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And history proves that
Why is it most religious folk seem to ignore all history besides what is written in the bible?
Originally posted by RyanFromCan
Originally posted by Deetermined
reply to post by Garfee
I'm doubting someone would come up with such a lengthy list to prove a point in a made up story.
2nd.
Have you ever read the Harry Potter series including Bettle the Bard?, the Lord of The Rings trilogy? The Chronicles of Narnia? any other series where character development was well rounded?
Take the Star Wars franchise, the 3 original movies were actually in the middle of the story, the writer wrote what became the first 3 movies(prequels), and another 3 after the first set, to develop characters, and their back stories.
Just saying.edit on 4/10/2012 by RyanFromCan because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Deetermined
Originally posted by RyanFromCan
Originally posted by Deetermined
reply to post by Garfee
I'm doubting someone would come up with such a lengthy list to prove a point in a made up story.
2nd.
Have you ever read the Harry Potter series including Bettle the Bard?, the Lord of The Rings trilogy? The Chronicles of Narnia? any other series where character development was well rounded?
Take the Star Wars franchise, the 3 original movies were actually in the middle of the story, the writer wrote what became the first 3 movies(prequels), and another 3 after the first set, to develop characters, and their back stories.
Just saying.edit on 4/10/2012 by RyanFromCan because: (no reason given)
I'm still betting that none of these stories have one single character in which the author went back 76 generations in detail to explain their origin.
Originally posted by Carseller4
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by Xcathdra
Can you show me the photographs of Adam and Eve so I can see their bellybuttons? Thanks.
Go to yahoo or google and type in adam and eve and click pictures.
When Adam and Eve was created there was no cameras or photography.
Photographs did not exist until the early 1820's.
Everything on earth will perish. 18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. 19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. 20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. 21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.”
Originally posted by MobiusShaun
reply to post by micmerci
Genesis 5:32-10:1
Everything on earth will perish. 18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. 19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. 20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. 21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.”
Any questions?
How did my version differ?
You say he didn't travel to other continents?? So the animals on other continents perished? Or .........
It is the most illogical story ever told. It is sad and humorous at the same time. How can so many self described "Intelligent People", believe anything written in that fictional book.
Religion is the only thing on this planet that is faith based. There is not one single ounce of proof that there is a god, heaven or hell. Nothing - notta, except a book written by man.
Religion is a crutch for weak minded people, who other wise would not be able to deal with death and dying in a rational way. If the productive masses have belief, they will be much more productive when loved ones die. It's an ancient trick on humanity. Your mothers death is much easier to stomach, if the hope of a heavenly reunion is present. If your ok with being tricked, dream on little dreamer.
One day, modern day religion will be laughed at (even more than it is now), like the religions that worshiped a sun god.
If you do a little research, you'll find that the bible / Christianity / Catholicism and the many different flavors, are simply a flavor of a earlier religion that pre dated jesus and god. It is a well proven form of civilization control. If you question it's validity, you'll simply be told to "have Faith." Its a racket, a fraud and frankly proof that our species has not evolved much mentally in the last 6000 years.
I still don't believe that the stated 88% worldwide believers, polled in 2005, is accurate. I believe that at least 25% of those people have an issue with being honest with themselves. They are essentially "hedging their bets"
Many religious people see it like this "What does it hurt to believe" - If he doesn't exist I am dead and gone, and if he does, I'll be in heaven with my loved ones. Denying science like closing your eyes to hide from danger.
edit on 10-4-2012 by MobiusShaun because: (no reason given)
Modern man is about 150-200,000 years old, and they shared the Earth with some unfriendly and giant predators as well as other hominids. About 20,000 or so years ago the Ice Age began, and about 10,000 years later it ended rather suddenly, bringing huge floods around the world.
Originally posted by micmerci
reply to post by Chewingonmushrooms
By the same token, logic dictates that if mankind were millions of years upon this earth that there would be WAY more than 7 billion people on the planet today. It is simple exponential mathematics.
Originally posted by Chewingonmushrooms
reply to post by micmerci
No not necessarily.
1) Limitations on food.
2) Immunity to diseases (or lack of)
3) Number of predators
4) Average life span
5) Nutritional deficiency
6) Available hospitable land mass to accomadate.
Many of those factors were not conquered until the 18th century. Number one on that list would be food limitations which were checked until petro-based fertilizers were invented which happened in the turn of the 20th century (green revolution) which provided a baby boom which saw population grow from 1.0 billion in 1850 to 7.1 billion today. Before 1850 population pretty much remained steady due to those checks.