Adam & Eve's Children - Incest?

[Scott J]

Originally posted by Paul of Eugene:
They only retain that phrasing for historical reasons, because thats what people used to really believe, and the phrases never went out of popular speech when the truth was learned.

How do you know what all peoples in all places at all times believed?

How do you even know what all semites back through all of their generations believed... especially the most ancient ones?

The answer is that you don't know. You make assumptions based on scant or purely circumstantial evidence.

 

[Scott J]

Originally posted by BevR:


Because, if God wanted us to think and discover for ourselves, God would have actually given us inquisitive, creative and intelligent minds.

Sorry for the sarcasm. But I just couldn't bear the persecution of Colorado any longer. Its beyond me that someone who calls him or herself a follower of Jesus Christ can belittle someone else's obviously deeply personal and hard won relationship with God.

But I'm sure I'm in for it now...

You must be kidding??? We creationists are persecuting Colorado?

Look at your own post. Your sarcastic implication is that people with "inquisitive, creative and intelligent minds" can't believe the Bible is literal or be YEC.

If you had objectively read ColoradoFB's posts, you would note that he has continually insenuated that those of us who oppose him are willfully ignorant of the evidence or downright stupid. He negates the possibility that a reasonable person can disagree with him on evolution. Note his parting shot:

"Everytime the church has tried to place Biblical cosmology above science, it has been proven wrong. Bruno was burned at the stake for it. Galileo nearly was. Yet both have been proven correct. Biblical literalists have always been drug along kicking and screaming against discoveries they feel contradict their pet view of the Bible. I am really amazed that this is even an issue of discussion."

The fact that this is a false statement not withstanding, look at the implication. He lumps those who explain the evidence from a biblical viewpoint without contradicting either with those who refused to look at empircal evidence... yet we are persecuting him?