RE: Our role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums
May 18, 2018 at 9:44 am
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2018 at 5:24 pm by vulcanlogician.)
@A Theist
I think I may be able to clarify. One would expect the one true communication of the one true God to have scientific facts coming from the lips of God.
For instance, God might have revealed that the stars in the sky are in fact other suns. Genesis has God creating all the stars and other celestial bodies in one day and spending the rest of the time creating Earth. It seems very much like the accounts in the Bible are limited by what people knew 4,000-6,000 years ago. God could have dropped some hints about the water cycle or the periodic table of elements-- but he didn't. Jesus could have said that epilepsy is a neurological condition that has nothing to do with demons, but he didn't. etc, etc.
In the question submission thread, Drich answered the question by claiming that the Book of Revelation presents "an ancient understanding of modern war." Neo rejected this idea, favoring a more allegorical interpretation of the Apocalypse.
Does that clarify things enough for you to produce an answer, A Theist?
EDIT: Asking for clarification obviously doesn't count as your post for today, so feel free to post again, AT.
I think I may be able to clarify. One would expect the one true communication of the one true God to have scientific facts coming from the lips of God.
For instance, God might have revealed that the stars in the sky are in fact other suns. Genesis has God creating all the stars and other celestial bodies in one day and spending the rest of the time creating Earth. It seems very much like the accounts in the Bible are limited by what people knew 4,000-6,000 years ago. God could have dropped some hints about the water cycle or the periodic table of elements-- but he didn't. Jesus could have said that epilepsy is a neurological condition that has nothing to do with demons, but he didn't. etc, etc.
In the question submission thread, Drich answered the question by claiming that the Book of Revelation presents "an ancient understanding of modern war." Neo rejected this idea, favoring a more allegorical interpretation of the Apocalypse.
Does that clarify things enough for you to produce an answer, A Theist?
EDIT: Asking for clarification obviously doesn't count as your post for today, so feel free to post again, AT.
