Flat Earth

achilles12604 · Post by **achilles12604** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:26 am

I am posting a question but as I am almost 100% sure this thread will erupt in mudslinging, I am starting it out where it will be moved later anyway.

Scrotum asserted that the bible contains the error that the earth is flat and held up by pillars.

Please show me where this is written.

Goat · Post by **Goat** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:06 am

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:34 pm

McCulloch · Post by **McCulloch** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:37 pm

Wyvern wrote:Okay, fine lets do it the old fashioned way then. Give me a stick, a ruler and a year and I can give you proof the earth is not flat and on top of that I'll also be able to give you a pretty accurate measure of its circumferance.

Two things:

You don't always need to keep all of the quoted material in your post when you use the quote feature. It makes for easier reading it you keep only the bits you are responding to.
You'll need a boat too.

mrkite1977 · Post by **mrkite1977** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:53 pm

I need help! Please visit this link....

http://www.14ers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=8323

Also, I haven't read the forum yet but the Bible has always ascerted a round Earth. Look it up! It's in there. It was the Catholic Church in the Dark Ages that perpetuated the idea that the Earth was the center of the Universe. The idea that the Universe rotated around God's Creation put more strength into the authority of the Church.

Scrotum · Post by **Scrotum** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:56 pm

mrkite1977 wrote:I need help! Please visit this link....

http://www.14ers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=8323

Also, I haven't read the forum yet but the Bible has always ascerted a round Earth. Look it up! It's in there. It was the Catholic Church in the Dark Ages that perpetuated the idea that the Earth was the center of the Universe. The idea that the Universe rotated around God's Creation put more strength into the authority of the Church.

Eh, no, the Bible say its a flat circle, no doubt comming from the hindu belief but somewhat modified. IT says so RIGHT THERE in your bible, Circle, Flat. Easy to understand.

mrkite1977 · Post by **mrkite1977** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:59 am

Goat · Post by **Goat** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:14 pm

mrkite1977 wrote:I need help! Please visit this link....

http://www.14ers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=8323

Also, I haven't read the forum yet but the Bible has always ascerted a round Earth. Look it up! It's in there. It was the Catholic Church in the Dark Ages that perpetuated the idea that the Earth was the center of the Universe. The idea that the Universe rotated around God's Creation put more strength into the authority of the Church.

That has been shown actually to be a reinterpretation. The passages quoted tend to equate the word for a two dimensional circle with a ball. This is trying to stretch the meanings of words much to much to ignore the fact that the early Hebrews cosmology was just plain wrong.

I don't see what the big deal is.... the Bible is not a science book

Scrotum · Post by **Scrotum** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:09 pm

OnceConvinced · Post by **OnceConvinced** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:26 pm

goat wrote:I don't see what the big deal is.... the Bible is not a science book

But it is a big deal if you believe the bible is the infallible word of God. It then makes the entire bible questionable in its accuracy and divinity.

Goat · Post by **Goat** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:11 am

OnceConvinced wrote:
goat wrote:I don't see what the big deal is.... the Bible is not a science book
But it is a big deal if you believe the bible is the infallible word of God. It then makes the entire bible questionable in its accuracy and divinity.

Yes, if you are foolish enough to think that the bible is the infallible word of God, then you have a lot of items you have to explain away.

The viewpoint I have is that the bible is not so much the "Infallible Word of God" so much as it is the story of a people's search for God. It includes all the leaders traits, both faults and triumphs, and shows that even the most powerful who have the biggest flaws can be close to God. If that is the case, every person can be close to God.