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(...) BPS is taking on one of the great "sacred cows" of American society, the Bible. While his earlier chapters were much subtler, with his latest group of stories he has eased into full blown mockery mode. Of course the most recent chapters are (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) An interpretation they share with many detractors of the Bible. (...) I've not read it, so I don't know anything about it's stance (pro-Bible or anti-Bible), but you might want to check out a book called _The Harlot by the Side of the Road: (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Dude, you really need to go back and check out the references. I mean, he skips and chooses. Even on the quick "Jesus and the Poor" he leaves out Jesus' explanation of why the woman poured oil on Him. In other words, he eliminated "the basic (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, there are two major types of contradiction to consider: those between two or more passages of the bible (such as the number of kinds of animals on the ark--2 or 7 of each?); and those between the bible and reality (such as the fact that (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Which chapter of the Bible talks about the dinosaurs? (...) Some people find that little omission to be contradictory to reality. :) Just curious, A.B. (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The very first two chapters talk about the dinosaurs, it just doesn't mention them by name....matter of fact it mentions very few animals by name, but that doesn't mean they weren't part of creation. jt (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) "Global", in the Ancient World, was a far more restrictive concept; I'm sure you'll agree that any experience lived by an entire region would probably have been considered "global" for many years, until news from distant lands became (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You've missed the serious disharmonies because you didn't WANT to see them. I can't really blame you, because I remember how nice it felt to believe that there was a loving God who was watching out for me and would take me up to heaven when I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) None of the chapters discuss the dodo bird, elephant, polar bear, passenger pigeon, asparagus, etc. That's hardly a realistic measure of contradictions to reality. :O) (...) Job 40:15-24 However, since you asked so nicely. I came across this (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Your statement is true, to an extent, but you are in essence claiming that because the bible didn't describe one particular thing that existed, the absence of a description of any other particular thing can be excused. Sort of, but in doing so (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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