proverbs 26:4. do not answer a fool according to his folly,.
proverbs 26:5. answer a fool as his folly deserves,.
that he not be wise in his own eyes.
The proverbs are not "my" proverbs they are a set of contradicting proverbs posted here to stimulate constructive discussion. And yes you are right many times the person convinced his opponent is being the fool is in fact not only mistaken but being belligerent about it.
Anna Marina, made a logical comment that she felt addressed the topic. You are free to think it is a waste of time.
How the ending of the new film set with you?
proverbs 26:4. do not answer a fool according to his folly,.
proverbs 26:5. answer a fool as his folly deserves,.
that he not be wise in his own eyes.
First it must be noted that Simon does not engage in spiteful and foolish talk, he has a bit of a self righteous moment in his heart. So not really a good example of what what we are discussing.
But ultimately your comment was, that its good to respond to "fools" if we don't have the same attitude? Is that likely to work? We don't have the benefit of having readers ponder the wisdom of the witty response. Or is that the motivation. We engage fools in debate hoping third parties are moved by our arguments.
proverbs 26:4. do not answer a fool according to his folly,.
proverbs 26:5. answer a fool as his folly deserves,.
that he not be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
OR
Proverbs 26:5
Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes
Doesn't one of these ancient proverbs encourage engaging in debates with those unwilling to be persuaded and at the same time the other say doing so will only drag you down with them?
Please, use self control, no divisive topics be posted, Only discuss the value of, or lack of value of discussions with someone unable to see another position.
i find it astonishing that humanlike feet could have existed that long ago.
i wonder if some non-human upright ape might have had that kind of feet that long ago.
see https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/humanlike-footprints-in-crete-dated-to-6-million-years-muddle-archaeologists-1.10301706 and https://scitechdaily.com/oldest-footprints-of-pre-humans-identified-in-crete-six-million-years-old/ .
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion. (1987) -- Carl Sagan
it doesn’t have to be about big money.
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I had my "dream" job, somehow the dream eventually lost its charm. I repaired watches and clocks as a hobby for many years but opened my own shop full time about 11 years ago. Now I'd rather dig graves again (6 years) than work on another cuckoo clock.
most everyone has heard of the 8th/9th century bc kuntillet ‘ajrud inscriptions that mention yahweh and his ashera, that is that yahweh was understood as having a female consort.
interesting as that is, often overlooked in the inscriptions are the names of the god yahweh himself.
the writings are themselves apparently practice work by scribes learning the trade and cover many topics.
There isn't much we can say regarding the role she played, time and much effort to conceal her leave us with very little to go on. A comparison with neighboring peoples may be of value but there were many regionalized variations of her and sister cults as well. How much fertility goddess, how much creatrix, how much maternal protector? We will likely never know the details.
i find it astonishing that humanlike feet could have existed that long ago.
i wonder if some non-human upright ape might have had that kind of feet that long ago.
see https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/humanlike-footprints-in-crete-dated-to-6-million-years-muddle-archaeologists-1.10301706 and https://scitechdaily.com/oldest-footprints-of-pre-humans-identified-in-crete-six-million-years-old/ .
Another interesting find. The authors of the recent research have done due diligence in dating and identifying the prints however acknowledge that other conclusions are yet possible. This is how science works, More evidence regarding this particular finding will come with time until a consensus through a preponderance of evidence is achieved. Even then, new evidence will shape that consensus if justified.
most everyone has heard of the 8th/9th century bc kuntillet ‘ajrud inscriptions that mention yahweh and his ashera, that is that yahweh was understood as having a female consort.
interesting as that is, often overlooked in the inscriptions are the names of the god yahweh himself.
the writings are themselves apparently practice work by scribes learning the trade and cover many topics.
Smiddy...I see I missed your question regarding Yahweh and his Ashera.
Inscription 3 from Khirbet el Qom reads:
most everyone has heard of the 8th/9th century bc kuntillet ‘ajrud inscriptions that mention yahweh and his ashera, that is that yahweh was understood as having a female consort.
interesting as that is, often overlooked in the inscriptions are the names of the god yahweh himself.
the writings are themselves apparently practice work by scribes learning the trade and cover many topics.
So how how does a person determine if the editorial process I mentioned above is the best explanation as opposed to the narrative as the priests described it. IOW was the presence of Ashera and other deities really the backsliding of a stubborn wayward people who yearned to be like the neighboring cultures or was it in fact the culture of the peoples from ancient times and it was would-be reformers who periodically sought to change that culture?
For me, I step back and ask questions like why is the first temple in appearance and function identical to the temples of deities through the near east? Why does the OT preserve ancient poems and songs that mirror those of neighboring cult and cultures? Why does he OT say that originally Yahweh like near all other deities was worshipped at a number of high places (even after first Jerusalem temple built on a hill,1 Kings 18:20)? Why would stories like the Aaronic golden calf story Ex 32:4 and 1Kings 12:28,9 explicitly identify the god that took them from Egypt as worshipped with calves? The face value of the stories strongly suggest a post Exilic editor has reworked material that portrayed the traditional use of calves and Ashera iconology. The more you look the clearer it becomes that Israel and Judah were for most of their history quite typical of the region surrounding them. The introduction of Yahweh (likely from the south) began a long process of often violent reformation toward a State religion worshipping one deity. It wouldn't stick despite many attempts. It was really only the Babylonian domination of the region and subsequent Persian influence that enabled these reformers to finally win. To make the transition appear ancient they freely revised their history as one long cautionary tale of the evils of worshipping deities other than Yahweh.
As has been noticed for many years this in many ways parallels the reforms of pharaoh Akhenaten. He too made an effort to move Egypt away from polytheism toward a monolatrous cult of Aten the sun god, approaching monotheism. Akhenaten closed the temples of Amun and other deities and actually had scribes alter inscriptions on stone walls to change wording from gods to god. In Egypt the reforms didn't stick either, just a few years later his reforms were reversed.
