re: Do you think human giants ever roamed this earth?

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Peace would equal death no? Just a euphemistic way of praying for death

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I can’t portray my beliefs to you accurately in this forum. So I will just let it go. You can live in peace and die in peace. I pray that you may find it

Good then it worked

Definitely. Look up Sardinia, Italy, an island off the coast of Italy. They were the offspring of the Watchers and women. Read Enoch 1. Usually, wherever there are Earthen mounds, there are giant bones buried underneath.

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I just chalk it up to evidence of how the Bible is an allegory and not a historical document.

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I used to share this perspective, but over time, I’ve been increasingly convinced of the historical accuracy of the Bible. Archaeological discoveries consistently confirm details about the events and accounts of the Israelite nation. Additionally, studying textual variations and older manuscripts, such as those describing Goliath’s height, has only deepened my belief that these stories are rooted in actual history rather than purely allegory.

This is why I find it fascinating that David is perceived as the underdog by everyone except himself. Did no one consider using a sling as a weapon in one-on-one combat before this encounter? David seemed fully aware of how one-sided the duel would be. While his immense confidence could be attributed to his faith in God, this confidence isn’t as apparent in later accounts, where he doesn’t assume everything will simply work out. In this instance, his confidence seems grounded in his understanding of the tactical advantage he held, bringing a gun to a knife fight while no one else realized it. It’s almost as if David discovered the power of the sling for single combat entirely on his own.

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Usually, wherever there are Earthen mounds, there are giant bones buried underneath.

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So people tailgate by giant bones at LSU?

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What’s fascinating about the story is that David essentially brought a gun to a knife fight, yet everyone else saw him as the underdog. From a historical perspective, it’s intriguing, did people not recognize the devastating power of a sling at the time?

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Slings have been around for tens of thousands of years but they aren't close combat weapons. One also wouldn't do well, generally, against an armored foe like Goliath if that was your only weapon.

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I’ve been increasingly convinced of the historical accuracy of the Bible. Archaeological discoveries consistently confirm details about the events and accounts of the Israelite nation.

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The Bible has accounts of actual history as it was written after these events occurred, for sure. I've posted certain Bible-based books are actually good primers for Bronze Age history before. There was one I found in Walmart once that was really good for maps and the various civilizations of the Old Testament time periods.

However, this doesn't mean the exact storylines of the Bible are historical accounts.

Like, was some battle between an Israelite with a sling and a larger Philistine resolved via single combat? Possibly.

Did this occur as written in the Bible? Unlikely. It was likely a legend of the time co-opted later with Judaism spread about it. Which also raises the question of the original legend itself, as single combat was more of an archetype of those Bronze Aged legends without as much historical support. For instance, there is a very similar story in the earlier Iliad between Nestor and Ereuthalion. It even has the whole "worthiness of the underdog" storyline to show the rightful heir to the throne.

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Can you pray I run into 1million dollars? I feel you’re on a roll and hate to mess up your streak

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I will pray that you are maxing an IRA and 401k, investing monthly from your paychecks… in 20-30 years you will have 1 million dollars, or sooner depending on your income. You do have free will to make bad choices though or corrupt by evil

Giants roamed the Earth, but they were not humans.

You need to define “giants”. Not sure what the average male height was in 500 BC, but assume it was probably 5’5” or less. A giant might have been someone that was 6’5” or more.

If you are thinking 10’ tall, you start running into physiological reasons that make it extremely unlikely.