How does Pangea fit into your religious beliefs? Can you find info on it from your holy books?
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it confirms mine.  Being wiccan/pagan I believe that the earth is a living, breathing being that is growing and changing.  Pangea is proof of that.  While the earths growth and changes take longer than the lifespan of humans it does happen.
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One. It was called pangaea heres some more info:\n\nPangaea or Pangea (derived from Παγγαία, Greek for "all earth") is the name given to the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, before the process of plate tectonics separated each of the component continents into their current configuration. The name was coined by Alfred Wegener, chief proponent of Continental Drift in 1915.\n\nThe continents apparently first coalesced to form Pangaea about 300 Mya (million years ago), giving rise to several prominent mountain ranges by the process known as orogeny. Several of these ranges still exist, although they have become much lower by means of erosion. The Appalachians of eastern North America, the Atlas Mountains of North Africa, and the Urals of Eurasia are prime examples. The mantle under Pangaea's former location seemingly remained very hot even after coalescence, convection currents within the underlying magma pushing the centre of the supercontinent upward. As a result, the area that is now the continent of Africa was situated tens of meters higher than the surrounding continents.\n\nIn configuration, Pangaea was a C-shaped landmass that spread across the equator. The body of water that was enclosed within the resulting crescent has been named the Tethys Sea. Owing to Pangaea's massive size, the inland regions appear to have been very dry due to the lack of precipitation. The large supercontinent would potentially have allowed terrestrial animals to migrate freely all the way from the South Pole to the North Pole.\n\nThe vast ocean that once surrounded the supercontinent of Pangaea has been named Panthalassa. Pangaea, it seems, broke up about 180 Ma in the Jurassic Period, firstly into two supercontinents (Gondwana to the south and Laurasia to the north), thereafter into the continents as we understand them today.\n\nPangaea was not the first supercontinent. From the evidence available, scientists reconstruct that a predecessor, termed Pannotia, formed about 600 Ma, before dividing again some 50 million years later. Another, Rodinia, apparently formed approximately 1,100 Ma and divided 750 Ma.
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a while back i asked a pastor that question at a friends house and we got into that discussion.. its not really proven yet where the Garden actually was.. some relegious groups say it never really existed and it was a heaven thing, but then in Genesis says Adam and Eve were the first persons on earth and they were at the garden. \n\nYet most geographicians(if thats a word lol) believe to be on the Middle East, near Mesopotamia. and that is because on text is say from Eden the river diveded into 4 other rivers or 4 branches which is tigris, Euphrates, Pishon, & Gohin. Today 2 of those rivers are no longer with water.. but from satellite photos, has reveled 2 dry riverbeds flowing toward the Persian Gulf, near where Tigris and Euphrates also terminate..\n\nwell hope that helped u asnwer ur question!!
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I am a member of the Church, but by no means a historian. I will do my best to answer your question.\n\nFirst, neither the Book of Mormon nor the Church say exactly where the events of the Book of Mormon occurred. While members generally understand that it is a record of a people from the Ancient America, most do not seriously study the geography. We read it, after all, for its spiritual content not its geography. \n\nThat said, many LDS members believe that the Book of Mormon lands are primarily located in Meso-America. This is largely due to the fact that its people had a highly developed system of writing. The whole face of its land was covered with buildings. The first six square miles of Tikal alone revealed hundreds of buildings. It is also known that there were numerous city states with populations reaching into the 10's of thousands. There is also ample evidence of warfare throughout the region, despite early claims by anthropologists that they were a peaceful people. Many other evidences exist supporting this theory. \n\nIn Mormon 6:6, it is recorded that all of the records and sacred items where buried in the Hill Cumorah, except for the Book of Mormon plates, which were given to Mormon's son Moroni. From that time, Mormon had over 30 years with the plates during which time he fled from the Lamanites, as they would put to death any Nephite who would not deny the Christ. Some members believe that Mormon brought the plates to their final burial in New York during that time. Which would explain the current lack of evidence in New York. Unfortunately, this is all speculation as we simply do not yet know all of these answers.\n\nI hope that this has, at least, offered some additional perspective on the subject. While I do not have "proof" of the Book of Mormon's exact Geography, it does not affect my testimony of its truthfulness. Living its doctrines have brought me closer to the Savior. I have studied it, pondered it, prayed about it, and have felt the confirming witness of the Holy Ghost that it is truly God's word.\n\nI am including a link to a very thorough study on the subject that may further clarify your question. Please let me know if you have further questions.\n\nhttp://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=jbms&id=305&previous=L3B1YmxpY2F0aW9ucy9ib29rb2Ztb3Jtb252aWV3LnBocA==
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There's a lot of truth in that, pangel. There are conflicting views and beliefs regarding just about everything, but at some point, ideology and worship of some leader or another takes over and drowns out all reason. Most of the time, that ideology is religion.
