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Ah, it's a shame I forgot about the gills mention. That was quite a revelation! I simply hope she wasn't charging for lessons. And I don't think you're coming across as dogmatic, WHKieth - I don't believe anybody here is particularly - which is quite a relief. :) As for quoting: [ quote ]...

Hi, Ben, and welcome to comparative-religon.com! Nice to see you came in - I was about to send a personal invite. :) As to the nature of science versus mysticism - one of the more immediate problems is that science cannot describe what it cannot quantify. Despite the dazzling descriptions of...

Essentially - what have you yet to achieve in life that you really yearn to achieve? Travel - I've never travelled outside of the UK - my family went local for holidays. And I'm currently at the lower end of UK earners, so with a family even supposed "cheap" package holidays are quite out of my...

Here's a general question for all - if you had the choice of location, where would you most ideally live, and why? For myself, living on an inner city estate and surrounded by flat agricultural land, I yearn for forested mountains and wilderness lakes. Scotland is a primary choice due to the...

Here's a subject I find interesting - though have yet to explore properly - notably because of the oft mentioned parallels with early Christian belief. I've often wondered if the work by Philostratus can shed any light on early Christianity - either in terms of the Apollonius story borrowing...

Probably much better off in the actual history section. :) http://www.comparative-religion.com/forum/index.php?board=9;action=display;threadid=194

Polycarp - If you'd like more information on the Q issue - and assuming that I'm not patronising you - then I can certainly recommend a look at the following site for more information in developing your ideas: The Lost Sayings Gospel Q A wealth of resources are listed, though the The...

On the issue of the reference in John, I'd suggest that the fundies are playing in the right arena in directly trying to reference Zechariah - after all, it's a common habit acorss the NT to reference the OT. The flaws in the use of said reference could certainly be reflective on the actual...

I can certainly sympathise with the traditionalists - essentially this entire issue is not one of whether a certain priest may or may not function as, but of the nature of Christian teaching in general. That's a far wider issue than simply referencing the Pauline epistles. And as Christian...

If we try and go beyond that, then essentially our meaning is nothing more than to serve as vehicles for a constantly developing genetic tree of life, or which our own species plays a merely transitory role. Whether therefore the human species itself has any importance in its own right, other...

I don’t believe the intention here is to support the position of sola scriptura, as much as nod to the fact that historically speaking, religious beliefs are principally shaped by those religious texts held to be most authoritative. Which is why it's interesting to note how little direct input...

It would certainly be interesting to get an insider perspective from a Muslim on these issues, rather than observer commentaries. Especially as Ali and Omar both appear to have notable differences in their apporaches.

It's sad to see how far of an influence business has on the US national approach to environmentalism. Here we have a report where the oil industry not only has a promiment environmental report allegedly censored from properly referring to Global Warming - but it also replaces information...

That sounds quite fascinating, the possibility of identifying possible past life experience with an identifiable historical figure. More so because by their nature historical figures tend to be well documented, so I imagine that you've certainly got plenty to work with.

Just spent the day at Rievaulx Abbey - was planning to wait until next Saturday to take the family there as finances would be better - but this morning I was taken with an overwhelming urge to just go today. Anyway, I figured we're probably coming to the end of a run of very good weather here...

Thanks for the warning. Was working earlier. Hopefully it's just a php upgrade error - in which case I can repair the site tomorrow. If not - well, then I may have to finally move the site from its current host. It'll be annoying if that;s the case - especially if I've lost this month's stats as...

Interesting stuff. One problem with the "transmigration" idea is that it implies a direction in the first place. For example, driven by the engine of karmic reward/punishment (though I'm not sure how animals are deemed "good" or "evil", and perhaps I misunderstand the practical concept of...

New Age terminology is strictly a community-specific language - and that's part of the key to the problem, as science itself is like it's own distinct language. People well versed in one rarely understand the other, especially when relating to a single event that can be described by both. The...

A very nice explanation as well. :) Fascinating, too, as I'm currently trying to enter the publishing markets as an author. In essence a big part of it all is combining the languages of science and spirituality into a working theoretical model. This isn't something I devised myself - it's very...

Thanks for the clarification, WHKieth - much appreciated. I'm also glad you highlighted specific areas of focus. I figure you've give a respectable account of what Wicca represents by far.