(July 11, 2013 at 6:41 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: Are you saying that AGU, NASA, and Nature all forgot that? I think it’s more likely they realize that simply because a source (like the Bible) uses descriptive language (such as moonlight) it does not mean that source is scientifically ignorant. I do not accuse NASA of being geo-centrists simply because they use the terms “sunrise” and “sunset”….do you?
The terms "sunrise" and "sunset" were coined back when people did think the sun revolved around the earth. Just like "The Big Bang" as originally a derogatory term that didn't describe the theory at all (there was no "bang") but is still used today. People still use terms that were coined by people who didn't know any better because of the persistence tradition or habit.
The people who coined these terms didn't know any better. Yahweh has no such excuse.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
