tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post2471715551734590692..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: The Best Argument Against CreationismThe Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-89364577801999129532010-04-29T19:17:46.646-05:002010-04-29T19:17:46.646-05:00to anonymous:
have you ever thought that snakes ca...to anonymous:<br />have you ever thought that snakes cant talk because THEY DONT HAVE VOICEBOXES????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-90057742661121685312009-04-27T05:54:00.000-05:002009-04-27T05:54:00.000-05:00I think you mean Jeremiah 8:8
You have great post...I think you mean Jeremiah 8:8<br /><br />You have great posts. Was linked here through the Carnival of the Godless. Keep it up. I'll lurk here till I catch up.imarriedaxtiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-22555677856303386212009-04-11T11:58:00.000-05:002009-04-11T11:58:00.000-05:00Creationist Anon,If you believe that God is in con...Creationist Anon,<BR/>If you believe that God is in control, and the Bible is the way it is (but not the way it used to be) for a reason, then tell me this:<BR/><BR/>Is the Koran the way it is for a reason? Is God in control of it? <BR/><BR/>How about Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard? Is it that way for a purpose? <BR/><BR/>Tell me about the mad ravings to be found in Joseph Smith's "Book of The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-63457589723102943572009-04-02T00:43:00.000-05:002009-04-02T00:43:00.000-05:00Dear sir,To get this strait, I believe that God is...Dear sir,<BR/>To get this strait, I believe that God is in control. I believe that the Bible is the way it is for a reason, and I don't know why and I don't have to know why. I am not God, I am a being that God created. "For I determined not to know anything among them save Jesus Christ and Him crucified" <BR/>So all of the books of which you speak, I am not concerned with, and I don't plan to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-76232098931329718352009-04-01T23:21:00.000-05:002009-04-01T23:21:00.000-05:00Creationist Anon,Are you saying that God was in co...Creationist Anon,<BR/>Are you saying that God was in control of the decision to have The Book Of Tobit (and others) in the first KJV version, and therefore it was inspired at that point, but not now? <BR/><BR/>And our argument does come down to faith. I don't have faith in the ability of others to atone for me. If I offend you in some way (as I've said on this site numerous times) I can't makeThe Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-84320827819436703212009-03-31T09:51:00.000-05:002009-03-31T09:51:00.000-05:00Are you seriously a church going, God trusting fel...Are you seriously a church going, God trusting fellow that is going to argue that God was not in control of those choices? <BR/>I think our argument truly comes down to faith. Do you believe in God and that Jesus died for our sins or do you not? If we do not agree on this most basic point then debating over God's inspired word is useless. If one person says God is and the other says God is not, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-458620416361209952009-03-31T05:14:00.000-05:002009-03-31T05:14:00.000-05:00Creationist Anon,"You either believe what it says ...Creationist Anon,<BR/><BR/>"You either believe what it says or you don't. 2 timothy 3:16 says all scripture, which are the writings of the Bible, is given by inspiration of God. God wouldn't have allowed that to be written in a book that the religion is based off of if it were not true. He is in control."<BR/><BR/>The first King James Bibles contained "The Book of Tobit" and "1st and 2nd Esdras" The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-26690192733509989752009-03-30T23:55:00.000-05:002009-03-30T23:55:00.000-05:00About Genesis 1&2; Gen 2 is basically back tra...About Genesis 1&2; Gen 2 is basically back tracking giving more detail about what happened and what God did while creating everything- plants and man etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-1618733690535674512009-03-30T23:45:00.000-05:002009-03-30T23:45:00.000-05:00How can you to a church..assuming it's Christian a...How can you to a church..assuming it's Christian and not believe in the bible.. Which if you did you would believe in God, so you wouldn't have to put Him in quotes, and if you believed in God and the bible you would believe that what it says is literally true. Things supernaturally happened in the bible because God is a supernatural God. THAT'S the God I serve. What would a life with deep Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-29582332470370366962009-03-30T23:32:00.000-05:002009-03-30T23:32:00.000-05:00Anon,Different organisms evolved in different ways...Anon,<BR/>Different organisms evolved in different ways because of different environments. <BR/>Kinda like Christianity evolved in different ways because of different environments. The Eastern Orthodox Church, for instance, now has almost nothing in common with a Euless TX Praise And Worship center. <BR/><BR/>On your second question....the only way you'll ever know as much about the Bible as IThe Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-73148723911155292452009-03-30T22:16:00.000-05:002009-03-30T22:16:00.000-05:00Genesis one AND genesis 2. "ALL scripture is given...Genesis one AND genesis 2. "ALL scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable."