Originally posted by FreakyKBH Always looking for the easy way out.
You and dj2becker have been excellent teachers in this respect.
To the point, then...you acknowledge the correlation between the observed constellations, their progression in the sky, and portions of the stories told in the gospel. In your opinion, the stars were placed just so by the god described in the Christian bible as to fortell the story of Jesus. Is that about the size of it?
Originally posted by FreakyKBH [b]Always looking for the easy way out.
You and dj2becker have been excellent teachers in this respect.
To the point, then...you acknowledge the correlation between the observed constellations, their progression in the sky, and portions of the stories told in the gospel. In your opinion, the sta ...[text shortened]... described in the Christian bible as to fortell the story of Jesus. Is that about the size of it?[/b]???
Originally posted by FreakyKBH [b]Always looking for the easy way out.
You and dj2becker have been excellent teachers in this respect.
To the point, then...you acknowledge the correlation between the observed constellations, their progression in the sky, and portions of the stories told in the gospel. In your opinion, the sta ...[text shortened]... described in the Christian bible as to fortell the story of Jesus. Is that about the size of it?[/b]That's just about the size of it.
Originally posted by FreakyKBH That's just about the size of it.
...and this strikes you as a more reasonable (I know how you hate that word) conclusion to the premise than the idea that ancient astronomers communicated this information in the form of gnosticism, mysteries and folklore? And that this knowledge finally collated into the gripping, accessible, semi-coherent...but ultimately fictional...drama that is the Christian Gospel?
Originally posted by David C ...and this strikes you as a more reasonable (I know how you hate that word) conclusion to the premise than the idea that ancient astronomers communicated this information in the form of gnosticism, mysteries and folklore? And that this knowledge finally collated into the gripping, accessible, semi-coherent...but ultimately fictional...drama that is the Christian Gospel?
Yes. Too many conspiracy theories needed for your alternative.
Originally posted by David C Since your alternative is the biggest conspiracy theory of all, I respectfully disagree.
You're free to disagree but, in this case, the basis of your disagreement is one vast conspiracy theory (a theory that you hold) with very little evidence.
Originally posted by David C ...and this strikes you as a more reasonable (I know how you hate that word) conclusion to the premise than the idea that ancient astronomers communicated this information in the form of gnosticism, mysteries and folklore? And that this knowledge finally collated into the gripping, accessible, semi-coherent...but ultimately fictional...drama that is the Christian Gospel?
Your postulation is intriguing (although I think it's been done by pulp fiction writers in advance of you), but it really comes down to perspective.
Originally posted by FreakyKBH That's just about the size of it.
But that puts a limit on how long a particular constellation will be views as whatever shape we are supposed to see in it. The stars are all moving with respect to each other and what we see now is not what was seen, say 50,000 years ago or 50,000 years hence.
Originally posted by sonhouse But that puts a limit on how long a particular constellation will be views as whatever shape we are supposed to see in it. The stars are all moving with respect to each other and what we see now is not what was seen, say 50,000 years ago or 50,000 years hence.
While not commenting on the age of the world, written history of man springs forth full bloom numbered in the ten's of thousands of years ago. It is unlikely that star positions have undergone radical change during this short period of time.
It does. However, someone needs to explain to that webmaster that a black background with white text is painful and dizzying to read. Sort of like expecting something other than 'goddunnit' from Freaky and LH.
Originally posted by David C It does. However, someone needs to explain to that webmaster that a black background with white text is painful and dizzying to read. Sort of like expecting something other than 'goddunnit' from Freaky and LH.
While you're at it, you can explain it to God too. That's how he "wrote" in the sky right?
16 Nov '06 14:25
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