Message from @StormBaron3
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Flat-Earth theorists marshal a number of biblical passages to defend their assertion (e.g., Joshua 10:12-13; 1 Chronicles 16:30; Psalm 93:1; 96:10; 104:5).
One notices instantly that almost every passage cited in favor of the flat-Earth position occurs in a poetic context. To be responsible readers of the Bible, we must respect the genre of literature we are reading. Poetry is to be read differently than prose; it is more expressive, emotional, and metaphorical.
In fact, taking biblical poetry literally would, in some cases, pervert clear scriptural teaching elsewhere, leading to the belief that there are many gods instead of one God (Exodus 15:11; Psalm 86:8), that humans are really gods (Psalm 82:6), that thunder is the voice of God (2 Samuel 22:14), that God slays sea monsters (Psalm 74:12-14), and that God has wings (Psalm 61:4).
Obviously, these passages cannot be understood for what they literally say.
There are atheist flat earthers, though. Not so much on this server, but I've encountered many on other servers.
Hello
hello
Do you believe in the flat earth too?
no
I believe that the earth is flat
ok
how come
Why don't you?
Well, if you look at the other planets they're round
Well, all the ones in our solar system
And the earth used to be round to yeah
But the trouble is life can't exist on a globe, as gravity will pull it into the centre and destroy it
Only microorganisms can survive
ones that can't be killed by an attack if you get what I mean XD
So, sometime in the past (either 7000 or around 4 billion years ago)
The plates of the earth went crazy
and the core exploded and over time pushed the eaerth flat
and then the micro-organisms bred over time and evolved
happy days
what
oh
ok
i’ve never heard that theory ever
Do you believe in that at all
oh right XD
no, that's fair enough yeah
ok
what do you think
i think that’s highly unlikely
why
why can’t life exist in a glove
globe
it can to a degree
like microorganisms
and
atoms and
"stuff"
But only things that can't be harmed