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Originally posted by stereologist
reply to post by Deetermined
So, Stereo, everyone's starting to realize that they can't rely on "truth" to come from government or science. Scientists will try to debunk all of their theories, just as you have, and they aren't buying it. They know that ancient civilizations relied more on God than we do, because they had more of a need to. So, when the Bible tells them to be looking for great earthquakes and signs from the heavens, that's exactly what they're going to do. The Bible says that life as we know it will come to an end and their spirits feel it. There is no "logical" or worldly explanation for that. I think the last Bible verse I posted (20) says it all, don't you?
This thread is intended to allow people to identify the 2012 disinfo agents and to give some reasoning for that.
For example, here you claim that I debunk all of their theories. Maybe I did or I did not. The issue here is really sorts of theories I debunked, or attacked, or whatever.
As to ancient civilizations and god I believe they were more in tune to gods. Isn't it possible that the religious issues had more to deal with a lack of knowledge of the world rather than anything else. As people learn more they move away from gods controlling the world to gods directing their spirituality and morality. At one point in time there was a simpler dichotomy of the sacred world and the non-sacred or profane world. A wall around the temple or the door to the temple or the rise to an elevated platform formed a barrier between the two.
These verses from one of the gospels of the new testament mentions events that can be detected. Suppose our quest is to detect great earthquakes. Can't we rely on science to do the detection. The same for these other statements of pestilence famine and signs from heaven? To that end I am not sure. The problem is the vagueness of the claims. What is a great sign from heaven? Is it a comet? Is it an impact? Is it an extraordinarily beautiful sunset?
My problem is that the bible is a terrible record of the world as we know it. Starting in genesis there are 2 creation myths. We know they are separate and different since they have the origin of life in different orders. Then there is the flood and today there is only evidence against a global flood. Take exodus. The archaeological record says no exodus in so many ways. With all of these major failures is there any reason to believe what is written by Luke probably 60 or 70 or more years after the death of Jesus?
What I do see in the bible is an important collection of life lessons. These are lessons that are possibly eternal. they apply to us and into the foreseeable future. As far as the history and prophecy go I don't buy into it since the history seems to be wrong.
Originally posted by ColAngus
Don't flatter yourself with the disinfo agent thing.
The government doesn't give 2 #'s about whether you believe there's a conspiracy or not. They're not worried about anyone on this board panicing, let alone blowing the proverbial whistle. Have at it though. Knock yourself out with your inflated importance.
Your disinfo agents are just informed folks peddling common sense and actual facts. The nerve.
I'm not sure I understand what the 2 creation myths are that you talk about in the Bible. As for the archaeological record, it's imperfect, God isn't. Luke was inspired by God, archaeology isn't. God will only allow archaeologists to dig up the truth when he's ready for man to know what it is. For now, God wants us to practice faith.
Tell me again what part of the history of the Bible is wrong. Please share more.
As for the government, there are too many reports of Facebook and Twitter interfering with accounts that are promoting the "Occupy Wall Street" protests. I do believe that they are trying to control information at least in that area. However, I don't believe Stereo understands why so many people are rejecting traditional science right now and searching for new answers.
Originally posted by stereologist
reply to post by Deetermined
I did not say land I stated plants. Your list of days is from myth 1.
1:11 plants day 3
1:26 man day 6
In chapter 2 the events are reversed with man made first.
In chapter 1 man and woman are created at the same time
In chapter 2 man is made and then woman made
In chapter 1 animals are made before man
In chapter 2 animals are made after man
Clearly the stories present incompatible orders, i.e. there are 2 different creation myths.
A date earlier than 1481 BC is needed for the Exodus.
You obviously skipped through all of the information without reading it thoroughly. There is an explanation for everything you mentioned in the link and you're choosing to overlook it or you're not reading it at all. For example, the article explains at least twice how the dates for the Exodus were changed based on previous theories, they didn't try to make it fit. You're trying to deceive anyone else from reading it. Are you sure you're not one of those disinfo agents?
I can't explain your inability to read the Bible and understand it. There are MANY repeats in the Bible. Some of the same stories are told in different books as well. I obviously can't help you with that.
Originally posted by stereologist
reply to post by Deetermined
You obviously skipped through all of the information without reading it thoroughly. There is an explanation for everything you mentioned in the link and you're choosing to overlook it or you're not reading it at all. For example, the article explains at least twice how the dates for the Exodus were changed based on previous theories, they didn't try to make it fit. You're trying to deceive anyone else from reading it. Are you sure you're not one of those disinfo agents?
The dates are only 1 issue. They are not the important issues. There is no evidence that exodus ever happened.
Dates have been bandied about for all sorts of biblical claims. Picking a date for an event that has no evidence is hardly showing that the event existed.
I can't explain your inability to read the Bible and understand it. There are MANY repeats in the Bible. Some of the same stories are told in different books as well. I obviously can't help you with that.
There are lots of different interpretations of the bible. Are you now trying to provide an alternative interpretation of exodus and the flood to fake your way past the failure of these events and others in the bible?
No matter what date is chosen there is no time in which Egypt had a large Hebrew slave population. Picking a date does not change that fact.