(December 25, 2017 at 4:35 am)Bow Before Zeus Wrote:(December 24, 2017 at 7:09 pm)SteveII Wrote: 1. Answer this simple question: who wrote Genesis and when? Once you answer that, explain how that person(s) knew the information and how they knew (not thought) what they were writing was a literal account of the history of the universe. If you can't give me a thorough explanation of what it is we are talking about, then there is no sense going on...because you don't know what you are talking about.
Ok, I have to tell you that at this stage I am quite disappointed. I put my case forward with references to scholarly articles supporting my point of view. All you can come back with is questions expecting me to do your work for you.
This is what you need to do. Now that I have made my case, you need to make yours. If you have a point to make by asking the questions above (and the others for points 2 & 3) then you need to state your case. I am not going to state it for you.
So, tell me who wrote Genesis and what relevance it has to our discussion.
The point is that you claim that Genesis 1-3 was supposed to be taken literal. To support your claim, you must be able to tell us who wrote it and when. Otherwise it is called an assertion. Because you found someone to make the same assertion does not make it any less of an assertion.
Assertions don't need to be defeated--only pointed out.
