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    Host Member Maeda Path Champion, Arkanoid Champion, 3D SuperBall Champion, Simon Champion, Disc Dash Champion, Breakout Champion Zain's Avatar
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    Default Re: The creation of the Universe.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur
    Nav is our resident fundamentalist. But hey, he's been here a long time, and if you want to apply for the job, I'm sure you'll get a fair chance.

    Another thought -- since God is all-powerful and omniscient, since God is awesome beyond our comprehension, and since God doesn't have to justify a blessed thing to us (see Job for more details), why would you believe that a trans-human divinity would drop a literal text on us? Why would God feel the need to give us something so basic, so rudimentary, that all we need to do is connect the dots and do as little contemplation as possible? Does that sound like an omniscient being to you?
    I never said it was literal. The bible is a big puzzle worth decoding.

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    Default Re: The creation of the Universe.

    Quote Originally Posted by ZainDustin
    I never said it was literal. The bible is a big puzzle worth decoding.
    I think most people will agree that the Bible is metaphor. Since it's just a collection of stories to help guide you, then we should only realy judge the values that it preaches, and not it's historical value.

    Frankly, when I read the OT part of the Bible, it feels like some non-scifi version of a dystopian world ruled by callous alien overlords, who rule with an iron fist and kill all who disobey even the most arbitrary rule.

    An example? That little SOB kid who thought he could gather firewood on a sunday without getting some divine justice...

    Last edited by Mongoose; 03-12-2006 at 04:03.

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