• Re: How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support 'RNA world' hypothesis

    From Samuel Spade@sam@spade.invalid to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Mon Jan 26 21:57:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:51:37 -0500, James in alt.atheism

    snip

    Many churches teach that all righteous people will go to Heaven. And
    they teach that all wicked people will go to hellfire. Who does that
    leave left on the earth? Zero.

    So many addressable items:

    What churches teach is irrelevant since none of it is based
    on unambiguous, unrelated, verifiable and credible evidence.

    I have yet to see any evidence that any heaven exists.
    I have yet to see any evidence that any hellfire exists.
    Who defines what is "wicked"?


    You missed his point. James is speaking scornfully of the churches, as
    JWs often do. Why are you asking him to defend their "teachings"?


    I have yet to see any valid evidence supporting the
    existence of any god.

    Valid point, but you've way overdone it. Anything new?
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  • From Attila@prochoice@here.now to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Jan 27 05:56:50 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:57:35 -0800, Samuel Spade
    <sam@spade.invalid> in alt.atheism with message-id <sakgnkpp1mcs5rbpha9k84tkibppfig1tk@4ax.com> wrote:

    Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:51:37 -0500, James in alt.atheism

    snip

    Many churches teach that all righteous people will go to Heaven. And
    they teach that all wicked people will go to hellfire. Who does that
    leave left on the earth? Zero.

    So many addressable items:

    What churches teach is irrelevant since none of it is based
    on unambiguous, unrelated, verifiable and credible evidence.

    I have yet to see any evidence that any heaven exists.
    I have yet to see any evidence that any hellfire exists.
    Who defines what is "wicked"?


    You missed his point. James is speaking scornfully of the churches, as
    JWs often do. Why are you asking him to defend their "teachings"?

    Why not? Does he have any supporting evidence?



    I have yet to see any valid evidence supporting the
    existence of any god.

    Valid point, but you've way overdone it. Anything new?

    I keep asking but no one ever answers. I see a lot of
    avoidance and conversation endings.

    I try to always challenge beliefs presented as fact. A
    person is entitled to their own personal beliefs. They are
    not entitled to their own personal facts.
    --


    Every person in the US is here either
    legally or illegally. Those that are
    here illegally should be afraid.
    Be very afraid. It does not matter
    how long you have been here. It does
    not matter why you are here. It does not
    matter what you have done legally while you
    were here. It does not matter what any
    relative may have done while you were here.
    It only matters that you are here illegally.
    It may take a day, a week, a year, or longer
    but we will find you and we will deport you.
    Be prepared.

    Deport them all.

    Due process:
    Q. Are you here legally? If so, where is
    the documentation to establish that?


    All politicians are trained to lie
    and make those lies sound like
    the truth. They start with the biggest
    lie of all: Politicians are public
    servants.

    National Socialist American Workers Party
    (NSAWP) formally known as the Democrat Party

    Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting
    and abhorrent.
    Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying.

    I support:

    A Constitional Amendment establishing
    the Freedom of Choice.

    The elimination of public expression,
    display or support of religion or
    religious positions.
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  • From James to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Jan 27 14:13:36 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:34:23 -0600, Dawn Flood
    <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote:



    It is something our minds cannot comprehend. God ALWAYS existed.

    Why not just simply say that the Universe has always existed?

    I can't because the Bible says it had a beginning:

    -- King James
    Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

    And scientists concur that it had a beginning. (Big Bang)

    "What the Universe Tells Us About a Creator
    The universe and the earth seem to be designed to make life possible.
    Could they be that way because they were designed?
    Find Out."
    See jw.org (1/27/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me



    "What the Universe Tells Us About a Creator
    The universe and the earth seem to be designed to make life possible.
    Could they be that way because they were designed?
    Find Out."
    See jw.org (1/27/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me


    Dawn
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  • From James to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Jan 27 15:55:31 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:

    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:51:37 -0500, James in alt.atheism
    with message-id <umkdnkhv36ubqtrqbg7jv57595g77e5h0m@4ax.com>
    wrote:

    It is something our minds cannot comprehend. God ALWAYS existed.

    God can always exist but nothing else. Right.

    If that's the way He wants it, yes.


    BTW, Which god?

    The Creator, Jehovah. (Ps 83:18; KJV)



    Planet Earth: Designed to be inhabited.

    Or life developed in line with the physical conditions.

    Then why hasn't it developed life on the "physical conditions" present
    on other planets and moons?

    It went nuts here, with scientists now saying a trillion species. But
    not even ONE species yet found anywhere else we explored. That can
    raise a few eyebrows. (https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/1-trillion-species-3-billion-years-ai-helped-trace-bacteria-evolution-on-earth-8083688)



    Many churches teach that all righteous people will go to Heaven. And
    they teach that all wicked people will go to hellfire. Who does that
    leave left on the earth? Zero.

    So many addressable items:

    What churches teach is irrelevant since none of it is based
    on unambiguous, unrelated, verifiable and credible evidence.

    I tend to agree. They teach more falsehoods that 'truthoods'.


    I have yet to see any evidence that any heaven exists.

    I have yet to see any evidence of what came BEFORE the Big Bang.

    I have yet to see any evidence that any hellfire exists.

    There isn't any. Hellfire is a church farce. God no more tortures His
    children, than you and I do.

    Who defines what is "wicked"?

    From your point of view something that is not concrete, yet nudges us
    in the way of right and wrong. Your CONSCIENCE.

    Why would evolution care about a conscience? But it allegedly put it
    there. Why? It doesn't care if you murder your neighbor or not, since
    evolution has no brain, nor eyes, nor ears, etc.

    From my point of view, God determines what is wicked.



    But that can't be, since a true reference source says:

    What is a "true reference source"? Where can I find one?

    Just find a Bible and open it up. (John 17:17)



    -- American Standard

    Reference to unverified source removed.

    Based on your opinion. We all have opinions. That proves nothing.



    So what are some of those designs?

    Irrelevant since the source is unverified.

    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two verses
    and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like
    a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference states
    that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the
    earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth
    floating in space. Ring a bell?


    Well, for one thing we find the earth in what scientists call a
    Goldilocks zone. That is where the earth is not too close to the sun
    to fry and boil water (like Mercury), or too far away from the sun to >>constantly freeze land and water. (like Jupiter's moon Europa)

    So what?

