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'Asteroid Impact Could Have Prompted Constantine's Conversion'
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| 6-18-2003
Posted on 06/18/2003 4:45:56 PM PDT by blam
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More impacts in historical times.
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posted on
06/18/2003 4:45:56 PM PDT
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blam
To: blam
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posted on
06/18/2003 4:48:29 PM PDT
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blam
To: blam
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Accounts from the 4th century describe how barbarians stood at the gates of the Roman empire while a Christian movement threatened its stability from within." Augustine utterly destroyed this theory in his book "City of God", (412 A.D.). He lived in Rome during the Barbarian invasions and recorded that it was Rome's pagan lifestyle that was responsible for the sack of Rome, and not Chrisianity.
To: blam
I don't know about the science, but the history is wrong. Constantine saw the flaming cross (and ordered his soldiers to put the sign of the cross on their shields) BEFORE he became emperor. Also I don't think an asteroid was able to speak to Constantine and tell him, "In hoc signo vinces." Course you never know about these pesky exploding asteroids; seems like they were everywhere (sort of like an ancient Greg Packer).
To: Martin Tell
Course you never know about these pesky exploding asteroids; seems like they were everywhere (sort of like an ancient Greg Packer). Or even a modern Tourist Guy.
NFP
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posted on
06/18/2003 5:07:36 PM PDT
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Notforprophet
(Be ye not lost among precepts of Order)
To: blam
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An asteroid which exploded like a nuclear bomb may have converted the Roman emperor Constantine to Christianity it is now being claimed." So, an asteroid was responsible for the conversion of Constantine and created Christendom? hehehe. I suppose the dust from this collision created the huge Cross that Constantine saw in the sky, and it also formed the words he saw: "in hoc signo vinces", (in this sign you shall conquer). These scientists are getting funnier and funnier every day. :o)
To: Martin Tell
Also I don't think an asteroid was able to speak to Constantine and tell him, "In hoc signo vinces." However, I have no problem believing that if God wanted to influence Constantine that he would arrange for an asteroid to drop at just that moment in just that place. While the peculiarly shaped mushroom cloud (a big P with an X through it?) was rising He would have simply placed the words in his ear. I don't have any issues with him starting that asteroid on that particular course, oh say, 2 billion years ago. No problemo. Oh, and the cloud could easily be caused by a convenient cold front and some clear air turbulance. He built the universe. He would probably tend to use the tools he built in. It would do less violence to His creation. (there seems to be a trend to the threads I'm feeling compelled to contribute to tonight. I may have to think about this some..... )
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posted on
06/18/2003 5:40:49 PM PDT
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Phsstpok
To: Phsstpok
Agreed. This story reminds me of scientists who "proved" that a volcano caused the plagues God sent on the Egyptians as well as the parting of the Red Sea (in fact, remember the scene in "The Ten Commandments" where Yul Brener says as much to Mr. Heston (Moses)). Scientists are way too eager to prove God does not exist by positing "sceintific" causes for His actions. I believe there is no contradition between reason, (real) science, and faith.
To: blam
Another comet explanation, gotta love it. I bet someone will come up with a theory that a comet discovered America next.
To: blam
More impacts in historical timesCan't buy it. There's absolutely nothing in the historical record relating to this "impact". You'd think that a few more people besides Constantine would have noticed this, wouldn't you?
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06/18/2003 6:02:56 PM PDT
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pgkdan
To: pgkdan
"There's absolutely nothing in the historical record relating to this "impact". " I wonder how they would describe such things?
This guy, Professor Mike Baillie, thinks Beowulf may be about a comet swarm impacting.
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:27:35 PM PDT
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blam
To: Martin Tell
"In hoc signo vinces." I didn't know he was a Sigma Chi?
Eaker
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:30:59 PM PDT
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Eaker
(Adiós reality; I want to be a Jack-Ass millionaire!!............;<)
To: pgkdan
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:35:24 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Accounts from the 4th century describe how barbarians stood at the gates of the Roman empire while a Christian movement threatened its stability from within.
Who writes this cr@p?
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:40:30 PM PDT
by
Antoninus
(In hoc signo, vinces †)
To: Martin Tell
I don't know about the science, but the history is wrong. Constantine saw the flaming cross (and ordered his soldiers to put the sign of the cross on their shields) BEFORE he became emperor.
Constantine was one of the four co-emperors (tetrarchs) at that time.
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:43:13 PM PDT
by
Antoninus
(In hoc signo, vinces †)
To: blam
Of course it could not have been the influence of the Holy Spirit in his life - it HAD to be a scientifically explainable phenomenon.
I am always amused by the smallness of some minds. How arrogant to believe that a human mind could wrap itself around our Holy God. You kids just keep on trying to apply your human mind to this mystery, it will keep you busy for eons. ;^)
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06/18/2003 6:48:29 PM PDT
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PLK
To: blam
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:52:43 PM PDT
by
liberalnot
(what democrats fear the most is democracy . /s)
To: PLK
God would be pleased to have us examine His creation in detail and appreciate it fully by trying to figure it out through science.
-Sir Thomas More [more or less]
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:01:05 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(gazing at shadows)
To: PLK
"You kids just keep on trying to apply your human mind to this mystery." LOL!
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:01:46 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Martin Tell
I believe there is no contradition between reason, (real) science, and faith. Any contradictions are in our failure to understand, not in God's ability to work His will. The cliche is that Einstein described math as the language of God. I believe that this is true of the real, correct, results of the scientific method. When we really understand the universe and the laws it runs by we will better understand what God has in mind for us. I fully agree with your point. Not only do I see no contradiction, I see confirmation.
Of course trying to explain this to a teacher at my uncle's bible school (an uncle kicked out of Bob Jones' for being too conservative) at an abandoned Nike missle site in southern Jersey back in the 60's (I didn't see any problem reconciling evolution with the sequence of events in Genesis) earned me a caning... ah well.
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:08:13 PM PDT
by
Phsstpok
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