29 Aug 20
@wolfgang59 saidThe scriptures about Abraham explain a lot of things.
Which story do like best? One or two?
Or neither.
(Is there a third I don't know about?)
Creation, G of E, the Flood, Tower of Babel? Sounds like hyperbole, because these were written for/by ancient man, not modern man. I approach them as lessons, not absolute fact. They sound like someone was trying to explain them away.
29 Aug 20
@suzianne saidMy fingers didn't type what my brain was thinking!
The scriptures about Abraham explain a lot of things.
Creation, G of E, the Flood, Tower of Babel? Sounds like hyperbole, because these were written for/by ancient man, not modern man. I approach them as lessons, not absolute fact. They sound like someone was trying to explain them away.
I was thinking about the Creation myths.
Two (?) in Genesis.
Which one is the best as a work of fiction or fact.
@wolfgang59 saidNeither.
Which story do like best? One or two?
Or neither.
(Is there a third I don't know about?)
No idea.
This is not as good a quiz as your ones in the General Forum.
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@divegeester saidNo 'duct tape' was involved.
What lesson do you find in the claim that man(kind) was created from duct into God’s image?
@ghost-of-a-duke saidAre you going to answer for Suzianne again or should I wait for her to reply?
No 'duct tape' was involved.
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@divegeester saidI love how you repeatedly accuse me of that and then proceed yourself to answer for others.
Are you going to answer for Suzianne again or should I wait for her to reply?
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI only remind you of it at appropriate junctures, like this one.
I love how you repeatedly accuse me of that and then proceed yourself to answer for others.
But while we are on the subject, what is it with you and her? Online romance?
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@divegeester saidI like genuine people.
I only remind you of it at appropriate junctures, like this one.
But while we are on the subject, what is it with you and her? Online romance?
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29 Aug 20
@wolfgang59 saidI think all creation stories served a purpose for the humans who created them.
My fingers didn't type what my brain was thinking!
I was thinking about the Creation myths.
Two (?) in Genesis.
Which one is the best as a work of fiction or fact.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidOf course they do, and they are entertaining for others. Most of us
I think all creation stories served a purpose for the humans who created them.
enjoy Greek & Norse mythology without believing it factual .. and
perhaps there are allegorical "truths" within those myths.
But it's really puzzling that the OT has TWO creation stories. The only sense that
makes is if the editors of Genesis are saying "These stories are not true but both
have value in their messages".
For me I like the idea of Eve being made from Adam's rib.
It's saying man is incomplete without a partner and loneliness isn't a weakness.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidMe too, don’t we all.
I like genuine people.
In fact I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who has expressed a preference for disingenuous people.
@wolfgang59 saidWhat is more interesting for me is that there is an apparent contradiction between the two accounts, which incidentally I don’t think are two “stories” but two perspectives on one story.
But it's really puzzling that the OT has TWO creation stories.