    If you lived on Mercury, your blood would probably boil daytime, since
    it gets around 800 F. (https://www.bing.com/search?q=temp+on+mercury+fahrenheit&cvid=22f1a2cccdeb44368ad5007e70db4d6e&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgkIABBFGDsY-QcyCQgAEEUYOxj5BzIGCAEQRRg5MgYIAhAAGEAyBggDEAAYQDIGCAQQABhAMgYIBRAAGEAyBggGEAAYQNIBCDgxMDhqMGo0qAIAsAIA&FORM=ANAB01&PC=EDGEDB)

    If you lived on Neptune, you blood would probably freeze solid, since
    it gets down to -353 F. (https://www.bing.com/search?qs=LS&pq=neptune+temp&sk=CSYN1&sc=12-12&q=neptune+temperature&cvid=6e8432ccd5c741a2aefd7a8db1645b6d&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgcIABAAGPkHMgcIABAAGPkHMgYIARBFGDkyBggCEAAYQDIGCAMQABhAMgYIBBAAGEAyBggFEAAYQDIGCAYQABhAMgYIBxAAGEAyBggIEAAYQNIBCDU2MDhqMGo5qAIAsAIA&FORM=ANAB01&PC=EDGEDB)

    Why didn't the earth get such temperatures? The MAIN reason is because
    God PREPARED the earth for habitation. We don't see that happening on
    other planets and moons we have visited.

    But we even have extremophiles here on earth in harsh environments.
    Since alleged evolution was so prolific here, you would think on those
    other planets and moons that we would at find extremophiles. The count
    so far is: zero.


    Earth's atmosphere consists of mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%).
    We all know what oxygen is good for. (take a deep breath) And guess
    who loves the Nitrogen? Yes plants. Most every life form on earth
    exists because of those elements. (some microbes are the exception)

    So what?

    It shows how the earth was prepared to harbor life. We all take oxygen
    for granted. But just try breathing without it.



    Earth's gravity is just right for living organisms. But for instance,
    a 100 lb person 'standing' on cloud tops of Jupiter would weigh 250
    lbs. (Diet programs would be a big hit on Jupiter)

    So what?

    That shows loving concern for how well we can locomotion.


    The air pressure would crush a person like a smashed pancake. Even if
    a person could walk on the surface (it's made of gas) you would likely
    end up no more 3 dimentional, but only 2 dimentional. (length and
    width)

    So what?

    Shows how air pressure is moderated here.



    But nothing like that for the earth. God put life here, and made the >>environment to support it.

    I have yet to see any valid evidence supporting the
    existence of any god.

    Just look in a mirror. You are more sophisticated than any humanoid
    robot. Yet you don't for a second think the robot was formed over
    millions of years by evolution. Yet you are greater, but think it all
    happened by brainless forces.



    Scientists are now considering evidence that the early earth at one
    point could have been mostly water, which is in harmony with the
    Genesis account. (Ge 1:2)

    Irrelevant. That source is unverified.

    See below.



    For example, this article appeared in the New Scientist magazine, Jan
    3, 2009. The first few paragraphs state:

    "Ancient Earth was a barren waterworld".

    And today that same claim is made. >>https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/04/harvard-scientists-determine-early-earth-may-have-been-a-water-world/

    Too bad no one has explained what happened to all of that
    water.

    You've got to be kidding. Just look around. We have great oceans and
    rivers and lakes etc. That water is still here.



    Well, if God created the earth

    Unsupported assumption.

    to be inhabited, will there be any
    people on it contrary to churches doctrines? Yes. Hear what Jesus
    said:


    Quotes from and references to unverified source removed.

    I say the same thing about your brainless, mindless, blind, deaf, no
    feelings, force of evolution. The Bible makes more sense than
    evolution ever did. (did you know Darwin believed in God?)


    "What the Universe Tells Us About a Creator
    The universe and the earth seem to be designed to make life possible.
    Could they be that way because they were designed?". See jw.org
    (1/27/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me
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  • From Attila@prochoice@here.now to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Jan 27 16:52:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:25:40 -0800, Samuel Spade
    <sam@spade.invalid> in alt.atheism with message-id <fb0inklcr90ccog2rs7cfco3fpr2asoo4d@4ax.com> wrote:

    Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:57:35 -0800, Samuel Spade
    <sam@spade.invalid> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <sakgnkpp1mcs5rbpha9k84tkibppfig1tk@4ax.com> wrote:

    Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:51:37 -0500, James in alt.atheism

    snip

    Many churches teach that all righteous people will go to Heaven. And
    they teach that all wicked people will go to hellfire. Who does that
    leave left on the earth? Zero.

    So many addressable items:

    What churches teach is irrelevant since none of it is based
    on unambiguous, unrelated, verifiable and credible evidence.

    I have yet to see any evidence that any heaven exists.
    I have yet to see any evidence that any hellfire exists.
    Who defines what is "wicked"?


    You missed his point. James is speaking scornfully of the churches, as
    JWs often do. Why are you asking him to defend their "teachings"?

    Why not? Does he have any supporting evidence?


    You're asking James for supporting evidence that churches are wrong?

    You seem confused.

    I misread the sentence structure. He is usually supporting
    some silly superstition if I remember correctly.




    I have yet to see any valid evidence supporting the
    existence of any god.

    Valid point, but you've way overdone it. Anything new?

    I keep asking but no one ever answers. I see a lot of
    avoidance and conversation endings.


    Then just keep repeating it. That always helps.

    I do every time I see someone presenting belief as fact.




    I try to always challenge beliefs presented as fact. A
    person is entitled to their own personal beliefs. They are
    not entitled to their own personal facts.
    --


    Every person in the US is here either
    legally or illegally. Those that are
    here illegally should be afraid.
    Be very afraid. It does not matter
    how long you have been here. It does
    not matter why you are here. It does not
    matter what you have done legally while you
    were here. It does not matter what any
    relative may have done while you were here.
    It only matters that you are here illegally.
    It may take a day, a week, a year, or longer
    but we will find you and we will deport you.
    Be prepared.

    Deport them all.

    Due process:
    Q. Are you here legally? If so, where is
    the documentation to establish that?


