Quote (njaguar @ May 23 2011 02:51pm)

Read my edit. I answered it already with an analogy that fits your temperature example perfectly. Read post #14.



I wonder how many times I've pointed people to post #14 now, and yet they continually result to red herrings, ad hominem attacks, etc.

Oh well.. Anyway, I hope you guys seriously look at what I'm saying here. I'd love for this aspect of science to be corrected, so that this inherent pre-bias will be resolved, and we can move forwards towards getting more accurate dates on things, to either back up the current estimates, or refute them. (I doubt that these posts will make any difference, but hopefully it has illuminated a glaring issue with this specific issue.)

I'm off the PaRD for now, thanks guys, was a fun as always.

Quote (OgreDan @ 23 May 2011 11:53)

Cya Paul. I'm off as well. I've been reading through this and, well, it's the same as always. Same people saying the same things with the same lack of evidence but total belief that they can't be wrong.
inb4someonesays that's Paul and I

Anyhow, a lot of you should look up Kent Hovind's website.

Quote (OgreDan @ May 23 2011 06:53pm)

Cya Paul. I'm off as well. I've been reading through this and, well, it's the same as always. Same people saying the same things with the same lack of evidence but total belief that they can't be wrong.
inb4someonesays that's Paul and I

Anyhow, a lot of you should look up Kent Hovind's website.

Quote (Bad_Ass_MoFo @ May 23 2011 12:29pm)

Did you see the word strictly in my sentence? I didn't say that The Bible should be read entirely from a figurative view. I said:

You have to know what parts are figurative and what parts are literal. This takes a bit of intelligence so I can see why it would be difficult for some of you.

Quote (OgreDan @ May 23 2011 12:45pm)

You know, it's funny, because I was going to say the same thing about Njag. Except that it's you playing Njags part, and he's the smart one Funny how that works right?

/e

Also, to go to the original topic... The bible talks about dinosaurs. Behemoth, Leviathan...etc etc. The term dinosaur wasn't even coined until 1800's. I believe in a young earth. Around 10000 years old. Plain and simple, people say "Oh, it's not possible for Dinosaurs to have lived with man" but I like to differ. Why isn't it possible? Because you assume dinosaurs would have destroyed man? Man, who has managed to kill every creature it's ever found and make it into something tasty and edible? 

Quote (OgreDan @ May 23 2011 12:53pm)

Cya Paul. I'm off as well. I've been reading through this and, well, it's the same as always. Same people saying the same things with the same lack of evidence but total belief that they can't be wrong.
inb4someonesays that's Paul and I

Anyhow, a lot of you should look up Kent Hovind's website.

Quote (ericswanson_19 @ May 23 2011 03:17pm)

I understand it perfectly. Anything involving numbers are figurative such as 7 days, 40 days and being 900 years old.. The 3 days and then resurrection is literal though.. The size of Noah's Ark is also literal. It all makes sense. Anyone with an ounce of intelligence should know this.

Quote (herpderp @ 23 May 2011 12:17)

I understand it perfectly. Anything involving numbers are figurative such as 7 days, 40 days and being 900 years old.. The 3 days and then resurrection is literal though.. The size of Noah's Ark is also literal. It all makes sense. Anyone with an ounce of intelligence should know this.

Quote (ericswanson_19 @ May 23 2011 02:17pm)

I understand it perfectly.

Quote (ericswanson_19 @ May 23 2011 01:25pm)

Not sure if this is sarcasm or serious. Was the virgin birth literal?

Quote (WidowMaKer_MK @ May 23 2011 01:22pm)

...oh really ?

What are you basing your opinion on ?

Quote (Boogersnot308 @ May 23 2011 01:23pm)

You just completely restated what he did, but insulted him about it.
Am I missing something?

Quote (Bad_Ass_MoFo @ May 23 2011 01:28pm)

Really? Then why ask a question like this:

Quote (ericswanson_19 @ May 23 2011 01:28pm)

The guessing game, obviously. Isn't that how you guys determine what's literal and not in the bible? I flipped a coin... or are all the numbers in the bible figurative? Enlighten me.

Quote (ericswanson_19 @ May 23 2011 03:28pm)

The guessing game, obviously. Isn't that how you guys determine what's literal and not in the bible? I flipped a coin... or are all the numbers in the bible figurative? Enlighten me.