Re: [ZION] Guns, Germs and Steel

2002-11-05 Thread Elmer L. Fairbank
At 19:16 11/4/2002 -0700, M Marc wrote: Anyone here remember that old cartoon about the swing? There are about half a dozen ridiculous drawings of a simple swing in ridiculous configurations, which go from: what the salesman booked, what the marketeer spec'ed, what the engineer built, and so

Re: [ZION] scriptures are not secular?

2002-11-05 Thread Paul Osborne
On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 00:59:01 -0900 John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: After much pondering, Gary Smith favored us with: Archaeology also shows that Jericho didn't have the walls tumbling down when Joshua fought it. I don't believe archaeology knows what it is talking about. The

Re: [ZION] Guns, Germs and Steel

2002-11-05 Thread Marc A. Schindler
John W. Redelfs wrote: After much pondering, Gary Smith favored us with: No, it is postulating a theory. Once a theory is set out for all to read, then it is up to the rest of us to disprove the theory by testing it against known evidences. That does not yet make it a fact, as future

[ZION] Archaeology breakthrough--dramatic transitional forms

2002-11-05 Thread Jim Cobabe
Archaeologists have recently discovered fossil evidence of evolutionary transitional forms of modern sheep species. Of course, these illustrations are not being promoted as absolutely accurate renderings, science being the forever tentative discipline that it is. --- Mij Ebaboc [EMAIL

Re: [ZION] scriptures are not secular?

2002-11-05 Thread Scott McGee
At 15:23 11/3/2002 -0600, St Paul (not Minnesota) wrote: Also, maybe our whole religious experience is self induced with naturally occurring chemicals in our brains that make us wishy washy? Maybe the whole thing is a joke? Well, I see it like this. If my religious experiences are all in mind,

Re: [ZION] scriptures are not secular?

2002-11-05 Thread Stacy Smith
If it is all in your mind, then how about the thousands of others who have not only experienced God but also written prophecies, etc.? Stacy. At 07:36 PM 11/05/2002 +, you wrote: At 15:23 11/3/2002 -0600, St Paul (not Minnesota) wrote: Also, maybe our whole religious experience is self

Re: [ZION] The veil

2002-11-05 Thread Scott McGee
On Mon, 04 Nov 2002 14:03:17 -0800, Stacy Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: How does one get an arranged marriage if one might wish one? I'm mad it seems it can't be done in this culture. The trick to arranged marriages is that you don't do your own arranging. That makes it pretty hard to

Re: [ZION] The veil

2002-11-05 Thread Scott McGee
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002 18:05:35 -0500, Valerie Nielsen Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Oh Dear Scott: I had no idea what you have been through. I get off of ZION for a few years, and everything falls apart!! That's right, so don't you leave again! You hear me? As I read between

Re: [ZION] Reconstructing the Clinton legacy

2002-11-05 Thread Elmer L. Fairbank
At 20:21 11/5/2002 +, Goodfriend Scott wrote: On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 15:01:45 -0500, Elmer L. Fairbank [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: At 19:30 11/5/2002 +, Goodfriend Scott wrote: On Mon, 04 Nov 2002 07:39:36 -0500, Elmer L. Fairbank [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: At 18:04 11/2/2002 +, Gib Mij

Re: [ZION] scriptures are not secular?

2002-11-05 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Marc A. Schindler favored us with: People think Churchill's remark that sometimes a truth is so precious that it has to be protected by numerous lies is a cynical reading of history, but there's a lot of wisdom to that. It doesn't matter when Jericho's walls came tumbling

Re: [ZION] scriptures are not secular?

2002-11-05 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Stacy Smith favored us with: If it is all in your mind, then how about the thousands of others who have not only experienced God but also written prophecies, etc.? Maybe they are all part of my vivid dream? --JWR

Re: [ZION] scriptures are not secular?

2002-11-05 Thread Marc A. Schindler
The resurrection of Christ is not a figure of speech -- there is no slippery slope here. One just has to realize what the difference between sacred and secular history is. John W. Redelfs wrote: After much pondering, Marc A. Schindler favored us with: People think Churchill's remark that

Re: [ZION] Guns, Germs...

