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ImGary
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I guess the reading comprehension is a little steep. Okay I’ll wait for MS in the morning. Actually I forgot to tell you that "catty" really means when two girls argue and fight. Catty really means-any of the various units of weight of China and Southeast Asia varying around 600 grams. As most intellectual people do not use slang terms, I never considered what context you were invoking with the use of the term "catty". Although any response subsequent to this post will definately fall under your slang definition of catty because you shall be arguing with yourself. And if it were in fact a unit of weight in China, how were you envisioning that context when I told you to stop being "catty" on forum? I will love to hear your response to that one. Catty is not a "slang term", sir. Someone who is unaware of the definition of "catty" would hardly qualify as an 'intellectual". At least I would be mortified if I were you. Pasted from Merriam-Webster's online Dictionary Main Entry: 1cat·ty Pronunciation: \ˈka-tē\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural catties Etymology: Malay kati Date: 1598 : any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 11⁄3 pounds (about 600 grams) I imagine you would be mortified, as you would be able to see the light finally(as in-Krimsa I would love to see your point of view but I can't seem to get my head that far up my butt.) |
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I never said that was not a possible alternate definition. I am asking you how did you imagine the context to be that of a unit of weight in China when I asked you to stop being so catty in forum. That was the question. Please read what I write. You also admitted that you did not know the definition of the word.
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I never said that was not a possible alternate definition. I am asking you how did you imagine the context to be that of a unit of weight in China when I asked you to stop being so catty in forum. That was the question. Please read what I write. You also admitted that you did not know the definition of the word. NO I admitted only that I do not use slang terms. I knew your catty context of catty and painted you into a corner with it by using it to prove that it is you that is being catty, not I. For those of you just joining the forum it has been hijacked by Krimsa and the topic is now "Respond to the post above if you are Catty". |
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Krimsa
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Fri 02/13/09 01:05 AM
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NO I admitted only that I do not use slang terms.
Catty is not a slang term and you don’t even realize that. I knew your catty context of catty
Then tell me the reason why you had to look up the definition online and then decided that I could only have been referring to a Chinese unit of measurement? and painted you into a corner with it by using it to prove that it is you that is being catty, not I.
All you have demonstrated is that you did not know the definition for the word catty. It is most often used in reference to two women arguing. That is why I knew you did not even know what it meant. Since you refuse to read the thread, and offer any kind of comprehensive rebuttal from the point where the participants left off, we have no choice but to endure this crap. |
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ImGary
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Fri 02/13/09 01:11 AM
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NO I admitted only that I do not use slang terms.
Catty is not a slang term and you don’t even realize that. I knew your catty context of catty
Then how come you had to look up the definition online and then decided that I must have been referring to a Chinese unit of measurement? and painted you into a corner with it by using it to prove that it is you that is being catty, not I.
All you have demonstrated is that you did not know the definition for the word catty. It is most often used in reference to two women arguing. That is why I knew you did not even know what it meant. Since you refuse to read the thread, and offer any kind of comprehensive rebuttal form where the participants left off, we have no choice but to endure this crap. OOO you got me. NOT! lol Before you push the catty subject any further you should look at your profile picture. No matter who you are, thats funny. And what is a comprehensive rebuttal form? Where do I get one of those? |
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Krimsa
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Fri 02/13/09 01:12 AM
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Why do you think I used the term! It's an adjective used to reference women arguing. I know it was mean. I feel like a cat batting around a mouse right now. I should stop. This is cruel and evil of me.
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Why do you think I used the term! It's an adjective used to referance women arguing. I know it was mean. I feel like a cat batting around a mouse right now. I should stop. This is cruel and evil of me. You are truly delusional. |
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Right. Anything you say. Still waiting on you to comment on topic? Any day now. Once you are done arguing.
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Right. Anything you say. Still waiting on you to comment on topic? Any day now. Once you are done arguing. Crickets chirping. |
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Well you can certainly see that I have been contributing on topic no less. What about gary? We are all waiting with baited breath.
