(August 30, 2015 at 12:02 am)Nestor Wrote:(August 29, 2015 at 11:54 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: Okay, but how does this reflect poorly upon God, the scriptures or believers?It reflects the ignorance of the authorship, is all, and I wouldn't willingly mislead a girl who thought her heart was the domain of the mind by affirming her misunderstanding, as you're trying to persuade me that your God would.
If you ever tell a girl you love her with all your heart, will she be offended or unimpressed because she knows the organ pumping your blood has nothing to do with your feelings for her?
Or would she be happy because just as we speak of the "heart of the earth" alluding to its depths, so you will be taken to mean that your love for her is deep?
I'm not really looking for more conflict...I have enough in this forum already. But it just seems like much ado about nothing.
Oh.
Well, there are lots of things that the ancient writers did not understand about anatomy and psychology, etc. at the time. However, I'm not sure how the use of the term "heart" to describe the depths of one's being is either an error or of any great consequence. The second definition of the word seems to justify its use.
But if you feel better getting this off your chest, go for it.
(See what I did there?
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