Re: The Flood Hoax

From: Walter Hicks (wallyshoes@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Sep 20 2002 - 21:32:19 EDT

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    george murphy wrote:.

    >
    > Please point out where I sued the term "fable" for Jonah.

    Of course not, George; you are too "PC" for that.

    You just treat it as a fable, but never use the word. or back up the
    fact that you
    accept fables as a legitimate part of scripture -- even when an
    author goes out of
    his way to present it as FACT. (As in historical fact.)

    Then you call it "truth". -- as others on this list do.

    I repeat to you a "fable" -- I mean a true story --- that was
    presented elsewhere

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    A true story

    Act 1, Scene 1

    Once there were these two Hittites named Gabriel and Abraham.
    We hear them talking:

    Abe: Hey Gabe, Iím reading this terrific book about the Jews. You should really
    read it.
    Gabe: Whatís so great about it?
    Abe: It tells how the Jews wandered for 40 years in the desert.
    Gabe: So what? Thatís just history.
    Abe: But it tells how they had nothing to eat and God sent them Manna from
    heaven.
    Gabe: Wow! Now thatís real good history. Tell me more.
    Abe: And there was this pillar of fire that protected them and the Red Sea
    parted.
    Gabe Wow! Thatís the history of the Jews?
    Abe: Well, some say that it is a story.
    Gabe: Just a story?
    Abe: Not ějustî a story -- a true story!
    Gabe: Are you sure it is true?
    Abe: Sure it is very literary and it tells all kinds of things about God.
    Gabe: True things
    Abe: Of course!
    Gabe: But is it historical?
    Abe: Donít be so fussy. True is true and thatís good enough.
    Gabe: Excuse me but Iíve got a stoning to go to. Do you want to come?
    Abe: Will it be a real stoning?
    Gabe: Of course! And it has a moral. Do you think I would make up a story?

    Exit Gabe and Abe

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    Hmmmm: What famous person said "What is truth?"

    Walt 

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Walt Hicks <wallyshoes@mindspring.com>

    In any consistent theory, there must
exist true but not provable statements.
(Godel's Theorem)

    You can only find the truth with logic
If you have already found the truth
without it. (G.K. Chesterton)
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