The Bible (a discussion)

Frank Apisa wrote:

I would be astounded to think that you thought the sun and moon were "transported" across the sky in a chariot each day.

Did you see that in your Bible, Frank? No wonder you have your perceptions all teeterboroed up.

Then let me be the first to say.
HoHoKus!

The internal consistency is not there--you just won't admit that because believing is more important to you than critical review.

You can believe, you can trumpet your certainty, but you can't know any of this.

. . . Especially if you decide ahead of time (insert choice here) . . .

If you cannot see the difference, Spendius...then most likely no explanation will do. It is very easy to see.

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If you cannot see the difference, Spendius...then most likely no explanation will do. It is very easy to see.

Look Mr Apisa--some members of your audience on here are more intelligent than you allow them credit for and know what that means.

It means you can't explain and the reason you can't is because I am a half-wit and any explanation would be wasted on me. So you are excused explaining and get to insult me in one wisecrack.

Is there anything else easy to see that you can't explain?

Besides--others might be interested in your explanation of the obvious difference between believing and knowing. I feel sure that the massed ranks of philosophers down the ages who have wrested a comfortable living out of this reluctant earth by considering this difference would be very pleased to have it clarified for them. Although I'll admit it is possible some wouldn't for the sort of personal reasons inadmissible in a genteel intellectual discussion.

Explain the difference eh? It's "easy to see".

I would be astounded to think that you thought the sun and moon were "transported" across the sky in a chariot each day.

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I would be astounded to think that you thought the sun and moon were "transported" across the sky in a chariot each day.

I interpreted a slice of Leviticus for you the other day and I'll do that for your slice from somewhere else.

The sun and moon being carried across the sky, which is likely in Homer, was man's earliest intimations of gravity and of unknown forces. We don't go from caves to Einstein in one quick step. It was a way with words which carried the first and crudest explanation of what was going on in the sky and without such a jump off point we never get to Einstein.

You are objecting to these writings, in the service of your convenience, because the authors were not born in NJ in the mid 30s.

Take us from mankind never giving a thought to what was going on in the sky to relativity theory. Give us an alternative mechanism.

rosborne979 wrote:

. . . Especially if you decide ahead of time (insert choice here) . . .

Sorry for the parenthetical aside. Except for how well it fits all our arguments. The only real danger in this common approach is in allowing one's epoxy to set.

Oh, did I say set? Frank ly, it could be any of us taking too ros y a view of our undoubtable intellects. Don't spendius your $ before its earned. You may come down with the blue s. Right, Jack?

Of course, I am the neoly apointed exception

It just won't do old boy. Your every post is making you look stupider and stupider and wimpier and wimpier.

Get thee to Twitter. That is designed for people like you. Able 2 Know and Ask An Expert obviously drew you in here for the wrong reason.

You have the two of hearts, the four of clubs, the six and seven of diamonds and the nine of hearts in your hand and you demand the pot without displaying your cards.

Get thee to Twitter. That caters for thick cunts like you I gather.

That I can't be expected to understand your explanation of the difference between believing and knowing and that I'm pretentious and raving is not sufficient grounds for your failure to provide any explanations.

Take us from the caves to Einstein without the intermediate step of chariots carrying the heavenly bodies.

Just do it and cut out the flim-flam. If you can't "man up" and admit it.

We can do diving off cliffs onto solid rocks 200 ft below with thongs of twisted vines round our ankles 199 ft long, to impress ladies, to 18 hole golf courses where flags are used to denote the exact position of the hole, later.

Much later by the look of it.

That I am a pretentious half wit with nothing of value to say is not really evidence of anything. Least of all your non-explanations having validity.

I'm only here due to a misunderstanding in a revolving door in a posh hotel in Blackpool caused by a penalty that hit the post.