    All politicians are trained to lie
    and make those lies sound like
    the truth. They start with the biggest
    lie of all: Politicians are public
    servants.

    National Socialist American Workers Party
    (NSAWP) formally known as the Democrat Party

    Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting
    and abhorrent.
    Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying.

    I support:

    A Constitional Amendment establishing
    the Freedom of Choice.

    The elimination of public expression,
    display or support of religion or
    religious positions.
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  • From Attila@prochoice@here.now to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Jan 27 17:20:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:55:31 -0500, James in alt.atheism
    with message-id <em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:

    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:51:37 -0500, James in alt.atheism
    with message-id <umkdnkhv36ubqtrqbg7jv57595g77e5h0m@4ax.com>
    wrote:

    It is something our minds cannot comprehend. God ALWAYS existed.

    God can always exist but nothing else. Right.

    If that's the way He wants it, yes.


    BTW, Which god?

    The Creator, Jehovah. (Ps 83:18; KJV)

    I have yet to see any valid evidence supporting the
    existence of any god. Your source is not independently
    validated.




    Planet Earth: Designed to be inhabited.

    Or life developed in line with the physical conditions.

    Then why hasn't it developed life on the "physical conditions" present
    on other planets and moons?

    Perhaps it has. Have you been there? Has anyone?


    It went nuts here, with scientists now saying a trillion species. But
    not even ONE species yet found anywhere else we explored. That can
    raise a few eyebrows. >(https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/1-trillion-species-3-billion-years-ai-helped-trace-bacteria-evolution-on-earth-8083688)



    Many churches teach that all righteous people will go to Heaven. And
    they teach that all wicked people will go to hellfire. Who does that >>>leave left on the earth? Zero.

    So many addressable items:

    What churches teach is irrelevant since none of it is based
    on unambiguous, unrelated, verifiable and credible evidence.

    I tend to agree. They teach more falsehoods that 'truthoods'.

    Little of what any of them is based on fact. That is why
    belief was developed as a substitute.



    I have yet to see any evidence that any heaven exists.

    I have yet to see any evidence of what came BEFORE the Big Bang.

    Perhaps nothing did. All is theory.


    I have yet to see any evidence that any hellfire exists.

    There isn't any. Hellfire is a church farce. God no more tortures His >children, than you and I do.

    Who defines what is "wicked"?

    From your point of view something that is not concrete, yet nudges us
    in the way of right and wrong. Your CONSCIENCE.

    I agree. A developed code of ethics. Right and wrong have
    no intrinsic values and will change from person to person
    and over time.


    Why would evolution care about a conscience? But it allegedly put it
    there. Why? It doesn't care if you murder your neighbor or not, since >evolution has no brain, nor eyes, nor ears, etc.

    From my point of view, God determines what is wicked.

    I don't need a third party to scare me into following my
    ethics.




    But that can't be, since a true reference source says:

    What is a "true reference source"? Where can I find one?

    Just find a Bible and open it up. (John 17:17)

    That proves noting. It is just a scribble in a book.




    -- American Standard

    Reference to unverified source removed.

    Based on your opinion. We all have opinions. That proves nothing.

    Opinions prove nothing. That is my point.
    Unambiguous, unrelated, verifiable and credible evidence is
    required.




    So what are some of those designs?

    Irrelevant since the source is unverified.

    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two verses
    and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its >inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like
    a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference states
    that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the
    earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth
    floating in space. Ring a bell?

    Nope. The shape of the earth was known for a long time
    before anyone heard of your sill book or superstitions.



    Well, for one thing we find the earth in what scientists call a >>>Goldilocks zone. That is where the earth is not too close to the sun
    to fry and boil water (like Mercury), or too far away from the sun to >>>constantly freeze land and water. (like Jupiter's moon Europa)

    So what?

    If you lived on Mercury, your blood would probably boil daytime, since
    it gets around 800 F. >(https://www.bing.com/search?q=temp+on+mercury+fahrenheit&cvid=22f1a2cccdeb44368ad5007e70db4d6e&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgkIABBFGDsY-QcyCQgAEEUYOxj5BzIGCAEQRRg5MgYIAhAAGEAyBggDEAAYQDIGCAQQABhAMgYIBRAAGEAyBggGEAAYQNIBCDgxMDhqMGo0qAIAsAIA&FORM=ANAB01&PC=EDGEDB)

    If you lived on Neptune, you blood would probably freeze solid, since
    it gets down to -353 F. >(https://www.bing.com/search?qs=LS&pq=neptune+temp&sk=CSYN1&sc=12-12&q=neptune+temperature&cvid=6e8432ccd5c741a2aefd7a8db1645b6d&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgcIABAAGPkHMgcIABAAGPkHMgYIARBFGDkyBggCEAAYQDIGCAMQABhAMgYIBBAAGEAyBggFEAAYQDIGCAYQABhAMgYIBxAAGEAyBggIEAAYQNIBCDU2MDhqMGo5qAIAsAIA&FORM=ANAB01&PC=EDGEDB)

    Why didn't the earth get such temperatures? The MAIN reason is because
    God PREPARED the earth for habitation. We don't see that happening on
    other planets and moons we have visited.

    We haven't visited any other planets or moons except a few
    limited visits to our moon. Who knows what may be on
    planets around other stars.


    But we even have extremophiles here on earth in harsh environments.
    Since alleged evolution was so prolific here, you would think on those
    other planets and moons that we would at find extremophiles. The count
    so far is: zero.

    Just like the count of other planets we have visited.



    Earth's atmosphere consists of mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%).
    We all know what oxygen is good for. (take a deep breath) And guess
    who loves the Nitrogen? Yes plants. Most every life form on earth
    exists because of those elements. (some microbes are the exception)

    So what?

    It shows how the earth was prepared to harbor life. We all take oxygen
    for granted. But just try breathing without it.

    Perhaps other lifeforms use a different system. How an
    aquatic form living under water?




    Earth's gravity is just right for living organisms. But for instance,
    a 100 lb person 'standing' on cloud tops of Jupiter would weigh 250
    lbs. (Diet programs would be a big hit on Jupiter)

    So what?

    That shows loving concern for how well we can locomotion.

    Just because we would have problems doesn't mean there are
    not life forms that could develop under such conditions that
    would have trouble on Earth.



