Current Biblical Archaeology

Frank Harrist · Post by **Frank Harrist** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:04 am

Arch said....."but one can see your bias influences your opinion thus whatever you bring to the table is tainted and basically worthless."

You are describing yourself! I and all the others have given you facts and you dismiss them as unimportant. You see things through rose-colored glasses. Read your goddamn bible and leave us alone. Everything you say about us also applies to you. You are biased and unyeilding. You have been more malicious than any of us. Calling names and insulting people. Questioning our intelligence. The sad thing about it is that I think you're a fairly intelligent man who's been brainwashed into believing this horse-shit. They tried to brainwash me too when I was a kid, but I'm too intelligent to fall for it. I was forced to go to church every time the doors opened. I grew to hate it. As soon as I was old enough to stop going to that den of hypocrites I stopped going and I haven't been back since. My father is a deacon in that church and he's a good man. He lives the life full time which most church-goers only pretend to live on sundays. I know your kind. You're probably a decent guy, but just so infuriating pushing your beliefs on others. I keep coming back and responding because you keep provoking me by insulting my intelligence. I won't stand for that. I'm seriously considering leaving this forum, because it is no longer archaeology. Now it's turned into some kind of theological debate, which has no place in archaeology. I will make one final attempt to start a serious archaeological discussion, but if it turns into another of your religious bullshit arguments I'm done here. Don't feel all smug thinking you ran me off. I'll leave because the site isn't what it use to be.

Post by **MichelleH** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:34 pm

Yup, we've a got bug in the database. It's being worked on now. We thought it was fixed yesterday but apparently not!

Hopefully it will be done sometime today.

Sorry for the problems

MichelleH

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:30 pm

i just got done reading 'Mystery in Acambaro' by charles hapgood and it is a vewry good illustration of oneof the points i have brought up concerning 'expert's' and how they let so many factors influence their opinions and conclusions.

it was interesting to see how easily and quickly they declared something a fraud, without any real investigation, just because teh find did not fit their parameters exactly.

but it goes to show you that you cannot trust the process, the conclusions or opinions of these people because they allow them to be corrupted somewhere along the line. (key word is - allow)

Rokcet Scientist · Post by **Rokcet Scientist** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:09 am

archaeologist wrote:[...] it was interesting to see how easily and quickly they declared something a fraud, without any real investigation, just because teh find did not fit their parameters exactly. [...]

Funny! Exchange "They" and "theirs" for "Arch" and "his" and it is still just as true.

Post by **Minimalist** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:23 am

Is this thing working yet?

Arch, your whole story is a literary fiction, that's why there is no evidence for it. It was written for a specific geopolitical purpose at a specific point of time....and, btw, it failed.

Yahweh was co-opted from one of many Canaanite deities and given the personality that the bible authors wanted him to have, which is normal because as any rational human knows, Man Created God...not the other way around."

Anyway, time and science march on, even as you kick your feet and scream that "it's all TRUE"...as Dever says.

Today, few biblical scholars and no archaeologists would dare to characterize early Israelite religion as rigidly monotheistic, much less unique. The deity called Yahweh is attested as early as the 13th century BC in Eqgyptian texts that place him among the Shasu-bedouin of the southern Transjordan--where some biblical texts also locate the origins of his cult. But archaeologically Yahweh is as invisible in Iron I villages as he was said to be later in biblical Israel.

For the 5,000th time, this is an archaeology board. You have no arcaheological evidence to support your beliefs; all you can do is stick your fingers in your ears and shout "La-La-La I'm Not Listening..." as a child would do. Understand that Dever and Finklestein, and the scores of others who are out there doing the work in the field no longer consider your bible to be a reliable history of the area. Find EVIDENCE. We all know your opinion and frankly, most of us consider it worthless.

You are the personification of one of H.L. Mencken's best quotes:

"The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably
absurd. It is the chief occupation of mankind."

Post by **Minimalist** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:25 am

Is this thing working yet?

Apparently, not yet well enough!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:52 pm

For the 5,000th time, this is an archaeology board

this is funny especially since i listed two books that provide many archaeological discoveries that prove or coincide with the Bible. so you wishful thinking is undermined again.

Understand that Dever and Finklestein,

i could care less about those two just as you care less about the resources i put up. your men are just people telling you what you want to hear.

by the way-- you have the least archaeological posts of anyone, so what are you complaining about?

besides i can give you a list of books that provides more evidence for the bible and most would be non-religious. yet again you opened the door to this discussion (or someone did) so stop making it my fault.

it is you who wants to stumble around in the dark not me, i just provide evidence pointing to the truth which you refuse to listen to because you want to believe something else.

Post by **Minimalist** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:52 pm

testing

Post by **Minimalist** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:55 pm

Nope. Still not good enough.

Post by **MichelleH** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:36 am

Testing again......

Post by **Minimalist** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:15 am

Did we pass?

Post by **Minimalist** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:16 am

Guess not.

Rokcet Scientist · Post by **Rokcet Scientist** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:24 pm

TSESTSING ONE TSWO ONE TSWO

Post by **Minimalist** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:20 pm

Post by **Minimalist** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:47 am

So......how are we doing today?

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