The Inerrancy of the Bible

but jupiter isnt a star........ yet If god made the universe surely he would have know the difference?

you say it's a rare occurrence, that it is well known to happen but rarely, (indicating it happens on several occasions but not in any great numbers) surely for and true religious significance, should it not have been a singular unprecedented un-natural occurrence that normall laws of plannetry motion could not explain? Ie it would have been far more conclusive if a number of celestial bodies suddenly broke their normal orbits and lined up above the point of significance in the shape of a giant arrow and then blinked on an off like the sign on a cheep motel?This message has been edited by ohnhai, 01-18-2005 11:35 AM

Putting the definition of a ‘star’ aside for a mo( I wasn’t being that serious) the point I was making was how can you pin anything significant on planet alignments that are a product of their procession? Even by the time of supposed birth of Jesus. The procession of the planets was well observed and predictable. Hell even ancient Neolithic man could do that in regard to sun and moon, by the time we get to the Egyptian empire the whole shooting match (in regard to the bodies they knew exited) was well known.As these alignments are an ongoing predictable result of planarity motion, and though rare are simple products of procession, giving them any significance of religious implication seem to me ridiculous.This message has been edited by ohnhai, 01-18-2005 12:23 AM