    The air pressure would crush a person like a smashed pancake. Even if
    a person could walk on the surface (it's made of gas) you would likely >>>end up no more 3 dimentional, but only 2 dimentional. (length and
    width)

    So what?

    Shows how air pressure is moderated here.

    Why do you think there is something magical about conditions
    here? Life could develop under different conditions
    elsewhere. Totally different life forms.




    But nothing like that for the earth. God put life here, and made the >>>environment to support it.

    I have yet to see any valid evidence supporting the
    existence of any god.

    Just look in a mirror. You are more sophisticated than any humanoid
    robot. Yet you don't for a second think the robot was formed over
    millions of years by evolution. Yet you are greater, but think it all >happened by brainless forces.

    Easily.




    Scientists are now considering evidence that the early earth at one
    point could have been mostly water, which is in harmony with the
    Genesis account. (Ge 1:2)

    Irrelevant. That source is unverified.

    See below.



    For example, this article appeared in the New Scientist magazine, Jan
    3, 2009. The first few paragraphs state:

    "Ancient Earth was a barren waterworld".

    And today that same claim is made. >>>https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/04/harvard-scientists-determine-early-earth-may-have-been-a-water-world/

    Note the word "may". The article does not state there was
    such a world.


    Too bad no one has explained what happened to all of that
    water.

    You've got to be kidding. Just look around. We have great oceans and
    rivers and lakes etc. That water is still here.

    If conditions allowed for the formation of water that means
    the temperature was below the boiling point. Long before
    that geology shows mountain ranges wee beginning to form.

    If water covers the entire surface that means one foot of
    mountain in one place requires one foot of water over every
    point on the surface of the Earth. Mountains are thousands
    of feet high. Everest is 29,032 feet above current sea
    level which means there is water to cover the entire Earth
    to a depth of an additional 29,033 feet minimum. Where is
    that water?

    Everest is currently the highest mountain. That does not
    mean there were not higher mountains in the past which have
    since worn down.




    Well, if God created the earth

    Unsupported assumption.

    to be inhabited, will there be any
    people on it contrary to churches doctrines? Yes. Hear what Jesus
    said:


    Quotes from and references to unverified source removed.

    I say the same thing about your brainless, mindless, blind, deaf, no >feelings, force of evolution. The Bible makes more sense than
    evolution ever did. (did you know Darwin believed in God?)

    Irrelevant. Newton believed in alchemy.



    "What the Universe Tells Us About a Creator
    The universe and the earth seem to be designed to make life possible.
    Could they be that way because they were designed?". See jw.org
    (1/27/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me

    Not necessarily, as outlined above.
    --


    Every person in the US is here either
    legally or illegally. Those that are
    here illegally should be afraid.
    Be very afraid. It does not matter
    how long you have been here. It does
    not matter why you are here. It does not
    matter what you have done legally while you
    were here. It does not matter what any
    relative may have done while you were here.
    It only matters that you are here illegally.
    It may take a day, a week, a year, or longer
    but we will find you and we will deport you.
    Be prepared.

    Deport them all.

    Due process:
    Q. Are you here legally? If so, where is
    the documentation to establish that?


    All politicians are trained to lie
    and make those lies sound like
    the truth. They start with the biggest
    lie of all: Politicians are public
    servants.

    National Socialist American Workers Party
    (NSAWP) formally known as the Democrat Party

    Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting
    and abhorrent.
    Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying.

    I support:

    A Constitional Amendment establishing
    the Freedom of Choice.

    The elimination of public expression,
    display or support of religion or
    religious positions.
    --- Synchronet 3.21b-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Mitchell Holman@noemail@aol.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Wed Jan 28 02:29:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    James wrote in news:em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:


    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two verses
    and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like
    a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference states
    that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the
    earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth
    floating in space.



    The Earth is flat, the Bible says so.




    Matthew 4:
    ...the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high
    mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the
    world, and the glory of them

    (Only possible on a flat surface)


    Amos 9:6 The One who builds His upper chambers
    in the heavens And has founded His vaulted dome
    over the earth

    (Only possible on a flat surface)


    Revelation 7:1
    After this I saw four angels standing at the
    four corners of the earth

    (Only possible on a flat surface)


    Revelation 7:3
    and will go out to deceive the nations in
    the four corners of the earth

    (Only possible on a flat surface)


    Job 28:24
    for he views the ends of the earth
    and sees everything under the heavens.

    (Only possible on a flat surface)


    Deuteronomy 28:49
    The Lord will bring a nation against you from
    far away, from the ends of the earth

    (Only possible on a flat surface)


    Daniel 4:10-11.
    ...the king saw a tree of great height at the
    centre of the earth...reaching with its top to
    the sky and visible to the earth's farthest bounds

    (Only possible on a flat surface)




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  • From Samuel Spade@sam@spade.invalid to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Jan 27 19:22:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    James wrote:

    Planet Earth: Designed to be inhabited.

    James, your points below are PRATTs that I debunked 2 days ago in
    another thread. You chose not to defend them. See
    Message-ID: <smvdnkh2pfr3eud2uj52srkejfemsonji5@4ax.com>

    Now you repeat, word for word, the same claims. None of them actually
    support your thesis that earth alone was designed to be inhabited, and
    the other planets were designed to be dead.



    Many churches teach that all righteous people will go to Heaven. And
    they teach that all wicked people will go to hellfire. Who does that
    leave left on the earth? Zero.

    But that can't be, since a true reference source says:

    -- American Standard
    Isaiah 45:18 For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God
    that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it
    not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there
    is none else.

    So what are some of those designs?

    Well, for one thing we find the earth in what scientists call a
    Goldilocks zone. That is where the earth is not too close to the sun
    to fry and boil water (like Mercury), or too far away from the sun to constantly freeze land and water. (like Jupiter's moon Europa)

    Earth's atmosphere consists of mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%).
    We all know what oxygen is good for. (take a deep breath) And guess
    who loves the Nitrogen? Yes plants. Most every life form on earth
    exists because of those elements. (some microbes are the exception)

    Earth's gravity is just right for living organisms. But for instance,
    a 100 lb person 'standing' on cloud tops of Jupiter would weigh 250
    lbs. (Diet programs would be a big hit on Jupiter)

    The air pressure would crush a person like a smashed pancake. Even if
    a person could walk on the surface (it's made of gas) you would likely
    end up no more 3 dimentional, but only 2 dimentional. (length and
    width)

    But nothing like that for the earth. God put life here, and made the environment to support it.