<BR/><BR/>In hey you made a comment about how Balaam is not preached much anymore. How would you know? Do you go to church? Why don't you ask someone that does? Me. Yes they still preach about Balaam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-19042867792477410172009-03-30T22:02:00.000-05:002009-03-30T22:02:00.000-05:00Also... If we all came from a common anchestor.. W...Also... If we all came from a common anchestor.. Why are we not all the same? Why are there monkeys AND humans?<BR/>Another question I have...why are you so informed about the bible if you don't believe it? Maybe you're fighting yourself. Sounds crazy but maybe you should yeild to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-50981992710339534872009-03-30T21:52:00.000-05:002009-03-30T21:52:00.000-05:00Creationist Anon,I'm not trying to insult you. Fo...Creationist Anon,<BR/>I'm not trying to insult you. <BR/><BR/>For starters, I asked that you follow the Wikipedia links. See the bottom of the page. Google the people mentioned. <BR/><BR/>Yes, people deny the Holocaust. They deny that Elvis is dead. They deny the roundness of the earth. None of which proves anything. <BR/><BR/>Next, please read the link at the bottom of my previous post.The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-38329463087363395132009-03-30T21:44:00.000-05:002009-03-30T21:44:00.000-05:00Well sir I'm sorry to tell you that people are try...Well sir I'm sorry to tell you that people are trying to pass the Holocaust off as a myth as well. You can tell me I'm wrong all you want I have seen primary accounts of people declaring this. Now are you going to tell me that just because people SAY it didn't happen that it didn't?? Well apply this to what people think about Balaam and Genesis. <BR/>Please...don't try to put me down. I'm not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-59162487087638950692009-03-30T21:21:00.000-05:002009-03-30T21:21:00.000-05:00Nick,Well said. I'm starting to define God more a...Nick,<BR/>Well said. I'm starting to define God more and more, not as male or female, not as present or "other", not as omnipotent, omnipresent, or omniscient, but as "THIS". <BR/><BR/>The sum total of everything. <BR/>It works for me. <BR/><BR/>Creationist Anon,<BR/>You are right in that if "God" does intervene in earthly matters, he could've made the serpent talk. He also could've made The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-78674875981773915592009-03-30T10:39:00.000-05:002009-03-30T10:39:00.000-05:00Dude.. You say that snakes can't talk now so they ...Dude.. You say that snakes can't talk now so they couldn't then. Let me guess.. You believe in evolution? Well monkeys can't talk and evolution "proves" that humans came from monkeys. And wait, doesn't evolution ALSO say that organisms started as simple celled?? Well then how can you argue that evolution is true, when monkeys can't talk but humans can, and at the same time argue that snakes can'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-52264219356611755642009-03-29T22:41:00.000-05:002009-03-29T22:41:00.000-05:00Um...Well, the strangest creationist arguments I h...Um...<BR/><BR/>Well, the strangest creationist arguments I have always heard are moral ones.<BR/><BR/>"I you believe we came from slime then you'll act like slime". <BR/><BR/>To which I counter - but what slime!<BR/><BR/>Slime which send Neil, Mike and Buzz on a long weekend? Slime that built the Large Hadron Collider? Or wrote Bach's cantatas? Or the plays of Shakespeare? <BR/><BR/>That's slime Nick Mhttp://www.countingcats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-7670077749527410672009-03-29T16:34:00.000-05:002009-03-29T16:34:00.000-05:00Really? I hear snakes talking all the time. Haven'...Really? I hear snakes talking all the time. Haven't you ever heard a lawyer open his mouth?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542544032037897193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-32161281060568108952009-03-29T08:29:00.000-05:002009-03-29T08:29:00.000-05:00TLG and Jarl,You could also see the serpent as a m...TLG and Jarl,<BR/>You could also see the serpent as a metaphor for temptation or the burdens associated with reason and knowledge.<BR/><BR/>Earlier in the same story, you coulld see the 6 days of creation as a metaphor for the building blocks of life and the place where early man saw himself in the plant and animal hierarchy. <BR/><BR/>Why are people so loyal to the ideal of the talking snake? The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-79474534521608049972009-03-29T06:20:00.000-05:002009-03-29T06:20:00.000-05:00TarrantLibertyGuy, a possessed serpent is still a ...TarrantLibertyGuy, a possessed serpent is still a serpent, it still can't talk.JARLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-50679644972770538012009-03-29T00:08:00.000-05:002009-03-29T00:08:00.000-05:00Silly Sepulchre... The serpent was Satan incranate...Silly Sepulchre... The serpent was Satan incranate or possessed! At least it was implied. Strongly implied!!TarrantLibertyGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624121038065257931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-58195978455602727292009-03-28T23:53:00.000-05:002009-03-28T23:53:00.000-05:00I've spent a lot of time in the last two weeks arg...I've spent a lot of time in the last two weeks arguing with Creationists. Some of them talk archaeology, try to disprove Carbon-14 dating, etc etc etc. <BR/><BR/>I've never gotten anywhere with them until now. <BR/><BR/>Don't start with the fossil record, the depth of the Grand Canyon, or Darwin. <BR/><BR/>Start by arguing that snakes can't talk. They can't. They never have. Snakes can't The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.com