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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:55 pm
by ElfDude
Big Blue Owl wrote:I read up to this point:
7 Coriantor was the son of Moron.
8 And Moron was the son of Ethem.
Then I realized it's time to go home so I'll finish up tomorrow.
Thanks, Elf!
LOL!
There's a lot of that sort of thing in writings of Old Testament times.
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:48 pm
by awip2062
And two instances of it in the New Testament that I can think of offhand.
I wouldn't be surprised that some peoples came across the land bridge and others came by boat.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:08 pm
by LisaBug2112
I am an Atheist, so do not own nor will ever own any of those books. I do believe some & only some of the stories in those type of books have a smidge of truth to them. Priests & others embelished a lot of the stories in order to scare people into submission or to be good. So i have heard, & i believe it myself. It happens all the time actually, even in our daily lives. Just like rumors & any story passed down & passed down some more. It has also been found that a lot of writers or things in the past, were either under the influence of something, a lot of times not voluntary or any knowledge of it. Or with mental problems, or other illness. I also think that some stuff people wrote just because they had a very vivid imagination, like our writers today, except there were no such things as Sci-Fi/Fantacy sections. They did not catagorize by genre etc back then, not sure when that began. I watch a lot of History, & Science channel LOL.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:16 pm
by ElfDude
LisaBug2112 wrote:Priests & others embelished a lot of the stories in order to scare people into submission or to be good.
Just like the prophet Al Gore is doing in the religion of man-made global warming.
In any case, I wasn't trying to push religion on you. Just offering a story that was ? propos to the topic being discussed.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:47 pm
by awip2062
Elf, I think there is a big difference between pushing religion on someone and stating what you believe about a topic being discussed.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:03 pm
by Walkinghairball
What's this???
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:34 pm
by Wendy
Strife!
Stupid Global Warming!
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:32 am
by ElfDude
Gee... I hope no strife...
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:44 am
by Big Blue Owl
Can I share a bit?
Even though I'm not a practicing religious person (last time I was in church I went with a girlfriend and her family. As soon as someone got up and started screaming with their tongue out and eyes bulging, people rushing over to stare into the man's drooling face, I ran for the exits and never looked back...at church or the girl), I loved reading the Bible. I enjoy most of the stories and I contemplate these as actual history with symbolism and the dialogue of those days. I find it inspiring, horrifying, gratifying and complex.
I say read everything, listen to everyone, drink it in like a desert survivor, but not too fast. You'll throw up
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:49 am
by ElfDude
Big Blue Owl wrote:. As soon as someone got up and started screaming with their tongue out and eyes bulging, people rushing over to stare into the man's drooling face, I ran for the exits and never looked back...at church or the girl),
Exactly what I would have done.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:50 am
by Mr. Potatoe Head
The bible is nothing more than myths plagiarized from Mesopotamia.... that's my story and I am sticking to it!
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:28 pm
by LisaBug2112
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:56 pm
by awip2062
ElfDude wrote:Big Blue Owl wrote:. As soon as someone got up and started screaming with their tongue out and eyes bulging, people rushing over to stare into the man's drooling face, I ran for the exits and never looked back...at church or the girl),
Exactly what I would have done.
Me too!!!!
