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To: Nyralthotep
Hmmm, from the construction of your post it looks like your mind is already made up and not open. You start out saying it's a 'creation story/myth' and afterwards you simply refer to it as 'myth'.

My mind is made up on the subject of Genesis being science. It's not. We know scientific facts that were not understood when these stories were written.

You don't believe the creation stories are myths? I'm not saying the Bible is all myth, but parts of it are. Parts of it are poetry. Parts of it are historically based stories. Parts of it are parable. It's a library with many literary styles.

But that wasn't the point of my post. I'm talking about different writters being the author of the library of books we call the Bible. Some folks think it was all written by God himself. That's what I'm open to discussing.

It seems to me as if you're trying to construct a straw man here so you can knock it down.

See how open minded I am? You can go ahead and believe that, but it's not what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to give an example of why I think there were at least 4 different writters of the Torah. That's all.

67 posted on 12/06/2001 7:52:41 AM PST by Weatherman123
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To: Weatherman123
My mind is made up on the subject of Genesis being science. It's not.

Based on? We know scientific facts that were not understood when these stories were written.

Such as?

I find there is NO positive way to say that either evolution or creation is true. There is no one who can say so because no one was present when it happened. I do believe that science and the Bilbe do not need to be at odds. I also know many scientists are athiests and bring that baggage with them in their theories and hypothesises. I have looked at the scientific facts supporting creation and I have found them to be very persuasive. I have looked as well at the many evolutionary fabrications that at one time were presented as fact.

My mind is made up on the subject of Genesis being science. It's not.
See how open minded I am?


As a matter of fact, I do. I think that no matter what is posted here, you will maintain your original conclusions. IMO if parts of the bible are 'myth' and other parts are true than I think you are telling me that you are interpreting the Bible through science in your effort to portray the creation story as a myth. Many do this on the false premise that science is somehow 'unbiased' which it isn't. I have done a lot of studying on creationism and I do believe Genesis is true and so do quite a few PhD's in scientific fields, it was 600+, I think it's more now.
106 posted on 12/06/2001 8:25:46 AM PST by Nyralthotep
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