ForumGarden

Ted

FourPasrt That is a universal statement that is incorrect. There are many scholars asking questions and are religious and do not hate those who ask questions. Try reading the book "Why Religion" by Elaine Pegals..

Ted

Some folks make no effort to understand certain concept. What is an age old practise used in teaching. Some simply have trouble seeing that.

Ted

o ok.

Ted

Midrash is a tool that has been used by many around the world.

xfrod did Jesus really say that. Most words attributed to Jesus were put there by the evangelists. That makes a mockery of who Jesus wass.

Ted

I must be a monkey's uncle. Now I read that rats are closely related to human kind.

Ted

There are many scientists today who accept the reality of God and have no concern about their beliefs. Of course there are many who deny and spiritual reality. Maybe we are all wrong.

Ted

I have to disagree with FourPart on the us of the word "fantasies" I do not call them fantasies but they are teaching tools.

Ted

<t>I accept the reality of God and the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth. I accept the reality of evolution. That being said I am a Christian. God if He/She/It exists has given the human race the skill to work things out in his mind. When you deny evolution you are denying the God you worship.</t>

Ted

I do not try to tell anyone what they have experienced. Of course I do disagree with many on their Biblical interpretation and their and the history of the Bible.

Ted

It seems to me that the animal kingdom may be smarter then we care to admit.

Ted

FourPart excellent Questions.

Ted

<t>My own father had a near death experience. I did not and still do not judge it. It was not my experience.. I woulds suggest a reading of Elains book `Why Religiiod` She is well respected historian in the US. <br/> <br/> Xfrod You are correct but neither do I tell people what to believe. Peoplr sh...

Ted

The Quran claims to be the word of God so do the Hindu writings,as do many othewrs. With some 23000 Christian sects???????????

Ted

Fuzzy watch out for the dripings.

Ted

One has to consider the source as well as the motivation. I find it rather humorous that one human thinks he can tell another what they have experienced.

Ted

If God exists than leave it up to him who gets in and who does not.

Ted

Why do orcas support dying whals in the death an dying process by staying with them until They have died The same with elephants.

Ted

Absolutely not.

Ted

Xfrod you are entitled to your thoughts but I simply disagree.l== The Bible God is a spirit.. the word comes from Hebrew which is ruah and is translated as wind. Wind is not a being also translated as " breath" To try to make a being out of that is ridiculous.

Ted

How to define consciousness. A good question.

Ted

???????????

Ted

I accept the reality of God. As far as heaven and hell are concerned I'm and agnostic. Some keep talking about God as a being. God is not a being but a spirit

Ted

I accept the reality of God and note I did not use the word existence.

Ted

I shake my head at the ignorance.

Ted

<t>Xfrod You represent the fallacy of the ]American way of life. Money buys everything. In Canada we are social democrats.. Even the book of Acts presents social democracyAnother American fallacy "every buddy loves us."As far as i'm concerned that idiot you have for a presiden hasn"tasent a clue. Fr...

Ted

I love that phrasing "sly marshmallow" In my view that is all he has.upstairs.

Ted

To make the Bible into a god is a form of idolatry.

Ted

some even go so far as to make the Bible into God. Some go so far as to make the creation stories in the Bible in to a real historic event when in fact they are pure myth.

Ted

In my view Trump is a scum bag; nothing more. I do not trust him any more than I trust Putin. With friends like him one does not need any enemies.

Ted

<t>Many so called Christians do not have a clue about the Bible: How to read it and interpret it. God is not a being out there. The Bible for what it is worth says that God is a spirit not a physical being. Even Paul new that as he said flesh and blood cannot enter the kingdom. Personally I take the...

Ted

God if you so believe help America if Trump runs again and wins. No one else will be able to help/

Ted

That post is just a big laugh. I have no need for a religion based on fear. I trust in God.

Ted

It is Christian fundamentalism that has given the ideals of Christianity bad name.

Ted

Spot some great posts. As far as that man we are discussing is concerned I see him as a poor excuse for a human being.

Ted

xfrod I stand by what I wrote. In the world of honest Christian research you are out to lunch. And pigs flly too.

Ted

And we haven't even got to "Heaven" yet.!!!!!!!!!!!!! That will be a dandy one.

Ted

<t>Sorry but Jesus was long dead before the writers came on the scene. Jesus was dead even before Paul came on the scene. The average lifetime at that time was at best 35 No they are stories handed down over the years by word of mouth. It is called in scholarly cycles oral tradition. That is the pro...

Ted

On the authors of the Biblical writers. To suggest they were eye witnesses is BS baffles brains. That is what happens when you do not want to face reality. Living in never land

Ted

the fact of the matter is that we have no idea who wrote the gospels. The names were appended long after the writing by unknown writers.

Ted

The second murder doesn't justify the first one.

Ted

<t>That cannot be supported by any legitimates outside the mind of ignorance. I asked a Jewish scholar, since the book was written by Jews and confirmed thatr the Christmas story is purely Midrash. I also got the same response from honest Christian scholars. The fundies don't like that because they ...

Ted

I do agree. Trump is so unused to being questioned he has to resort to scheming and BSing. The truth it seems to me is very foreign to his nature. I find him a hateful person.

Ted

Sadly I think so.

Ted

xfrpd you have no knowledge of the ancient Hebrew writing known as midrash. The Christmas story is midrash and so is the Easter story. I can tell you though fundamentalism is a product of the last few hundred years and in no way reflects the church of the apostles.

Ted

If that is what you want believe then go for it. I'll let God be the judge.

Ted

<t>Shortly before we moved from eastern Canada to the west coast two punks invaded a rural home in which an elderly brother and sister (90s) were living These punks beat them withing an inch of their lives. It seems to me that this was a cased for the lash. Some of these punks at least deserve the l...

Ted

<t>xfrod read Numbeers 31. The God who clearly said "Thou shalt not murder promptly told the Israeli solders to kill every man woman and child and animals. Let's not forget the part where God apparently told the soldiers They could keep the virgins for themselves and wow the orgasms.. I bet those gu...

Ted

Xfrod you pick and choose all the time. The difference between us is that I admmit to picking and choosing whereas you don't.. "love you enemies" etc.. I read the Bible for what it is, mostly midrash.. Xfrod you are a joke.

Ted

<t>I don't believe the Bible!!!!!!! You have no idea and you are simply blowing hot air. I do not believe that the sun stood still while Joshua finished his murderous rampage. That is silliness. I hold the Bible in great esteem but not in any childish literalism way. The medieval thinking erodes the...

Ted

xfrod that is sad very sad.

Search found 5652 matches