    Scientists are now considering evidence that the early earth at one
    point could have been mostly water, which is in harmony with the
    Genesis account. (Ge 1:2)

    For example, this article appeared in the New Scientist magazine, Jan
    3, 2009. The first few paragraphs state:

    "Ancient Earth was a barren waterworld".

    And today that same claim is made. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/04/harvard-scientists-determine-early-earth-may-have-been-a-water-world/

    Well, if God created the earth to be inhabited, will there be any
    people on it contrary to churches doctrines? Yes. Hear what Jesus
    said:
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  • From Samuel Spade@sam@spade.invalid to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Jan 27 19:54:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
    On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:25:40 -0800, Samuel Spade
    <sam@spade.invalid> in alt.atheism with message-id <fb0inklcr90ccog2rs7cfco3fpr2asoo4d@4ax.com> wrote:

    Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:57:35 -0800, Samuel Spade
    <sam@spade.invalid> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <sakgnkpp1mcs5rbpha9k84tkibppfig1tk@4ax.com> wrote:

    Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:51:37 -0500, James in alt.atheism

    snip

    Many churches teach that all righteous people will go to Heaven. And >> >> >they teach that all wicked people will go to hellfire. Who does that >> >> >leave left on the earth? Zero.

    So many addressable items:

    What churches teach is irrelevant since none of it is based
    on unambiguous, unrelated, verifiable and credible evidence.

    I have yet to see any evidence that any heaven exists.
    I have yet to see any evidence that any hellfire exists.
    Who defines what is "wicked"?


    You missed his point. James is speaking scornfully of the churches, as >> >JWs often do. Why are you asking him to defend their "teachings"?

    Why not? Does he have any supporting evidence?


    You're asking James for supporting evidence that churches are wrong?

    You seem confused.

    I misread the sentence structure. He is usually supporting
    some silly superstition if I remember correctly.


    Yeah, just a different set of superstitions. Most of the church
    christians disown JWs for having the wrong ones.


    I have yet to see any valid evidence supporting the
    existence of any god.

    Valid point, but you've way overdone it. Anything new?

    I keep asking but no one ever answers. I see a lot of
    avoidance and conversation endings.


    Then just keep repeating it. That always helps.

    I do every time I see someone presenting belief as fact.

    One man's fact is another man's ideological quirk. I mean, you saw in
    the video how ICE goons shot a disarmed man in the back, right?



    I try to always challenge beliefs presented as fact. A
    person is entitled to their own personal beliefs. They are
    not entitled to their own personal facts.
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  • From Samuel Spade@sam@spade.invalid to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Tue Jan 27 20:20:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote:

    It is something our minds cannot comprehend. God ALWAYS existed.

    Why not just simply say that the Universe has always existed?

    Dawn

    If the universe means everything that is, which is the usual case, then
    it must include God. So if God is eternal, there must be a Universe of
    at least 1 thing, which is also eternal.

    See how easy that was?
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  • From Attila@prochoice@here.now to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Wed Jan 28 06:47:50 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:54:12 -0800, Samuel Spade
    <sam@spade.invalid> in alt.atheism with message-id <v91jnk9tvbrv47680aqc6brcn1m41ile3n@4ax.com> wrote:

    Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
    On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:25:40 -0800, Samuel Spade
    <sam@spade.invalid> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <fb0inklcr90ccog2rs7cfco3fpr2asoo4d@4ax.com> wrote:

    Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:57:35 -0800, Samuel Spade
    <sam@spade.invalid> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <sakgnkpp1mcs5rbpha9k84tkibppfig1tk@4ax.com> wrote:

    Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:51:37 -0500, James in alt.atheism

    snip

    Many churches teach that all righteous people will go to Heaven. And >> >> >> >they teach that all wicked people will go to hellfire. Who does that >> >> >> >leave left on the earth? Zero.

    So many addressable items:

    What churches teach is irrelevant since none of it is based
    on unambiguous, unrelated, verifiable and credible evidence.

    I have yet to see any evidence that any heaven exists.
    I have yet to see any evidence that any hellfire exists.
    Who defines what is "wicked"?


    You missed his point. James is speaking scornfully of the churches, as >> >> >JWs often do. Why are you asking him to defend their "teachings"?

    Why not? Does he have any supporting evidence?


    You're asking James for supporting evidence that churches are wrong?

    You seem confused.

    I misread the sentence structure. He is usually supporting
    some silly superstition if I remember correctly.


    Yeah, just a different set of superstitions. Most of the church
    christians disown JWs for having the wrong ones.

    That is true about all of them. Every position is that they
    are all wrong except mine.

    The same way so many idiots keep being reelected.



    I have yet to see any valid evidence supporting the
    existence of any god.

    Valid point, but you've way overdone it. Anything new?

    I keep asking but no one ever answers. I see a lot of
    avoidance and conversation endings.


    Then just keep repeating it. That always helps.

    I do every time I see someone presenting belief as fact.

    One man's fact is another man's ideological quirk. I mean, you saw in
    the video how ICE goons shot a disarmed man in the back, right?

    I could not see enough to make any kind of determination.
    Except only an imbecile studying to be an idiot would bring
    a gun to a demonstration, much less argue with an armed law
    enforcer while armed.

    The only thing clear is that Mayor Small Frey is dumber than
    dirt.



    I try to always challenge beliefs presented as fact. A
    person is entitled to their own personal beliefs. They are
    not entitled to their own personal facts.
    --


    Every person in the US is here either
    legally or illegally. Those that are
    here illegally should be afraid.
    Be very afraid. It does not matter
    how long you have been here. It does
    not matter why you are here. It does not
    matter what you have done legally while you
    were here. It does not matter what any
    relative may have done while you were here.
    It only matters that you are here illegally.
    It may take a day, a week, a year, or longer
    but we will find you and we will deport you.
    Be prepared.

    Deport them all.

    Due process:
    Q. Are you here legally? If so, where is
    the documentation to establish that?


    All politicians are trained to lie
    and make those lies sound like
    the truth. They start with the biggest
    lie of all: Politicians are public
    servants.

