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Skybird · 09-13-20, 04:36 PM

Won't go much into it, only saying that this and other tales form the OT, the ten plagues for exmaple, the dividing of the sea, and so forth, have been explained repeatedly by scientific explanations that reflect modern knowledge and understanding of natural phenomena. But the devout believer will never believe these, since they violate what he chooses to believe in instead: and that often is what some scripture tells him and what he takes literally, no matter how much magic and wizardy it contains.

Past historic episodes get echoed through human history, and its a bit like this game, "Silent Post" or "Post to Jerusalem" it is called, I think. What ever the story is about, the current narration probably holds some grain of truths in it, but the details get changed and added the more the longer time ago it is. And the original eye witness reports from long time ago got written in the mindset and knowledge of the people back in that time. For them, the explanation of events and phenomenons often was attributed to deities because they had no better knowledge, and certainly not that that we have today.

An event that founds the narration of the exodus, most likely has taken plasce, I think. Whether it really was as we today think and read in our latest iterations of scriptures about it - that is something very different.

09-13-20, 04:36 PM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,604 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Won't go much into it, only saying that this and other tales form the OT, the ten plagues for exmaple, the dividing of the sea, and so forth, have been explained repeatedly by scientific explanations that reflect modern knowledge and understanding of natural phenomena. But the devout believer will never believe these, since they violate what he chooses to believe in instead: and that often is what some scripture tells him and what he takes literally, no matter how much magic and wizardy it contains. Past historic episodes get echoed through human history, and its a bit like this game, "Silent Post" or "Post to Jerusalem" it is called, I think. What ever the story is about, the current narration probably holds some grain of truths in it, but the details get changed and added the more the longer time ago it is. And the original eye witness reports from long time ago got written in the mindset and knowledge of the people back in that time. For them, the explanation of events and phenomenons often was attributed to deities because they had no better knowledge, and certainly not that that we have today. An event that founds the narration of the exodus, most likely has taken plasce, I think. Whether it really was as we today think and read in our latest iterations of scriptures about it - that is something very different. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.