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re: Ark Encounter in Kentucky (mostly not travel-related)
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:08 pm to gizmothepug
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:08 pm to gizmothepug
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Why can’t we just accept that we don’t know what happened tens of thousands of years ago
“Stop trying to learn things”
What an absurd thought process.
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Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:19 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Mo Jeaux
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:28 pm to beerJeep
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Holy.
fricking.
shite.
This should be good
Be specific
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:38 pm to RobbBobb
Do you have any observable, testable, peer reviewed evidence for any of the theories you espoused?
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:39 pm to RobbBobb
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Be specific
You have profanity filter on like a child
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:45 pm to BamaSaint
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How can a "literal, 24hour day" exist when the Sun and Moon weren't created until the 4th day? You make this easy bud
Well, well, well… check out the big brain on bamasaint! What an original thought!
Seek, and you will find. This is a rabbit hole that has no definitive Biblical answer- as though it were designed to necessitate faith, as opposed to God removing all instances of doubt; thereby relieving us our duty to seek Him diligently.
The most satisfying answer that I have come across is found here: neverthirsty.org (What a great name for a website)
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The Hebrew word that is translated as “light” in Genesis 1:3 is or and has the meaning of ” to be or become light, shine” or “to shine, to be bright or to illumine.”[1] That is, on the first day God created something called “light,” which is the opposite of darkness.
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On the fourth day, the Hebrew word that is translated as “light” is maor and has the meaning of being a “luminary, light-bearer or light-giver.”[2] Genesis 1:16 refers to two specific lights which are unique in comparison to the light in verses 3-5.
Concluding…
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The surrounding environment that we call the universe was in total darkness. When God created light, or, He created it as a general concept without any reference to any celestial bodies. We are given physical description of light, or. Then on the fourth day, God created the celestial bodies or luminaries which we call the sun and the moon (Genesis 1:16-19). The sun is a light generator and the moon reflects the sun’s light. We are also told that God created stars on the fourth day. Then we are told that God created the sun and moon or the greater maor and lesser maor. We are also told that the maors and stars give light or or. That is, the maors give the or. At this point the the greater and lesser maor, and stars are the source of the light, or
Bottom line: If you’re looking for reasons not to believe in God- you will find them. If you’re looking for reasons to believe in God- you will find them as well. But, only one of us will be right. Truth exists independent from, and irrespective to, our knowledge of it.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:47 pm to Fun Bunch
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Glad I could help. I hope you get the mental help you so desperately need.
Lol. Thanks. Likewise, I hope you get the spiritual help that you so desperately need. Sweet dreams baw.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:48 pm to BowlJackson
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Where in the bible did it talk about the WiFi you're using to post in this thread right now?
That’s just ignant.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:59 pm to FutureMikeVIII
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I refused him because he’s General Dick Head. Also he’s pretend.
Good luck with that. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is historical fact. The Apostles died horrible deaths because they refused to refute Him. All they had to do was say they made it up- then they could’ve gone about their business of peddling lies for money and power. But, they didn’t. They couldn’t, after seeing the resurrected Jesus in glory and power.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 10:04 pm to CPTDCKHD
The beginnings of the Bible are allegory and then gradually morph into more historical, but with a great amount of storytelling and poetry.
The New Testament is a different animal
The New Testament is a different animal
Posted on 5/9/23 at 10:14 pm to BowlJackson
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Can you point to what time in history the world DIDN'T suck for the average human? How is life today more of a sad state of affairs than it was 50 years ago? 100 years ago? 250 years ago? 500 years ago? 1000 years ago? 2000 years ago when Jesus was alive? If the sad state of affairs in the world today is a result of our collective disobedience to God, then surely there was a time when we were collectively obedient and the world was a happy state of affairs? At least that's what you're suggesting
Read your Bible. There are plenty of (very short) times when God’s people obeyed Him, and He blessed them for it. However, these are short-lived, and sparse. Is God to blame? Or us?
