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Originally posted by sonhouseThe Holy Bible, the word of God.
What book is that?
Originally posted by twhiteheadGalaxy is just a new word to represent billions of stars that are grouped together in the physical heaven. There are many new words that have been made up that was not used when the Holy Bible was being translated. Perhaps in the future some translator will translate some word as galaxy.
So lets hear it. Do you think the stars are balls of hydrogen and helium undergoing a nuclear reaction just like the sun? The Bible does not give you an answer, but astronomers do, but you cannot base your answer on the deceived minds of astronomers, so do you have any idea what stars may be, or are they just little candles in the sky as far as you are co ...[text shortened]... believe galaxies exist, unless you were listening to the deceived minds of astronomers perhaps?
Originally posted by RJHindsThere are billions of stars grouped together? Did it say so in the Bible, or did you learn that from the deceived minds of astronomers? You seem to be quite confused here. You simply cant take anything astronomers say to be fact, if you reject some of their most basic and most important finds. Its like saying you don't accept that 2+2=4, but you will accept 20+20=100.
Galaxy is just a new word to represent billions of stars that are grouped together in the physical heaven. There are many new words that have been made up that was not used when the Holy Bible was being translated. Perhaps in the future some translator will translate some word as galaxy.
I was simply speaking the language of the deceived astronomers in hopes that some of you deceived people would understand.
Originally posted by twhiteheadI don't think he has sufficient fingers and toes for 2+2.
There are billions of stars grouped together? Did it say so in the Bible, or did you learn that from the deceived minds of astronomers? You seem to be quite confused here. You simply cant take anything astronomers say to be fact, if you reject some of their most basic and most important finds. Its like saying you don't accept that 2+2=4, but you will accept 20+20=100.
Originally posted by twhiteheadThe Holy Bible says there are so many stars that man can number them.
There are billions of stars grouped together? Did it say so in the Bible, or did you learn that from the deceived minds of astronomers? You seem to be quite confused here. You simply cant take anything astronomers say to be fact, if you reject some of their most basic and most important finds. Its like saying you don't accept that 2+2=4, but you will accept 20+20=100.
Originally posted by RJHindsWhich is not what I asked.
The Holy Bible says there are so many stars that man can number them.
Originally posted by twhiteheadApplication of handy dandy god goo will solve the problem. Either he will make the earth bigger or the population will crash dramatically. Likely the latter since all the non-believers get dumped in some trans-dimensional central heating furnace and the believers get carted off to heaven. On the other hand, the old bugger may have forgotten us. When was the last time he put in a personal appearance?
Which is not what I asked.
[b]Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the san ...[text shortened]... t either start colonizing other planets, or survive on this plant for over a billion years? [/b]
Originally posted by twhiteheadOK, god makes earth bigger. Much bigger. There, problem solved.
But that won't "multiply [Abraham's] descendants as the stars of the heaven". He needs in the range of 10^22 descendants or about 100 billion times the number he has so far.
Originally posted by KeplerThats a tricky one. It depends on the eye as well as where the eye is on the earth, and the exact point in time. It would say it is actually impossible to count all the stars visible to a given eye at a given moment, except in the day time, or the very early evening when only a few stars are visible.
Stars visible to the naked eye aren't innumerable though, they have been counted.
Originally posted by twhiteheadThe first star catalogues were naked eye endeavours, Tycho Brahe's effort being particularly accurate. I don't think they needed to count all the stars on one night either, just catalogue them and then you know how many there are at the end.
Thats a tricky one. It depends on the eye as well as where the eye is on the earth, and the exact point in time. It would say it is actually impossible to count all the stars visible to a given eye at a given moment, except in the day time, or the very early evening when only a few stars are visible.
I notice how many more stars are visible in Livingston ...[text shortened]... to city lights. But I also see a lot more stars with my glasses on than 'with the naked eye'.
Originally posted by twhiteheadThat does not say there will be more than 10, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 descendants. It only indicates that there will be so many that he want be able to number them, like the stars and the sand.
Which is not what I asked.
[b]Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the san ...[text shortened]... e must either start colonizing other planets, or survive on this plant for over a billion years?
Originally posted by RJHindsSo him being illiterate, were talking about 50 or so?
That does not say there will be more than 10, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 descendants. It only indicates that there will be so many that he want be able to number them, like the stars and the sand.
Originally posted by twhiteheadNo, numbnuts, I am sure he could count up to 50 easily. Noah was one descendant of Abraham and I would bet the other 7 people that survived the flood were too. So we have no way of counting all the people that were born up to today. But there were many more than 50 descendants of Abraham born before the worldwide flood.
So him being illiterate, were talking about 50 or so?
Originally posted by RJHindsWasn't Abraham before the time of money? If so, I very much doubt that he could count up to 50.
No, numbnuts, I am sure he could count up to 50 easily. Noah was one descendant of Abraham and I would bet the other 7 people that survived the flood were too. So we have no way of counting all the people that were born up to today. But there were many more than 50 descendants of Abraham born before the worldwide flood.