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Even today, scientists admit that they do not know how many stars there are. Only about 3,000 can be seen with the naked eye. We have seen estimates of 1021 stars—which is a lot of stars.(The number of grains of sand on the earth’s seashores is estimated to be 1025.)
The word translated “circle” here is the Hebrew word chuwg which is also translated “circuit,” or “compass” . That is, it indicates something spherical, not something that is flat or square.
The book of Isaiah was written sometime between 740 and 680 BC. This is at least 300 years before Aristotle suggested that the earth might be a sphere.
Poor aussieskiier....created a monstrosity.
I don't thoroughly understand why this thread got so extremely out of hand.
Why is it that when it comes to religion everyone has to make a scene, especially when it comes to Christianity. Are Christians bad people for having a faith? They don't say otherwise about people who aren't Christian. Sure, there are the bible thumpers and the crazy fanatics who would make the Pope cringe, but it doesn't mean we're all like that. Christians don't contest against anyone else's beliefs, but somehow we always end up being the first to get bashed. Are Christians supposed to sit back and take it?
if you don't like it, don't say anything. It's called tolerance, and any decent human with a conscience has one.
Iit does hurt people when the debate implies that Christians are ignorant, and that it's perfectly fine to poke fun at them.
I agree it gives everyone a chance to see how othgers think, but I don't know if Christians really want to see that people don't think very highly of them.
And I don't think I like seeing that people think I am an idiot for being a Christian.