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Biff
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Date Posted: 07/28/02 3:41pm
In reply to:
Damoclese
's message, "Not a tight fit (I like my analogies to be size 3's)" on 07/25/02 12:59am
>Here is the problem, we can see Bob and say "Oh yeah,
>there is that guy named Bob; I know him."
>independantly of any sort of book, guidelines or
>anyone telling us some sort of description of what to
>expect should we see this Bob fellow. We might see
>someone and ask their name and they might reply, "Oh,
>it's Bob." and from there on out we will recognize
>that particular face as being Bob. Unless that person
>lied about their name, there won't be any question to
>us that that person happens to be Bob.
>
>I've never met the Christian God on the street. I
>don't know if he is the only God that all other names
>point back to.
For the point I was making, the analogy served its purpose. Obviously, I was not using it to attempt to prove that the Christian God is the one true God, but simply to show how different societies may have known him, even if it's by a different reference than we do.
However, put yourself in Abram's place.
>>If some voice out of nowhere tells you to leave behind
>>the only life you've ever known, the only people
>>you've ever lived with, and take your family, young
>>children included, to some place that you don't even
>>know exists, much less where it is or what will befall
>>you on the way, would you go or would you seek
>>counselling?
>
>That depends on what I wanted the message to be in the
>particular plot I was writing.
Okay, so you seem to be completely discounting the story of Abraham as related in Genesis. Do you have another source than offers a more credible explanation for the beginning of the Hebrew people? Perhaps one which was written closer in time to the events themselves?
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