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Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the circleof the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Seems the Bible also says that the earth is round.
So what's the story? The four corners of the earth is obviously alluding to the readers in how they look at the map of the world.
The earth is NOT a "circle". Even if your "Bible" said 'Sphere', it would STILL be wrong. The earth is an ellipsoid!
So there....your "Holy" word is wrong, inaccurate, and yes, silly.
Oh by the way, how come slavery or rape are not mentioned as one of your commandments?
Last edited by sharpie1234; 09-13-2010 at 02:32 PM..
If a person started at the southern most spot on this sphere and started traveling north, he could only travel north for so long, eventually he would end up heading south again once he reached the most northern spot, however if he started out at lets say the equator and started traveling east, he could do so for eternity. Same if he were to travel west.
Huh?? It would be the same which ever direction you went. If you started in the south and went north, as you said, you would eventually start coming south. How does that differ from travelling east or west? If you went west you would eventually reach a point where you started going east.
Huh?? It would be the same which ever direction you went. If you started in the south and went north, as you said, you would eventually start coming south. How does that differ from travelling east or west? If you went west you would eventually reach a point where you started going east.
Rafius, remember....you're talking to someone who thinks the earth is 6k years old.
Huh?? It would be the same which ever direction you went. If you started in the south and went north, as you said, you would eventually start coming south. How does that differ from travelling east or west? If you went west you would eventually reach a point where you started going east.
Maybe you should read what I wrote again. It has nothing to do with arriving back at the same point, I was indicating how Long someone could travel in a given direction. On a spherical planet you can only travel north until you reach the northern most point where,if you take a step in any direction you are now heading south, but if you travel east or west you can do so for eternity. If you travel east all the way back to where you started from you can still continue to go east without ever taking one step east.
Maybe you should read what I wrote again. It has nothing to do with arriving back at the same point, I was indicating how Long someone could travel in a given direction. On a spherical planet you can only travel north until you reach the northern most point where,if you take a step in any direction you are now heading south, but if you travel east or west you can do so for eternity. If you travel east all the way back to where you started from you can still continue to go east without ever taking one step east.
Dude!!!! what are you taaaaaalking about????
going south to north, or going east to west, you could travel indefinitely. do you seriously NOT get that?
i think you have a major problem communicating your "point" (if it can at all be called that!).
(maybe the other 'half' of Mr. nelson can step in and complete "Halfnelson". maybe that would be enough to get "AN" intelligent point across.
God can know anything he wants to know but his dwelling place is in Heaven.
Matthew 18:10 (21st Century King James Version)
10"Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you that in Heaven their angels do always behold the face of My Father who is in Heaven.
If he can know anything he wants to - then he would know that the earth is not a flat circle. Where exactly is Heaven? How far away is it? Can we see it? How do you know how God sees things? It just sounds like you are trying to justify something. I mean - you can rationalize anything in any way that you want to if you are so determined.
Does it really make a difference to you if the Bible talks about the world as being flat or spherical? Personally, I don't care either way.
going south to north, or going east to west, you could travel indefinitely. do you seriously NOT get that?
i think you have a major problem communicating your "point" (if it can at all be called that!).
(maybe the other 'half' of Mr. nelson can step in and complete "Halfnelson". maybe that would be enough to get "AN" intelligent point across.
Wow! Really!? You cannot travel NORTH indefinitely! If you eventually get to the northern most spot on earth any step you take in any direction would be heading south. I never said you could not continue to travel, but you couldn't go north any more. However I could go east clear around the globe and never reach a point at which I could no longer travel east. Our northern and southern hemispheres are a result of nature. Due to the earth's magnetic poles there is a definite north and a definite south, however, the eastern/western hemispheres are simply man made. The international date line was decided by a global consensus not anything in nature. Any one who has study oceanography or basic maps would understand exactly what I have been saying. The difference between n/s and e/w is why it took early explorers so long to figure out longitude. Latitude was easy for them because n/s had fixed positions where e/w were always relative to each other.
Wow! Really!? You cannot travel NORTH indefinitely! If you eventually get to the northern most spot on earth any step you take in any direction would be heading south. I never said you could not continue to travel, but you couldn't go north any more. However I could go east clear around the globe and never reach a point at which I could no longer travel east. Our northern and southern hemispheres are a result of nature. Due to the earth's magnetic poles there is a definite north and a definite south, however, the eastern/western hemispheres are simply man made. The international date line was decided by a global consensus not anything in nature. Any one who has study oceanography or basic maps would understand exactly what I have been saying. The difference between n/s and e/w is why it took early explorers so long to figure out longitude. Latitude was easy for them because n/s had fixed positions where e/w were always relative to each other.
I'm still trying to figure out what the hell your point is!
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It would be the same which ever direction you went. If you started in the south and went north, as you said, you would eventually start coming south. How does that differ from travelling east or west? If you went west you would eventually reach a point where you started going east.
