Postmaster said:
Well of course some of the stories of the bible are based on truth! It's part of Jewish history. Quahom1 I would say you’re a man on earth that is a deceiver! Would you really put your hand on your heart and accept the Old Testament’s version of the creation of man to Darwin’s? Put aside the fact that there a God for a moment. Which version is more believable? What are you holding onto? You’re a prisoner of your own mind.
The old testament was not wrote by a prophet, they are old folk lore stories early civilisation used with the best of philosophy at the time to understand why and where they came from in ancient Babylon! Today it is holding us back and irrelevant. Yeah it takes a certain amount of balls to disconnect with what you grew up with from what is learnt to be true.
Science explains how the heavens are made, religion explains how to get to heaven. So why should we believe the old testament version on the creation of man?
Dear Postmaster,
My faith and religious belief, allows for Evolution and Creationism to coexist and compliment eachother, hence there is no decption on my part. And the fact that I can accept both versions with no guile, seems to place me at a distinct advantage over those who can only accept one or the other...like, perhaps you, for example... So, who is the prisoner of their own mind again?
A prophet serves two functions, one of which is to present the potential future, while the other is a vessel of the messages of God to Man.
Babylon is not the ancient civilization you portend it to be. It certainly is not the where for all, pivital point in the scheme of things earthly.
Darwin also admitted he made a mistake...in fact several of them, pertaining to the origins of life...And do you know what? He died with a question on his mind, and a concern for a small suffering creature.
Considering the expanse of the heavens, our knowledge of it is miniscule, and science has more questions than answers...unlike the Bible, which as no questions, only answers.
As for one's manhood determining one's courage (or foolhardiness), to break from their upbringing, I think not. I for one do not think with my "little head", but rather with my "big head"...
I do not need testicles to make decisions...only babies.
Why you chose to take me on, where no challenge was issued, is beyond me. But getting personal is not exactly your habit either...so I am wondering why?
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Q