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RE: The Tower of Babel
November 9, 2015 at 10:50 am
(November 8, 2015 at 10:35 am)Rhondazvous Wrote: (November 7, 2015 at 10:54 pm)Redbeard The Pink Wrote: Evidence that the Ziggurat of Babylon existed and evidence that the "Tower of Babel" existed are not the same thing, dipshit. You provided evidence that the tower in the story was (maybe) based on a real landmark, but you've done nothing to prove the truth of the biblical account. There is nothing to concede. Drippy's standard for what constitutes evidence is somewhat below sea level.
I've got 4 very well known historical all who claim to know of/ have been to the site, and they describe what was there. I also have historical record of Alexander the Great clearing the site and trying to rebuild.. ALL from non biblical sources...
Do you even know/understand what constitutes as evidence in that time frame?
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RE: The Tower of Babel
November 9, 2015 at 11:42 am
(November 9, 2015 at 10:50 am)Drich Wrote: (November 8, 2015 at 10:35 am)Rhondazvous Wrote: Drippy's standard for what constitutes evidence is somewhat below sea level.
I've got 4 very well known historical all who claim to know of/ have been to the site, and they describe what was there. I also have historical record of Alexander the Great clearing the site and trying to rebuild.. ALL from non biblical sources...
Do you even know/understand what constitutes as evidence in that time frame?
Let's assume that you have established the existence of the tower referred to in the story. Do you maintain that the just-so story found in Genesis is in all respects historically accurate, or are you willing to concede a distinction between the existence of the tower (ziggurat) and the Hebrew etiology about it? If not, on what basis -- other than "I really, really believe the Bible" -- do you not make the distinction?
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RE: The Tower of Babel
November 9, 2015 at 1:50 pm
(November 9, 2015 at 10:47 am)Drich Wrote: (November 7, 2015 at 10:54 pm)Redbeard The Pink Wrote: Evidence that the Ziggurat of Babylon existed and evidence that the "Tower of Babel" existed are not the same thing, dipshit. You provided evidence that the tower in the story was (maybe) based on a real landmark, but you've done nothing to prove the truth of the biblical account. There is nothing to concede.
That was your argument though sport. you said their was no evidence the land mark was real. If you want to proceed I need to hear you concede that part of your argument.
That is not what I said, Drip-Hole. What I said is that if the Tower of Babel existed, there would be physical evidence, and if it had been disassembled for parts, there would be physical evidence of that as well. I did say you had no evidence that he tower had been taken down and reused, and you don't. I never said there was no evidence that the Ziggurat of Babylon existed. Burn your man of straw and come back to Earth, please.
Verbatim from the mouth of Jesus (retranslated from a retranslation of a copy of a copy):
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
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RE: The Tower of Babel
November 9, 2015 at 3:09 pm
(November 9, 2015 at 10:50 am)Drich Wrote: I've got 4 very well known historical all who claim to know of/ have been to the site, and they describe what was there. I also have historical record of Alexander the Great clearing the site and trying to rebuild.. ALL from non biblical sources...
So, come on. Name names, so that we can check them out.
Also, you should get your stories straight. Huggy's still under the impression of this being some ancient stargate.
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RE: The Tower of Babel
November 12, 2015 at 4:44 pm
(November 9, 2015 at 10:50 am)Drich Wrote: (November 8, 2015 at 10:35 am)Rhondazvous Wrote: Drippy's standard for what constitutes evidence is somewhat below sea level.
I've got 4 very well known historical all who claim to know of/ have been to the site, and they describe what was there. I also have historical record of Alexander the Great clearing the site and trying to rebuild.. ALL from non biblical sources...
Do you even know/understand what constitutes as evidence in that time frame? What site are you talking about?
Because if you're talking about the site of the Tower of Babel then I rest my case.
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RE: The Tower of Babel
November 12, 2015 at 5:50 pm
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(November 9, 2015 at 3:09 pm)abaris Wrote: Also, you should get your stories straight. Huggy's still under the impression of this being some ancient stargate.
And let's be honest. If we are judging these competing understandings of the story on the basis of fun and awesome nuttiness, Huggy beats Drich like the family mule. Hands down!
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RE: The Tower of Babel
November 12, 2015 at 9:39 pm
(November 9, 2015 at 10:50 am)Drich Wrote: I've got 4 very well known historical all who claim to know of/ have been to the site, and they describe what was there. I also have historical record of Alexander the Great clearing the site and trying to rebuild.. ALL from non biblical sources...
No, you don't have historical record of Alexander the great trying to rebuild the City/Tower of Babel. All you have is evidence Alexander was going to rebuild a site that some believe might have been the city/tower of babel.
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RE: The Tower of Babel
November 12, 2015 at 10:14 pm
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(November 9, 2015 at 3:09 pm)abaris Wrote: (November 9, 2015 at 10:50 am)Drich Wrote: I've got 4 very well known historical all who claim to know of/ have been to the site, and they describe what was there. I also have historical record of Alexander the Great clearing the site and trying to rebuild.. ALL from non biblical sources...
So, come on. Name names, so that we can check them out.
Also, you should get your stories straight. Huggy's still under the impression of this being some ancient stargate.
Where did I mention a stargate? I said they were able to travel "inter-dimensionally", there is a big difference.
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RE: The Tower of Babel
November 12, 2015 at 10:32 pm
Obviously.
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.'
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RE: The Tower of Babel
November 13, 2015 at 1:14 am
(November 12, 2015 at 10:14 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: (November 9, 2015 at 3:09 pm)abaris Wrote: So, come on. Name names, so that we can check them out.
Also, you should get your stories straight. Huggy's still under the impression of this being some ancient stargate.
Where did I mention a stargate? I said they were able to travel "inter-dimensionally", there is a big difference.
Do you know what a fucking stargate is?
Verbatim from the mouth of Jesus (retranslated from a retranslation of a copy of a copy):
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
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