(October 29, 2018 at 11:55 am)CDF47 Wrote: I believe the Bible in many circumstances is literally true.  Of course there are parables and stories built in and some books and verses on prophecy are highly symbolic but much of the Bible is not.

So given that if you had lived a few hundred years ago you would likely have included the flood and a earth just a few thousand years old in that, how do you go about deciding what is true or not ?

(October 29, 2018 at 1:32 pm)possibletarian Wrote:

(October 29, 2018 at 11:55 am)CDF47 Wrote: I believe the Bible in many circumstances is literally true.  Of course there are parables and stories built in and some books and verses on prophecy are highly symbolic but much of the Bible is not.

So given that if you had lived a few hundred years  ago you would likely have included the flood and a earth just a few thousand years old in that, how do you go about deciding what is true or not ?

Careful, you might force him into critical thinking. Then we'd have to bury him.

(October 29, 2018 at 4:12 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:

(October 29, 2018 at 1:32 pm)possibletarian Wrote: So given that if you had lived a few hundred years  ago you would likely have included the flood and a earth just a few thousand years old in that, how do you go about deciding what is true or not ?

Careful, you might force him into critical thinking. Then we'd have to bury him.

I believe he subscribes to the better dead than understand school of Christian Science.

(October 29, 2018 at 11:55 am)CDF47 Wrote:

(October 29, 2018 at 11:28 am)Astreja Wrote: If you're a Biblical literalist, an analysis of the Noachide flood makes it into an absurd, improbable event.

Rain would have to fall at the rate of 30 feet per hour for 40 days in order to reach the top of the highest mountain, which is five miles above sea level.  Imagine a fire hose, hitting wooden decks that are only sealed with pitch, for 960 hours straight.  It would not take long to breach the hull, flood the entire ship, and kill everyone on board.

Perhaps you should take a less literal approach to scripture.

I believe the Bible in many circumstances is literally true.  Of course there are parables and stories built in and some books and verses on prophecy are highly symbolic but much of the Bible is not.

Wrong. According to your religion, the Bible is the inerrant word of god.

But please, continue to cherry pick it apart in order to meet your goals. Whatever those might be.

(October 29, 2018 at 8:28 pm)CDF47 Wrote: There was a massive flood. 

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There was not. 
There is not a shred of evidence there ever was a flood which wiped out virtually all of humanity. 
It's nothing but delusional crap. 
Asserting falsehoods does not make them true.
There is no massive silt layer. All floods have silt layers. Not even a relatively small silt layer exists common to the Near East.

The interesting thing about this, is the extent of "compartmentalization" necessary for fundy believers to buy into this shit.

Moron must moron.

(October 29, 2018 at 9:26 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote:

(October 29, 2018 at 8:28 pm)CDF47 Wrote: There was a massive flood. 

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There was not. 
There is not a shred of evidence there ever was a flood which wiped out virtually all of humanity. 
It's nothing but delusional crap. 
Asserting falsehoods does not make them true.
There is no massive silt layer. All floods have silt layers. Not even a relatively small silt layer exists common to the Near East.

The interesting thing about this, is the extent of "compartmentalization" necessary for fundy believers to buy into this shit.

Other civilizations have massive flood stories.  Christianity is not the only one.

(October 29, 2018 at 8:28 pm)CDF47 Wrote: It's all true.  There just are parables and symbols in some of the text.

So how do you tell the difference between something that happened, and something that is a symbol or parable ?