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  1. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] Speed of Light changes???

    I am quite confidant that our scientific models 200 years from now will be quite different than the ones we presently use. The real challenge, of course, is finding those better models.
  2. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] Speed of Light changes???

    The best way to think of c is a units conversion factor in the same way that 0.393700787 converts centimeters to inches. In relativity theory, time and space become replaced by space time and energy and momentum are replaced by an energy-momentum tensor. The energy equation is then written...
  3. Physicist

    Was Joseph Mary's Father?

    The point I was making was that the claim of one geneology through Mary and one through Joseph does not match the texts. Both say Joseph. If we had only one geneology, either Matthew or Luke, no one would claim that it applied to Mary, not Joseph. It is because we have two conflicting...
  4. Physicist

    Was Joseph Mary's Father?

    Both geneologies say Joseph and neither say Mary. Both gospel authors were giving the family tree of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Writing as they did at the end of the first century , they made up names for unknown ancestors such as the father of Joseph. Special pleading does not change these...
  5. Physicist

    Was Joseph Mary's Father?

    my difficient Bible Strange, my version of the Lukan geneology does not list Mary at all. Rather it lists Joseph and his ancestors.
  6. Physicist

    Is Scripture Corrupt?

    Pateras is the Greek word for father, not aner, which is properly translated as husband in verse 19. Early Christian tradition (infancy gospels) did not refer to Mary's father as Joseph.That identification here is really an act of apologetic desperation.
  7. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] The Biblical Flood and the Ice Epoch

    Obviously,when a comet or asteroid hit the earth at the K-T period, this brought very rapid changes to the planet. However, before accepting Mr. Patten's hypothesis, I would want to see his peer-reviewed publications on the topic.
  8. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] Are you guys serious?

    A sad but true observation
  9. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] Are you guys serious?

    The Bible was not written by YHWH but by human beings with the capabilities, flaws and background knowledge appropriate for their times and culture. I would not expect, say, Paul to go into intricate detail on the structure of the DNA molecule.
  10. Physicist

    This is GOD !

    I was fine with your statements until the last one. OT prophecy was no more accurate than the Delphi predictions or Nostradamus. Smart prophets use ambiguous language that allows multiple interpretation.
  11. Physicist

    Other Books?

    Virtually all serious scholars, as opposed to Christian Apologists, consider 2 Peter to be a second century pseudographical work. Therefore quoting it to establish canon is problematic at best.
  12. Physicist

    This is GOD !

    This may have been the image of YHWH to the OT writers. I doubt that very many modern Christians or Jews support it.
  13. Physicist

    "Concerning The Restoration Of The Gospel Of Christ"

    common era = ad in old terminology bce= before common era = bc in old terminology Terminology gets changed over time, for example, kilocycles became kilohertz, and ad became ce.
  14. Physicist

    Other Books?

    If I interpret your argument correctly, it seems somewhat factually false and also circular to me. Taking the latter first, the existing books were selected (and modified) because a particular Christian sect(Catholics,later Protestants) chose those that supported their stance while rejecting...
  15. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] If you reject knowledge because of the messenger dont bother

    The Big bang is a singularity in space-time. Physicists are used to dealing with singularities (e.g. zero Kelvin). At the Big Bang, there were no gases, or matter, only low entropy energy. As the Universe expanded, matter (hydrogen and helium) began to form from this energy. We have models to...
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    [_ Old Earth _] Are you guys serious?

    The authors of the gospels and OT were not molecular biologists or paleontologists. They did not have access to the scientific knowledge we have today, nor did their audience. I think it is unfair to hold their comments to scientific scrutiny that such texts would get today.
  17. Physicist

    "Concerning The Restoration Of The Gospel Of Christ"

    William, I commend you for your effort. I am sure it took countless hours. Unfortunately, your amalgamation still cannot reconcile the contradictions between the different gospels and between the gospels and historical fact. For example, we know that Cyrenius was governor of Syria beginning in...
  18. Physicist

    Improbable DNA

    Every event (including me typing this note) is highly improbable, given all the options available.
  19. Physicist

    [_ Old Earth _] Young Earth Science

    Hovind does not have an accredited Ph.D but evolution is indeed an accepted scientific fact. It is 'proven' to the same extent that the spherical earth is proven, or any other accepted scientific fact is proven. The Theory of Natural Selection is the best explanation that we have to explain the...
  20. Physicist

    if one doest accept the trinity then what was jesus?

    I would say that Jesus as the sacrificial lamb is the theme of the John Gospel. I don't think it is a main feature in the Synoptics. Where, for example, in Mark is Jesus compared to the sacrificial lamb?
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