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*Stands up, waves printou around in clenched fist* *Romulan Senator Voice*
IT'S A FAKE!
*End RSV*
It's the old saw about NASA folks using a computer and discovering a "missing day," which could ONLY be accounted for by Biblical references.
I think this hoax goes back to the days when folks didn't have their own computers and astronomy programs like Sky 2000 and such, and only NASA guys had computers capable of computing the positions of the planets and stars back thousands of years.
It's hogwash, you can buy a program and check it yourself. Even if there WERE a "missing day" which I seriously doubt, it could be caused by anything from the slow slowing down of the rotation of the Earth to the various inaccurate calendars we've had over the years.
But the BIG clincher is that this "one day" discrepancy would be found at all. I mean, we don't even know what day of the week (or what season OR year, for that matter) Jesus was born, calendars just weren't that accurate then. So HOW could we find a one-day discrepancy among records over 2000 MORE years older?
To quote the good Dr. McCoy... "In a pig's eye!"
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If you people would just listen to me, we could have skipped all this. But no...
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Hasn't the foggiest what persons are talking about. Missing day y'what?
In lieu of wise comment then, I insert a raspberry. 8P
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The biggest thing I can't believe is that thhe even found the 1 day! I mean, if the story was true then that is the only proven way to explain it. If it was true, I'd think it wouldn't be a gov't secret for long and then a lot of people would be converted.
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Actually, if there were a "missing day" in discrepancy between the calendar 4000 years ago and the time shown on the astronomical charts, the most likely explanation would be that the calendar 4000 years ago was a bit off on its measurements.
Also, if the rotation of the Earth ceased and/or reversed, as supposed by the "earth-holding" throry, it would almost certainly have a disastrous effect on life in a very short time.
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If God did do that and I believe He did, He would have made sure no one was hurt. He is God after all, He can bend the rules cause He created them.
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Oh, and that sig.file.
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*Gives up on this thread* I am still in the dark here. You can't have a missing day, that's crazy talk. That's gonna get you a slap in the face with a freshly caught salmon.
*slopp- Thwack!*
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The first link references "How To Live Like A King's Kid", a book I read many years ago. It's bogus books about the faith that lend credence to the theory that we Christians are a bunch of dangerous idiots.
I beg to differ. If I'm dangerous, it ain't 'cos I'm an idiot!
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