Well, I don't doubt for one second that various "translations" of the bible have been politically influenced, some to the point that the translations says the exact opposite of what the original intended. If you were to claim that all have been, I wouldn't argue against you. However, I'm not sure that this issue bears on the point that Dave B. seems to be making. (Of course, given the discussion of the various possible interpretations of the word "literal," I can't be entirely sure, or even particularly confident, that I know what point Dave B. was trying to make, so I could be completely off base.)
Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate
...creationists have a great way to detect fraud and it doesn't take 8 or 40 years or even a scientific degree to spot the fraud--'if it disagrees with the bible then it is wrong'.... -- archaeologist
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