tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post6963271364953190557..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: John Banks does it againGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-55062141539400246252012-08-26T10:09:10.608+12:002012-08-26T10:09:10.608+12:00I'm currently leaning to the explanation of th...I'm currently leaning to the explanation of the movie Promethius: After all, people in the future should have a better understanding about how humanity began!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-43511429729422760602012-08-23T07:16:41.182+12:002012-08-23T07:16:41.182+12:00Anyone who takes the Genesis account of creation l...Anyone who takes the Genesis account of creation literally is literally ignorant of the very basics of science and reality. Using the Bible to argue against known facts not only make you look stupid and ignorant, it also makes the whole of your religion look stupid and ignorant. Which, is A-okay by me...<br /><br />I think the US is about to elect another republican religious nut job too. But, maybe we can all get some magic underwear to go along with it and be protected from God's wrath. Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894537940881776504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-2631194743704602742012-08-22T00:44:00.201+12:002012-08-22T00:44:00.201+12:00In response to Tom -
Who am I to believe - an an...In response to Tom - <br /><br />Who am I to believe - an anonymous writer living in the Middle East circa 1000 BC who presents no evidence, or a community of modern-day educated scientists who provide ample evidence and solid reasoning? Superstition and hearsay from someone with zero scientific knowledge who claims to be speaking for a God? Or hundreds of experts in various scientific fields who, having gathered evidence and applied the laws of science, all have come to similar conclusions?<br /><br />I'll take the experts. You can keep the superstition.<br />The Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327459017793489626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-90996719660195703422012-08-21T18:37:18.394+12:002012-08-21T18:37:18.394+12:00>Banks is reported in the NZ Herald as declarin... >Banks is reported in the NZ Herald as declaring "he believes the Genesis account of the start of life on Earth,"<<br /><br />When you were a member of WCG did you not believe the Genesis account of how life started on earth?<br /><br />>One particularly shallow press report states: "Bible scholars are divided over whether this is a literal description or an allegory to help people understand how the world came into being."<br /><br />I guess it depends what you mean by "Bible scholars," but the overwhelming majority of those qualified in the field of biblical studies know full well what the Genesis stories are - and aren't.<<br /><br />"Those qualified?" They may be qualified if they can answer this question: "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare if you have understanding"(Job 38:4).<br /><br /> Tom Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02087223683733643082noreply@blogger.com