If we are quoting the bible, let's get a bit more detail in:
Gen 7:4 "and I will wipe from the face of the Earth every living creature I have made."
Gen 7:23 (the passage immediately following the one you gave) "Every living thing on the face of the Earth was wiped out; human beings and...
No reason to believe the oceans boiled? You are aware that impact generates heat, yes? Given the volume and rate of water falling within the short period of time....
Do you dispute this?
Given the volume of water that fell (enough to cover the Earth to an altitude of Everest - we are told in Genesis 7:19 that the highest mountains were submerged) within a short period of time (40 days and nights), wouldn't the sheer force of the impact of the deluge have been enough to boil the...
I'm a compulsive checker, usually to ensure electical appliances are switched off. I have to go round the house several times to make sure everything is off. When it comes to light switches, I have to press them at least 5 times (counting out loud) to make sure they are off.
After leaving the...
A new species of monkey flower has been discovered in Scotland, a result of natural hybridisation between 2 other species of Mimulus - one introduced from North America and the other from South America.
Given the relatively recent introduction of both parent species, this is an example not only...
I've had plenty of verbal abuse, from both adults and children alike. I've been called evil, wicked, a sinner, been told I'll burn in hell and that I need to change my ways. My favourite was being told that I am "steeped in sin and shrouded in evil'. Loved that one - it was almost poetic!
I've...
Thanks :).
I've got one Karen Armstrong book: "Fingerprints of God", but not read it yet. I'll try and locate the ones you mentioned.
Edit: "Dancing with the Gods" is a good read. I think I picked up a link to it from here about a year ago (it may even have been you that initially mentioned it) .