Creation vs Evolution

Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
So, why can't more people live that long? That was my question.

And god seemed to be off by a couple of years on that French chick. Or was he speaking only of man and not woman, who gets two more years because she's wasted that much of her life brushing her hair?

The FeceMan answer would be that, yes, it was time back from brushing her hair and picking out her clothes.

So, why can't more people live that long?

Original Sin...women messed it up again.

Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
So, why can't more people live that long? That was my question.

And god seemed to be off by a couple of years on that French chick. Or was he speaking only of man and not woman, who gets two more years because she's wasted that much of her life brushing her hair?

Because we degrade. Evenetually probability catches up with us.

And I'm more qualified to teach molecular biology than history. Most of my history research is on civil-military relations and on the ancient Romans. Not really a broad spectrum, but it still gets my my major with comprehensive honors.

Originally posted by FeceMan
God got pissed.

That seems a bit childish of him.

Originally posted by Alliance
Because we degrade. Evenetually probability catches up with us.

Not with that French chick. She just pummels our asses with the love of god.

Originally posted by Alliance
And I'm more qualified to teach molecular biology than history. Most of my history research is on civil-military relations and on the ancient Romans. Not really a broad spectrum, but it still gets me my major with comprehensive honors.

You're getting comprehensive honours because I have a feeling you can demonstrate a pretty diverse knowledge of history. Even a superficial knowledge of history is better than a huge, huge majority of people in modern culture.

😂 But I still feel it shouldn't qualify a degree. Reading the actual reseach of good thinkers just makes me go "WOAH"...then I read what my classmates (and often myself) have written and I want to throw up.

Life is simply the probability that you will not die at any given second. That french woman just got lucky.

Alliance, did you have a red variant of that Avatar before? It's very good.

Originally posted by FeceMan
Maximum human lifespan is 115-120 years.

Longest lived woman was a Frenchwoman who lived for 122 years.

Psalm 90:8-10

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

I think its a minor pointless matter that has been most likely surfaced from mis-translation.

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
Alliance, did you have a red variant of that Avatar before? It's very good.

Yes. Its gonna stick around for a while.

Originally posted by Nellinator
He reduced it to threescore and ten (or 70) later on if I remember correctly. Which is approximately life expectancy.

hat ironic providence, because that was considerd old age since Roman times. Unfortunately, life expectany is longer for women in parts of the world, and obviously people live much older.

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
I think its a minor pointless matter that has been most likely surfaced from mis-translation.

Or deliberate modification.

HELL. If they "translate" Sea of Reeds into Red Sea, I don't trust any of it.

Thought I do find it humorous to think of Moses using his hands to part the reeds to bring his soon to be vanished people out of Egypt.

Haha, I'm sure as far as the most biblical scholars are concerned that Moses did part the sea, in saying that, Old Testament is largely symbolic, although because the OT is so old and unwieldy it is pretty much completely superseded by the New Testament, in saying that what made the Apostles so trustworthy?

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
Haha, I'm sure as far as the most biblical scholars are concerned that Moses did part the sea, in saying that, Old Testament is largely symbolic, although because the OT is so old and unwieldy it is pretty much completely superseded by the New Testament, in saying that what made the Apostles so trustworthy?

That is illogical.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
That is illogical.

Care to go further Mr. Spock?

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
Care to go further Mr. Spock?

How does the OT being old and unwieldy make the Apostles so trustworthy?

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
How does the OT being old and unwieldy make the Apostles so trustworthy?

I apologise, let me re-word that.

The OT is old, unwieldy and its authorship is questionable.

That is why, most Christians put such value on Christ's words, (thats how they might answer the "Eye for an Eye vs Love thy Neighbour" argument.

However, how do we know the Apostles are reliable as authors?

Perhaps the NT is also unreliable.

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
I apologise, let me re-word that.

The OT is old, unwieldy and its authorship is questionable.

That is why, most Christians put such value on Christ's words, (thats how they might answer the "Eye for an Eye vs Love thy Neighbour" argument.

However, how do we know the Apostles are reliable as authors?

Perhaps the NT is also unreliable.

Ok, I don't think the NT is reliable because it was not written until ~100 years after the death of Jesus, and then put together ~300 years later.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Ok, I don't think the NT is reliable because it was not written until ~100 years after the death of Jesus, and then put together ~300 years later.

Well, considering the majority of the NT are letters from Paul who was very much alive at the time of Christ's death, the gospels also written by the disciples I think the works which make up the Bible were written within about 30-50 years of his death. However, you are correct in the fact that they weren't compiled into the one canonical scripture we have to day untill long after.

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
Well, considering the majority of the NT are letters from Paul who was very much alive at the time of Christ's death, the gospels also written by the disciples I think the works which make up the Bible were written within about 30-50 years of his death. However, you are correct in the fact that they weren't compiled into the one canonical scripture we have to day untill long after.

However, Paul was not a follower of Jesus until after his death. I believe, and I could be wrong, that Paul never even met Jesus until after his death.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
However, Paul was not a follower of Jesus until after his death. I believe, and I could be wrong, that Paul never even met Jesus until after his death.

Well, Paul did meet Jesus yes...or so Paul tells us.

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
Well, Paul did meet Jesus yes...or so Paul tells us.

Alive or dead?