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ImGary
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Fri 02/13/09 01:31 AM
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Well you can certainly see that I have been contributing on topic no less. What about gary? We are all waiting with baited breath. lol- you have not contributed even one statement on topic this evening and you know it. lmao You have to resort to untruths, partial quotes, edited posts, picking apart words and twisting meanings even when you are on topic and the people who have been on this forum for awhile already know this for sure if I have figured it out in 3 days. Why am I communicating with you? |
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Krimsa
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Fri 02/13/09 01:34 AM
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you have not contributed even one statement on topic this evening and you know it.
On this thread? Nope. Try looking throughout it. I was not going to let you get away with telling fibs tonight and you knew that. partial quotes, edited posts, picking apart words and twisting meanings even when you are on topic and the people who have been on this forum for awhile already know this for sure if I have figured it out in 3 days.
What partial quotes, edited posts, and picking apart words are you referring to? I have been quoting YOUR OWN WORDS. Can you not comprehend your own writing? If you feel I have misrepresented your position at any point this evening, it would be on you to correct that. Man I don't like what that says about me.
It makes me laugh honestly. |
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you have not contributed even one statement on topic this evening and you know it.
On this thread? Nope. Try looking throughout it. I was not going to let you get away with telling fibs tonight and you knew that. partial quotes, edited posts, picking apart words and twisting meanings even when you are on topic and the people who have been on this forum for awhile already know this for sure if I have figured it out in 3 days.
What partial quotes, edited posts, and picking apart words are you referring to? I have been quoting YOUR OWN WORDS. Can you not comprehend your own writing? If you feel I have misrepresented your position at any point this evening, it would be on you to correct that. Man I don't like what that says about me.
It makes me laugh honestly. I could post many partial qoutes that you have posted here but I have wasted far too much time communicating with you already. As far as fibs, anyone who read the posts from tonight would agree that you are being a hypocrite in this regard. And if someone saying that they don't like what it says in regards to them questioning why they are even speaking to you, makes you laugh, then you are more delusional than I had originally imagined. |
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Edited by
ImGary
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Fri 02/13/09 01:46 AM
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Also FYI the horse still has always been a horse....a donkey a donkey and put the two together and you get a mule....but they are all still within the same species....You have a wolf, who created all the dog species we know....but never did they come from a elephant or a cat.
Find another animal that shares 96%deoxyribonucleic acid identity with homo sapien. Actually it can now be said that it is 100%. 96% was due to the infamous missing pair of chromosones!!! In the past couple of years, human chromosone #2 was proven to have 'fused': the couple of #2 chromosones fused with the #??? (thought to be until now, missing couple of chromosones). It is now a 'fused' 100% MATCH !!! Voile; I've heard contrary information to that "fact". There are numerous inconsistances with Human DNA and Chimpansee DNA, and despite the fact that we share a large number of Chromo's - the physical structure of those Chroo's is radically different. It's no where near a one to one match - and, there's no way to prove that the "fused" chromo is actually directly compatable to the extra chromo that chimps have, as the genomes are not consistant in structure. At least this is what my research has shown. As to your larger post - which I see no need to repost... I am not in disagreement with the manner in which the scientific community and the church views science or philosophy. I do not see one having much to do with the other - until it comes down to the claim of origin of the species - which is NOT scientifically demonstrable. We can examine DNA and plot the genomes - but I find it difficut to assume there is much "fact" when the observable data of today is extrapolated back into the past with no means to verify it. For this reason I feel that the biblical account of the Bible and the account of Darwin - and what it has transformed into - stands on equal ground - and is only true as a matter of faith - and how this relates to one's world view. I don't see any problem with a qualified scientist mapping out the DNA genome of a fossil if their world view is Atheistic - or Fundamentalist Christian, or if they believe we got here by aliens. What I find difficulty with - is the conclusions drawn that what they observe today has any basis in fact or reality about what