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Tracy Yucikas <tyucikas@cts.com> wrote:
>
> oh gosh, never thought I'd play the devil's disciple and
> defend a biblical
> point
> of view, but here goes ....
>
> "In the beginning the world was without form and void ...."
> is how Genesis 1,1 starts out.
>
> Amazingly close to the default conditions which one could imagine
> existing prior to the "Big Bang". (without form and void)
>
> Although I fer sure take issue with a lot of stuff that
> comes later,
> I can find no fault with how the first book of the bible starts. Just
> need to speak out for truth (as I see it at least).
>
> ...Tracy Yucikas (speaking for non-verbal memes)
Truth as you see it seems to be a bit incorrect.
If one is going to correct someone, one should make darn sure
one's correction actually is correct..
The following are the first three verses of Genesis,
chapter 1 (King James Version):
1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness
was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved
upon the face of the waters.
3. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
So, Genesis 1.1 doesn't start out as you claim, but exactly
like Sodom quoted it. In the _next_ verse the phrase "without
form, and void" occurs. In the same verse "the spirit of God moved
upon the face of the water". Not a very accurate description of
pre-"Big Bang" conditions, if you ask me.
Not that I agree with Sodom either.. I'm sure that some verses in
Genesis regarding reality that doesn't conflict with science.
For instance, how about Genesis 1:20?
20. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the
moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly
above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Aside from that "God" is supposed to have said this, certainly
there are living creatures in the waters and birds flying above
us? See? Genesis is a source of infinite wisdom.. :-)
-Andreas Engstrom
(Great Randomness)
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Tracy Yucikas <tyucikas@cts.com> wrote:
>
> oh gosh, never thought I'd play the devil's disciple and
> defend a biblical
> point
> of view, but here goes ....
>
> "In the beginning the world was without form and void ...."
> is how Genesis 1,1 starts out.
>
> Amazingly close to the default conditions which one could imagine
> existing prior to the "Big Bang". (without form and void)
>
> Although I fer sure take issue with a lot of stuff that
> comes later,
> I can find no fault with how the first book of the bible starts. Just
> need to speak out for truth (as I see it at least).
>
> ...Tracy Yucikas (speaking for non-verbal memes)
Truth as you see it seems to be a bit incorrect.
If one is going to correct someone, one should make darn sure
one's correction actually is correct..
The following are the first three verses of Genesis,
chapter 1 (King James Version):
1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness
was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved
upon the face of the waters.
3. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
So, Genesis 1.1 doesn't start out as you claim, but exactly
like Sodom quoted it. In the _next_ verse the phrase "without
form, and void" occurs. In the same verse "the spirit of God moved
upon the face of the water". Not a very accurate description of
pre-"Big Bang" conditions, if you ask me.
Not that I agree with Sodom either.. I'm sure that some verses in
Genesis regarding reality that doesn't conflict with science.
For instance, how about Genesis 1:20?
20. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the
moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly
above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Aside from that "God" is supposed to have said this, certainly
there are living creatures in the waters and birds flying above
us? See? Genesis is a source of infinite wisdom.. :-)
-Andreas Engstrom
(Great Randomness)