(May 20, 2025 at 5:43 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:

(May 19, 2025 at 5:40 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: True enough, but the SDAs insist that the Earth is just 6000 years old (more or less). I've yet to hear a scientific explanation of how consciousness arose in that teensy-weensy time frame.

No; Genesis introduces Earth as already existing, empty of life and covered in water, before creation week.

Literally the first sentence in the Bible:

Quote:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

We'll see what sort of integrity you have insofar as you can admit error. But your Bible starts before the Earth was created, by its own verbiage.

You think I haven't read the first verse of the Bible? The text supports exactly what I said. Try again.

May have read it but you translated it to christianese

(May 21, 2025 at 7:28 am)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: You think I haven't read the first verse of the Bible? The text supports exactly what I said. Try again.

I'm sure you've read it. I'm equally sure your reading skills aren't up to the task of understanding it.

The fact that the very first sentence states that your god created the heavens and the Earth is a clear statement that the Earth wasn't already existing, as you had claimed. The text undercuts your statement and you're not even bright enough to see it.

(May 21, 2025 at 7:28 am)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: You think I haven't read the first verse of the Bible? The text supports exactly what I said. Try again.

Your post pre-edit was a little snarkier but not by much.

You might want to remember whose house you are in.

(May 21, 2025 at 9:44 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I'm sure you've read it. I'm equally sure your reading skills aren't up to the task of understanding it.

The fact that the very first sentence states that your god created the heavens and the Earth is a clear statement that the Earth wasn't already existing, as you had claimed. The text undercuts your statement and you're not even bright enough to see it.

Why is every point such a drag? And why are you reading the first three verses like it's a giant run-on sentence?

Christians believe God created the entire universe, is that not obvious? The argument with Boru is specifically about whether the Earth was created during the seven days of creation.

You yourself showed the earth was around in verse one, and two. But creation week doesn't begin till verse three, you know, when that famous phrase kicks off the first day, Let there be light?

(May 21, 2025 at 9:46 am)arewethereyet Wrote: Your post pre-edit was a little snarkier but not by much.

That's a shame, my aim was to increase the snarkiness not decrease it.

(May 21, 2025 at 10:09 am)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: You yourself showed the earth was around in verse one, and two. But creation week doesn't begin till verse three, you know, when that famous phrase kicks off the first day, Let there be light?

For the reading impaired (bolded mine)

Quote:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

(May 21, 2025 at 10:17 am)Deesse23 Wrote: For the reading impaired (bolded mine)

GN giggled at the phrase creation week in the previous page, so I know you guys know how to read the word week, right? You know, that period of time usually made up of days?

(May 21, 2025 at 10:09 am)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:

(May 21, 2025 at 9:44 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I'm sure you've read it. I'm equally sure your reading skills aren't up to the task of understanding it.

The fact that the very first sentence states that your god created the heavens and the Earth is a clear statement that the Earth wasn't already existing, as you had claimed. The text undercuts your statement and you're not even bright enough to see it.

Why is every point such a drag? And why are you reading the first three verses like it's a giant run-on sentence?

Christians believe God created the entire universe, is that not obvious? The argument with Boru is specifically about whether the Earth was created during the seven days of creation.

You yourself showed the earth was around in verse one, and two. But creation week doesn't begin till verse three, you know, when that famous phrase kicks off the first day, Let there be light?

What part of "in the beginning" is escaping what is clearly your limited grasp of the language? And why do you separate out the act of creating Earth from the rest?

As for why every point is "such a drag", I think it's because you press "send" before you think through your posts, meaning the shovel-crew at this elephant parade has an inordinate amount of work. Think first, Johnny. Think.