(02-11-2011, 05:55 AM)Spectrum Wrote: Since Ra tells us that the Old Testament is negatively influenced, and we know that the negative influence is Orion, with their own agenda, I’m afraid I won’t accept anything from the Hebrew Bible as truthful, since we know those Orion folks don’t hold the truth in very high regard.
The humans who wrote the books that became the bible weren't necessarily aware of the negative manipulation. They recorded their version of history in the same manner as other humans record theirs (for example, the Europeans who wrote the history books and skewed information relating to the Native Americans...)
Nevertheless, with this caveat, I think we can trust the Bible to the same degree as we might trust any other historical record: a historical record as seen thru the eyes of that particular culture, and thus having a limited perspective, but offering some valuable data nonetheless.
In other words, I wouldn't consider the stories in the Bible as authoritative, but I wouldn't totally dismiss them either. They have as much value as any other mythological story or historical record. I wouldn't accept other historical sources while rejecting the Bible because we know of its negative influence. I would treat all mythological and historical records pretty much the same: not authoritative but with some value in their ability to fill in some missing pieces and corroborate other sources.
(02-12-2011, 11:32 AM)Spectrum Wrote:(02-12-2011, 11:28 AM)Bring4th_Monica Wrote:(02-10-2011, 11:28 AM)Spectrum Wrote: By the way, the Yahweh/Orion “stint” have never seized, as you can see when you follow the developments in the Middle East.
Spectrum, did you intend to say seized or ceased?
I meant to say ceased, I'll fix that. Thanks for pointing it out.
Ah, that makes more sense.
(02-12-2011, 11:38 AM)unity100 Wrote: we dont have any evidence of these giants, because apparently they were few in number, ie, they didnt even constitute a big tribe, and they dispersed very soon. this is one of the reasons that enforces the yahweh intervention in caanan shortly before the exodus - if, there had been enough time for their dispersion for themselves to breed and repopulate, they would either not disperse, or, would have a much bigger effect in history, or at least seen and recorded at large. since, they have dispersed as Ra says, it will be hard to find the remains of individuals. however, their genes probably passed around.
and the average height of mankind gradually increased compared to neolithic.
Well we do have those tall basketball players!
Just as we still have 'little people' whose genetics are apparently from the dwarves.