the text of the Hebrew Bible and the tradition of oral interpretation and commentary that has grown up around it.

 

[AV1611VET]

Actually, the Bible was made to be spoken and not written.

Job 19:23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!

Jeremiah 30:2 Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

Revelation 1:11a Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia;

 

[Diamond7]

Revelation 1:11a Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia;

John was given a scroll and told to “Take it and eat it,” Revelation 10:10. We see the same with Ezekiel 3:1 “Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.”

What is interesting is that our prayers are to be a sweet smelling aroma before God. Revelation 8:4 "And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand."

This is actually how I pray: "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." (Hebrews 4:16)