Straw Man argument

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Sir, you have Genesis, not genius. You may not be able to work out the square root of 34567.243 but you do have an ark and a talking snake.

snakes dont talk, they have no vocal chords, just sayin!

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
snakes dont talk, they have no vocal chords, just sayin!

'Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Has anybody ever met this Straw man? Robbie in particular is obsessed with the fellow. He seems to pop up quite a lot in these forums and usually has an extreme view or says something easily refuted.

As an aside, Robbie has put forward the assertion that earthquakes never occurred before the first world war. This is a ridiculous assertion that is easily refuted.

This isn't Kansas Dorothy ... that was with a straw man, no?

Originally posted by Kegge
This isn't Kansas Dorothy ... that was with a straw man, no?

Which I guess makes Robbie the cowardly lion. 😲

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
'Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"

That snake was a patsy dude, the real snake was hidden.

He seized the dragon the original serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for 1,000 years. - Rev 20:2

It was a serpent, not a snake.

Transliteration: nachash
Pronunciation: nä·khash'
Part of Speech: verb
Root Word (Etymology): a primitive root
Outline of Biblical Usage:
to practice divination, divine, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, practice fortunetelling, take as an omen
(Piel)
to practice divination
to observe the signs or omens
KJV Translation Count:
11 Total enchantment 4, divine 2, enchanter 1, indeed 1, certainly 1, learn by experience 1, diligently observe 1
Strong's Definitions: נָחַשׁ nâchash, naw-khash'; a primitive root; properly, to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate:—× certainly, divine, enchanter, (use) × enchantment, learn by experience, × indeed, diligently observe.

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Has anybody ever met this Straw man? Robbie in particular is obsessed with the fellow. He seems to pop up quite a lot in these forums and usually has an extreme view or says something easily refuted.

As an aside, Robbie has put forward the assertion that earthquakes never occurred before the first world war. This is a ridiculous assertion that is easily refuted.

Straw man, straw man, I thought I was the straw man being a scarecrow and all. 🙂

Originally posted by KellyJay
Straw man, straw man, I thought I was the straw man being a scarecrow and all. 🙂

Which I guess makes Robbie Dorothy?

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Which I guess makes Robbie Dorothy?

and you leader of the lollipop guild! 😵

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
and you leader of the lollipop guild! 😵

Why, have you been demoted?

🙂

I could while away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers,
Consulting with the rain;
And my head I'd be a scratchin'
While my thoughts are busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.

I'd unravel ev'ry riddle for my
Individdle
In trouble or in pain
With the thoughts that you'll be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain.

Oh, I, could tell you why
The oceans near the shore
I could think of things I'd never
Thunk before,
And then I'd sit down and think some more.

I would not be just a muffin',
My head all full of stuffin',
My heart all full of pain;
And perhaps I'd deserve you and be
Even worthy even you
If I only had a brain.




Songwriters: E HARBURG, E.Y. HARBURG, HAROLD ARLEN

Originally posted by josephw
It was a serpent, not a snake.

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Serpent (n)

1. a large snake.

2. a sly or treacherous person, especially one who exploits a position of trust in order to betray it.

If not a snake you are therefore you are going with definition "2".

And we all thought Adam & Eve were alone in the world!