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Your comments here unfortunately demonstrate a further flaw in word studies: doing too little research in the destination language. "Dynamite" is indeed related to "dýnamis", but only secondarily. "Dynamite" did not exist until Alfred Nobel's invention of the explosive substance. The word...

People see what they want to see. I saw the sarcasm (and appreciate it) because I know the prevalence of that belief among KJV-only proponents. That anyone considers the KJV "reinspired" is testimony to their own misunderstanding of inspiration.

Reading two separate posts, assuming they say the same thing, and accusing me on the basis of that assumption, is disingenuous. I’m done with your brand of stupid.

Yes, the arc that Venus would inhabit would be very small, but as the photo of Venus provided absolutely no context, you cannot make any point with it.

Social capital is occasionally useful. ;)

Once again, I made the statement and, SEPARATELY, I made the claim. Like I said earlier, READ MORE CAREFULLY. smh...

Well, at least He wasn't called a femalefactor... that's waaaay worse. ... Wait...

I stated my qualifications only to demonstrate that I am not unlearned on the subject as you had clearly implied. It’s not a flaw, and it’s not an inconsistency. Simple geometry explains the reality.

I completed Physics through high school (consistently top of class) and first year of university. What's your education in the subject? I didn't claim that the entire hemisphere would be visible according to the diagram I provided. I merely proved that Venus would be visible. You need to read...

There is no reason why we should be unable to see a complete hemisphere of Venus. It just wouldn’t be visible all the time, the same way the moon is not fully visible at all times. It’s really not a problem… unless you have a theoretical resistance to the idea.

Lotteries are a tax on people who are bad at arithmetic. In other words, the occasional ticket for fun is fine, but as a regular thing, you're wasting your money.

I agree: we should only ever be able to see half of Venus at one time… just as we can only ever see half the moon at a time. The context I seek is the time of day at the point from which the ‘photo’ was taken, the date, and the angle from the horizon.

Psst… most of those things will still happen when you are paying attention. 😉

Without context provided, I can make up any number of explanations that you will dismiss.

Thanks... I could see it. Try #2...

As promised...

We live in a fallen world, and stuff happens without it being a direct consequence of someone’s choices. Also, some unpleasant consequences are the direct result of other apparently unrelated choices. It is likely very rare that a person would choose a life of extreme limitations due to illness...

It’s quite interesting how you dismiss a perfectly legitimate explanation as an attempt to ‘fob off’. When I have time I will provide a diagram.

Wow Gary, your snark is showing. Mine was a simple and straightforward answer wherein I assume Zandar can think for himself and process the information I provided. If Venus were only ever directly between Earth and the sun, it would not be visible to the naked eye because it would be hidden in...

Simple: it is rarely positioned directly between Earth and the sun.