Originally posted by stellspalfie
this analogy doesnt seem to relate to the op. are you suggesting that explaing how jesus did it would put humans at the level of a two year old? how did you reach this conclusion. it seems to imply that there is something 'teachable' but its very difficult to understand, this also implies that gods powers can be learnt (if you are intelligent enough). t ...[text shortened]... tific and there fore god is bound to the laws of science, or its magic and we can all learn magic.
"How did Jesus, assuming nobody wrote the Harry Potter book of the day, called "The Bible", ferment water into wine in an hour or two, a scientific process which normally takes at least 3 weeks to 1 month."-M.
"Piece of cake." (gb)
"Explain." -M.
"If you, personally, created the game of chess (ex nihilo), would you be able to teach
a normal two year old how to play well enough to be Rated #1 on Red Hot Pawn?"
(gb)
"How many years do I have to teach them?" (googlefudge)
"(1003)" (gb)
"If they have the ability then 1003 years aught to be sufficient." (googlefudge)
"What if (1003) is the Miracle Worker's RHP Chess Rating?" (gb)
"Who is the miracle worker?" (googlefudge)
"If you, personally, created the game of chess (ex nihilo), would you be able to teach
a normal two year old how to play well enough to be Rated #1 on Red Hot Pawn?"
~o (gb)
"How many years do
I have to teach them?" (googlefudge)
"this analogy doesnt seem to relate to the op. are you suggesting that explaing how jesus did it would put humans at the level of a two year old? how did you reach this conclusion. it seems to imply that there is something 'teachable' but its very difficult to understand, this also implies that gods powers can be learnt (if you are intelligent enough). this also implies that either its scientific and there fore god is bound to the laws of science, or its magic and we can all learn magic." (stellspalfie)
Op: "How... ?" -M.
gb: 'Chess Metaphor appropriating googlefudge's rating to illustrate the contrast
between human impossibility and Christ's Omniscience and Omnipotence.'
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