If you believe that this life is all there is; and that we are nothing more than random combinations of atoms- then this will not resonate with you. You will never see the forest through the trees. If you believe this is all too impossible to have randomly occurred without intelligent design, and therefore a Designer, then you will find out that this life is but a vapor; and that the evils of this world are but a lesson in the truth of God’s word.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 10:20 pm to CPTDCKHD
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I suppose that’s true for an atheist. Also for a communist. Certainly not for a Christian conservative who is raising children in this replica of Sodom and Gomorrah.
the Christian persecution complex is fascinating Posted on 5/9/23 at 10:42 pm to fr33manator
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The beginnings of the Bible are allegory and then gradually morph into more historical, but with a great amount of storytelling and poetry.
I respectfully disagree. Genesis is a historical narrative; full of genealogies and historical claims of events. Most people I know, who believe otherwise, are using that claim to deny some truth in the Bible that contradicts their own desire. Like Martin Luther said:
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“When Moses writes that God created heaven and earth and whatever is in them in six days, then let this period continue to have been six days, and do not venture to devise any comment according to which six days were one day. But if you cannot understand how this could have been done in six days, then grant the Holy Spirit the honor of being more learned than you are. For you are to deal with Scripture in such a way that you bear in mind that God Himself says what is written. But since God is speaking, it is not fitting for you wantonly to turn His Word in the direction you wish to go.”
Posted on 5/10/23 at 5:57 am to CPTDCKHD
I have been to the Ark. It’s a bunch of bullshite, but it was expensive and packed, so it’s a money maker.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:36 am to boosiebadazz
Laugh all you want, he is right, and it's quite obvious from the direction the world is going. This thread is good proof of that as well.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:55 am to kywildcatfanone
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Laugh all you want, he is right
No he’s not. Y’all are so dramatic and whiny lol. Yeah the first half of the 20th centrury was such a better time to be alive and practicing Christianity. Wish we could go back.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 9:54 am to AlextheBodacious
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Y’all are so dramatic and whiny lol. Yeah the first half of the 20th centrury was such a better time to be alive and practicing Christianity. Wish we could go back.
The funny thing is, they could go back. They could join the Amish or mennonites. Live like god intended! Forsake modernity and sin!
AC, vehicles, and the internet are hella nice though.
Oh this got anchored
This post was edited on 5/10/23 at 9:56 am
Posted on 5/10/23 at 12:22 pm to beerJeep
This thread is a good illustration of why I converted to Catholicism in my 20's. I celebrate my 30th anniversary next year, more than half my life.
As a Catholic I can believe in evolution without fear. I am not required to interpret Genesis literally. I don't have to believe that the Bible is the sole repository of divine inspiration. I can allow for unanswered questions and mystery, but still know that Jesus Christ is the risen savior. I am totally cool with that.
Plus, I can drink and dance.
As a Catholic I can believe in evolution without fear. I am not required to interpret Genesis literally. I don't have to believe that the Bible is the sole repository of divine inspiration. I can allow for unanswered questions and mystery, but still know that Jesus Christ is the risen savior. I am totally cool with that.
Plus, I can drink and dance.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 3:43 pm to Slippy
All religions are just signposts to a deeper spiritual Truth. There is no one true religion or God. I believe that there is an intelligence that created and maintains this universe but it doesn’t demand worship or sanction persecution of others based on what they believe. That is just human anthropomorphic projection. The most truthful thing that a human being can say is I don’t know. We are ants pondering skyscrapers in essence.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 4:19 pm to Slippy
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As a Catholic I can believe in evolution without fear. I am not required to interpret Genesis literally.
A literal interpretation of Jesus and the Resurrection without a literal interpretation of Adam and the Fall makes no sense.
Christians say you can’t blame God for all the hardships of the world because Man brought it on through sin and caused the world to become Fallen - but is this true? Animals lived, fought each other, and ate each other for millions of years before Man arrived. Death, disease, bad weather, etc., were all waiting on us when the first humans evolved.
So if the hardships of this world are God’s fault, tell me again why we need a savior.
The Bible makes no sense without a literal creation, and science makes no sense without evolution. Defending Christianity requires twisting the Bible into a pretzel or ignoring geological evidence.
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