    National Socialist American Workers Party
    (NSAWP) formally known as the Democrat Party

    Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting
    and abhorrent.
    Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying.

    I support:

    A Constitional Amendment establishing
    the Freedom of Choice.

    The elimination of public expression,
    display or support of religion or
    religious positions.
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  • From Attila@prochoice@here.now to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Wed Jan 28 06:48:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:29:28 +0000, Mitchell Holman
    <noemail@aol.com> in alt.atheism with message-id <XnsB3E1D0D0E3A5D629555@185.151.15.160> wrote:

    James wrote in news:em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:


    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two verses
    and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its
    inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like
    a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference states
    that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the
    earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth
    floating in space.



    The Earth is flat, the Bible says so.


    And bats are birds. Same source.
    --


    Every person in the US is here either
    legally or illegally. Those that are
    here illegally should be afraid.
    Be very afraid. It does not matter
    how long you have been here. It does
    not matter why you are here. It does not
    matter what you have done legally while you
    were here. It does not matter what any
    relative may have done while you were here.
    It only matters that you are here illegally.
    It may take a day, a week, a year, or longer
    but we will find you and we will deport you.
    Be prepared.

    Deport them all.

    Due process:
    Q. Are you here legally? If so, where is
    the documentation to establish that?


    All politicians are trained to lie
    and make those lies sound like
    the truth. They start with the biggest
    lie of all: Politicians are public
    servants.

    National Socialist American Workers Party
    (NSAWP) formally known as the Democrat Party

    Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting
    and abhorrent.
    Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying.

    I support:

    A Constitional Amendment establishing
    the Freedom of Choice.

    The elimination of public expression,
    display or support of religion or
    religious positions.
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  • From Attila@prochoice@here.now to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Wed Jan 28 06:51:13 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:22:40 -0800, Samuel Spade
    <sam@spade.invalid> in alt.atheism with message-id <7suinkl29hho1f8qdtie4tn5grs94hbvr4@4ax.com> wrote:

    James wrote:

    Planet Earth: Designed to be inhabited.

    James, your points below are PRATTs that I debunked 2 days ago in
    another thread. You chose not to defend them. See
    Message-ID: <smvdnkh2pfr3eud2uj52srkejfemsonji5@4ax.com>

    Now you repeat, word for word, the same claims. None of them actually >support your thesis that earth alone was designed to be inhabited, and
    the other planets were designed to be dead.


    He ignored me too, but that is nothing new. For some reason
    he doesn't seem to like me.

    I wonder why?
    --


    Every person in the US is here either
    legally or illegally. Those that are
    here illegally should be afraid.
    Be very afraid. It does not matter
    how long you have been here. It does
    not matter why you are here. It does not
    matter what you have done legally while you
    were here. It does not matter what any
    relative may have done while you were here.
    It only matters that you are here illegally.
    It may take a day, a week, a year, or longer
    but we will find you and we will deport you.
    Be prepared.

    Deport them all.

    Due process:
    Q. Are you here legally? If so, where is
    the documentation to establish that?


    All politicians are trained to lie
    and make those lies sound like
    the truth. They start with the biggest
    lie of all: Politicians are public
    servants.

    National Socialist American Workers Party
    (NSAWP) formally known as the Democrat Party

    Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting
    and abhorrent.
    Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying.

    I support:

    A Constitional Amendment establishing
    the Freedom of Choice.

    The elimination of public expression,
    display or support of religion or
    religious positions.
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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Wed Jan 28 10:33:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On 1/27/2026 1:13 PM, James wrote:
    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:34:23 -0600, Dawn Flood
    <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote:



    It is something our minds cannot comprehend. God ALWAYS existed.

    Why not just simply say that the Universe has always existed?

    I can't because the Bible says it had a beginning:

    -- King James
    Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

    And scientists concur that it had a beginning. (Big Bang)


    You're equivocating. The Big Bang was not necessarily the absolute
    beginning, and even if it was, such does not prove that "God did It",
    let alone the god of your religious tradition. Fact is that eternal cosmologies of the Cosmos exist and have been published:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_model

    These models may or may not be correct, or, they may be correct in part,
    or, someday, "new physics" will be formulated that describes Nature more completely than do the existing cosmological models. In any case, the
    best that you can do is to appeal to the "God of the Gaps" argument, and
    with it, inviting us to hop onto your slippery side down into the abyss
    of Christian fundamentalism. (No thanks.)

    Dawn
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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Thu Jan 29 19:46:11 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On 1/28/2026 5:48 AM, Attila wrote:
    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:29:28 +0000, Mitchell Holman
    <noemail@aol.com> in alt.atheism with message-id <XnsB3E1D0D0E3A5D629555@185.151.15.160> wrote:

    James wrote in news:em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote:


    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two verses
    and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its
    inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like
    a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference states
    that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the
    earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth
    floating in space.



    The Earth is flat, the Bible says so.


    And bats are birds. Same source.


    I wonder if James ever wakes up some days feeling brainwashed.

    Dawn
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  • From Mitchell Holman@noemail@aol.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Fri Jan 30 02:22:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote in news:10lh2h1$1or53$1 @dont-email.me:

    On 1/28/2026 5:48 AM, Attila wrote:
    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:29:28 +0000, Mitchell Holman
    <noemail@aol.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <XnsB3E1D0D0E3A5D629555@185.151.15.160> wrote:

    James wrote in news:em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now>
    wrote:


    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two
    verses
    and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and
    its
    inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens
    like
    a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference
    states
    that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the
    earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth
    floating in space.



    The Earth is flat, the Bible says so.


    And bats are birds. Same source.


    I wonder if James ever wakes up some days feeling brainwashed.

    Dawn



    Why the Church fought so hard to keep the
    Bible out of the hands of laity and even
    executed publishers and translators. "Our
    Great Holy Book says what we tell you it
    says"



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  • From James to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Thu Jan 29 21:50:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:35:08 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid>
    wrote:

    James wrote:
    On Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:35:53 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid> wrote:

    snip
    The research was published on Dec. 15 in the journal Proceedings of the
    National Academy of Sciences.


    Whew, all of that just to produce some life.

    I'm sorry if it was hard for you to follow. Space.com articles are
    generally written for people who have some high school biology.


