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rea5245:

--- Quote from: Benta on June 11, 2023, 09:33:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: rea5245 on June 11, 2023, 12:32:44 pm ---And of course, the mythical origin of the rainbow is Noah's flood, which implied that there were no rainbows before that.

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How did you extrapolate that?

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If rainbows were a routine occurrence after storms, why would anyone find it notable - especially to the extent of being divine guarantee - when one appeared after 40 days of rain?

TimFox:

--- Quote from: Benta on June 11, 2023, 09:33:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: rea5245 on June 11, 2023, 12:32:44 pm ---I've been thinking about rainbows. And of course, the mythical origin of the rainbow is Noah's flood, which implied that there were no rainbows before that.

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How did you extrapolate that?

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That interpretation of the myth is consistent with the verb tenses in the Biblical narrative:

Genesis, chapter 9 (King James version):

11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

We also know that this is pre-metric, since a myth is as good as a mile.

RoGeorge:
This is political, somebody close this shitty thread, please.

TimFox:

--- Quote from: RoGeorge on June 11, 2023, 10:02:52 pm ---This is political, somebody close this shitty thread, please.

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This is a silly thread, but I haven't noticed any politics until your post.

MK14:
If you google "Pride month", without the quotes.  A miracle (of sorts) happens.  Don't believe me?
Feel free to try it.

N.B.  I'm serious!

Probably only works in Google searches.

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