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Message 117 of 147 (421163)
09-11-2007 10:56 AM

Reply to: Message 116 by ElOne
09-11-2007 10:31 AM

the Mental Masturbation called Biblical Prophecy

Except of course for the fact that a young goat is a kid not a lamb and the authors of the original story also differentiated between sheep and goats. The fact that some apocryphal story about a lioness and a kid could be twisted to claim it fulfills some prophecy of the "Lion lying down with a Lamb" just shows the absurd lengths and metal gymnastics that folk will go to to claim prophecy fulfillment.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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Message 119 of 147 (421168)
09-11-2007 11:25 AM

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09-11-2007 11:17 AM

Re: the Mental Masturbation called Biblical Prophecy

Sorry but that does not even stand up to reason. The folk writing the Bible certainly knew the difference between Sheep and Goats and they differentiated between them all the time.

But the gymnastics goes even further in accepting some apocryphal story and using it as a foundation to support a preconceived version of a story.

This is also the same issue as the Aliens in the Bible. It is "Theology based on any shit I can make up."

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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Message 121 of 147 (421170)
09-11-2007 11:46 AM

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09-11-2007 11:41 AM

Re: the Mental Masturbation called Biblical Prophecy

I did show reason. The people writing the Bible knew the difference between a goat and a sheep and they did differentiate between them.

In addition, the whole account is simply an apocryphal tale.

If you wish to accept it then fine, but don't get upset when others just laugh at it.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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jar

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Message 125 of 147 (421179)
09-11-2007 12:24 PM

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09-11-2007 12:06 PM

Re: the Mental Masturbation called Biblical Prophecy

Sheep stood in the foreground of mental images because they had a bigger impact on daily life. From sheep comes wool, milk and meat. They were enviromentally sustainable; meaning you can harvest wool and milk and still keep the animal alive. Goats, though important, need to be killed to harvest their warmth.

I'm sorry but that also does not stand up to reason. Goats too produce milk, cheese, and wool.

So not only is it irrelevant to the topic or thread, it is irrelevant to the supposed prophecy, and totally false to boot.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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