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derwood Member (Idle past 1903 days) Posts: 1457 Joined: |
quote: I hadn't read it for about 3 years now. But now that you mention it (you have a better grasp of the issue than I) it does seem absurd to think that washing tapestries and wiping the hearth with oil would be an efficient treatment for ANYTHING, much less leprosy. But it is amazing - the Israelites had apparently been given from On High the original formula for Lysol. Surely, that cannot be a coincidence....
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derwood Member (Idle past 1903 days) Posts: 1457 Joined: |
keeping it alive...
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derwood Member (Idle past 1903 days) Posts: 1457 Joined: |
Freddie?
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Fred Williams Member (Idle past 4883 days) Posts: 310 From: Broomfield Joined: |
Scottie?
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Admin Director Posts: 13038 From: EvC Forum Joined: Member Rating: 2.1 |
If you click on any message's mood icon, located at the top of every message, you will be shown a webpage listing all messages of that thread, including a column listing the replies to each message with an indication as to whether the reply has been answered. I suspect that SLPx posted the one word message "Freddie?" as a hint that he has posted replies to messages from you that you haven't yet replied to. Looking at the message list for this thread, it appears that that would be messages 33, 34 and 35.
There is no forum rule obligating anyone to reply to messages, and I offer no assessment as to the content of SLPx's replies (in other words, perhaps replies are called for, perhaps not, I am not saying either way), but within the bounds of available time meaningful threads of discussion should not be purposefully left hanging. ------------------ --EvC Forum Administrator
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Fred Williams Member (Idle past 4883 days) Posts: 310 From: Broomfield Joined: |
quote: Well stated. It boils down to subjective opinion whether or not a thread is exhausted. In my opinion this thread is exhausted. Here is a summary from my POV: 1) Scott claimed my leprosy bit at my bibleevidences.com site was bogus.2) I supported my claim with citations showing that leprosy can survive outside of the body for three weeks or more. It further puts into favorable light the associated Biblical requirements such as burning garments. 3) Scott then turned to a strawman argument by incorrectly claiming I said the Hebrews were educated in microbiology. 4) John, then later Randy if I recall, point out that the word leprosy in the Bible may cover a variety of diseases. This may be so, it may not. Regardless, it does not impact my original argument. 5) Randy protests that leprosy is not that contagious and requirements such as cleaning walls is not necessary. Perhaps, perhaps not. If #3 is valid and some other disease (or perhaps some other form of leprosy) is more contagious, it is very reasonable that walls also be cleaned. But again, this does not impact my original argument much if at all. The Biblical passage implies that leprosy can live on garments and walls, and we know that indeed it can. Whether or not washing the walls is worthwhile is not that crucial to my core argument. Burning the garments certainly makes perfect sense, but even it is not crucial to my argument. They are merely icing on the cake. 6) The thread moved to hyssop oil. Randy agrees it has some anti-bacterial agents, but claims it is a worthless remedy against leprosy. Perhaps, but perhaps not, particularly if claim #3 above is valid. Randy acknowledges hyssop would be effective against ailments that could easily be confused with leprosy. Moreover, in reading the Bible passage one gets the impression that in the case of leprosy hyssop is part of the ceremonial cleaning, and that shaving and washing is the medical prescription. However, in Numbers 19:18 hyssop oil is clearly part of the medical prescription, in the cleaning of vessels and people who come into contact with dead corpses. What else is there to add? Nothing, really, other than to add that there is mounting evidence that non-random mutations occur.
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derwood Member (Idle past 1903 days) Posts: 1457 Joined: |
quote: Funny how that always seems to happen when the creationist has had his hat handed to him... Lets just hope that Williams doesn't spout his BS about polymorphisms in phylogenetic analyses again...quote: How does that support your claim that the ancient Hebrews knew about microbes? quote: And that is a strawman and a misrepresentation (whats new?). I never said such a thing at all. According to YOU, the ancient hebrews knew about microbes. Those are YOUR words. You failed to support THAT claim. It should come as no surprise that you are now trying to shift the burdena nd backtrack. I wonder - can you find some citations indicating that leprosy really can be cured by killing pigeons, as described in the bible?quote: No, but you still have yet to support your orignal argument with anything relevant.quote: Chapter and verse, please. You say "implies", I say wild, if not bizarre extrapolation...quote: Your 'core argument' is that the Hebes knew about microbes. Burning garments proves this how?quote: You claimed that 50% of what is in hyssop oil is antibacterial. Prove it or retract it.quote: Thats it, Williams. make a joke out of one of your more enduring blunders and falsehoods. Best you can do.
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derwood Member (Idle past 1903 days) Posts: 1457 Joined: |
bump
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Budikka Inactive Member |
I have recently been perusing this thread and found it hilarious that once again, the creationist has to call upon evolution to bail himself out of a tight corner!
Williams is the current world title holder for unsupported assertion now that Kent Hovind has literally lost it, and we see him running true to form here: "Who said the disease existed before the flood?...You are also surely aware that mutation occurs? I submit that the Mycobacterium leprae bacillus is a bacteria that was once a useful ecological agent before the flood, and mutated after the flood into its nasty form we see today." How is this possible? The post flood world was supposed to be one free of sin! That was the whole purpose of the incompetent and klutzy flood that this god supposedly called down - to clean the world of sin. Apparently this god was so stupid that he could think of no other way than to mercilessly slaughter countless millions of living things, but when you worship a barbaric, child-murdering god, this is what you get. So this god of love and mercy not only (literally) flushed the planet of sinners, but he then allowed every disease known to humanity to fester in this new, sin-free Eden? No wonder Noah got drunk. Typically, all I see here is a just-so story, in which Fred Williams specialises. I see no effort whatsoever going into explaining what it was that leprosy did before the flood that was useful, nor what the mutations were which switched it from its benign role to that of gruesome disease. How did these mutations occur in a creature that was perfectly created by a perfect god? What were the mutations? What creationist research has there been to support these assertions? Williams: "It is entirely reasonable and possible that a post-flood world would see a rapid increase in mutated bacteria, including undesirables such as Mycobacterium leprae." And the evidence for this assertion is? Oh, I forgot, there is none. This is yet another just-so story made up especially to bolster the creation fairytale. Budikka
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John Inactive Member |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by SLPx:
[B]4) John, then later Randy if I recall, point out that the word leprosy in the Bible may cover a variety of diseases. This may be so, it may not. Regardless, it does not impact my original argument.[/quote] No, but you still have yet to support your orignal argument with anything relevant.[quote]
I think it does weaken the argument. Fred is claiming that the Isrealites had special knowledge of microbial life. If the word refers to various unidentified skin diseases it can hardly be said to represent any special knowledge. It is the difference between saying "You have the flu" and being able to name the strain of virus. ------------------http://www.hells-handmaiden.com
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derwood Member (Idle past 1903 days) Posts: 1457 Joined: |
Still waiting for the documentation indicating that oil of hyssop is "50% antibacterial".....
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