Explanation #1: There was "an evening and a morning" for three days and nights, during which time there was some other source of intermittent light, one which seamlessly faded away once the sun and moon were put in place, at which point (presumably) the earth began to orbit the sun and the moon began to orbit the earth... or....
Explanation #2: The ancient Hebrews had no idea that the earth was a sphere, that it orbited the sun (that the sun and the moon were not, in fact, objects that rotated around us in the firmament) and that "evening" was caused by the earth rotating in such a way that it puts its bulk between the observer and the star that we orbit.
Geee....
Explanation #2: The ancient Hebrews had no idea that the earth was a sphere, that it orbited the sun (that the sun and the moon were not, in fact, objects that rotated around us in the firmament) and that "evening" was caused by the earth rotating in such a way that it puts its bulk between the observer and the star that we orbit.
Geee....
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
