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indianabob:
Claudia and folks,

In regard to the Old civilizations of the earth.
How has "science" been able to demonstrate that any part of the earth's
civilizations are older than 6000 years?
Are we trusting to theories or scientific methods?
For example Carbon dating requires an artifact to calibrate the tests.
Because they need to know how much Carbon 13 was in the atmosphere
at the time of the death of the artifact containing carbon.
Plus they need to know the decay rate of each era and that cannot be
determined with any degree of accuracy beyond the age of the oldest
artifact which is around 4500 years.

Scientist (paleontologists)are notably devious when it comes to proving a theory
using others theories one stacked upon the other.
For example they have published papers stating that mankind didn't
have language until they built cities as if God created dumb animals
and the animals evolved languages and talents and skills of communication
such as writing and reading. They use primitive cave drawings to prove that
prehistoric man couldn't draw very well and then compare them to Egyptian
hieroglyphs that were produced by an advanced civilization.

God doesn't create imperfection. Mankind deteriorated to a lower level and then
gradually improved and again deteriorated in cycles of war, greed and brutality.
We just cannot trust ANY scientist or their theory if it cannot be demonstrated
present day.

Indiana Bob

markn902:

--- Quote from: SDDiver on April 15, 2011, 01:44:59 PM ---This has been occupying my mind for weeks now so I want to throw it out there and see what y'all think.

Genesis 11:4-9
Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”
 
But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. The LORD said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”

So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

Since "everything happened to them as examples" (1 Cor 10:11), does anyone else see in this story the hundreds of denominations in existence today? Their confused languages. So they will not understand each other.

Interesting also that "the whole world" was not scattered over the face of the whole earth prior to God making it so.


--- End quote ---

I hear ya I love how the scriptures may be a past literal event that happened but also have a very meaningful spiritual meaning to us today. I think thats a good analogy to draw..all the different denominations none of them making any sense to each other. It's great the way we are able to see those kinds of analogies as we grow in Christ. I also like how the parallels we draw from the parables of the scriptures can be multiple. It's refreshing to be able to explore the scriptures without the burden of a church "telling" you exactly what a scripture means and that's the end of it!

Really got to credit Ray with that..because of him I was able to see Revelation as an event that happens in a persons lifetime and not some far off event..It changed alot

THANKS RAY!!  :)

rumpelstiltskin:
Hello SD Diver
There is an interesting teaching by Ray in the lake of fire part 6, under "it all began at Babel" may be helpful.

Peace

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