Theists: Why do you love God?

[reverendjeremiah]

Hmmm, This one says "sacrifices and burnt offerings." I guess Moses thought there was a difference. You are smarter than Moses?

it was and epic poem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh

Your reading and retention skills are lacking. Im not suprised though, as you are not very bright if you think Noahs arc was a historical event. I went over to wikipedia "firmament" and the first three paragraphs equated it with "Firm" (meaning solid) and this:

interesting quote

Language experts consider that the most accurate English translation for raqia in biblical Hebrew is "expanse" (i.e., that which was stretched out) and that "firmament" is a mistranslation

The Psalms of David are poetry as well.. So we should shrug those off as fiction as well? Or does Bible poetery get special circumstances?

Now..if you are correct, and it is "just a poem", that still doesnt mean "fictional poem". it can word for word 100% be accurate history, yet in the form of a poem. Like I said, you talk a big game, but you fail in even the most basic concepts, such as assuming that "poem" ='s "fictional".


The "firmament" is a mistranslation? I though an all powerful and perfect God inspired the books of the bible...how can it have a "mis" anything in it, most especially a "misinterpretation"?

So wait...are you suggesting that God meant it to mean one thing, but us humans mistook it for something else?

You mean to tell me that faulty humans have fucked up the word of god?

How is that even possible?

what else in that Bible is fucked up and misinterpreted? The concept of original sin I bet. Yeah, original sin was a misinterpretation. It really meant humans are "born sin free" as opposed to "born in sin".

This is great...thanks for pointing out that the bible has errors in it.

Jesus crucifiction never happened either. It was a poetic falsehood created to make people happy. Jesus really packed up his whores and his wine and ran with his legs between his tail to Gaul.