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bgruagach, Re...scientific and historical questions really don't change because of who is asking them. That's a very good point and one I'm going to keep in mind from now on. If I had looked at the issue in that way, I might have avoided a lot of unnecessary friction in on this forum and...

This isn't addressed to anyone in particular. I've been reading some of the posts in this topic and it looks very interesting. For a number of reasons, I've been doing a lot of thinking these past few weeks and months about the related concepts of the Covenant and the Chosen People. I've written...

Janz, Thanks for the friend request - as you see, I just accepted it. Can't have too many friends, after all...especially smart ones! --Linda

BB, Well, DUH! Jesus was Jewish, after all. And he spoke Aramaic, which I assume was his native language and the one he used more often than any other. So of course nobody would bat an eye--what else would you expect? :) --Linda

Earl, I have the audio version of Neil Douglas-Klotz's analysis of the Aramaic Lord's Prayer. A friend sent it to me several years ago, and I like it very much. I think it's about time to listen to it again and see what I get out of it now. --Linda

Re: The testimony of the early church as toward the correct interpretation of our bib [/FONT] Penelope, Are you familiar with the MBTI, the Myers-Briggs Type Index? If you have such a strong preference for the visceral, you are most likely a Sensate type, the opposite of an Intuitive...

Re: The testimony of the early church as toward the correct interpretation of our bib Shawn, I know what you mean! I've had very similar experiences, but can't call that faculty up on demand either. I agree with you there too. I think the reaon most people can't access these abilities...

Re: The testimony of the early church as toward the correct interpretation of our bib Penelope, I haven't read through this entire thread (although I probably should) but your statement above looks kind of self-contradictory to me. Why would "agrarian truth" necessarily be "a narrow path...

BB, That might be a good compromise...MAYBE. It was in order to publish it on my blog that I was so frantically searching for it, and yet now that I no longer have the excuse that I can't find it, I am seriously getting cold feet about the whole project. I'm engaging in the most ridiculous...

Janz, Very well said...not just that part but the rest of your post too. I learned a lot from it...thanks! --Linda

FS, Well then, I would say that makes you a fundamentalist. You did say to Avi or BB in a recent post, something to the effect that "your beliefs are not okay with me." It's unrealistic for you to think you can say that to a Jew or a Hindu or a Theosophist and NOT have them take the same...

Avi, Getting back to the topic (finally!) I'm with you on this one. I just can't work up much enthusiasm for the whole idea of post-denominationalism. I think denominational differences are still valid and important, and I still self-identify as a Reform Jew. Not only did I grow up in that...

Dream, I guess I'm a little bit addicted to hyperbole and overstatement. When it comes right down to it, I don't REALLY hate anyone unless they present an immediate threat to my life or the lives of others. Hardcore religious fanatics tend to fall into that category more often than others...

Dream, Actually, you're wrong. I really do hate fundies every bit as much as I say I do! But before I get myself in any more hot water on this forum or elsewhere, it would probably be a good idea--strictly as a matter of self-defense if nothing else--for me to be more specific as what I mean...

Wow...that link even saves me the hassle of coming up with me own comment! A couple of good ones: Personally, I think he did it as a publicity stunt. Or maybe he's going to market them? --Linda

I assume the point of this poll is whether there can be a mechanical equivalent of a human being. I say NO because I can't imagine a machine with free will. And unless it has free will, it can't possibly be the equivalent of a human being no matter how intelligent it is. --Linda

Shawn, In Gnostic terminology, not-too-bright engineers who design flaws into intelligent life forms are known as archons, and the really incompetent chief engineer (super-klutz) is called "the Demiurge." But Sophia put one over on the whole incompetent bunch of 'em. She breathed life into...

Avi and everyone, Before I reply to any of the last posts here and before BB closes the thread, I'd like to share with you an interesting bit of synchronicity that has developed over the past two days. On November 27th at 3:01 a.m. PST I posted the following response to the conclusion of BB's...

BB, No, you haven't asked me for an apology, but that doesn't mean I don't owe you one for those posts. If you check the dates, you'll notice that those notes were all posted in late 2007 and early 2008, when I was a newbie here. While my loathing for patriachal Judaism (ALL patriarchal...

BB, I don't want to close the thread because I haven't answered Avi's post yet. It's not likely I will answer your last one at all, and if so it won't be today. --Linda