Larry,
Yes, there are differences in versions. However, the versions which
matter the most are the original, written in Hebrew and Greek. It takes a
more learned scholar than I to determine which of the English translations
are the most correct.
The faith that you have should tell you which version to believe. If
you don't have any faith, it doesn't matter anyway, does it? Just because
somebody misspells a word in a text, or some people believe that one version
is more important that the other, doesn't make the whole thing wrong.
I understand that there are instances where translations from the
original text have introduced differing points-of-view. For example, a
grasshopper does in fact have four legs. It's also got six legs. Neither
statement is incorrect.
However, you're bringing up issues which bear no significance to my
argument. The number of legs a grasshopper has as is written in the Bible
is not important to my argument. Furthermore, it may have changed since
those days, how would you or I know?
I hear there's a ton of stuff out there that explains the supposed
inaccuracies in the Bible. You should look it up if that's all that's
keeping you from believing.
Matthew Small
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 3:37 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Science, for dummies
Um which version Matthew? There are significant translational
differences between the accepted Roman Catholic versions, the Vulgate,
the latinate, the King James version, or various other versions since
the early 5th centuries.
If you cite the King James version, for an example, then explain how
Moses is described as horned in exodus. It could be a translational
error - from haloed. But that cannot be the case if biblical
inerrancy is paramount.
How many legs to grasshoppers have? Leviticus 11:21-23 lists things
with four legs. Among the list are locust, beetle (cricket in some
translations), and grasshopper. Last I looked grasshoppers have 6, as
do beetles and crickets.
The point is that biblical inerrancy is dangerous and moreso when
applied to the biological sciences.
larry
On 9/20/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's clear you don't understand much about the Bible.
>
> For believers, the Bible is the inspired Word of the Lord passed down
> through his chosen subjects for us to read and obey. If you believe in
God,
> then you can certainly believe he can bring the Written Word to us through
> anybody He wants to. Furthermore, knowledge of what's to come is in the
> book of Revelations.
>
> For people those who've actually read it, the Bible contains instructions
on
> how to deal with most situations you're going to find in life. There's
> nothing new on Earth that people 5000 years ago didn't figure out.
>
> For some, the Bible is to be taken literally. For some it's an
> interpretation. For everyone, they aren't your words, so you better hope
> you got it right.
>
> For non-believers, it's all fun and games 'til someone goes to Hell.
>
> --------------------------------
>
> I'm unsure why you label anti-abortion people as cowards. Whether or not
> you believe their cause, they have taken a stand. They regard terminating
a
> pregnancy as a problem that they would like to see stopped. I can't see
> what's wrong with that - I don't think anybody would like to have an
> abortion.
>
> The other side of course being that an unwanted pregnancy is carried to
> term. Perhaps if there wasn't any abortion, people who are in the
situation
> where having a baby would be a bad thing would be a little more cautious
> about having sex. It might even reduce the occurance of STDs.
>
> I don't understand why these people are stupid. They've got an opinion
that
> taking what they regard as life should be wrong. That sounds pretty
> sensible to me, whether or not I agree.
>
> They want to outlaw abortion. I don't think it's an impossible feat to
> achieve. The Supreme Court could easily change sides (and might) to find
> that Roe vs. Wade was an incorrect ruling. Heck, I'm no lawyer, but I
still
> don't know where the right to an abortion is written in the Constitution,
> nor under which Amendment it falls at this point. Actually, I thought it
> was more of a states rights thing, under the 10th Amendment.
>
> I used to care passionately about this situation, I was Pro-Choice. My mom
> always thought it was an important issue. Then I realized that it doesn't
> pertain to me. I'm a guy, I'll never get pregnant, and I'm married, so my
> wife will keep the child we conceive in any case. Why in the world should
I
> choose a Supreme Court Justice based on this one issue, which may even be
> decided incorrectly?
>
>
>
> Matthew Small
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:24 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Science, for dummies
>
> > Brian wrote:
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/20/science/20doce.html
> >
>
> I love the old saying, "If you want to make God laugh, tell him what
> your plans are tomorrow."
>
> Implicit in that gem is that, if you believe in God, you shouldn't
> presume to have any great knowledge of the World or what's next. So,
> so many people don't understand that.
>
> Who told these Bible folks to read the Bible in the first place? God?
> No, they choose to or their parents or some person put it in their
> hands. So why would they presume that simply because they've read a
> book other's say is the word of God that it really is? Or that it's
> to be taken literally.
>
> Take anti-abortion activists. They are the epitome of fools and
> cowards. Is it abortion that's the problem or unwanted pregnancy? If
> they had any intelligence or courage they'd attack the real problem
> rather than the easy one.
>
> Do you REALLY want to make God laugh? Tell him you know his will.
>
>
>
>
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