My youngest brother has come to my aid over a few issues. For example, I have 3 Japanese wood block prints that are worth a fortune. As I lived...
Space is how we understand physicality. Kant demonstrated that space and time are a-priori concepts of our physical reality. We could say that...
Why would a loving god allow some people to live eternally in a paradise, but condemn others to nonexistence. God's love is supposed to be...
I know this is an old thread, but I was surprised at how presumptive some of the first responses were. I suspect their authors did not have...
All of these stories are built on a precedent that hails back to indigenous ancestral roots. There were various indigenous people in the region...
There was a period in Christian history---around the time of the Reformation, that this was considered a heresy known as Jesuology.
(OK, seriously, there is a time for fences, but at some time in their development they need to open the gate and go out...)
I have consulted the ancient texts on this. First you need to teach your kids about death, and for this you need to book a safari in Africa. Hire...
So unconditional love is limited to 144,000 people only. No wonder Christians are so judgemental and holier than thou.
If God gave us free will and then placed limits on it, then he did not give us free will, but the illusion of free will. If God didn't give us...
The problem with that argument is that you have communities all over the world that grew up near cliffs without fences. I'm sure the parents...
Did anyone mention The Point---it was a comic book that came in the Record album by the same name by Harry Nilsson. You could follow along in the...
Good points. All these factors, including the arrogance of man, and a fall from grace due to that arrogance are common to the origin myths and...
I dig that! Unfortunately most Christians do not see it that way---even the Love your neighbor as yourself part, even though they give it lip...
That's interesting, of all the scriptures---the one that best places man above nature as opposed to within nature. But based on your brief...
There is always a social form of expressing the sacred in any community. So I do not separate religion from spirituality simply in that manner....
And he put plastic covers on the couch and chair's for Christ's sake! Take your shoes off at the door!
Reminds me of my sister who uses the Bible to prove her points. I understand the point of the OP, but I always think it is funny that this 2,000...
Yes, but did you live through 2/4/2021? I mean 2/5/21... no, 2/6/21... wait---did you survive 2/17/21... er, 2/18/21... whoops, I mean---2/25/21...
Yes, I define religion in terms of a formal, institutional, organized form. I do this because this is where man takes his experience of the...
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