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04-12-2002, 03:44 AM | #322 |
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'Nuff said. It is anatomically impossible for snakes to talk. The only reason humans can talk, is because their thyroid has dropped lower, hence allowing elucidation of certain sounds that were not before deemed possible. And before you tell me that this snake was different, where is the evidence? Where is the hyoid bone from this snake that proves the positioning of it's thyroid was in the exact location it needed to be for this snake to talk? Or maybe it used mental powers! Maybe it talked to them telepathically. Okay, then why are the Broca & Wernicke's regions of the brain, respectively, not enlarged in the 'primitive' snake specimen, to point towards the ability for thought and process?
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04-12-2002, 10:44 AM | #323 |
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Im sensing an underlying debate about evolution, yay or nay. Also, a textual difference- the story of the Garden of Eden being exact truth vs. a metaphor for the story of creation.
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04-12-2002, 10:52 AM | #324 |
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But some people obviously think it is literal, otherwise they wouldn't be harping on the talking abilites of snakes, would they?
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04-12-2002, 01:58 PM | #326 |
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Yes, but the word serpent could also mean lizard (or so, I thought).
The snake itself wasn't talking, it was a manifestation of Satan.
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04-12-2002, 03:31 PM | #327 |
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I suppose if your religion was based solely on the text of the bible then you'd be stuck. Fourtunetly no major monotheistic religion is based solely on the text of the bible. The ones that tried (called Karaites) failed miserably.
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04-14-2002, 07:36 AM | #328 | |
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If Satan could manifest himself then, why can't he manifest himself right now? Then maybe there'd be some real reason to look into the phenomenon of talking snakes - maybe Satan could choose a different form, like a talking TV... If the snake was only a manifestation of Satan, why would God command all snakes to eat sand and crawl on their bellies? Just doesn't make sense... Last edited by Andúril : 04-14-2002 at 07:38 AM. |
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Tarred, and feathered with the same brush, I guess. If I was Satan, I would manifest myself as a spotty pink unicorn. That's much more interesting than a snake thing with legs. Perhaps, the snake is a representation of the phallic nature of the bible, being "man-o-centric" and all....
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04-14-2002, 12:56 PM | #330 |
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Maybe the snake never had legs. Maybe it hopped on the tip of its tail like a pogo stick. Then God condemned it to crawl on its belly and its jumping days were over. How sad.
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04-15-2002, 08:11 AM | #331 |
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Maybe it was a half-dwarf half-salamander
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04-15-2002, 08:21 AM | #332 |
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Ah! That could be it! And then God condemned the dwarves for their nasty er... relations with animals, so destroyed all the half dwarf, half-lings.....
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04-15-2002, 09:22 AM | #333 |
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BoP will you marry me? Just a question.
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04-15-2002, 09:37 AM | #334 |
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Certainly. Will I get some magical powers?
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04-15-2002, 09:51 AM | #336 |
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Does this mean no magical powers from the Divine Spud?! Ack. I knew there was no God....
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*Naughy laugh* Manifested= mwahahahahahaaaa! (fades out) Actually, please don't marry anyone else. In fact, I know you won't - there is only one person for you.... Not you A-E (If only the rest of Entmoot really knew what was going on elsewhere...) Last edited by Andúril : 04-15-2002 at 10:15 AM. |
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04-15-2002, 10:05 AM | #338 |
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Must you advertise your private life to ALL of entmoot? Oh the theist thread of all places.... hey waitaminute... yeah, if only they knew what was really going on.... Now fix your damned PM box, so I can send some more .... or, I await your email.
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04-15-2002, 10:10 AM | #339 |
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However I can show the powere of the dark side
or at at least the chocolate colored side
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04-15-2002, 10:20 AM | #340 |
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<mental image> Now, what was it I read about afro-american lovers.... <more mental images>
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