RE: Adam and Eve Saved the Environment
July 26, 2013 at 1:54 am
(This post was last modified: July 26, 2013 at 1:57 am by Michael Schubert.)
(July 25, 2013 at 11:52 pm)Godschild Wrote:(July 25, 2013 at 8:43 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: The Eden story of being punished for attaining knowledge seems quite the fitting comparison to illiterate humanity who should simply believe as the church teaches rather than question divine authority. For to question is to gain knowledge and thereby realize faith is based on nothing more than mere ignorance. After all, what better way to keep followers than to instill fear of disobeying?
The writers of the Unholy Babble knew precisely what they were doing in terms of enslaving mankind with religion.
In another post someone asked why Christians insist that atheist read scripture before arguing or making statements about scripture. Well here it is for everyone to read and see, this is the third post that has called the tree the tree of knowledge. Look at the post above this one where I said it was not the tree of knowledge, did Maelstrom care, apparently not, this is an example of how atheist play the parroting game and continue to misrepresent what scripture says and teaches. He wants to refer to us as ignorant, yet who is truly ignorant of what the scriptures say. Just like many others here he as interpreted scripture and the writers intent on something not within scripture, to me this is dishonest at the least. What I would like to know and I suspect other Christians here also, why do you do this, you all parade 'reason' around like it is some kind of holy grail, yet you treat it like a pile of dog .... when it come to scripture.
No, it was in fact the Tree of Knowledge that Adam ate from. How on earth do you know what the writer's intents were? Were they interviewed on Fox "News"?
(July 26, 2013 at 12:16 am)Esquilax Wrote:(July 26, 2013 at 12:11 am)Godschild Wrote: That's a huge difference than what you were arguing.
It's called shorthand, genius.
Also, who are you to tell Maelstrom that his interpretation of the bible isn't correct? You clearly just need to read more of the scriptures! You don't understand a single word of it, that is so obvious. Do some research, and come back when you know what you're talking about.
(Damn, that is easier than providing a cogent argument...)
I agree 100%. One should not cherry pick a text in order to make the publication look good.