occured on the planet 2,000; 4,000 or 4 billion years ago. This is not the purpose of science to determine this as fact - because every scientist knows that we do not exist in a state of uniformitism. So - Creationism and Evolution are mere theories. Their credibility rests solely within one's world view. Until the day that scientists can prove God in a laboratory, or simulate the big bang and get life from a rock or star - it's all a matter of faith.... Is it not? OK 'Eljay', I'm not going to work on this one, I might have you at a disadvantage, and I don't enjoy taking advantage of a friend. Watch this video for starters. It might please you to know that Ken Miller, the guest presenter in front of a Univertsity audience, is a devout christian whom admirably distinguishes the fine line between his faith and religion, and science and his professional scientific and teaching occupations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXdQRvSdLAs&feature=related In this video, when and where it mattered, ID and any other 'creationist' types had no credible rebuttal whatsoever for the #2 fused chromosone. Maybe they are working on one, but to date, nothing. And that is the point I am trying to make with you here: ... our personal world views matter little in this matter. Neither you nor I invented our 'world views'!!! 'World Views' for all of us, come from those whom sweat bullits at forging 'ORIGINAL THOUGHTS' which contributes to the body of thoughts already accumulated over the ages. Not a popularity contest. Those people must articulate their original thesis' and present them to their respective community peers for accreditation: (publishing, presenting, publishing, presenting, etc.) And that is where you and I don't quite agree here. While you claim all sorts of dissent for the theory of evolution, none of it can be traced back where it might count. The personnal opinion of a scientist, is no more no less then yours or mine. If this scientist has a dissenting opinion on a given acceptied notion or theory, there are very straight forward pocesses for that scientist to have his/hers dissenting arguments accredited officially!!! That's the beauty about science!!! It LOVES dissent!!! But it hates unsupported, hairy fairy dogma. Watch the video, and tell me what you think. There is a lot more about Ken Miller, and lots more about the discover of the fused chromosone #2, should you be interested. I will. I've got classes all weekend - I'll get to it on monday. For now, I'm off. 6:00 am comes WAY too early for me. Okay - I can now operate an aerial lift without killing myself (See Boston Globe for tradgedy of accident on Saturday. Right after my class - this happened less than a ile away) Now... The video. I have two problems with this agrument about #2 Chromosone - one being what was said, the other with what has been conviently not stated. The difficulty with what was said is that it asks the question "IF we shared common ancesters we should be able to solve the cromo' issue". Well, alright - that's a given. Of course there are a lot of other dissimilarities which need to be adressed - but let's just examine "THIS ONE". The explination is almost plausable - except it does not explain why the fusion of the #2C took place, and why it only happened once! Also - how does this now not explain that we are directly discendent from the Ape - for how else can one justify that there was a previous "common" ancester that puts man "side by side" on the evolutionary tree, and not a direct descendant? What are the presumed characteristics of the Genome of this mysterious common anscester that does not indicate that the #2 chromosone SPLIT and that apes are not directly discendant from man? None of this is even asked - yet, how can I see this as a clear question to ask, yet those in the field who spend their life studying this not? Also - what is not adressed is that there are more than just the difference in the number of Chromo's that need to be adressed... There is an obsevable difference in the size of the end markers as well. What is the explination for this occurance - as there is no effect on the information caused by this difference - yet it is there. Shouldn't this difference be explained by cuasation - rather than occurance. Sorry Voile - I'm not convinced. This video is a clear example of circular reasoning to attempt to explain what occured with no reasoning behind the why. I know that science is not about the why, but science also tells us that we share lots of things with other animals. Similarities are - two eyes, two arms, two legs, ears, a nose, a heart, lungs... the list goes on. I would be suprised to see that we don't have NUMEROUS similarities with everything that walks on the planet - including those that don't (those that crawl - plant's - single celled whatever's) Yet - it would seem that just a single difference is enough to indicate that every "like kind" is unique unto itself through the generations, and nothing is definitive in the reverse extrapolation into the past - unless it can be demonstrated by repeating it - something that the science of Evolution (and I use that term science loosley) has yet to demonstrate, and likely never will. With all due respect 'eljay', I think you completely missed the point of the video. See I would never pass myself as an expert whom could offer