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1. That is the mirage effect AFFECTING the boat. Not a mirage of an ACTUAL BOAT, the boat is real and can be stood on, but the atmosphere is warping the boat. That doesn't mean the boat isn't there…
3. I'm not really fond of wine, there's just something about its taste that just doesn't sit right with me…
4. I'm not gonna even talk about the Bible stuff
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A land-based mirage is no different. The pictures I used show two different phenomena. Satan bending light to deceive Jesus would be an almost identical phenomenon, in that however those places
appeared, "over the horizon" as you seem to be claiming with no supporting evidence, they were actual real places you could walk on. Similarly for the case of, say, grain silos in an agricultural landscape: there they are shimmering as though on water but they're quite real and you could walk on one. My example demonstrates that Jesus was not deceived and really did see all lands from His vantage point. He needed to be high up to see over trees and smaller hills and stuff.
To appreciate that you'd need to read through The Bible to get God's perspective. For instance, although He recommends wine with food, there are several examples covered to suit individual taste – so long as it's not RED wine. Purple? Yellow? Green? all OK. It's great to see you taking an interest in your eternity and I'm happy to repost this chart from last year for you.
PROHIBITED BY GOD
Raspberry
LIQUEUR | Red
ABSINTHE | Blood orange
CURAÇAO | Chilli
VODKA | Sloe
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FRENCH | SPANISH | DUTCH | SCOTTISH | TASMANIAN |
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Although that derives from The Bible, our only reliable source about the wonderful world God created for us to live in, it's good advice (whether you want to discuss it or not) simply because it
is in The Bible. Thank you for contributing to the forum.
Proverbs 23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it giveth his colour in the cup, When it moveth itself aright.