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To: Natural Law
"Abracadabra is an incantation used as a magic word in conjuring tricks that historically was believed to have healing powers when inscribed on an amulet. Abracadabra origin is thought to be from the Aramaic language. Abra=אברה which is "to create" and cadabra=כדברא which is "as I say", ultimately when merging the two words abracadabra means in Aramaic is create as I say thus used oftentimes in magic tricks."

I hear "hocus pocus" accomplishes a neat magic trick as well.

The problem is that everyone (including yourself) subscribes to an "abracadabra" theory of ex-nihilation. The argument is on what followed . . . whether or not the formation of the universe followed natural processes, or if natural processes did not assume their current form until after the formation was complete.

49 posted on 01/09/2011 3:41:22 PM PST by Zionist Conspirator ('Ashirah leHaShem ki-ga'oh ga'ah, sus verokhevo ramah vayam!)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
"The problem is that everyone (including yourself) subscribes to an "abracadabra" theory of ex-nihilation.

You don't know what I do or don't subscribe to.

The argument is on what followed . . . whether or not the formation of the universe followed natural processes, or if natural processes did not assume their current form until after the formation was complete."

Are you implying that anything created by God is unnatural or that anything natural was not created by God?

58 posted on 01/09/2011 4:39:03 PM PST by Natural Law (Grant that we may be one flock and one shepherd!)
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