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Article #12368Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: Smiler
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:11
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:11
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"Antares 531" <gordonlrDELETE@swbell.net> wrote in message news:ijf1849u0pln5o24lcvv099ppdmcjnnb1i@4ax.com... > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:44:42 -0700, ben_dolan_III@reet.com (Ben Dolan) > wrote: > >>rbwinn <rbwinn3@juno.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Well, flooding does seem possible. Ask some of the people in Cedar >>> Rapids if they believe floods are possible. >> >>That's adorable! The child is using "analogy" to try to prove the >>Biblical flood really happened! That's just so damned cute! >> > From many sources I've read over the years, there actually was a > humongous flooding of what is now the Mediterranean basin, after the > last ice age ended and this current interglacial warming got under > way. The Atlantic Ocean raised to the level that overflowed what is > now the Strait of Gibraltar. The Gibraltar dam washed out quickly and > the ocean rushed in. Many old archeological ruins, now under water, > are still available for study. > > I would speculate that the Noachian Flood was based upon the legends > that had their roots in this Mediterranean Basin flooding. After all, > that WAS the entire world to those people. How many mountains did that flood completely cover? > > But, in any case, the Noachian Flood should be regarded as a parable > and the embedded meaning sorted out, separate from the literal story. > Parable = 'reading between the lines', to find something that isn't there, to fit your argument 'du jour'. Smiler, The godless one a.a.# 2279
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