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Originally posted by JohnnyP View PostThere is no white lie, in that day they were as good as dead, and as far as we know, cast from the Garden away from the Tree of Life and their cells started dying. I don't understand why you equate disobedience with growing up, where most of us consider that following the rules is a sign of maturity. An immature person tries to steal money from his employer, for example. And I don't recall that my dad ever cursed me for growing in maturity, as Adam was cursed. Seems you are skipping over that and focusing on the giving of skins as some kind of Bar/Bat Mitzvah gift.“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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BTW, what I mean by ‘growing up’ is the awakening of sexuality in the young adults – that is the symbolic meaning of the serpent. We see that Adam does not know Eve until he leaves the garden. Another interesting detail is that while ‘good and evil’ is a traditional translation, it can mean ‘everything’ so there is not necessarily a moral concept attached to it.
From what I read, the age of the Torah is not known but only that the last major revisions to it were made after 539 BCE. As far as I can tell the concepts of ‘the fall’ and ‘original sin’ comes out of Christian theology and does not exist in the Jewish or Gnostic traditions.“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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Originally posted by whag View Postno, freedom of thought is all that matters. sharia ensures Islam won't be progressive or evolve. ditto dopey creationism.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostYou are an evolutionist correct? You don't believe in a God or an immaterial soul - right?Last edited by Leonhard; 01-26-2014, 09:36 AM.
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostSeer, don't equate assent to the findings of evolutionary biology with atheism. I am not a Christian, and I do think that all life evolved from a common ancestor."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by seer View PostWhag, I want to flesh out this idea of freedom of thought a bit more. You are an evolutionist correct? You don't believe in a God or an immaterial soul - right? How can free thought exist in your world view? Are we not then biologically determined in how we respond to stimuli and think or come to our conclusions? Where is the freedom in that?
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Originally posted by JohnnyP View PostMy beliefs are kind of confusing, but they are that Genesis 1 is about evolution of life on earth, including other humans. And Genesis 2 is about direct creation of Adam as a complete man being a firsfruits in Heaven, around the 4th day of Genesis 1.
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Originally posted by whag View Postmy christian mother in law has come to the conclusion her sister is possessed by a demon. she was completely free to conclude this. your question makes no sense to me if you're arguing about practical applicability of worldview.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostSeer, don't equate assent to the findings of evolutionary biology with atheism. I am a Christian, and I do think that all life evolved from a common ancestor.Last edited by seer; 01-26-2014, 11:19 AM.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostWhat? That is not an answer. Is our thought process biologically determined in your worldview, yes or no? If no, how is that possible. If yes, what is all this nonsense about "free thought?"
also, youre assuming too much about my naturalistic views. I'm between an agnostic/deist, which I find much more practical in dealing with the wreckage of evangelicalism (my mother in law being a small example). I have to reason with that.
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Originally posted by seer View PostThis can't be our old friend Leonhard can it?
I agree that you can be both a Christian/Theist and an evolutionist - that is why I qualified it with: You don't believe in a God or an immaterial soul - right?
BTW - did I read you right - you are a Christian now?
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostThat would be me. ^^
Then I misread, it seemed as if you implied that because he was an evolutionist, that therefore he neither believed in God nor an immaterial soul.
Yup, announced it on the Facebook group a while back.
eta: to clarify, I mean what type of Christianity did you choose?Last edited by whag; 01-26-2014, 06:17 PM.
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Originally posted by whag View Postare you saying that, until Eden, the earth and biosphere were as earth scientists and biologists describe it today? do you acknowledge that predation, disease, and calamity existed for eons prior to Eden? I assume you think adam is separate from the animal kingdom.
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