RE: The Paradox of Power....
October 3, 2015 at 1:07 pm
(This post was last modified: October 3, 2015 at 1:29 pm by Crossless2.0.)
Thedetester, if you are actually a Catholic and not a Poe, then why do you deny evolution? Your church made its peace with biology years ago and has officially held a stance that evolution happened according to God's providential plan. Do you care so little about the teachings of your church, or does it just take a long time for news to reach you in your ass?
And you have once again mentioned archaeology. Quit fucking around and give us some examples (more than the pools at Bethesda) of archaeological finds you think provide compelling evidence for thinking the Bible is completely trustworthy (or, what the hell, true for the most part -- take your pick). But before you do, you should understand that virtually no one ever has said that there is no overlap between Biblical narratives and history, geography, and what can be learned from archaeology. Most of us expect that further investigation will confirm certain elements of the Bible. Why wouldn't it? Ooh, they found the pools at Bethesda! Big fucking deal. I'd be surprised if there weren't pools since it's a fairly mundane claim, and I'm glad they uncovered it. But when it comes to something really big and presumably the sort of event that would have left plenty of evidence to be found, like the 40-year wandering in the desert as described in "Exodus"? Not a damn thing, despite painstaking efforts by teams of archaeologists combing the desert for decades. Nada. Zilch. Zip. What you need to understand is that a multitude of verified mundane facts (e.g., pools) does not provide you with sufficient evidence to jump to the conclusion that the more fantastical elements of your holy book are true.
But I'm the one who is actually talking to a wall, aren't I?
And you have once again mentioned archaeology. Quit fucking around and give us some examples (more than the pools at Bethesda) of archaeological finds you think provide compelling evidence for thinking the Bible is completely trustworthy (or, what the hell, true for the most part -- take your pick). But before you do, you should understand that virtually no one ever has said that there is no overlap between Biblical narratives and history, geography, and what can be learned from archaeology. Most of us expect that further investigation will confirm certain elements of the Bible. Why wouldn't it? Ooh, they found the pools at Bethesda! Big fucking deal. I'd be surprised if there weren't pools since it's a fairly mundane claim, and I'm glad they uncovered it. But when it comes to something really big and presumably the sort of event that would have left plenty of evidence to be found, like the 40-year wandering in the desert as described in "Exodus"? Not a damn thing, despite painstaking efforts by teams of archaeologists combing the desert for decades. Nada. Zilch. Zip. What you need to understand is that a multitude of verified mundane facts (e.g., pools) does not provide you with sufficient evidence to jump to the conclusion that the more fantastical elements of your holy book are true.
But I'm the one who is actually talking to a wall, aren't I?
