(August 11, 2014 at 3:31 am)Undeceived Wrote: I can't stand behind the website 100% (it's not scripture), but you might find it interesting. It involves science (imagine that)!
Yes, imagine that. Imagine the website's author(s) actually using astronomical science, instead of merely invoking science in order to make some very dodgy and unsubstantiated leaps of faith.
(August 11, 2014 at 3:31 am)Undeceived Wrote: Larson uses a professional astronomy program to determine the stars' formation at the time of Jesus' birth.
He used Starry Night, an off-the-shelf astronomy and planetarium package. So did I in my analysis of his 'evidence', which I'm sure captured your interest.
But the professionalism of the software makes no difference to the conclusions that are drawn from the results. Garbage in, garbage out.
Oh, and "star formation"? Please tell me you misspoke.
(August 11, 2014 at 3:31 am)Undeceived Wrote: It included one star/planet (Jupiter) coming into conjunction with several others, touching the Leo and Virgin constellations.
Well, more or less, yes, around 3-2 BCE. Completely ignoring all gospels.
(August 11, 2014 at 3:31 am)Undeceived Wrote: Thus, the Magi would interpret royalty (Jupiter) from the tribe of Judah (Leo/lion). And they would go to the palace in Jerusalem and ask Herod if he knew anything about this king, which is exactly what they did.
And "the Magi" would not have been the only astrologers active in that part of the world. Why didn't hundreds of them turn up?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
