(March 17, 2014 at 7:54 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:(March 17, 2014 at 7:10 pm)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Why we're the people reporting the events of the bible more qualified than you? The disciples were everyday guys.
How did the author of Genesis know what went on before the stars were made?
As everyday guys they spoke the language of a spiritual reality lived. We speak the reality of a materialist world. We hardly understand the concepts that they dealt with as part of everyday life.
The author/s of Genesis had no clue what went on before the stars were made. What they related were the ground rules for a God who gave purpose to existence.
At best, 'they' were guessing, at 'ground rules' any god could possibly have for mankind.
At worst, it's all just a lie.
I'm thinking Christianity is a combination of the two.