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2009-11-06
Yes, Genesis 4:17 says that Cain built an entire city for his son and even named the city Enoch, after him. First of all, how you you build an entire city all by yourself? Are we talking about a scale-model city or what? Second, why would you build an entire city for three people? Doesn't that seem like a bit of overkill? Third, once again, what about all that wandering Cain was supposed to do? Curses from all-powerful gods just aren't what they used to be.
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Uncle Jellyfish writes:
| Aww...Laura beat me, lol.
I'll have Quazar's socks. I like socks. I have a lot of tentacles to keep warm, so the more socks, the better. =D |
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hmmm.... writes:
| why is cain's wife still on the ground??
on a different note, here's something interesting i found while searching in the net about cain's wife.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/nab/who-was-cains-wife |
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AB writes:
| Poor Quazar, I understand his pain... |
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TheAlmightyGuru writes:
| hmmm....: Yeah, that's typical Christian apologetic BS for you.
First, they push their ideas into the bible. They take a single verse and write a paragraph about what God "intended" it to mean. I do the same thing, but I don't claim to know the intentions of the invisible man in the sky. If the bible was as useful as it's claimed, we shouldn't have to add pages and pages of interpretations to it.
Second, they are suspiciously silent on the contradictory verses of Genesis 6. We're getting close to Genesis 6, so I'll save my rant for the comic.
Third, they give an incorrect description of science. They claim that genetic mutations are the result of sin and God cursing us. In reality, mutations occur at random.
Fourth, and forgive the ad hominem attack, but Answers In Genesis is run by Ken Ham who is currently serving jail time for tax fraud. Not exactly the kind of person you should trust to make your decisions for you. |
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Ray writes:
| He built an entire city in 1 year?? And how do we even have construction at this point? Speaking of which, how did Cain & Abel have their garden tool(s) & staff? How did those get built, & where did the metal part come from?! And how does Enoch know what a pony he is. I don't think horses have been domesticated or identified, and he's a 1-year old boy.
Also, shouldn't the population sign say the population is 4 because Qazar is there?
But yeah, normally I don't like to criticize, but there just seems to be so much that's wrong in this. And I'm not even going to start asking where they got all the terms they're using(City, pony, population, etc.). |
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hmmm.... writes:
| i cannot see anything about the city being built before the kid's 1st year. for all you know they had a large bunch of kids and the city was just named after the eldest one. then again that's just me speculating |
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Fierinferno writes:
| Ken Ham is no longer serving jail time for tax evasion. He did, but he's out now. rnrnAlso, I think this is an interesting comic. I just read up to the current post. I like that it provides an easily digestible alternate view. I wouldn't say all of the points are one's I'd agree with, but I'm pleased to participate in the dialogue :) |
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Baughbe writes:
| The city kind of reminds me about the joke of who's in heaven. Pardon me as I strip the interchangeable names out: In a nutshell, person A of Religious sect B is being shown around heaven after they die. They are show various thing and places which includes where people of religious sects C, D, and E are. Then they come to a big wall and the guide tells them to be very quiet as they go by. After they pass, A asks the guide why they had to be quiet, and the guide says that's where the members of religious sect F are. They think they are the only ones here. Kinda make me think a lot of the same is going on in Genesis. There are others there, its just they refuse to acknowledge their existence. |
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Winterset writes:
| I have no problem with the idea of Enoch city being build by one guy in one year. Go to Nim City, Nebraska, and you'll never have a problem with this idea again. It's a freakin' field. There's not even a shed. You have to find it by GPS coordinates because there's not even a sign saying you're there. Enoch had to be like that.
Cain said "Let There Be City" and there was. And it was good. And also very quiet. |
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