Biblical contradictions II

Culverin and Theologian63 are likely not the same person.However, there's a possibility, I'm not sure how large, that Rationalist and Theologian63 are the same person. They might just be members of the same subnet. Someone might want to check their profiles and some of their posts for similarities.There's also a possibility, again I'm not sure how large, that joz and Culverin are the same person. Someone might also check this out.------------------
--Percy
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You're going to have to point me at the "foul language and profanity" - wasn't able to find it.When you register you agree not to post anything that is "knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law." Whew! What a list!While I think the list is generally good, I don't think it's possible to arrive at objective assessments of "vulgar", "obscene" and "profane." The Supreme Court here in the states has essentially said the same thing.Personally, for most of my life I didn't use obscene language, though I encountered it all the time, and I felt better about myself for it. But as I grew older the silly, petty "better morality than you" of it began to become apparent, and I began to realize that the expressiveness of obscenity was not readily duplicated with non-obscene synonyms. And at some point it struck me that my abilities as a communicator were suffering because I was cutting myself off needlessly from an entire realm of expression.I still make little use of obscene language or references, I mostly don't feel comfortable with them, but now, when the context fits, I not only use them, I embrace them.So I guess my position would be that as long as points relevant to the discussion are being made that aren't hateful, harassing, etc, that there isn't much language I would have a problem with.------------------

--	Percy
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Hi, Theo!This thread is for Biblical contradictions. Is Jack Chick another supporting point? I'm not sure I see the relevance of Darwin's death bed recantation or Jack Chick's credibiilty to Biblical contradictions.To all:This thread is experiencing a lot of drive-by postings onto off-topic issues, and there's more heat than light. Please try to bring some focus and continuity to this thread.------------------

--	Percy
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My request for substantive on-topic discussion in this thread is not being paid any attention. I'm going to close this topic down for a few hours.------------------

--	Percy
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The following recently touched-upon topics are valid for this thread:

1. Joshua's stopping of the sun contradicts known physical laws.
2. The Genesis flood is contradicted by the evidence.

Any other topics related to supposed contradictions in the Bible are also valid.These other topics should be taken up in other threads. Please post a message here as to which thread you'll be using to address them:

3. Archeological evidence supports the veracity of the Bible.
4. The Bible can be trusted because it contains God's word.

This thread has been reopened.

Hi, Theologian63! This is from the Forum Guidelines:

3. Respect for others is the rule here. Argue the position, not the person. The Britannica says, "Usually, in a well-conducted debate, speakers are either emotionally uncommitted or can preserve sufficient detachment to maintain a coolly academic approach."

Moving on: More from the Forum Guidelines:

7. Avoid any form of misrepresentation.

Persistent guideline violations can result in a suspension of posting privileges. If this should happen, posting privileges can be restored by sending email to Admin containing assurances that the guidelines will be followed in the future.------------------

--	Percy
	EvC Forum Administrator

Hi, Theo!Shifting discussion of off-topic issues to other threads happens all the time here. If you do a search for "off topic" you'll see that this is a very common warning from admins. It's even the first rule in the Forum Guidelines:

1. Please stay on topic for a thread. Open a new thread for new topics.

Sometimes people move the off-topic discussion to another thread, sometimes they let it drop. There is no requirement that you engage the discussion in the other thread.------------------

--	Percy
	EvC Forum Administrator