    Here is the Bible's
    answer:

    -- King James
    Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

    That's no more an answer than to simply say "abiogenesis happened", or
    "life evolved".

    If you want to be believable, you need to explain step by step how God
    did this creating. Simply saying "God went poof! and it was good" is

    It doesn't get more truthful than Gen 1:1 above.

    not any explanation at all.



    Subject closed.


    "Can We End War and Violent Conflict?
    Efforts to stop violent conflicts continue, but can we expect these
    efforts to succeed?
    Find Out". See jw.org (1/23/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me

    "What the Universe Tells Us About a Creator
    The universe and the earth seem to be designed to make life possible.
    Could they be that way because they were designed?
    Find Out". See jw.org (1/29/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me
    --
    This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software.
    www.avg.com
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  • From Samuel Spade@sam@spade.invalid to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Thu Jan 29 19:22:24 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    James wrote:
    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:35:08 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid> wrote:

    James wrote:
    On Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:35:53 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid> wrote:

    snip
    The research was published on Dec. 15 in the journal Proceedings of the >> >National Academy of Sciences.


    Whew, all of that just to produce some life.

    I'm sorry if it was hard for you to follow. Space.com articles are >generally written for people who have some high school biology.


    Here is the Bible's
    answer:

    -- King James
    Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

    That's no more an answer than to simply say "abiogenesis happened", or >"life evolved".

    If you want to be believable, you need to explain step by step how God
    did this creating. Simply saying "God went poof! and it was good" is

    It doesn't get more truthful than Gen 1:1 above.

    not any explanation at all.

    We already know your opinion on the truthfulness of Gen 1:1. I was
    hoping you would try to be convincing by explaining the how and why of
    the creation event.

    I've never known a JW to suddenly have no answer. Frankly I'm a little disappointed. You spend hours debating theology with an AI bot, I hoped
    you would entertain this important topic with your fellow humans.
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  • From pursent100@pursent100@gmail.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Fri Jan 30 05:58:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    On 1/28/2026 5:48 AM, Attila wrote:
    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:29:28 +0000, Mitchell Holman
    <noemail@aol.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <XnsB3E1D0D0E3A5D629555@185.151.15.160> wrote:

    James wrote in news:em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote: >>>>

    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two verses
    and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22-a It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its >>>> inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like
    a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference states >>>> that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7-a He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the
    earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth
    floating in space.



    The Earth is flat, the Bible says so.


    And bats are birds.-a Same source.


    I wonder if James ever wakes up some days feeling brainwashed.

    Dawn

    i wonder why anyone would care
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  • From jojo@f00@0f0.00f to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Fri Jan 30 14:54:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Samuel Spade wrote:
    James wrote:
    On Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:35:53 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid> wrote:

    snip
    The research was published on Dec. 15 in the journal Proceedings of the
    National Academy of Sciences.


    Whew, all of that just to produce some life.

    I'm sorry if it was hard for you to follow. Space.com articles are
    generally written for people who have some high school biology.


    Here is the Bible's
    answer:

    -- King James
    Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

    That's no more an answer than to simply say "abiogenesis happened", or
    "life evolved".

    If you want to be believable, you need to explain step by step how God
    did this creating. Simply saying "God went poof! and it was good" is
    not any explanation at all.



    i dont like space.com.

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  • From jojo@f00@0f0.00f to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Fri Jan 30 14:58:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Samuel Spade wrote:
    Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote:

    It is something our minds cannot comprehend. God ALWAYS existed.

    Why not just simply say that the Universe has always existed?

    Dawn

    If the universe means everything that is, which is the usual case, then
    it must include God. So if God is eternal, there must be a Universe of
    at least 1 thing, which is also eternal.

    See how easy that was?


    god is a mental drug that people created, akin to heroin.

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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Fri Jan 30 09:32:31 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On 1/30/2026 6:58 AM, % wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    On 1/28/2026 5:48 AM, Attila wrote:
    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:29:28 +0000, Mitchell Holman
    <noemail@aol.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <XnsB3E1D0D0E3A5D629555@185.151.15.160> wrote:

    James wrote in news:em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now> wrote: >>>>>

    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two verses >>>>> and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22-a It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its >>>>> inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like >>>>> a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference states >>>>> that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7-a He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the >>>>> earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth
    floating in space.



    The Earth is flat, the Bible says so.


    And bats are birds.-a Same source.


    I wonder if James ever wakes up some days feeling brainwashed.

    Dawn

    i wonder why anyone would care

    I care because they have political influence in the United States (but
    in few, if any, other Western democracies); when they cease to have any meaningful influence, I will cease caring.

    Dawn
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  • From Mitchell Holman@noemail@aol.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Fri Jan 30 19:01:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote in news:10liiuf$26qpd$1@dont-email.me:

    On 1/30/2026 6:58 AM, % wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    On 1/28/2026 5:48 AM, Attila wrote:
    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:29:28 +0000, Mitchell Holman
    <noemail@aol.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <XnsB3E1D0D0E3A5D629555@185.151.15.160> wrote:

    James wrote in news:em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now>
    wrote:


    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two
    verses and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22-a It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
    and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the
    heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell
    in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference
    states that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7-a He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs
    the earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular
    earth floating in space.



    The Earth is flat, the Bible says so.


    And bats are birds.-a Same source.


    I wonder if James ever wakes up some days feeling brainwashed.

    Dawn

    i wonder why anyone would care

    I care because they have political influence in the United States (but
    in few, if any, other Western democracies); when they cease to have
    any meaningful influence, I will cease caring.

    Dawn



    I matters when conservative states
    are ordering the Bible to taught in
    public schools. And pity the poor
    teachers trying to explain it.


    "Teacher, what does "spilling your
    seed on the ground" mean"

    "Teacher, what is a concubine?"













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  • From pursent100@pursent100@gmail.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Fri Jan 30 14:24:01 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    On 1/30/2026 6:58 AM, % wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    On 1/28/2026 5:48 AM, Attila wrote:
    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:29:28 +0000, Mitchell Holman
    <noemail@aol.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <XnsB3E1D0D0E3A5D629555@185.151.15.160> wrote:

    James wrote in news:em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now>
    wrote:


    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two verses >>>>>> and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22-a It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and >>>>>> its
    inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like >>>>>> a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference
    states
    that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7-a He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the >>>>>> earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth >>>>>> floating in space.



