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Originally posted by Tranquility Base:
One reason is where do you stop allegorizing? Creation, Noah, Abraham Moses, Joseph, David, Jesus? It is very easy to tell when Jesus is telling a parable. It is very easy to tell when Ezekiel or John are having a vision. The creation and flood accounts are clearly meant ot be literal. Jesus and he apostles spoke of them literally. The writer of Hebrews commends Noah's role in the ark event. We also really do think the data itself speaks of the flood. Lastly the overall quality and consistency of the scriptures is good evidence of its divine origin.
The scriptures themselves are evidence of their own divine origin? That's like saying that the reason one should believe that Jesus was the son of God is because of all the miracles he performed as recounted in the Bible.
Oh, and please do tell of this overwhelming evidence for a worldwide flood, and do tell why the only people who think that this evidence exists are Protestant Christian Biblical literalists?
In specific, please explain why there are no flowering plants in the lower levels of the geologic column. Did they run for high ground?
[This message has been edited by schrafinator, 05-15-2002]
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