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Author Topic:   SIMPLE Astronomical Evidence Supports the Bible
Syamsu 
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Message 19 of 197 (199346)
04-14-2005 2:12 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by ptolemy
04-13-2005 9:13 PM


Ptolemy:
"The Bible, on the other hand, tells us that knowledge, wisdom and understanding are from the Word of God. (Proverbs 2:6). The Christian’s foundation of truth should be the Bible"
Well basicly you seem to be saying that the Bible says that the Bible is the source of knowledge, wisdom and understanding, which looks wrong.
I think knowledge coming from "the Word of God", means that knowledge, wisdom and understanding are essentially a revelation, rather then that they are essentialy derived from a material, or any other principle.
To be sure much knowledge is based on the principle of material, inclluding much knowledge in the bible, but then also much knowledge is based on the principle of energy. And while enerqy may be equated to matter, we could also say that matter may be equated to energy. That is, it is prejudicial to have material as the startingpoint, where you could also have energy as the startingpoint. The way out of this predicament of prejudice for material over energy is to treat both material and enery as revelatory knowledge.
Another thing "the Word of God" implies, is that knowledge, wisdom, and understanding essentially rely on ethics, on what your conscience tells you, rather then that they rely on being consistent with a material or energy principle.
So actually it seems you use a bible principle, the same as a materialist uses the material principle. It is entirely prejudicial, relying on an empty understanding about what the word of God means.
regards,
Mohammad Nor Syamsu

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