2002-11-05 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Scaffolding is another good term -- thanks. We are given a wide variety of toolsets with which to learn. To confuse the toolsets with the structures they build is a mistake, imo. John Widstoe wrote a lot about this issue, and had some very thought-provoking suggestions as to how to approach

Re: [ZION] The veil

2002-11-05 Thread Grampa Bill in Savannah
Scott McGee wrote: Man is that he might have JOy! == Grampa Bill comments: Sorry! Letty's woman enough for me! Love y'all Grampa Bill in Savannah / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at

Re: [ZION] Archaeology breakthrough--dramatic transitional forms

2002-11-05 Thread Jon Spencer
One must be careful to note, however, that if it were my ancestors who made those drawings, they had better not depend upon their accuracy. If I were to draw a picture of modern sheep today, it could definitely be used to prove that there was an evolutionary transition which occurred today! Jon

[ZION] Do as we say, not as we do, US tells Israel

2002-11-05 Thread Marc A. Schindler
The US has opposes Israeli attacks against individuals, even as a US missile killed al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen: http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/front/RTGAM/20021105/wyem2115a/Front/homeBN/breakingnews -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal

Re: [ZION] scriptures are not secular?

2002-11-05 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Stacy Smith favored us with: And the prophecies coming to pass? Somewhere we must come down to objective measurements. Stacy. At 11:37 AM 11/05/2002 -0900, you wrote: After much pondering, Stacy Smith favored us with: If it is all in your mind, then how about the

[ZION] First Presidency Statement on War

2002-11-05 Thread John W. Redelfs
http://www.zionsbest.com/mckay_on_war.html This is a talk given in April General Conference in 1942 during the height of WWII. At the time, President David O. McKay was the Second Counselor in the First Presidency of President Heber J. Grant. Gary Smith posted the talk to the list; but I

[ZION] Bible vs. the Scientists

2002-11-05 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Dan R Allen favored us with: The historical literalness of the bible is not as important as the spiritual understanding behind the events told about. - Whether or not Cain and Able were farmers and herders of sheep, and the direct literal sons of Adam is not as critical as

Re: [ZION] Bible vs. the Scientists

2002-11-05 Thread Marc A. Schindler
This is a misrepresentation. Those who deny the historicity of the Book of Mormon deny that it was the record of an ancient people, but rather that it was a result of Joseph Smith's creativity. This is a lot different from realizing that the scriptures are written in multiple layers, and that to

Re: [ZION] Status update

2002-11-05 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Scott Ritter is a key figure in this whole thing, and while others disagree with him, I personally take what he says with a great deal of trust. He was there, he was the senior USAmerican present and reported directly to Hans Blix, the inspection team chief at IAEA, and knows whereof he speaks.

Re: [ZION] Guns, Germs and Steel

2002-11-05 Thread Marc A. Schindler
This is true. Each has their own challenges, opportunities, talents, gifts and assignments in life. This is what I get from what Paul says in I Corinthians 13. YOUR challenge and MY challenge are to use those to the best of our advantage. I learned a very interesting lesson recently. I've been

Re: [ZION] scriptures are not secular?

2002-11-05 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Gary Smith wrote: Elder McConkie wrote that Eve really wasn't created from the rib of Adam, that it was symbolic of their equality. I guess that means it isn't a secular history, eh? SWK also said this. BY was much, much harsher on the 'secular history' of the Bible. I assume most here on

Re: [ZION] Bible vs. the Scientists

2002-11-05 Thread John W. Redelfs
After much pondering, Marc A. Schindler favored us with: This is a misrepresentation. Those who deny the historicity of the Book of Mormon deny that it was the record of an ancient people, but rather that it was a result of Joseph Smith's creativity. This is a lot different from realizing that

[ZION] Antarctic Warming

2002-11-05 Thread Jim Cobabe
Is global warming just symbolic? Like so many other theories, it seems forever tentative. Deseret News, Tuesday, November 05, 2002 Iceberg theories melting By Jesse Hyde Deseret News staff writer PROVO — In March 2000, the largest iceberg ever observed broke off an ice shelf in Antarctica,