Science and History

The World-Wide Census That Never Was

feeds@yuku.com (Jenth101) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:27:42 GMT

I think the following should also be added to SAB.

Luke
2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
2:2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
2:3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

This is more proof...

Worldwide famine in Genesis 41:56-57

feeds@yuku.com (NeoNeanderthal) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:19:55 GMT

Genesis 41
56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

So, there was a worldwide famine and everyone in the world, even the Incans in...

On Science And God (From A Discussion With Matthew)

feeds@yuku.com (GreasusChrysler) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:22:26 GMT

Matthew - My premise was "a god like creature influences life on earth" and my collection of evidence and facts from anthropology, chemistry, did not provide any evidence of any influence on atoms, humans, language, social structures or history on earth that is not explained by an existing, natural, testable, phenomena.

The above quote comes from a discussion that Matthew and I were having on the General board. What I got...

The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses

feeds@yuku.com (stonkin) — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:55:03 GMT

As said by Albert Einstein maybe this will stop those stupid emails where a young Albert attacks the atheist teacher probably not though...

Eve actually existed?!?

feeds@yuku.com (utopian indigent) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:33:41 GMT

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/24/close.call.ap/index.html

Even I, who believes that the speculative theories of evolution and creationism both contain many truths and could be complimentary but for the ego's of their respective protagonists, found this startling: genetic evidence that there actually was an Eve. Of course a literal interpretation of some of the Bible is nuts, but I...

What a piece of work is man.....how much is he worth?

feeds@yuku.com (NannyG123) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:53:55 GMT

Hamlet:
What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how
infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and
admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like
a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals-and yet,
to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me-
nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so. -William Shakespeare

Science used to break down the value...

DUTKO DISPROVES EVOLUTION

feeds@yuku.com (drseinfeld) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:36:22 GMT

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6U2-kyaaM

A coworker is ordering textbooks.

feeds@yuku.com (Keith and Company) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:37:05 GMT

The more she gets, the better the price, so she's going around the office seeing who wants to join in.

It's an 'intelligent design' textbook, which she's getting so that she can 'teach the controversy' to her kids, since the schools refuse to teach 'balanced' science.

"um...No thank you, i don't teach my kids other people's religion. Not as if it were a fact, anyway."
"It's not religious! It's intelligent design! That's science!"
"No, in Dover...

moved. (nt)

feeds@yuku.com (Sgt Tomas) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:14:40 GMT

Progress is a mythology, not a reality

feeds@yuku.com (Sgt Tomas) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:53:04 GMT

The notion of progress inherent to history and science is not an observation of reality, but a mythology of purpose. It's a subjective value of this kind: what does it profit man to gain the world but lose his soul? The difficulty is that "soul" cannot be quantified and is very difficult to discern throughout history. It's a quality of existence that can be appreciated in the moment better than in reconstructions of the past.

Progress is really synonymous with...

Making Our Hearts Rejoice

feeds@yuku.com (NannyG123) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:09:26 GMT

The Bible speaks of wine that makes the heart rejoice in Proverbs 10:19 and also in Psalms 104:15.
God, it also says, gave mankind all vegegation for food.
So, I ask myself, how does God feel about this newest scientific combination?

Chem Lab: Sea Urchin Eggs Plus Marijuana Equal Amazing New Drugs

Quote:

Chemists have created a collection of...

History And Archaeology

feeds@yuku.com (Evo Devo7) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:47:49 GMT

Science and History - the 'educated' skeptic tends to argue, disagree with the Bible. It is far more accurate to say that Science and history often have to catch up with the Bible.

Here are some fine examples of this.

King Sargon II - In 1843, on the northern tributary of the Tigris River, near Khorsabad, the palace of Assyrian King Sargon II was discovered. The archaeological work there brought this king,...

Mark 5:34 - Faith and Sickness

feeds@yuku.com (Waterrock) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:13:36 GMT

Q: In Mark 5:34, Jesus tells a woman, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. This implies that if you have enough faith, you will never get sick. Christians should not resort to medicine, because according to Mark 5:34, illness is actually caused by sin and a lack of faith.

A: Thats a pretty big rabbit to pull out of such a small hat! The questioner is squinting into existence a problem that is not really found in the text. The faith...

Mark 4:31 - The Mustard Seed

feeds@yuku.com (Waterrock) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:42:01 GMT

Q: In Mark 4:31, Jesus states that the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which, when sown in the soil, is smaller than all the seeds on the ground. This is incorrect, since the seeds of certain epiphytic orchids are smaller than mustard seeds.

A: The claim about the mustard seed that Jesus makes here in Mark is not that it is the smallest of all seeds of all kinds anywhere. The mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds on the ground. Epiphytic orchids, by definition, do not...

Belief in God may be Pysiological

feeds@yuku.com (Argy Lacedom) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:51:30 GMT

I don't know whether this belongs in News or here in Science and History - both I suspect.

An interesting artical in Scientific American show that the roots of religion might be physiological.

Quote:
To determine exactly what might underlie such...

God reckless?

feeds@yuku.com (littlewalker) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:13:17 GMT

I'm new to this whole discussion board...but I don't think this quote is fair. It is about Genesis 1:29. I don't see how this is reckless advice seeing as how this quote is from the time of creation. God is not telling us now to eat from anything we want. He was telling Adam and Eve. And he had just made the plants, so they wouldn't have "evolved poisons." I don't think it is fair to call God reckless and say he wasn't nice or smart for saying this. Please tell me what your...

Why YEC's think that Theistic Evolution is wrong

feeds@yuku.com (Keith and Company) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:12:40 GMT

Why YEC's think that Theistic Evolution supporters are missing the boat: This Table was linked by someone on IIDB.

I think that 11, 14, and 17-20 are a little hard to find in the THeory of Evolution, but that's just me.

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history of the human race

feeds@yuku.com (stonkin) — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:44:11 GMT

The movents of the earliest humans can been seen in this link, didn't know whether this awesome web page should be here os any other buisness but I thought as it probably contradicts a literal interpretaion of the bible it could go here.

The Predicament Of Evolution...

feeds@yuku.com (Keith and Company) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:23:11 GMT

A 1925 examination of the theory, the facts, the characters, the inevitability of sin, and so on:

http://www.creationism.org/books/price/PredicmtEvol/index.htm

The whole book is online. I'm surprised to find that it's nearly a hundred years old. Or, more to the point, i'm not all that surprised that creationism apologetics haven't moved much at all in nearly a hundred years.

System Design and Strawmen

feeds@yuku.com (Keith and Company) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:27:34 GMT

In discussion of yet another claim by an engineer that nature shows elements of design, i realized something.

System design acts like creationists say evolutionsts say nature works (or, system design acts like a strawman view of evolution).

The mark 98 mod 6 Fire Control System performs many of the same functions as the mod 4, but is substantially different in workings and design. Changes are incorporated to include some substantial leaps in the technology available (within...