Sodom
Johnny Rea wrote:
> Normally I would agree with you but we have revelation from our prophets
> that state firmly and matter-of -factly that Adam was the father of all
> mankind.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sodom <Sodom@ma.ultranet.com>
> To: virus@lucifer.com <virus@lucifer.com>
> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 10:21 AM
> Subject: Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?
>
> >ok, just a little bit that we do know for sure:
> >
> >Dinosaurs existed
> >They roamed the Earth for hundreds of millions of years
> >Genesis, which is in your holy books, was plagurized from other unrelated
> >writings - mainly Sumerian.
> >
> >could it be that: Genesis is only a story and Adam and Eve never lived and
> that
> >is why the Dinosaurs are not in the Bible? I mean, just sit back and think
> about
> >it with an objective eye. There is a huge preponderance of evidence to
> support
> >this. And dont use the "we weren't there so we can't know line" Have you
> ever
> >met your great, great, great, great grandfather? NO, so we cant prove he
> >existed!!! in fact, the only sure way to prove he existed is through his
> >progeny, or his bones.
> >
> >Sodom
> >
> >
> >
> >John W. Rea wrote:
> >
> >> Since no mention of dinosaurs is found in the bible or anywhere
> >> in mormon doctrine nobody can say for sure. I think it was just
> >> one of the many creations of God prior to the creation of Adam
> >> and Eve.
> >> Another theory I have thought about is that the earth was created
> >> from pieces of other worlds.....
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Joe E. Dees <jdees0@students.uwf.edu>
> >> To: virus@lucifer.com <virus@lucifer.com>
> >> Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 7:38 PM
> >> Subject: Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?
> >>
> >> > From: "John W. Rea" <matziq@airmail.net>
> >> > To: <virus@lucifer.com>
> >> > Subject: Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?
> >> > Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:53:10 -0500
> >> > Reply-to: virus@lucifer.com
> >>
> >> > >Please answer a few specific questions:
> >> > >
> >> > >> That through prayer you may receive
> >> > >>(through the Holy Spirit) an answer as to what is 'truth'.
> >> > >
> >> > >If you received, through the Holy Spirit, an answer which you later
> found
> >> > >to be in conflict with the body of accepted scientific knowledge, what
> >> > >would your reaction be?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Joe Dees Here.
> >> I had a girlfriend who once told me that the reason that no mention
> >> is made in the Bible about dinosaurs was because Adam made them
> >> (since he lived a long time, he had plenty to figure out genetic
> >> engineering), then buried the bones deep because he was ashamed of
> >> playing God. Even though she was rich, I left her; all that money
> >> wouldn't have compensated for a lifetime married to a crazy woman.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Well, that has yet to happen...usually
> >> it is the other way around. Back in
> >> > 1850 Joseph Smith received revelation that tobacco was bad for the body
> >> > and thereby stated that we should cease its use.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > >>The Mormons believe that Adam was the father of all mankind and that
> >> > >>Eve was the mother.
> >> > >
> >> > >How long ago did this happen? How did the human species survive the
> >> > >inevitable inbreeding?
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > We don't know that exactly but some in the church have said the 'fall'
> >> > occurred
> >> > about 6,000 years ago. Nobody knows for sure how long the Garden of
> Eden
> >> > was there prior to that (perhaps millions of years)...since Adam and
> Eve
> >> > were immortal until Eve took a bite
> >> > of the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
> >
> >