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Author Topic:   Inerrancy of the Bible 2
purpledawn
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Message 3 of 118 (179348)
01-21-2005 1:27 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by sidelined
01-21-2005 8:35 AM


OOOW!
Of all the years I have heard that verse I have never actually thought about what it would be like if it really happened. Definite mess!
I guess on some level I filed it with mythology in my brain, although I can understand why people of the time would not question such a statement.
Since the average person doesn't get too deep into physics, I guess we make the assumption that we slow down with the earth.
Fascinating!!

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purpledawn
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Message 6 of 118 (179407)
01-21-2005 4:56 PM
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01-21-2005 2:43 PM


Re: OOOW!
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Those of us old enough to remember when cars didn't come equipped with seat belts probably have at least one experience when someone jammed on the brakes at high speed.
Corvair - My little brother always slept in the back window and slid forward whenever Dad hit the brakes too quick. Those were the days!
Physics is not my strong point, but can you speculate how long it would take for a gradual stop of the planet and then gradual restarting the opposite direction and reaching the speed necessary for the sun to "move backwards"?
Once it "moved backwards" God would then need to stop the earth again and change the rotation back to normal.
Seems like an awful lot of work for a sign to tell someone he'll live 15 more years.
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It's easy to tell stories. We could even have a thread for those of us who believe all the stories about dragons
Ancient stories are fascinating, it is a shame that many can't or won't accept that ancient people did add entertainment value to their oral stories and writings. Storytelling is an art to captivate the listener.
I love SciFi. Dragons of Pern is my favorite series. My brother-in-law is an engineer who does technical writing and now he is trying his hand at writing SciFi. He has some great ideas. I've been proofing a few of his manuscripts. He's never written creatively, so he has some work to do. I think he has a shot once he learns how to captivate his readers.

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purpledawn
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Message 29 of 118 (179560)
01-22-2005 4:59 AM
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01-21-2005 11:56 PM


Shadow not Sun
It would make more sense for God to adjust the timepiece. Like turning a clock backwards. (Yes I realize it wasn't quite that simple, but for God no problem. Right?)
2Ki 20:9 And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
2Ki 20:10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
2Ki 20:11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz
Isaiah talks of the shadow moving, not actually the sun. Definitely much less stress on the planet.
It is interesting though that in Isaiah 38:9-22 which is supposedly a writing of Hezekiah, Hezekiah doesn't mention the miraculous sign. He mentions that his health was restored, but failed to mention such an unusual sign.

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purpledawn
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Message 45 of 118 (179700)
01-22-2005 4:06 PM
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01-22-2005 10:23 AM


Re: Shadow not Sun
I really didn't intend to lower my intelligence level.
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Seriously now,moving shadows without moving a light source?
I meant move the object that casts the shadow, such as turning a sundial.
But hopefully I'm allowed one silly thought in life.

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