an expert opinion on the subject of evolution, or a whole lot of other subjects we could choose to debate on these forums. Likewise, I wouldn't think for one moment that you would dare pass yourself as an 'expert', whose personnal opinion could be offered on these forums, with the authority of a credible 'expert'. If that were the case, we would both be very busy delivering our expert speeches, and presenting our expert opinions in front of numerous court hearings across the country on this hot SOCIAL topic. In short, my personnal opinion, or your personnal opinion matter very little in the realm of moving world concensus. That you or I are convinced or not about an issue, changes absolutely nothing in establishing world concensus. That is why I provided the Ken Miller link. The video explains in great detail, the state of US consensus with respect to 'creationism'. I warned you that it gave a summary of a recent 'down' verdict of a state court (if you wish I'll get it for you, along a long list of other 'down' verdicts from other state courts, as well as the Supreme Court 'down' judgment judging 'creationism' unconstitutional. At that very conference where Ken Miller (a devout christian) spoke, they had been planning a debate between the Evolution side (Ken Miller), and the Creationist side. I can't put names of the creationist guest experts because they never showed up. Worse, they cancelled at the last minute, causing some degree of panick with the organizers, whom had turned to Miller, whom in turn graciously agreed to sum up the results of the hearings he and creationist experts had participated in. Now, your opinion and my opinion do not matter much, as I pointed out earlier. But there are people out, whom are considered creationist experts, whom were invited to present their case AGAINST THE FUSION OF CHROMOSE #2, and THEIR OPINION WOULD HAVE MATTERED. Unfortunately for your side, the creationist experts were at the hearings, they had been informed about the chromose #2 session months ahead, and yet, deliberately chose to present NO COUNTER ARGUMENT. The hearings official offered them more time to provide a rebuttal! They replied that they had 'nothingm of peritnent substance' to add, or to counter with, on that specific topic. That was the point I underlined to you before you viewed the video, and you missed it. Your side's experts had NOTHING TO SAY, OR ADD. That where it MIGHT HAVE MATTERED 'eljay'. Not what you or I are convinced of, or refuse to believe in. The STATE OF THE UNION on creationism, is that every efforts, whether through the scientific community, or the judicial sytem, are being debunked or judged INEPT TO BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOL AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. So, until the creationists experts come up with a rebuttal, or counter proposition that either the ...SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ... or the JUDICIAL can make sense of, THE EVOLUTION ARGUMENT IN THE CASE OF CHROMOSONE #2, AND ANY OTHER EVOLUTION ARGUMENT OF YOUR CHOICE, STAND AS THE CURRENT SCIENTIFIC, AS WELL AS CONSTITUTIONAL REALITY OF THIS COUNTRY. ... and I understand and respect that your personnally are not convinced... I never claimed to be an expert in this particular disciline - but I'm not unfamiliar with it either. I spent a great deal of time studying chemistry in my youth - and have a degree in Math with emphasis on logic - so I have a fairly good idea when I'm asked to accept an premise that screams fallious reasoning. As is the case with the dating methods extrapolating fossils back millions of years ago. I remain unconvinced, and this is not due to my not being an expert in this field. It's due to reasoning and a gross lack of empirical evidence for the claim. Oh - one day there may be major demonstratable evidence - but it's not there. So - while I don't dispute the intelligence of these men, I do doubt their "theories", and don't accept them as proof. Just "viable idea's". This is the same reasoning that I use to accept the testimonies of the 1st disciples and their day to day walk with Jesus. I have no reason to doubt that they heard what they heard, and saw what they saw. When there is logical evidence to cause me to doubt this - I will. But usually, I find that those who cry "liars" - haven't even examined the text for themselves. Including the "experts". So - I do examine all of these contrary video's, and I generally study the flow of logic that brings about their concluisns - but they aren't any stronger than the logic that they're trying to refute. We're discussing theories here. Evolution (theory) and Creation (theory) The evidence I have witnessed supports either one without contradiction. There's no argument against a God creating species in their kind, and establing the ability of them to evole. Contrary to what scietists think - it makes more sense that he would have established the creation in this manner than it would have been to create every variance of species all at the same time. Why not let the creation exand in this way? We see the universe expanding as a perfect parallel to this very concept. Does not the consistancy make one stop and marvel? Cher 'Eljay', So far, your comments have shown clear confusion between ... YOUR personnal opinion, ... or anyone else's for that matter, ... including