Ah yes, but what inertial time-frame do we use? We know that time is fungible based on the local gravity. I can see using earth as the standard, but only after Gen 1. Isaiah 42:22 talks about God 'stretching out the heavens, and presumably the light that is there as well.

The Obama says I have to pay for abortions through my taxes. Santorum says that is wrong, and I agree with him. BTW, what is a granfalloon? new words always interest me.

It might well be that science and Christianity do not pull in opposite directions, after all without the idea of absolutes such as 'true' and 'false' science would be impossible, because there is nothing to search for, no reason to experiment.

It would be far better to examine evolutionists for flaws in evidence, assumption, or conclusion.

Let's be fair and subject creationists for flaws in textual treatment, interpretation and assumption not supported from the text.

In the end we will know more about the world around us.

So at what point did your life begin? Can I harvest you for stem cells?

The protestant bible has been subjected to rigorous examination and comparison with the ancient texts. If there is something left out, (or included) there are very good reasons for doing so. Muslim books are a different matter, and intend to contradict the bible. I know of no serious Christian thinkers who would use Muslim sources.

As for your claims, you do not have a proven body of prophecy to prove you see the end from the beginning, so your claims are in a different class of communication.

A rather cursory examination of Islam reveals that this is not the same god presented in the Judeo-Christian orthodoxy. Believing in one god is not the same thing as believing in the same god.

So examine the evidence for the reliability of the bible, and decide for your self. Once you understand the text, you might proceed by asking yourself how you would go about creating a set of folks with real free will, and how you would redeem the ones that foul up. Jesus looks pretty good to an imperfect fellow like me.

Unless the God in question has committed himself to a universe that is discoverable, and does not himself change. This is how the God of the bible describes himself: "For I [am] the LORD, I change not..." Malachi 3:6. You might well have a beef if God kept changing, but he does not. What was wrong in Eden (disobedience of God) is wrong today. Your trickster god is not the God of the bible.

Your disbelief is an answer. I encourage you to translate your disbelief into languages that have no written form. I will then use your translation (to the extant possible) to create a Bible in that language. Oh. There isn't an organization in Atheism that translates Hitchens into new languages? why are you behind us Christians? could it be that Atheism is a parasitic idea that can only survive where there is some one else to do the heavy lifting?

Or maybe just the manager.

Hang in there, there are more than a few slashers that are fully versed in science, and fully faithful to God. Slashdot is a little like a freeway; Everyone has a horn. A few of the posters are more thoughtful and well-reasoned than some, but the questions about faith are here because they are relevant to slashers, and some of the most vitriolic posts are by folks who need a thoughtful response the most.

Remember that Christ was crucified. We who follow him can expect the same.

There is a standard phonetic alphabet that allows a written language to be derived from a spoken language. It derives from Roman characters (for convenience) and reads down the page and left to write. Again, for convenience because European languages all do the same, and the bulk of the library is in European languages.

I care. I think they should be able to make the decision about the bible for themselves, not have it made for them by someone named Foofoobar. The bible translation teams also have the side effect of generating an infrastructure that can then be used for creating a written culture and tradition where none existed before, and allows the uniqueness of a culture to be captured and preserved in written form.

Sorry, no. It was the will of an inventor at Motorola that gave them the cell phone, and a bunch of engineers dedicated to the idea that there are absolutes in the universe that can be found and manipulated to create a working machine. It was also a lot more engineers who took the idea from the realm of Star Trek and put it in your pocket, cheaply.

Maybe there should be a poll...

The gift-giving holiday I am celebrating is:

1. Flying Spaghetti Monster Day

2, World Aids Day

3. Kwanza

4. Hanukkah

5. Christmas

6. Ada Lovelace's birthday