tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post4375724172608879590..comments2024-03-16T02:12:38.325-07:00Comments on God cannot be contained!: Let me do it!Miller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-14276156480624106442016-04-26T07:26:06.438-07:002016-04-26T07:26:06.438-07:00Minimalist, you have erected a straw man. I'm ...Minimalist, you have erected a straw man. I'm speaking here in the context of a parable (a FICTIONAL story that illustrative of some deeper truth). And you know that my definition of inspiration is fundamentally different (pun intended) from how most Bible thumpers would characterize it. Finally, I provided three references to the story that are consistent with the story in Scripture. After all, the KJV reads that Eve was the mother of all living.Miller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-90085861503406944282016-04-26T05:50:33.353-07:002016-04-26T05:50:33.353-07:00"Hence, it is not unreasonable to conclude th..."Hence, it is not unreasonable to conclude that they are representative of humankind"<br /><br />Yes, it is unreasonable: You don't have a shred of evidence to back up this claim. Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-19532486573091432612016-04-26T05:46:56.494-07:002016-04-26T05:46:56.494-07:00"..(Adam and Eve) as together being represent..."..(Adam and Eve) as together being representative of humankind is consistent with the story told in Genesis."<br />Fallacy of Circularity - implying Genesis is divinely revealed truth(your previous belief)<br /><br />Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-90566761495105181832016-04-26T02:55:53.364-07:002016-04-26T02:55:53.364-07:00Not to mention the fact that they (Adam and Eve) a...Not to mention the fact that they (Adam and Eve) are portrayed as the progenitors of humankind!Miller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-13273269971108308102016-04-26T02:38:00.861-07:002016-04-26T02:38:00.861-07:00Hello, the statement is consistent with my thesi...Hello, the statement is consistent with my thesis that the story should be regarded as a parable or allegory. Your quarrel is with those who regard the story as an actual historical event and the characters in question as real people. An interpretation of the two human characters (Adam and Eve) as together being representative of humankind is consistent with the story told in Genesis. As you know, Eve is portrayed there as being a part of Adam. Moreover, the story suggests/implies that Eve completed Adam - that he is not whole without her. Hence, it is not unreasonable to conclude that they are representative of humankind in the parable. After all, aren't the other major elements of the story (garden, zootopia, tree of life, tree of the knowledge of good and evil, talking serpent, etc) clearly symbolic?Miller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-26603968493925026022016-04-25T22:55:52.829-07:002016-04-25T22:55:52.829-07:00"Adam and Eve (TOGETHER representative of hum..."Adam and Eve (TOGETHER representative of humankind)"<br /><br />Really? That's not a statement of fact; it's a cultic assertion. Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.com