Re: The Teachings of Moses? You are correct in that "Moses" could be a created allegory, etc., however you are incorrect (if you think) that the...
The point is really simple; if you take the "magical" out of the Bible (and other similar writings) and look for the truth in it, you can only reach...
:) this is the start of good, and useful (to you) thinking. Keep questioning all that is put in front of you, and look for the truth in everything....
Quite right! Oil is a simple excuse presented on the surface by, and accepted by, those who look for an easy explanation or reason. The true reason...
Quite right to have your own views, but just be careful who you choose to believe, and seek out evidence for what you believe. Don't listen to what...
tiassa: i liked your comments - on target. It's easy to look at the surface events (of any decade) and decide "what" the motivation is. That the...
simple? for sure; don't think too hard (complex), but THINK (simple) . . . . what is true, absolutely true (not belief); what can you find...
Seek truth in science (that's what it's about, right?) and also seek truth in other writings (religious, philosophical, etc.); seek the common...
I'm still trying to figure out how this message thing works, quotes and all, hope this displays the way I intended. Also, only trying to stimulate...
you know. if you think too hard. nothing is real and you lose every possibility of growing into what you think you already have; come on -- can't...
the three wise men? allegory to three different "schools" or training that Jesus "attended" during the missing years, the formatory years of his...
OK; what I have observed, read about, and understand is that Jesus is not the only way to the truth (not the truth you may believe in now), there...
Damn . . . you missed a great opportunity to see if the Jesus/God thing is real !:D
Yep, and the cracker (wafer?) they eats represents the flesh of Jesus -- the meal served at the "last supper"!!! Rathiere, your're absolutly...
Well, "Inspector", it seems you are too blind to actually have inspected anything, particularly religion; how can you have the arrogance to say that...
"everyone would be the same" -- not; religions do not make people different, but are the result of ancient wonderings about "why is, are, etc." and...
quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A chemist connected to a group that believes life on Earth...
Zero; you're right that inter religious debate does not go far because the source of "reason" is belief based -- with different beliefs seeming...
you are absolutely correct in your example, however what if your example does not include all possibilities? You see, I have found a way, a "path"...
Xelios; Genesis (and the Bible) was written by man in an attempt to explain and guide our existence -- from that perspective; other beliefs have...
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