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Wow, there's a question that requires a book to answer! :)\n\nI would recommend a webpage like this one:\n\nhttp://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10000.html\n\nI can answer questions about all the Christianity-related ones (Chrstian, which includes also Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal). Feel free to send me an e-mail if you want the long version!
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PANGEA is was just a big land mass and a lot of water arond it. I am sure there wasnt a lot of living creatures cause them dang dinosaurs done ate everything but themselves and than i am not even sure about that
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The Bible is a mythological tale. Do you actually believe that the red seas parted or that stone became bread? Perhaps there was a saint and he had many followers, Also perhaps some of the incidents described did happen, but the truth has been exxagerated to become a description of a super-human. And therefore, take the Bible, or for that matter most of the Holy Books with a pinch of salt. It is meant to evoke faith and thankfulness that there is a superpower above us who can do things that we can't(simply translated to hope!) Again, many versions of The Bible exist. Popular ones do not refer to Mary or his descendents.
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I often feel as you do. Confused and hurt, by a God who was supposed to be there for me. I also agree with you that the bible is no more relevant than greek mythology, or even the eastern relgions. I still conteplate the existence of a God period, yet the fact that all these religions exist, might lead us to a God.
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First of all; I do believe in Jesus however; I see differences. I don't agree with the concept that God requires a certain ritual in order to go to Heaven. In my opinion; I don't feel any one religion is "right" in itself. There are cultures all over the planet that vary in their beliefs concerning God,Bible etc. I am not saying anybody is wrong for I don't place judgement for myself I can't comprehend alot of things in religion. It is my belief that no matter what your faith is that at the time we move from here to spiritual form then we will know- I do feel that the Bible has been translated in many variations and I am not saying it is false I just feel there are some translational variations.I ask myself this if you have to be "born again" in order to go to Heaven then what of people born of severe mental handicaps that may not be aware of their surroundings like us? Infants that perish? Cultures in Asia,India? Those that lived before Jesus? Does this mean that Oh well its the luck of the draw? It is what you hold as your personal truth of faith is what is real to you,is how I believe.\nBlessings\nTim
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I know for a while it was a close battle between mithraism and christianity..  Your facts are interesting but there's a lot of similarities between ALL religions when you look deep enough.
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I believe in God in spite of some Holy Books.
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I found a bunch of stuff for you: creationist, Big Band, myths all around the world... enjoy and good luck!
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Since your religion started in the middle-east, why are you surprised that your prophets were from that region?  I don't think there was a lot of communication between that part of the world and Europe, America or Russia when your books were being written.  Do you?
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I am an Apostolic (Oneness Pentecostal). We are not charismatic (other type pentecostal would be...just like any other church). We believe what saith the Word of God, women shall have long hair, men shall have short hair.\nWe believe in the whole Bible (not just parts of it). Baptism thru immersion (full body under water). Holy Ghost filled, speaking in tongues.
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I recommend reading "Small Gods" by Terry Pratchett.\n\n"It's a god-eat-god world."\n\n"You can't trample infidels when you're a tortoise. I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look."\n\nCuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum.\n\nThe trouble with being a god is that you've got no one to pray to.\n\nMost gods find it hard to walk and think at the same time.\n\n"He says gods like to see an atheist around. Gives them something to aim at."\n\nWhen you can flatten entire cities at a whim, a tendency towards quiet reflection and seeing-things-from-the-other-fellow's-point- of-view is seldom necessary.\n\n"All the other prophets came back with commandments!" "Where they get them?" "I ... suppose they made them up." "You get them from the same place."
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Oooooo what a lovely convoluted question! Love it! good luck with the fundys though!