    The Earth is flat, the Bible says so.


    And bats are birds.-a Same source.


    I wonder if James ever wakes up some days feeling brainwashed.

    Dawn

    i wonder why anyone would care

    I care because they have political influence in the United States (but
    in few, if any, other Western democracies); when they cease to have any meaningful influence, I will cease caring.

    Dawn

    so james being brainwashed is a big concern to you ,
    the people of the usa have become ,
    very very lost and i hope one day ,
    they can find their way
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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Fri Jan 30 17:39:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On 1/30/2026 3:24 PM, % wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    On 1/30/2026 6:58 AM, % wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    On 1/28/2026 5:48 AM, Attila wrote:
    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:29:28 +0000, Mitchell Holman
    <noemail@aol.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <XnsB3E1D0D0E3A5D629555@185.151.15.160> wrote:

    James wrote in news:em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now> >>>>>>> wrote:


    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two
    verses
    and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22-a It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, >>>>>>> and its
    inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens >>>>>>> like
    a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference >>>>>>> states
    that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7-a He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the >>>>>>> earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth >>>>>>> floating in space.



    The Earth is flat, the Bible says so.


    And bats are birds.-a Same source.


    I wonder if James ever wakes up some days feeling brainwashed.

    Dawn

    i wonder why anyone would care

    I care because they have political influence in the United States (but
    in few, if any, other Western democracies); when they cease to have
    any meaningful influence, I will cease caring.

    Dawn

    so james being brainwashed is a big concern to you ,
    the people of the usa have become ,
    very very lost and i hope one day ,
    they can find their way

    After Giordano Bruno was burned alive, the Enlightenment simply moved.
    One reason why Donald Trump has fantasies of conquering Canada &
    Greenland is to impose his American Christian fascism on the entire
    Western Hemisphere. Such will, of course, only happen in his wet (but,
    mostly dry) dreams.

    Dawn

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  • From Mitchell Holman@noemail@aol.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Sat Jan 31 02:30:17 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    James wrote in news:jv6onk1nvs23lbo1mfh85lqnl15f693dav@4ax.com:

    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:35:08 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid>
    wrote:

    James wrote:
    On Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:35:53 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid>
    wrote:

    snip
    The research was published on Dec. 15 in the journal Proceedings of
    the National Academy of Sciences.


    Whew, all of that just to produce some life.

    I'm sorry if it was hard for you to follow. Space.com articles are >>generally written for people who have some high school biology.


    Here is the Bible's
    answer:

    -- King James
    Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

    That's no more an answer than to simply say "abiogenesis happened", or >>"life evolved".

    If you want to be believable, you need to explain step by step how God
    did this creating. Simply saying "God went poof! and it was good" is

    It doesn't get more truthful than Gen 1:1 above.

    not any explanation at all.



    Subject closed.


    "Can We End War and Violent Conflict?
    Efforts to stop violent conflicts continue, but can we expect these
    efforts to succeed?
    Find Out". See jw.org (1/23/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me

    "What the Universe Tells Us About a Creator
    The universe and the earth seem to be designed to make life possible.



    If Earth conditions are so beneficial to
    life why have 99% of all species gone extinct?




    Could they be that way because they were designed?
    Find Out". See jw.org (1/29/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me


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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Fri Jan 30 22:35:05 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On 1/30/2026 8:30 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
    James wrote in news:jv6onk1nvs23lbo1mfh85lqnl15f693dav@4ax.com:

    On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:35:08 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid>
    wrote:

    James wrote:
    On Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:35:53 -0800, Samuel Spade <sam@spade.invalid>
    wrote:

    snip
    The research was published on Dec. 15 in the journal Proceedings of
    the National Academy of Sciences.


    Whew, all of that just to produce some life.

    I'm sorry if it was hard for you to follow. Space.com articles are
    generally written for people who have some high school biology.


    Here is the Bible's
    answer:

    -- King James
    Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

    That's no more an answer than to simply say "abiogenesis happened", or
    "life evolved".

    If you want to be believable, you need to explain step by step how God
    did this creating. Simply saying "God went poof! and it was good" is

    It doesn't get more truthful than Gen 1:1 above.

    not any explanation at all.



    Subject closed.


    "Can We End War and Violent Conflict?
    Efforts to stop violent conflicts continue, but can we expect these
    efforts to succeed?
    Find Out". See jw.org (1/23/2026)
    James: zebrabible@proton.me

    "What the Universe Tells Us About a Creator
    The universe and the earth seem to be designed to make life possible.



    If Earth conditions are so beneficial to
    life why have 99% of all species gone extinct?


    Yeah?!
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  • From Jim@jim@invalid.invalid to alt.atheism,alt.bible,alt.religion.christian on Sat Jan 31 10:00:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    In article <uvadncYmZ-novOD0nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com>, pursent100@gmail.com says...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    On 1/30/2026 6:58 AM, % wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    On 1/28/2026 5:48 AM, Attila wrote:
    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:29:28 +0000, Mitchell Holman
    <noemail@aol.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
    <XnsB3E1D0D0E3A5D629555@185.151.15.160> wrote:

    James wrote in news:em3inkp5cclm7hpti9235ov6pigdo9uqj7@4ax.com:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:17:13 -0500, Attila <prochoice@here.now> >>>>>> wrote:


    All right here is just one Biblical example. Combine these two verses >>>>>> and see what you get:

    -- New King James
    Isaiah 40:22a It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and >>>>>> its
    inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like >>>>>> a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

    The Hebrew word for "circle" there is "hhug". And One reference >>>>>> states
    that it can mean "sphere".

    -- New King James
    Job 26:7a He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the >>>>>> earth on nothing.

    So combining those two verses we get a spherical or circular earth >>>>>> floating in space.



    The Earth is flat, the Bible says so.


    And bats are birds.a Same source.


    I wonder if James ever wakes up some days feeling brainwashed.

    Dawn

    i wonder why anyone would care

    I care because they have political influence in the United States (but
    in few, if any, other Western democracies); when they cease to have any meaningful influence, I will cease caring.

    Dawn

    so james being brainwashed is a big concern to you ,
    the people of the usa have become ,
    very very lost and i hope one day ,
    they can find their way


    What say, blumpkin boy?
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