Point 1: Ancient scriptures are exactly that - writings of ancient people who did not understand the world the same way we did.
The same way we did ? That is laughable considering how was defiled this world. I posted their illustrations and explained what they mean.
Celvantes said:
Were they smart? Yes, you have to be to survive and build a civilization with bronze-age techonology (which, by the way, was pretty much what the Mayans had). Did they make accurate observations about the heavens? Yes. But predicting eclipses is a FAR cry from accurately tracking planetary bodies that we can't even see today with telescopes exponentially better than anything the Mayan's European counterparts had in the day.
Another thing that amazes astronomers today is that the ancients did track planets that need a telescope to be seen. i posted an illustration that depicts 12 planets in the solar system.
Celvantes said:
Just because you and a few cook websites believe something doesn't make it "renowned." If ancient scriptures were truly renowned as being more accurate, everyone would use them to publish, say, sunrise and sunset times instead of going off what the Naval Observatory says.
Oh really. When we had a Time Shift in the 90's The Mesoamerican calendar predicted it, and we did not foresee it till late. This is what cause the uproar for the Y2k because computer calendars did not implement this time shift, it wasn't so much of a big deal as in most cases we can just adjust the time and date on the computer as we please. Mesoamerican calendar is still kicking and very accurately.
Celvantes said:
Point 2: Just because someone can build walls without cement or mortar and move giant blocks that we wouldn't dream of building with today does not make them a qualified astrophysicist. Yes, some of the buildings created by ancient civilizaitions (Mayans, Inca, Egyptians, Babylonians, etc) are quite amazing. But it's still nothing more than good masonry and the work of THOUSANDS (perhaps millions) of people. No, they didn't have construction equipment, but they sure as hell had a lot of laborers and a lot of time.
Going by science.
Today we have a population of 6.6 Billion people.
in 1900 we had 1.6 million
in 1800 we had 900,000
in 1000 we had 300,000
in 1 we had 200,000
in 1000 BC there was a population of 50,000
Again this is sciences estimates, if it's changed let me know.
Now We're talking about 4,500 BC pyramids. If there were hundreds of thousands of workers as you suggested, then there had to have been a cleansing/new beginning between then and now. Most likely Noah's flood.
Celvantes said:
The fact that certain buildings reflect the heavens isn't surprising. Giza (along with outlying structures) accurately models the constellation Orion. Egyptians believed it to be the heavenly representation of one of their gods, so why is it surprising that they tried to recreate it with their pyramids? The calculations to make a structure face a certain star aren't too hard. While it's admirable that ancient civilizations studied the stars long enough to be able to do this, it still doesn't mean they had the capability to do something like predict a planetary collision with earth.
Not sure what you mean by planetary collision. But any civilization that knows the planetary cycles would know they they will line up and effect one another.
Celvantes said:
Point 3: Contrary to your assertion - I'm do belong to a religion, and I do believe in G-d. However, I also take the Old Testament (my faith does not include the New Testament) for what it is: the written account of what was a story passed down through oral repetition for generations. I also understand that many passages can change meaning depending on how you translate the ancient Hebrew and that there are thousands upon thousands of pages of text that debate all these various meanings (the Talmud). In short, while the values it teaches are absolute, the facts of the stories depicted in the Bible are far from certain simply because of human error.
If you claim to follow the Old testament and only that, then you should believe in Noah's Ark. Why support or follow something that contains stories you find difficult to believe ?
The Bible (English version) was translated in the medieval times, which is why it has an old English accent, it's well written, and probably been tampered with over time, but mistaking an entire concept of a story would be going too far. If you think Human error can screw that up, then why do/would you follow the Old Testament ?
Celvantes said:
Point 4: Taking you for idiot does not invalidate our own reasoning, it simply means we don't recognize the validity of yours.
Ah yes. Like people would take you for an idiot if you believed in the best stories of
your Old Testament. Am i right ?
Celvantes said:
Point 5: Bashing you is not 'trendy.' We're arguing against you because what you're saying is clearly wrong in many regards.
You're not everyone. There are people who are criticizing me for off topic reasons here. In the list you are one of the few who take me for an idiot. So when i list people who found it trendy to critique me, don't come to me and say "we" can i never included you to begin with. I know you're not striking me because you think it's trendy. I know you're not.
Celvantes said:
Try "most of the things." And you must understand: belief does not equal fact. You're saying that your beliefs are facts and resting them on very poor evidence.
I posted plenty of evidence, "and i even stated how we can be wrong about many things", then i posted reasons + evidence as to why i said that. Show me where i said my belief is fact. Please do. And show me or you can even explain what poor evidence have i posted.
Celvantes said:
If you were to come out and say, 'hey, I believe this is going to happen,' those here arguing with you would just roll their eyes and move on. But, you say 'this is going to happen!' and then post a bunch of, well, for lack of a better term, bullshit.
I said it and I'll say again. Science and religion both say these things are going to happen, this is nothing to take for granted. I admit, at one point i do recall stating something along the lines of "When Nibiru comes near, it's no laughing matter". Unfortunately i had to deal with 3 crybabies over it, one being yourself.
Celvantes said:
I've known Hal for a long time, and while we disagree on many subjects, I respect him because he has good reason for some of the things he believes.
He had a change in belief of you. Perhaps he'll still treat you better than he treats Uncle Charles.
Celvantes said:
Misguided, in my opinion, but good reason never the less. You, on the other hand, have chosen to see one side of a subject (and a very small one at that), while simultaneously choosing to ignore mountains of proof that debunk almost everything you're saying.
I ignore proof From who ? and What Proof are you talking about ? Again, don't tell me what i do, quote me on it. And show me where i ignore others. Can you do that please.
Celvantes said:
If you actually did the amount of study that you say you have, and didn't only look for "evidence" that supported your claim, you would be on board with the rest of us, or at least accepting of what we have to say.
I accept what everyone here says, even you Alyada and Hal. And how can you start saying i only look for evidence and not post it. Seriously how ?
I posted the most content in this thread. And Uzor for one has so much depth, why can't you be like him ? All you bring is talk which is ok, but knock it off with ignoring what i post. You're too focused on fighting.