tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post9159374604754895785..comments2024-03-27T00:26:19.644+00:00Comments on Rosa Rubicondior: The Curious Case of Giant Pacific Tube WormsRosa Rubicondiorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063268216781988588noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-63104166045934209582013-07-22T01:29:22.801+01:002013-07-22T01:29:22.801+01:00It is the language of prophecy. Be vague and say ...It is the language of prophecy. Be vague and say contradictory things, so you can always find the wording that was right, or could be right, or would be right if not for all of the other contradictory things.<br /><br />And of course you are right with a point you have made often. Where they are specific, the authors of the bible reveal a level of awareness of the world less consistent with an omnipotent being and more in tune with the world of a primitive sheep herder. If there really were a heaven there would be some 4000 year old sheep herder up there complaining, "Guys, they were just stories we told around the campfire! Are you people really that stupid?"<br /><br /><br /><br />Dialectical Materialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608958131345122214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-10099514721914531902013-07-21T23:20:34.831+01:002013-07-21T23:20:34.831+01:00I love it when they have to highlight the embarras...I love it when they have to highlight the embarrassing contradictions in the Bible in order to defend its literal inerrancy. :-)Rosa Rubicondiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063268216781988588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-27753712088026981932013-07-21T22:34:21.209+01:002013-07-21T22:34:21.209+01:00As you yourself have suggested, this is likely the...As you yourself have suggested, this is likely the mistaken belief that in order to "live" you need to breathe.<br /><br />I applaud all the various ways you have refuted the literal interpretation of Noah's Ark. You have given a hundred contradictions and impossibilities where for logical reasons one should do nicely. <br /><br />But the inconsistencies in the story interfere as much with a logical refutation as they do with believing the tale in some ways. Because while you can point to the phrase "all life" someone else can point to "breathe through their nostrils". I think relying on the existence of marine animals to prove the unlikelihood of a globally devastating flood is taking the argument down to an incredibly fine level of resolution. The only folks swayed by such interrogation would be those who would already be swayed by the sheer number of mammals living on that boat.<br /><br />The fact that the story leaves out some undersea critters seems a little like reporting that the bank robbers illegally parked the getaway car. It may be true, but it seems very tangential to the central theme.<br /><br />But I find your doggedness, dare I say obsession, with shredding any literal interpretation of the bible fascinating. Your blog is a chefs kitchen of biblical invalidation.<br />Dialectical Materialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608958131345122214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-74444548447553862882013-07-21T20:56:10.904+01:002013-07-21T20:56:10.904+01:00Unfortunately, the Bible slams that escape hatch s...Unfortunately, the Bible slams that escape hatch shut by saying every living substance outside the Ark was destroyed (<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%207:23&version=KJV" rel="nofollow">Genesis 7:23</a>). <br /><br />I blame poor editorial control.Rosa Rubicondiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063268216781988588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-3273860022456000572013-07-21T19:33:19.653+01:002013-07-21T19:33:19.653+01:00Why would Noah need to save sea creatures from a f...Why would Noah need to save sea creatures from a flood? There was no talk of him saving fish either, was there? Presumably, underwater animals were chill during the whole flood thing.Dialectical Materialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608958131345122214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-49290383402080097692012-08-19T19:25:11.672+01:002012-08-19T19:25:11.672+01:00God created new creatures and plant life after the...God created new creatures and plant life after the waters receded obviously!...LBXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095973769916952515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-38187468602550092282012-04-05T21:03:44.192+01:002012-04-05T21:03:44.192+01:00Like the quote from House I just saw on Reddit say...Like the quote from House I just saw on Reddit says. "You can't use logic in an argument against a religious person. If you could, there would BE no religious people..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-46538031677355082592011-09-23T10:54:44.963+01:002011-09-23T10:54:44.963+01:00I thought it was Neptune that saved them!
Oh wait...I thought it was Neptune that saved them!<br /><br />Oh wait; that's another set of bronze age fairy tales. My mistake ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-2528137686380430102011-09-19T18:22:15.588+01:002011-09-19T18:22:15.588+01:00Of course! God diddit!
Wonderful how that simple ...Of course! God diddit!<br />Wonderful how that simple answer saves an awful lot of thinking and always works for every question isn't it. :-)Rosa Rubicondiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063268216781988588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-68184820553645575642011-09-19T06:57:02.449+01:002011-09-19T06:57:02.449+01:00Let me offer two possible "excuses":
a)...Let me offer two possible "excuses":<br /><br />a) God is almighty and just made things happen as required (aka, God the miracle maker - after all he did all these other miraculous stuff)<br /><br />and <br /><br />b) The Bible is not to be interpreted literally (or *that* literally)<br /><br />or<br /><br />c) The Bible would have included that sort of description, but the people given the original text were not sophisticated enough to get it right/at all so it was omitted. Because God is almighty /see a), above/ it was easy/didn't really matter.<br /><br />Whether one or both are used depends on the particular strain of religionista you talk to.<br /><br />But I suspect you won't really get a chance to discuss this with a true creationist as they'd have stopped listening before any real information, let a lone question can be passed.Vlad The Impatienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222942501212955147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-13807211184210385232011-09-19T03:07:05.016+01:002011-09-19T03:07:05.016+01:00It's magic, I ain't gotta explain shit.It's magic, I ain't gotta explain shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com