I think it would be Jonah getting swallowed by the big fish/whale
2007-02-12 16:42:43 · 14 answers · asked by Jason Bourne 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, from a philosophical point of view, Genesis 6:1-4 (I think; the ones about the Nephilim) are pretty ridiculous sounding to me. In case you're not familiar with the verses, apparently women could at one point reproduce with angels/"the sons of God". It smacks an awful lot of Roman mythology or something. Demi gods? Or Demi angels? Why don't we hear about these people later on in the Bible? How are they sved? Are they still around? Can reproduction between humans and angels/gods still happen? There are a million unanswered theological questions that are raised from just these few verses. I just think they forgot to take those verses out when the Bible was being canonized.
PS - Atheists aren't the only ones who don't believe the Bible.
2007-02-12 16:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by Amy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I still think Noah's ark oughta be one of the easily proved stories in the bible because the planet is under so much water and fish fossils have been discovered on mountain tops, but unfortunately most don't beleive it.
This is for answerer Amy: It's true that it may appear that the Genesis account of angels mating with women was ripped off from Greek and roman mythology. However , most estimates of the completed writing of Genesis is around 1500 bce. The Greek civilization wasn't prominent until the 4th century bce. It's perfectly possible that the account of the nephilim was spread among the decendents of the flood survivors and after the confusion of languages at Babel or Babylon, the history was slowly changed to legends and myths by the different cultures. Many tribes all over the world have a flood account. The Nephilim or giants could thus be changed into greek heros like hercules ( who had severe anger and violence problems, just like the Nephilim are described.)
The Bible says that angels could materialize into human beings. There are many accounts of men feeding angels as guests such as Abraham and his wife Sarah. I believe that angels are spirit forms or energy with a personality. All matter is made of energy, that's why the nuclear bomb is so powerful. So it's perfectly possible that angels cohabited with women, but i don't beleive they can do that anymore since the flood.
2007-02-12 17:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by jaguarboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Creation of day and night before the sun and stars.
2. Creation of man from dirt, and woman from man's rib.
3. A talking snake.
4. Adam (and many others) living extraordinarily long lives...in some cases 900 years.
5. The Noah's ark...2 of every animal, and not one predator eating an herbivore.
6. God tormenting Job, just to prove a point.
7. Jonah and the whale.
8. God stopping the planet so that the stars didn't move.
9. The virgin birth of the "savior".
10. Feeding a crowd with just a loaf of bread and a couple of fish.
11. Dead people (holy and otherwise) coming back from the dead.
2007-02-12 16:51:49 · answer #3 · answered by Bill K Atheist Goodfella 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine isn't de facto "absurd" however is a ultimate illustration of the cherry-picking out Christians use while protecting their adherence to the bible. It's Matthew 6:five, which states that you simply must no longer pray at the corners and within the temples in order that different guys would possibly see how religious you're. Should preclude proselytizing however, at the same time we see right here in R&S, it isn't chiefly adopted.
2016-09-05 07:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jonah is the first one to come to mind, but the entire Adam and Eve story qualifies. Here are some others:
Noah and the Flood.
Tower of Babel.
The age of some of the Genesis characters.
The plagues of Egypt
The parting of the Red Sea.
Samson, whose strength lay in his hair.
The miracles of Jesus.
The resurrection.
The Pentecost rushing wind and people understanding the apostles speaking in their own languages.
The ENTIRE books of Ezekiel and Revelation.
2007-02-12 16:49:33 · answer #5 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Um...... Noah is up there. All the animals, the ark, the killing of all living things on the planet and then Noah and his family repopulating the entire planet...
Yeah, sounds like quite a stretch.
2007-02-12 16:48:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to agree with Jonah and the Whale. Or I'd have to say the virgin birth of Jesus.
2007-02-12 16:46:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They are all absurd but the most absurd of the absurd has to be Noah's Ark
2007-02-12 16:57:30 · answer #8 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fact that they claim its "gods word" ...not some book written to control the population and make $$$$$....lets charge for "gods rules" and make them the laws we want people too abide by. lol seems kinda ironic.
GENUIS!!!...i shoulda thought of it.
and the best part of it they base it made up stories and people STILL bought.
The mystery of the bible is similar to the mystery of Paris Hilton. ....you wonder who buys it, you can't escape it and for some reason you want to know everything about.
2007-02-12 16:52:33 · answer #9 · answered by Jungle Luv 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a virgin giving birth in a manger. i also get a trip out of the water into wine thing. i would soooo date any dude who can do that.
2007-02-12 16:48:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