creationists who might happen to be scientists, AND, ... the POSITION OF THE SCIENCE as expressed by the few whom are publicly recognized as the 'CREDIBLE EXPERTS' representing the scientific community position, and the CREDIBLE EXPERTS from the creationist side, presenting or NOT PRESENTING scientifically accepted or newly acceptable proof (if there were such), about their respextive claims in this 'evo-crea' debate. That was the point of my earlier post 'eljay', that I repeat here. It will be kind of difficult to explore this further if you keep missing the point altogether. Whatever you or I would have to say about our personnal research, our personnal diplomas and our personnal convictions, would be totally impertinent and missing the point of this exchange altogether. You see 'ELJAY', neither you nor I have been invited to present the position 'for' or 'against' the evolution and creation sides in front of the numerous judicial hearings that have taken place in the past couple of decades (past hundred years, understandably we couldn't have anyway). Some people in both camps are publically credible and known out there as the one's representing their respective camp. They are the ones whom are instrumental in forging the infamous 'World View' you refer to often lately, or generally accepted consensus, giving us, mere mortals, a particular reality, or THE world view against which all other world views are measured, whether one agrees with it or not. And you see 'Eljay', ... when it comes to your legitimate right to 'believe' in the 'bible-inerrant' notions of creationism, ... and however much you might not agree with the theory of evolution, because YOU are not personnally convinced with the evidence of this particular 'world view', ... the scientific and judicial experts on the other hand, after more than 100 years of hearings, where claims against evolution have been presented, and yet none of these CREATIONIST CLAIMS HAVE EVER BEEN PRESENTED WITH ANY SCIENTIFIC FACT THAT MIGHT HAVE CAST AS MUCH OF A SHADOW ON THE PROOF OF THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION. Ironically, fundamentalist-creationists are reinforcing the reality, or 'Meta World View' of the Theory of Evolution with their repeated and endlessly unsubstantiated claims: '... that evolution is false!!! ...' Very much like, '... what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger ...' (an evolution based evidence. This evolution reality is everywhere!!!) So that leaves us with a false debate so far, where false claims have been made and new unsubstantiated claims are peeking, without ever impacting reality, FROM A JUDICIAL PERSPECTIVES : ... where 'creationism' has been judged UNCONSTITUTIONAL by the SUPREME COURT, OR FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SCIENCE ... which has NEVER been presented with any form of testable proof that would invalidate the theory of evolution. The fundamentalists-creationists may never quit. That is their constitutionally protected freeomof religion and freedom of speech privilege. But the debate has been relegated to a stricly 'personnal belief' arena. Whether yours, mine or the creationist whom happens to hold a science degree, personnal beliefs or opinions alone, whatever the mass, will never change the 'Meta World View' or consensus on reality. The Meta World View once was that we existed on an earth centric universe, again out of a bible-inerrancy fundamentalist perspective. Of course the reality of our universe(s) is not bible-inerrant today, in spite the legitimate belief of some die-hards. So it is with Evolution. The Meta World View or reality we live within today is clearly 'evolutionary', in spite of a few 'bible-innerant' believers, whom hold onto a 'bible-inerrant human being centric' exclusive subordinated or junior world view, that is both scientifcally unproven, and judicially unconstitutional (creationism in schools). Is the point clearer with this additionnal information 'ELjay'? I would appreciate if you could respond to the point made here, in a specific manner: '... credible expert opinion, and scientifically accepted theories-proof, ... shaping judicial reality and impacting a 'meta world view', or consensus on reality, ... as opposed to personnal opinions and beliefs impacting only one's view, but not the consensus on reality.' 0,00262% of the world's christian population, arguing as lound as they could, ... WILL NOT A WORLD REALITY GIVE!!! Here - let's adress my primary issue. Macro-Evolution is unverifyable. Period. I have never once claimed Macro-Evolution to be false - I claim it is NOT possibly verifyable. It is NOT science. Oh, we can observe the evolution within species - but that has NO BEARING on the discussion. Just as one experiencing a miricle today can no more justify it as evidence that God parted the Red Sea for Moses, or Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. So too with the events of Biology, or Geology. We can observe the effects of erosion caused by a quick flowing river - but that does nothing to verify our knowing how the Grand Canyon came about. Does one need a doctorate to understand this? No they do not. |
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I could post many partial quotes that you have posted here but I have wasted far too much time communicating with you already.
