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To: swany
One question for now: Did you come to these conclusions through your own studies, if not, what or who has been your major influence?

Even though I insinctively believed in God since I was a kid, when I got to be a teenager, I could be considered an agnostic, or even an atheist. But then I went to college and saw mathematical proof (don't ask me to find it for you, it was in Calc II, I think...:^)...) that there are more dimensions than the 4 dimensions that we can comprehend. If there are more than 4 dimemsions, then anything is possble. Then the internet came around and I went online in '95. At first the internet was pretty sparsely populated information-wise but as more and more information and theories became available, I was able to weed out the stuff that didn't hold up to scrutiny. A couple years later I saw Arnold Murray on TV and saw that he was talking of the same stuff I was able to discern from the internet (even though he hates the internet). Of course he has studied the bible deeply for 50 years and so his views are much more refined than what I had discerned in the short time scanning here and there, and so his teachings helped a lot, because he knows the meanings of the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words in the original manusrcipts. I agree with Murray on most things, about like with Rush. There are a lot of things I discuss that Murray doesn't discuss, so just because you see me post something doesn't mean I got it from him.

I have been leaning towards this interpretation myself, since I find it hard to reconcile all races began with Adam, and for that matter, all but Noah and his family being destroyed in the flood, defacto making his family the top of the totem pole of all mankind.

Yeah, the bible says "two of every flesh", humans are definitely flesh. But actually I believe that that when the bible says 8 were saved that it is just speaking of the family of Adam. God may have arranged for survivors from every area of the earth.

513 posted on 11/17/2003 12:09:22 PM PST by #3Fan
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To: #3Fan
Thanks for confirming what I thought to be true. I have listened extensively to Arnold Murray myself, my husband more so. It's made for some long and interesting conversations. By the way, the first part of your paragraph decribed my man to a tee. :)

The debate I cannot get around is the consistency of the bible pointing to an event "and" then restating it in more detail against the eighth day creation. Knowing one way or the other may not be the end all be all when it comes to salvation in Jesus Christ, but it sure would be helpful in identifying the major players and their roles.

Also, why wouldn't Jewish Rabbis & scholars acknowledge this interpretation of Genisis. Don't they understand even better the language and customs of that day?
526 posted on 11/17/2003 6:08:57 PM PST by swany
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