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Re: Robert gets to invalidate logic (was Re: Science and beliefs (was Re: Alien races))
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Sat, 7 Apr 2001 00:57:13 GMT
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On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:51:28 GMT, "Jeff Stembel"
<jeff.stembel@noaa.gov> wrote:
> > > > > If there are two (or more) interpretations of the Bible, and they are not
> > > > > all correct (which is the premise being talked about), then what determines
> > > > > which one is correct?
> > > > An infinite number of possibilities. Open up a Crayon box and
> > > > contemplate for a bit.
> > > Sarcasm aside, how about a real answer?
> > What kind of answer do you want? Here I'll break it down logistically
> > again since you seem to like logic so much.
> >
> > You have multiple interpretations of the bible, they are not all
> > correct.
> >
> > So which one is correct? Easy, the one that's correct of the multiple
> > interpretations.
> You are hedging the issue.
No I'm really not son, I broke it down to pure logic. I can even
break it down further into truth tables, but I doubt you even know
what those are so I won't bother.
> He asked you a simple question, "Which is correct?"
Actually that isn't what he asked me. Don't you know what a premise
is?
> (I would add an "and why" to it, though) and you avoid it by saying "One of
> them." This is not answering his question.
Actually it did answer the question he asked, I think you have some
other question in mind and are trying to apply it to the situation.
> As well answer the math teacher's
> question of "What is 1 + 2?" with "A whole real number."
> The whole premise of one being correct and all others being false is what has
> led to countless human deaths (quite possibly more than any other human cause).
> Without this statement, concepts of Crusade, Jihad, and all other forms of holy
> war would never have been created. If God is infinite, why can he not appear
> to different cultures in different forms?
Yeah that's wonderful, it really is, but your emotions don't have
anything to do with the logistics of his premises or their
conclusions. We are debating logic here son, not your feelings on why
the world sucks.
> > That's great, but you still made an assumption and overlooked my
> > question. I said, "How can you assert with any confidence that the
> > literal word is false?", not "You assert that the literal word is
> > false." Now, do you need me to point out WHERE you made an
> > assumption, or can you figure it out on your own?
> One the one hand, we have mountains of evidence that contradicts the Bible. On
> the other hand, we have a 1500-2000 year old book that was written in the days
> when people believed thunder, lightning, and floods were the Wrath of God.
> I'll take the verifiable statements of science anyday, thank you very much. :)
>
> Jeff
*sigh*...just...nevermind, my intellect has obviously been wasted
here. : \
Robert
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