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Re: New Stories from the New Testament
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Sat, 16 Feb 2002 17:28:56 GMT
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> Which chapter of the Bible talks about the dinosaurs?
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)
> > I look forward to hearing those major contraditions you were talking about.
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> Some people find that little omission to be contradictory to reality. :)
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> Just curious,
Job 40:15-24
However, since you asked so nicely. I came across this when I was a child.
It's a description that doesn't seem to be fit any animal I can think of.
It's an herbivorus creature that feeds on grass and spends a great deal of
time in the water. He has a tail like a cedar (which means really big in
Bible terms) Some have argued that this is a hippopotamus, but their tails
aren't cedar-y.
This seemed to be a familiar creature to Job since God used it as an
analogy. Parables are most effective when you talk about something you do
understand to help you understand things you don't understand.
Again, if it's not really a dinosaur, it won't affect my eternal security,
but read it and tell me what you think. I'm also just curious.
Your non-biology-expert friend
Markus
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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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