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Originally Posted by Lyricb  SithLord, I hear what you're saying, and I understand your point of view. I wasn't saying that dinosaurs never existed, I'm just saying that just because mention wasn't made of their existence in the Bible that doesn't mean Christians think they never existed. |
Lyric, all due respect I think his point wasn't that Christians are naive enough... or for that matter even have a choice anymore since there is proof.... to deny that dinosaurs existed. I think his point was to say how do you explain their nonexistance in the bible? I find that at the point in the argument when that question is asked Christians usually pull out the "faith" issue in lieu of a proper answer. So I'm curious.
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Originally Posted by Lyricb As far as the Adam and Eve business, using the phrase "the way the Bible is written..." is indicative of an interpretation. I see where you're coming from in all your ideas, but no counterpoints will shake my faith. |
Again I'm curious. How do you explain all of the passages where Adam and Eve are talking and writing? There's interpretation and then there's good old fashioned reading comprehension 101.
This is not an attack. I'm just extremely fascinated at how when faced with utter inconcistencies and other things that have been flat out proven wrong by science today people still base their faith on the bible. Just saying the bible isn't the only book available on the subject
The bottom line for me is that the bible was written in a time when the human race was so young and our knowledge was so limited that we needed it to help explain things and satisfy our curiosity long enough for us to find the answers ourselves. The struggle comes now that we are finding those answers some of us still cling to those old answers. Some out of pure tradition and others unfortunately (religious leaders) because it is the last remnant of their withering power over the masses.
I ask you.... when you talk about heaven do you still point up into the atmosphere where planes fly today and satelites fly above that with digital imagery of the entire planet? Remember how before man ever believed we could fly we believed heaven was "up there"?