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Does prophecy support the Bible

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Message 44 of 191 (68406)
11-21-2003 4:40 PM 		Reply to: Message 29 by keith63
11-21-2003 4:00 PM

World round? Well, maybe not everyone. But those who disagreed with Columbus's plans knew it but they also had a pretty good idea of how big it was which meant that the ocean voyage that Columbus was planning was twice as long as he thought it was.
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That turned out to be true but he lucked out by running into some unexpected land.
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11-22-2003 6:58 PM 		Reply to: Message 61 by Buzsaw
11-22-2003 6:56 PM

I think you're partially right, Buz. Dan is being just a little too flippant to get his point across.
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However, he is saying that some prophecies just aren't impressive at all. His is an extreme case of that. You and he differ by where you draw the line. Why don't you both see if you can find a line you can agree on rather than arguing over the individual prophecies.
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11-24-2003 11:18 AM 		Reply to: Message 89 by keith63
11-24-2003 11:08 AM

so he had to describe things in terms he understood.
Well, I'm glad you have joined those who understand that the Bible can not be read literally for, among others, this reason.
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11-24-2003 1:13 PM 		Reply to: Message 92 by keith63
11-24-2003 11:23 AM

Exactly, Keith, and what would the people of the time have absorbed if they had been told that the universe was 13.7 Gyrs old and that the earth was 4.5 Gyrs old and that God created life with the ability to adapt as the enviroment around it changed? They would not have absorbed it all. That is why the Bible didn't tell them all that. Got it yet?
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You've agreed with that the Bible is not literal because that would be a poor way to attempt to communicate. Good for you.
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11-24-2003 9:54 PM 		Reply to: Message 145 by Zealot
11-24-2003 9:53 PM

I agree with Zealot.
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