Posts by Caedes

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Does the Rainbow Covenant Disprove the Flood?

by Severus in

the story goes that god provided the rainbow as a symbol of his promise to never again destroy the world by flood.. noah and his family saw the rainbow after they left the ark.

after the waters had receeded.

after it had stopped raining for months.... yet a rainbow is simply sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colors and diverted to the eye of the observer by water droplets.

Caedes

You picked an appropriate screen name for yourself

Modern cultural references completely pass you by don't they schizm? Perhaps you should try and get out more, or don't they let you?

Anyway if there had been a flood that covered the mountains then there would be evidence, there is none because there has never been a flood on that scale, even locally. If you choose to believe it happened because god did it with magic or supernatural forces then it shouldn't really matter to you that there is no scientific evidence to support the flood story.

Is your faith so weak that, realising that some of the biblical stories are morality tales and not to be taken literally that your faith falls apart?

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Does the Rainbow Covenant Disprove the Flood?

by Severus in

the story goes that god provided the rainbow as a symbol of his promise to never again destroy the world by flood.. noah and his family saw the rainbow after they left the ark.

after the waters had receeded.

after it had stopped raining for months.... yet a rainbow is simply sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colors and diverted to the eye of the observer by water droplets.

Caedes

I've provided good reasons for saying the things I have, if I don't mind saying so myself.

I must have missed those posts.

If your opinions fly in the face of scientific fact then you should expect to be derided, you are free to provide proof of your assertions if you can. Bearing in mind that there is not one shred of hard evidence to support the flood myth as told in the bible.

As for my biography, I'm sorry you haven't heard that particular film quote, you are missing out. It also refers to my geographical location, Devon is farming country (for the hard of understanding) I take it you have an extensive personal history and resume in your biography? Feel free to Pm me if you need anything else clarifying.

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Does your personal vehicle reflect your personality?

by Gregor in

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there is a clever volkswagen tv ad currently running in the u s that depicts various types of people driving cars that reflect their personality, like older males driving sleek sports cars to compensate for their "shortcomings" or a younger man driving an expensive european sedan as he pronounces with a bullhorn "because my father never hugged me!

or another who says "because i make more money than you!

have any of you ever gotten your self image tangled up with a vehicle?

Caedes

I drive a blown and nitrous injected Harley

What on earth possessed you to put nitrous on a hardly movingson?! Are there no corners where you live?

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Does the Rainbow Covenant Disprove the Flood?

by Severus in

the story goes that god provided the rainbow as a symbol of his promise to never again destroy the world by flood.. noah and his family saw the rainbow after they left the ark.

after the waters had receeded.

after it had stopped raining for months.... yet a rainbow is simply sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colors and diverted to the eye of the observer by water droplets.

Caedes

I've never spoke to an atheist that had good judgement.

I on the other hand have spoken to lots of believers with good judgement, unfortunately you aren't one of them 'schizm' (sic)

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Does the Rainbow Covenant Disprove the Flood?

by Severus in

the story goes that god provided the rainbow as a symbol of his promise to never again destroy the world by flood.. noah and his family saw the rainbow after they left the ark.

after the waters had receeded.

after it had stopped raining for months.... yet a rainbow is simply sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colors and diverted to the eye of the observer by water droplets.

Caedes

You can't assume that your interpretation is correct due to bearing some similarity to another ~~morality tale~~ in the same book.

Sure I can. Why not?
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In that case feel free to make up any old nonsense

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Does the Rainbow Covenant Disprove the Flood?

by Severus in

the story goes that god provided the rainbow as a symbol of his promise to never again destroy the world by flood.. noah and his family saw the rainbow after they left the ark.

after the waters had receeded.

after it had stopped raining for months.... yet a rainbow is simply sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colors and diverted to the eye of the observer by water droplets.

Caedes

Yes, it definitely IS logical to assume God placed a high barrier around the circumference of the area where mankind lived at the time, in order to confine the flood waters to that specific area of the earth's surface.

Hmm so much more logical than it being a simple morality tale for children, of course. You can't assume that your interpretation is correct due to bearing some similarity to another morality tale in the same book.

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Homebrew chemical terror bombs, hype or horror?

by Simon in

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given the latest media hype in the uk following some police action which seems more and more an over-reaction to yet more non-intelligence, this article is interesting reading:.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/04/chemical_bioterror_analysis/.

Caedes

You would think with the last fiasco concerning London's armed response unit that they would have been a litle more sure of their target this time

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Does the Rainbow Covenant Disprove the Flood?

by Severus in

the story goes that god provided the rainbow as a symbol of his promise to never again destroy the world by flood.. noah and his family saw the rainbow after they left the ark.

after the waters had receeded.

after it had stopped raining for months.... yet a rainbow is simply sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colors and diverted to the eye of the observer by water droplets.

Caedes

I think sometimes he wants us to use our brains (aka "intelligence"). Our brains tell us that a global Flood is illogical. The idea that God would flood the entire globe in order to drown a people who are confined to a comparatively small area in a certain region of the world is ludicrous.

Whereas the logical thing is to assume god used forcefields? My intelligence is telling me that it is a retelling of a much older flood legend (it probably has its roots in a real event where some goatherder shoved his family and goats on a boat somewhere to avoid an entirely natural local flood) but is being retold as a morality tale.

I wonder how many christians who believe the story would start on a new career in shipbuilding if some nutcase came up to them in the street and told them god was going to flood the world again. Of course they might say that god has promised not to destroy everyone in a flood again, but it doesn't stop him doing it on a local level now and again does it (just to keep his hand in I guess)

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About Christ as creation of God (I guess for Lurkers)

by Shazard in

if jesus christ was not at the begining (but he says opposite) then at the begining there were no truth, there were no life, there were no love!

but if there were no truth and there were no life and there were no love, then there were no god as he is only source of truth and life and love.

but as it is written, 1 john 1:1 that which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the word of life -- 2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the father and was manifested to us -- 3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship [is] with the father and with his son jesus christ.

Caedes

Any similarity to any person,persons (or supernatural beings) living, dead or in an alternate state of immortality (omnipotent or otherwise) is entirely coincidental

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Does the Rainbow Covenant Disprove the Flood?

by Severus in

the story goes that god provided the rainbow as a symbol of his promise to never again destroy the world by flood.. noah and his family saw the rainbow after they left the ark.

after the waters had receeded.

after it had stopped raining for months.... yet a rainbow is simply sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colors and diverted to the eye of the observer by water droplets.

Caedes

The myth says God takes his bow (Hebrew here is for the weapon not just a semicircle)

Obviously god was a little confused and forgot that rainbows are circular and are only semi-circular looked at from below. Either that or some bronze age goat-herder didn't realise.

Seriously though, it is difficult to imagine that there are many people left who take the biblical flood account as being literally true. Come on people, there are more holes in the story than in nora batty's stockings