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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (779106)	4/8/2014 5:58:42 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574637

What the Bible is is a collection of parables and teachings by wise men doing their best to interpret the Word of God millennia ago. Many of its teachings are very applicable today. For example, the 10 Commandments are excellent rules to live by. Jesus' teachings are also excellent to live by. It's what makes this world a better place. But why do we have to go to extremes, such as Bible literalism? I recall that the Bible also teaches us to be "temperate in all things", which nowadays many interpret to mean "moderation in all things". Good lesson to also live by. The bible in my view is an attempt at putting together a history of creation based strictly on imagination and therefore generally untrue. While taking the Bible literally may be going too far, it may be that discounting it totally is just as extreme in the other direction. In all likelihood, Bible stories are partially true and partially exaggerations. But when it is a major source of the world's history -- and it is -- you don't just throw it out. You take what you can from it, and move forward. While a person can argue the story of Noah's Ark is absurd, the fact is that stories of the flood are found in all regions of the world. Susan Wise Bauer's account of history of the ancient world, which is the best-researched account I've ever read myself, addressed it sensibly -- by using the Bible to fill in the blanks where it makes sense to do so. When there is only one real written history of that period, it is the best evidence in existence for some things. Not perfect, but it is all you have. Historians have done a good job of reconciliation what is known with the pieces of the Bible that do fit.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (779106)	4/8/2014 6:51:09 PM
From: TopCat	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574637

"But in the more profound scheme of things I am truly agnostic since I don't know the origins of the universe or universe's...." You're a liar. If you were truly an agnostic, you wouldn't criticize those who have faith since you claim you really don't know yourself. Agnostics are people that don't have the balls to make a commitment one way or another.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (779106)	4/8/2014 7:17:47 PM
From: puborectalis	1 Recommendation Recommended By J_F_Shepard Respond to of 1574637

The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has exceeded 402 parts per million (ppm) during the past two days of observations, which is higher than at any time in at least the past 800,000 years, according to readings from monitoring equipment on a mountaintop in Hawaii. Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is the most important long-lived greenhouse gas responsible for manmade global warming, and it is building up in the atmosphere due to the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. Once emitted, a single molecule of carbon dioxide can remain aloft for hundreds of years, which means that the effects of today's industrial activities will be felt for the next several centuries, if not thousands of years. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, such as methane, warm the planet by absorbing and redirecting outgoing solar radiation that would otherwise escape back into space. SEE ALSO: 7 Key Findings From the New UN Climate Science Report In 2013, atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide briefly hit 400 ppm for the first time in mid-May, but this year that symbolic threshold has been crossed even earlier. This means it is more likely that the annual peak, which typically occurs in mid-to-late May, will climb further above 400 ppm for the first time. Although crossing above 400 ppm is largely a symbolic milestone, scientific research indicates that the higher that carbon dioxide concentrations get, the more global temperatures will increase, resulting in a wide range of damaging effects. These impacts will range from global sea level rise to a heightened risk of heat waves, severe droughts and floods, according to a recently released comprehensive assessment of climate scienceproduced by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change