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Old 11-02-2008, 07:29 PM
 
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That is certainly a possibility, but of course I don't believe that is correct. I think it was such a traumatic event that all the survivors passed down some form of account of the Great Flood.
As long as you acknowledge your opinion is not one of science, but one of choice despite the facts.
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Old 11-02-2008, 07:36 PM
 
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Personally I think the stories you mention sandgirl are all local flood stories. Floods happen every year all over the world, and some are massive.

Check out the floods in 2007 alone. floods 2007 - Google Search
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Old 11-02-2008, 07:44 PM
 
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As long as you acknowledge your opinion is not one of science, but one of choice despite the facts.

The facts add up differently depending on your world view, I guess.
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Old 11-02-2008, 07:54 PM
 
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The facts add up differently depending on your world view, I guess.
I'm speaking about scientific facts, not religious faith which is not fact. If it were, you could say you had fact in god, not faith in god.

Science has shown otherwise, despite what Noah's Ark might have you believe.
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Old 11-02-2008, 08:04 PM
 
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I'm speaking about scientific facts, not religious faith which is not fact. If it were, you could say you had fact in god, not faith in god.

Science has shown otherwise, despite what Noah's Ark might have you believe.


So is King Ashurbanipal library fact or fiction?
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Old 11-02-2008, 08:13 PM
 
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So is King Ashurbanipal library fact or fiction?
That would take some research on my part. My ignorance of King Ashurbanipal has no relation to his historical standing. Nor does his historical standing validate a great flood despite science roundly trouncing that possibility.

This brings up the topic of the bible and the events and peoples of it. There can be historical figures and places depicted in the bible, but that does not validate the magical aspects of the text. It's like Spider-Man comic books; They mention the World Trade Centers/9-11, a real event, but that does not mean Spider-Man is real.
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Old 11-02-2008, 08:22 PM
 
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That would take some research on my part. My ignorance of King Ashurbanipal has no relation to his historical standing. Nor does his historical standing validate a great flood despite science roundly trouncing that possibility.

This brings up the topic of the bible and the events and peoples of it. There can be historical figures and places depicted in the bible, but that does not validate the magical aspects of the text. It's like Spider-Man comic books; They mention the World Trade Centers/9-11, a real event, but that does not mean Spider-Man is real.

Well, it sounds like you are coming to conclusions without researching all the facts. Hardly scientific wouldn't you say?
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Old 11-02-2008, 08:26 PM
 
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Well, it sounds like you are coming to conclusions without researching all the facts. Hardly scientific wouldn't you say?
LOL!

Hardly. I am telling you I don't know enough about King Ashurbanipal to draw any conclusions about him as a historical figure. If only Creationists would be as honest about unknown things rather than attribute faith as fact.

Whether the good King was real or not, and he very well could be, it doesn't mean a global flood occurred. Science has disqualified that as a reality. Certainly you can grasp this concept, no?
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Old 11-02-2008, 08:32 PM
 
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LOL!

Hardly. I am telling you I don't know enough about King Ashurbanipal to draw any conclusions about him as a historical figure. If only Creationists would be as honest about unknown things rather than attribute faith as fact.

Whether the good King was real or not, and he very well could be, it doesn't mean a global flood occurred. Science has disqualified that as a reality. Certainly you can grasp this concept, no?

I just gave you some facts for your consideration, but since it doesn't fit in your world view, you just dismiss them, hardly good research.
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Old 11-02-2008, 08:34 PM
 
Location: Socialist Republik of Amerika
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LOL!

Hardly. I am telling you I don't know enough about King Ashurbanipal to draw any conclusions about him as a historical figure. If only Creationists would be as honest about unknown things rather than attribute faith as fact.

Whether the good King was real or not, and he very well could be, it doesn't mean a global flood occurred. Science has disqualified that as a reality. Certainly you can grasp this concept, no?
Science disqualified a round earth as well, and they were wrong...
You speak of Science as gospel, the religion of science...

godspeed,

freedom
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