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Major Billy · 04-05-2006, 04:11 PM

A professor of oceanography at Florida State University has postulated that Jesus in fact walked across a small patch of ice that formed on the Sea of Galilee. (Lake Kinneret for QuestionMark?)

BMSMCMAM · 04-05-2006, 05:46 PM

Interesting find, this is the first I've heard of refuting the walk-on-water myth.

But ofcourse, we already know the fundies are going to come back and say that ice IS water, and that was what the original texts meant when it said Jesus walked on the Sea of Galilee.

EssEff · 04-05-2006, 06:03 PM

So Jesus was a con artist?

Personally, I always suspected a sandbar but this is interesting.

iLoveKnowledge · 04-05-2006, 07:35 PM

So he couldn't surf without a board either.

Dryhad · 04-05-2006, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BMSMCMAM

But ofcourse, we already know the fundies are going to come back and say that ice IS water, and that was what the original texts meant when it said Jesus walked on the Sea of Galilee.

If they do, I'm glad for them. It shows very unfundyish open-mindedness. They will not, however. They will deny it until it is impossible to deny, then continue to deny it for a while, and then do what you say. And so what if they do? One less miracle, either way.

aa5874 · 04-08-2006, 08:12 PM

Jesus was a fabricated character, equivalent to Superman, Spiderman or Batman.

If you study the Christian Bible, Jesus can do anything. Jesus walked on air after he was raised from the dead. Trying to explain how Jesus walked on water is preposterous, that is like trying to explain how Superman or Spiderman flies.

Splarnst · 04-08-2006, 09:50 PM

I agree with the above poster. There's no need to explain an event that we have no real evidence really happened.

mrzyphl · 04-09-2006, 07:56 AM

Personally, I'd like to see him prove how Thor can throw lightning bolts without it hurting him.

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Major Billy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Florida's Technology Swamp Posts: 510	Jesus can't swim A professor of oceanography at Florida State University has postulated that Jesus in fact walked across a small patch of ice that formed on the Sea of Galilee. (Lake Kinneret for QuestionMark?)

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04-05-2006, 05:46 PM	#2
BMSMCMAM Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 461	Interesting find, this is the first I've heard of refuting the walk-on-water myth. But ofcourse, we already know the fundies are going to come back and say that ice IS water, and that was what the original texts meant when it said Jesus walked on the Sea of Galilee.

04-05-2006, 06:03 PM	#3
EssEff Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 5,641	So Jesus was a con artist? Personally, I always suspected a sandbar but this is interesting.

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iLoveKnowledge Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Addicted to Nox Arcana and Amethystium Posts: 2,675	So he couldn't surf without a board either.

04-08-2006, 08:12 PM	#6
aa5874 Contributor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: the fringe of the caribbean Posts: 18,988	Jesus was a fabricated character, equivalent to Superman, Spiderman or Batman. If you study the Christian Bible, Jesus can do anything. Jesus walked on air after he was raised from the dead. Trying to explain how Jesus walked on water is preposterous, that is like trying to explain how Superman or Spiderman flies.

04-08-2006, 09:50 PM	#7
Splarnst Contributor Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 13,161	I agree with the above poster. There's no need to explain an event that we have no real evidence really happened.

04-09-2006, 07:56 AM	#8
mrzyphl Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 962	Personally, I'd like to see him prove how Thor can throw lightning bolts without it hurting him.

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