Comments on: About Dr. Robert Cargill

By: Fridrik

Fridrik — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:00:34 +0000

I’m not going to attack you, Bob. However, I cannot help but wonder why you don’t aggressively attack secular science in the same manner as you do that which stands for Christian belief. You speak of “pseudoscience”, but those are words that secular scientist throw around to rhetorically debunk any scientific research that may point toward the biblical record’s veracity. Higher education has taught many secular-leaning students to doubt everything except for their own secular mantras of which they have set up as a pseudo-religion. You know as well as I that there are plenty of secular scientific claims that are weak at best, but yet you would rather hone your attacks for those of faith.
According to Jesus’ description of God, he is not desiring to allow himself to be found by critics and skeptics. God does not say, “I will be discovered by smart men and women with a few years of study and a stamped piece of paper declaring their superior intellectual authority”. He aims to reveal himself to those who start from the belief that he exists and that he will reward those who seek him. All the intellectuals and all of their conjecture cannot and will not change that.

By: maria jose

maria jose — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:15:38 +0000

I’m fascinating with Dead Sea Scrolls. I would like to visit Qumram and all those surprinsing sites. Do you think that there exist more scrolls hidden or have you free access to all of them?

Forgive my bad english, but I’m spanish, writting from Barcelona.
Do you have planned to come to Spain for any conference? I would liket to listen to you.

regards

By: bobcargill

bobcargill — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:32:16 +0000

huh? yes. depends on who you ask. probably not, unless defined less specifically. probably not, unless described more generally. who says i don’t? holiness is ascribed bottom up, not top down. same. none. what illogical theological beliefs?
you seem to be stringing together a series of questions based upon a false assumption. why do that?

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:04:05 +0000

Your page mentions being raised a Christian. Are you still a Christian? Do you still believe the deity of Abraham is real? What about all the other thousands of gods man has claimed to be real? Why don’t you treat Yahweh the same way you do Vishnu or Xenu? Do you believe the bible is “holy”? Why not the Bhagavadgītā? What proof do you have that your deity is real and all others are fake? Perhaps you can use your alien debunking skills on your own illogical theological beliefs.

By: Christy

Christy — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:06:06 +0000

You have my dream job. My favorite thing to do in the summer is take my 9 year old down to the creeks in my woods and dig in the dirt. We have found some neat things. The kid found a fossilized claw. He gets so excited about archeology alot like I did back when I was his age. I’m gonna make sure he keeps the fire.

By: bobcargill

bobcargill — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:55:30 +0000

Daniel’s “prophecies” were written by an anonymous author in the 2nd Century BCE, but claimed to recount details from 400 years earlier. It is a popular book because the apocalyptic visions employed at the end of the book are ripe for radical interpretations. The fact that chaps. 2-7 are written in Aramaic (and not Hebrew) is evidence of its late authorship.
A good place to start would be: Collins, John Joseph (1994). Daniel: A Commentary on the Book of Daniel (Hermeneia: a Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible). Augsburg Fortress Publishers. p. 499. ISBN 0800660404.
Thank you for your kind words. All the best! – bobcargill

By: Sylvanna

Sylvanna — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:45:16 +0000

Hello Dr. Cargill,
As a former classmate of yours, I am pleased to read of your accomplishments. I would be most interested in learning what you have researched about the Second Temple time period, especially given that fact that I am just beginning a study of it in regards to Daniel’s prophecies. Any literature that you could direct me towards would be greatly appreciated. Congratulations on the accomplishments. Sylvanna A.

By: bobcargill

bobcargill — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:30:26 +0000

Actually, the quote I learned in junior college is:
“Those who can, do.
Those who can’t, teach.
Those who can’t teach, teach teachers.”
The problem, of course, with the quote is that ‘those who can’ usually learned from a teacher, so it doesn’t really work, and those who repeat it usually betray their lack of intelligence.
But I do appreciate the blue-collar mentality. ;-)

I prefer:
“Critics are like eunuchs: they know how, they just can’t.”
But I appreciate the criticism. ;-) -bc

By: OldJetDriver

OldJetDriver — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:54:20 +0000

Those who can do
Those who can’t teach

By: Voyageuse dans le temps

Voyageuse dans le temps — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:36:54 +0000

Thank you for being a voice of reason, even when it’s on the network they dare to call the “History” channel. And you’re certainly easier on the eyes than the crackpots too ;)