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Author Topic:   Why is Faith a Virtue?
anglagard
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Message 66 of 294 (334693)
07-24-2006 12:42 AM
Reply to: Message 64 by Faith
07-24-2006 12:29 AM


Re: age
The Flood wasn't supernatural. It can't be disproved because everything about the past can only be speculative.
Thanks for including Biblical accounts of history as part of the all inclusive term "everything."

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anglagard
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Message 68 of 294 (334699)
07-24-2006 12:59 AM
Reply to: Message 67 by Faith
07-24-2006 12:46 AM


Re: age
When you have witness reports you have real evidence of the past.
According to such reasoning all personal testimony trumps forensic evidence in jury trials, no one ever lies, misinterprets, fails to remember accurately, etc.
Thankfully, the judicial system in a democracy is supposed to depend upon both physical evidence and testimony rather than just faith in one's infallible preconceptions.

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anglagard
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Message 76 of 294 (334724)
07-24-2006 3:18 AM
Reply to: Message 75 by Faith
07-24-2006 3:06 AM


Wow
There is no empirical evidence of the sort you desire for the condition of the earth a few thousand years ago, but there is tons of honest pure straight witness testimony.
Disregarding the first part about a lack of empirical evidence, does such witness testimony include members of groups outside of the mideast?
The Chinese, among many others, actually did have a written language back before flood days. Why is their "testimony," or lack thereof, discarded?

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anglagard
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Message 144 of 294 (334992)
07-24-2006 8:23 PM
Reply to: Message 125 by Faith
07-24-2006 2:45 PM


History Corrections
Constantine's actual influence in Europe was limited to some skirmish or other with the Goths unless I am seriously misremembering, and the Goths in fact were the longest holdouts of all the European tribes in accepting Christianity, finally getting Christianized around the year 1000.
I'm afraid you are misremembering.
The goths were among the first barbarian tribes to convert to Christianity around the 3rd and 4th centuries. The honor of being the last to convert at around 1000 AD belongs to Scandanavian Vikings
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Constantine was sole emperor of the Roman Empire from 324-337 AD, which was not significantly smaller than at its territorial height under Trajan. The Roman Empire at the time still included Britain, Spain, France, North Africa, Palestine, Turkey, Greece, the area once known as Yugoslavia, and the Mediterranian. As sole emperor, Constantine had a significant influence upont these areas.
Constantine I (306 – 337 A.D.) – Roman Emperors – An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and Their Families
And there was no Roman empire in Europe after Constantine anyway.
Constantine died in 337. The Western Roman Empire ceased to exist 140 years later in 476. The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire ceased to exist 980 years later in 1453. Both Western and Eastern Empires were at least partially in Europe during the entire time.
Please rely on reputable sources instead of faith in faulty memories when making assertions.
Edited by anglagard, : Speling

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