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Well, we also argue over the works of Shakespeare, classical works of antiquity, and even the meaning of the U.S. constitution (witness the furor over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito). Modern technology isn't what is needed to prove a quote is direct. A reliable source is. Please don't...

Wow. You've really made me think, Bandit. There are many truths. Some are inconsequential, as in "I just ate an olive." Some are more significant, as in "Mary wants to find a place to live." Some matter a great deal, and some are ultimate. I don't give examples of these last two categories...

Hi, Bandit. I've seen your posts around, and now I'm glad to dialog directly with you. First, I agree with you. We cannot know that the statements the New Testament attributes to Jesus are not direct quotes. But neither can we know that they are. The point wil is making, I think (sorry, wil...

I know this is the Christianity forum, but it seems that the assumption here is that only Truth (capital "T") as defined by Christianity/Scripture/Jesus matters. I think it does matter, but it's not the only opinion. I'm not saying this to "stir things up." Many Christians find it irritating...

I read book one years ago, when it first debuted...and at least volume two, perhaps even three...or it was on my list...Do I sound vague enough? It was a long time ago. The author's take on God was/is interesting. Kind of reminds me now of an alternate Celestine Prophecy for casual drinkers...

Good words, wil. I should get back in touch with The Community. *thinks a bit* Hm, that sounded a bit like David Koresh....just meant connecting with others, that's all. peace, press

Hi there, Z. I agree. Now if only the Great Mind would deign to bequeath All Truth upon me....I mean, I'd certainly be willing to share what I know with others. And I'm sure I could work out a very reasonable charge! Thanks for your thoughts, Z. Now I'll read the rest of the thread and...

Thank you! Both, I believe. Even though it's important to discover each, the second, insofar as we are able to discern it, impacts and shapes the first. Or should, IMHO. I do, but yet...and yet... I believe, and passionately so, that there is universal Truth, capital "T," to be...

I find this topic very curious. How can we know the truth or falsity of any of this? Perhaps you'll say that knowing is not the point, but I tend to think it is. Else why this question? Why this discussion? Some would say spirit or soul is nothing more than consciousness'...

My thought is that it can. God can, perhaps, did, create via a process like evolution. Let's be honest. What we call evolution is a human label for what we observe. Let's not confuse the label with Truth. What I mean is this: There is no East, West, North, South. Those, too, are just...

Chris, I thank you. I've been aware of the fear, but have tried to tell myself that I've grown up and beyond being afraid of God. Perhaps I'm more afraid of him than ever, and just haven't been willing to admit it. I'll take your suggestion seriously. Hn. More to think about! *smiles* But...

Many thanks for the encouragement, wil. I plan to continue searching! press

True. And I know this, knew this. I know this, too -- at least, the part about the broken legs. I take heart from your, to me, quite different take on the business of thinking. I'm a GTD/David Allen adherent, who likes to say we need a mind like water, neither over- nor underreacting, but...

Very interesting concept, though not a new one, that belief in God is subject to erosion. Science readily admits the possibility of theory being overturned, but religionists do not. That's one of the principal reasons for the Great Conflict between science and religion, I think. Don't want...

Gut instinct. Why won't my brain let me trust my heart? I definitely think too much, that one's for sure.

Too much fun. Literally, perhaps. *laughs*

An interesting way to put it. I like the dichotomy. I imagine it like a flute-tuba duet, each in its own corner of reality, both making music. I pity those who can hear only one or the other -- or neither.

Amen. Please, Brian! Was it just an idle comment? I don't know you at all, but my sense of you is that you don't usually make idle comments. Are we starting a rumor here? ^__~ press

Indeed. My little head is bursting with these . . . these frustrating gremlins. Is it right to call them such? The Secular me says, "No." The Seeker me says, "Probably." I go back and forth, to and fro, from "sensible, pragmatic common sense" about the nature of reality, the universe, my...

I have a real-world dilemma: What is the right thing to believe about God? This question presupposes a few things, such as... + There is a God + God is personal + "Right" as a concept can be absolute Here's why I ask: I grew up as a Christian fundamentalist, left my...