Beats me why anyone would bother debating which belief was the 'correct' one, (where both are based on a rather ambiguously worded book), and then propose a so-called gap 'theory' .. as opposed to addressing the elephant in the room, which is the ambiguity itself(?)Gap theory?
Go with the literal.Beats me why anyone would bother debating which belief was the 'correct' one, (where both are based on a rather ambiguously worded book), and then propose a so-called gap 'theory' .. as opposed to addressing the elephant in the room, which is the ambiguity itself(?)
Don't go x-ing a paragrab or you'll confuse yourself -- (unless that's your goal).So the Bible should ALWAYS be interpreted literally in every instance?
Don't go x-ing a paragrab or you'll confuse yourself -- (unless that's your goal).
FYI, the Bible should be taken literally LONG before I was ever born, and LONG after I'm gone.So the Bible should always be taken literally, unless you decide it's not to be taken literally,
I'm not the one confused, Kylie.Kylie said:... and then it doesn't give all the information/it's metaphorical/something else, so you can just pick and choose to avoid dealing with the contradictions created by your position.
FYI, the Bible should be taken literally LONG before I was ever born, and LONG after I'm gone.
I'm not the one confused, Kylie.
Remember back when you gave me a diagram of a three dimensional cube, with lines showing:
... and wanted me to label them with FOUR dimensions?
- up and down
- side to side
- in and out
I'm still shaking my head over that one.
What about it?But what about in the here-and-now?
Ya -- Paul missed it by seven, didn't he?Kylie said:Don't blame me for that. YOU are the one who claimed that there were four different dimensions,
I did no such thing.Kylie said:... and then when it came time to put your money where you mouth is, ran back to the position that two of them were the same thing, just with different names.
What about it?
Ya -- Paul missed it by seven, didn't he?
Don't scientists claim there are eleven dimensions?
I did no such thing.
See, Kylie.
This is what I mean when I say that when you guys fight this stuff tooth and nail, you end up confusing yourselves beyond understanding.
Paul mentions four dimensions of space.Seems to me that all it means is that you posted something nonsensical and then, when you are called out on it, you claim that you have some greater understanding of it that we poor feeble atheists just can't grasp.
Then so is everyone else who mentions there are four (or more) dimensions of space.I did.
Paul was wrong.
Wasn't Paul talking about 4 dimensions of Love? That sounds mystical and not very literal.Paul mentions four dimensions of space.
Deal with it in your own way.
Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,Wasn't Paul talking about 4 dimensions of Love? That sounds mystical and not very literal.
Then so is everyone else who mentions there are four (or more) dimensions of space.
Especially if they mention eleven!
Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Ya, but he's using dimensions of space to do it.
Kinda like saying, "I have a ton of paperwork to do."
Even if it's not a literal 2000 pounds of paperwork, it's being emphasized by an existing unit of weight.
In other words, if tons didn't exist as units of weight, that statement wouldn't make any sense.
Once again, just so you won't understand further:If there are three dimensions of space, then Paul was wrong when he said there were four.
If there are eleven dimensions of space, then Paul was wrong when he said there were four.
If you want me to accept that Paul was right, then show me the evidence that there are four - no more, no less - dimensions of space.
I think Paul was talking more in a metaphysical sense of Love.Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Ya, but he's using dimensions of space to do it.
Kinda like saying, "I have a ton of paperwork to do."
Even if it's not a literal 2000 pounds of paperwork, it's being emphasized by an existing unit of weight.
In other words, if tons didn't exist as units of weight, that statement wouldn't make any sense.
For the second time, he used real existing planes of existence to do it.I think Paul was talking more in a metaphysical sense of Love.
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