Made in the image of God

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Sorry Kelly I was sharing factual information, not fairytales.

LOL, what facts!! You are describing the world as you believe it to be.

@kellyjay said
LOL, what facts!! You are describing the world as you believe it to be.

And this from someone who thinks that snakes can talk, dear me.

@indonesia-phil said
And this from someone who thinks that snakes can talk, dear me.

You think it everything comes from nothing?

@indonesia-phil said
And this from someone who thinks that snakes can talk, dear me.

Apparently, because KellyJay doesn't think "everything comes from nothing", then it's OK for him to think that snakes can talk. At least, that's how I interpret his dodge.

@fmf said
Apparently, because KellyJay doesn't think "everything comes from nothing", then it's OK for him to think that snakes can talk. At least, that's how I interpret his dodge.

No dodge, simply reminding everyone that there are no free rides in this universe. I don't care how you think the universe came into being; miracles are in play. I find a spiritual being speaking through an animal far less of a leap than nothing spewing out everything.

@kellyjay said
No dodge, simply reminding everyone that there are no free rides in this universe. I don't care how you think the universe came into being; miracles are in play. I find a spiritual being speaking through an animal far less of a leap than nothing spewing out everything.

So this is still you responding to Indonesia Phil's comment: "And this from someone who thinks that snakes can talk, dear me"?

You're suddenly saying "there are no free rides in this universe"?

You've lept from "talking snakes" [or, to be more accurate, NOT talking about "talking snakes"] to "there are no free rides in this universe"?

@kellyjay said
I find a spiritual being speaking through an animal far less of a leap than nothing spewing out everything.

[1] A talking snake is surely an allegory, right? An allegory for the temptation to engage in immoral acts, yes? and [2] who is talking about "nothing spewing out everything"?

@fmf said
[1] A talking snake is surely an allegory, right? An allegory for the temptation to engage in immoral acts, yes? and [2] who is talking about "nothing spewing out everything"?

It doesn't matter what the snake was, one way or another, because everything from nothing cannot be anything other than an impossibility regardless of the snake's reality or not.

@fmf said
So this is still you responding to Indonesia Phil's comment: "And this from someone who thinks that snakes can talk, dear me"?

You're suddenly saying "there are no free rides in this universe"?

You've lept from "talking snakes" [or, to be more accurate, NOT talking about "talking snakes"] to "there are no free rides in this universe"?

I believe the story as written, no dodge, but even if I'm wrong about that, everything from nothing isn't something that can occur.

@kellyjay said
I believe the story as written, no dodge, but even if I'm wrong about that, everything from nothing isn't something that can occur.

Is the story of the snake literally talking one of your "absolute truths"?

@kellyjay said
It doesn't matter what the snake was, one way or another, because everything from nothing cannot be anything other than an impossibility regardless of the snake's reality or not.

Is your suggestion that 'You either have to agree with KellyJay on stuff like the talking snake or... Gish gallop... you believe in "everything from nothing"... is this one of your "absolute truths"?

@fmf said
Is the story of the snake literally talking one of your "absolute truths"?

If it took place in time and space, it would be.

@fmf said
Is your suggestion that 'You either have to agree with KellyJay on stuff like the talking snake or... Gish gallop... you believe in "everything from nothing"... is this one of your "absolute truths"?

Have you ever gotten tired of being a total bore? Seriously you take a conversation about reality and turn it into something personal.

@kellyjay said
Have you ever gotten tired of being a total bore? Seriously you take a conversation about reality and turn it into something personal.

Having a conversation is something personal. I am talking about my personal beliefs. You are talking about your personal beliefs. I scrutinize yours. You scrutinize mine.

@kellyjay said
If it took place in time and space, it would be.

"If it took place..."?

"...it would be"?

What kind of "absolute truth" is it then?

An interim truth [confirmation of veracity pending]?

But "objective" for all intents and purposes, in the meantime?