Giants

[Drich]

Surely christians have to assert a race of giants, if Goliath was just a large normal human, he would not be structured to be able to move about normally like all sufferers of giantism. As such all that david did was kill a disabled person.

But gods measurements are notoriously elastic, solomon had a pot made 10 round and three across not it would be thought for the making of Pi s.

Goliath was not a member of a race of giants. Goliath was the champion of the Philistine army.

If by disabled you mean to scare and intimidate enitre army of Jewish sodliers I would say you are correct, however I do not agree with your phrasing.
Now the Philistines gathered their armies together to battle, and were gathered at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah; they encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and they encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array against the Philistines. 3 The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.

4 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. 6 And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. 7 Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him. 8 Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. 9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.” 10 And the Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.” 11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

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Allow me to pull some of the pictures from the Google Images link that Drich listed as his "evidence" ...

Yep ... mostly pictures of the same two men (not even a half-dozen "giants" can be found). You will also notice that these extremely rare men aren't exactly fit for military action and they certainly aren't about to overcome the debilitating disease that gave them this height. They don't even come close to fitting the description of the terrifying man-killer Goliath that the Bible gives.

Notice any difference? Reality check anyone???

Lets face it. Like every other Bible fairytale, it's very likely Goliath never existed and even if he did, he was probably more like between 6 and 7 feet tall and like all myths - his height grew with the number of years that passed.




Factoid: Sheep are stupid and gullible.

Is that what you had to limit the pictures you were willing to show to two men and illustrations? I counted 5 men and one woman who were on that one page alone. Like it or not Giant people are real. The fact that you can take an actual set of undoctored pictures, and documented facts and still twist them to support the Idea that gaints do not exist shows without doubt who the 'Sheepeople' are here. In Your world, and in the mythos your heart says, nay demands that you believe that Giants do not exist so you can cast this story aside, and you scramble to trivialize and dismiss any facts that do not support what you want/have been told to believe. I feel the embarassment of science and fact worshiper all over the world on this one.

Bottom line. The Op said no man can get to Goliath size. (About 10 ft) Which you also supported when you said the story was most likly about a 6 or 7 foot person. I showed you documantation that stated that we have/had people living recently that approached the 9/10 ft mark. For any person who yeilds to facts, and not faith/belief. These facts lend plausablity to the account of David and Goliath. Something you will not conceed. Now because the Facts speak against you. Your continued belief in the non existance of Giants becomes a matter of personal belief/faith.

Don't look now but you are deep in sheepeople country!
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