But what do you mean? To what are you referencing? Do you mean when I use these quotes? I am only sectioning your OWN WORDS in response so that way it is easier to read. I take one sentence or paragraph at a time and respond. You can do that also. Anyone can. As far as fibs, anyone who read the posts from tonight would agree that you are being a hypocrite in this regard.
Once again I don’t follow. I actually quoted where you had interrupted the discussion on evolution. And if someone saying that they don't like what it says in regards to them questioning why they are even speaking to you, makes you laugh, then you are more delusional than I had originally imagined.
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man wrote the bible man builds the churches who`s to say god has anything to do with these at all ? truthfully its all hear say what science is doing is give us a chance at understanding our world and our place where in the bible does it say and god created the bacteria the virus i`m sorry but it all leads to the same thing man at the centre of the universe but were not were on a spiral arm poossibly 1 of the last areas of our galaxy to exist so this either points out that a) god made loads of mistakes and were just one of them or b) were part of a naturally growing cyclic universe surely if god had made us we would be at the centre and not way out where we are ?
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Edited by
ImGary
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Fri 02/13/09 01:58 AM
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I apologize. I cant even remember who brought up this contradiction but they did and then feral and Eljay jumped in. Someone needs to just start a separate biblical contradiction thread. I agree it has no place and this one in particular is stupid. All that happened was either whoever wrote this was drunk at the wheel or someone inserted a contradictory verse later because they didnt read John 3. Krimsa this is YOUR post- SEVERAL pages after you claim that I interrupted the topic of this thread. You were obviously upset about the topic being changed-NOT. You apologize here and try to place blame on me after you went on and on about this tangent for several pages(without my involvement) after I responded to YOUR ORIGINAL post on the first page. Grow up. |
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I apologize. I cant even remember who brought up this contradiction but they did and then feral and Eljay jumped in. Someone needs to just start a separate biblical contradiction thread. I agree it has no place and this one in particular is stupid. All that happened was either whoever wrote this was drunk at the wheel or someone inserted a contradictory verse later because they didnt read John 3. Krimsa this is YOUR post- SEVERAL pages after you claim that I interrupted the topic of this thread. You were obviously upset about the topic being changed-NOT. You apologize here and try to place blame on me after you went on and on about this tangent for several pages after I responded to your post on the first page. Grow up. I was apologizing to INKRACER because he was wondering why the topic had suddenly changed from evolution to Jesus. It was because you had taken my quote way back from the beginning of the thread and posted it while we were all discussing evolution. You even confessed to me by private message that it was a mistake and you didn’t realize the quote would go to the end of the thread. |
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ImGary said:
Krimsa John 4:2 States that Jesus baptized his disciples, it does not state that he did not perform any baptisms. You have taken this scripture out of context.
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http://technology-science.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/12/2426283-seven-signs-of-evolution-in-action
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