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You should not use mythology as the basis of what you call a Gentile or Aryan. Japhet, Sem, Ham, and Noah are mythological figures for whom there is no evidence. All non-Semites are not just Aryans, but also include Finnish, Turks, Mongols, Arctic Siberians, Native Americans (north and south)...

You are obviously a good person and a noble woman. You adapt your religion appropriately. I oppose the French for passing laws prohibiting women from wearing religious garments. That is contrary to the spirit of the French Constitution. I might favour banning the wearing of a Cowboy Hat by...

Would Jesus approve of cuts in aid to the poor? Would Jesus approve of cuts in health care for the poor? Would Jesus approve of cuts in aid to impoverished children? Would Jesus approve of minimal taxation of Corporations whose CEO's get billion dollar yearly bonuses on top of salary? Would...

Aye, deifying a human being, Jesus, into a God is technically blasphemy. Not working on Saturday? To claim oneness is illogical if you mention another person, God. Jesus talks to God, begs God to take this cup. No matter how you spin this, Jesus is talking to ANOTHER ONE. which makes at...

I never claimed that nothing existed prior to the Big Bang. I only say, that we do not know what existed prior to the Big Bang or how the Big Bang was ignited. I only claim that nobody yet knows with certainty what existed before the Big Bang. Some people believe prior to the Big Bang and...

Re: He was raised! Matthew 20:18-19 ESV (18) “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death (19) and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be...

Interesting you used a passive mode. Why does it not say, "he arose"? "Is risen" is passive indicating that someone else raised him. If were simply past tense, you could say, "He has risen." Romans 1:4-5 And Jesus Christ our Lord was shown to be the Son of God when God powerfully raised...

Oi, Thomas, you are right. The Creation (Big Bang) was preceded by something. Physicists agree on that now. We are not sure what it is/was. There were likely (in my opinion) forces of energy before those forces condensed into the singularity that exploded in the Big Bang. Long before that view...

Some of what was reported in the O.T. and the gospels may have some connection to reality. Some of it may be purely superstition and mythology. Nothing written about Jesus is from eyewitnesses. However, even eyewitness reports are not reliable. Think of how many Americans have been executed on...

If I were a visiting alien from a distant solar system and earth like planet, I would observe Earth history from an unbiased basis. I would study the dominant religion, Christianity. Based on its scripture, I would most likely conclude that the Anthropomorphic God (Allah, JHWH, and Christ)...

I can not find this in the Bible. I agree. The reason his teachings are generally ignored by "Christians" is the unfortunate hijacking of a great man's philosophy by Pagan converts more obsessed with deifying Jesus. Their aim was not doing what Jesus suggested. Their obsession was in expanding...

Wil and Thomas, your debate somewhat confuses me. I consider the Universe Creator to be non-conscious natural forces at work in the Big Bang, formation of atoms from energy, stars and galaxies from hydrogen, etc., etc. to animal evolution (consciousness) to human animals. Why do we have...

Science is a growing process of learning the real material world. Galileo's Textbook is obsolete now. But in his time it was a radical leap in knowledge of our Earth, Sun, and planets from beliefs of Semitic Tribes 4000 years ago. Science is ongoing, and self correcting. It is merely the best...

Jesus did preach wisdom, compassion, and altruism. He believed that he was sent by God to do this work. He never claimed to be God, and as you said, the word Christ or Christian was never used in his time. After his initial Jewish followers who did not see him as God but as an instrument of...

It must be a miracle. Giant blood sucking mosquitos thriving in Canada. They need standing water not ice to lay their eggs and grow their larvae. You are talking about the coldest country in the world aside from Siberian Russia. I would love to see pictures of mosquito larvae burrowing through...

Wil, I respect your satisfaction with your faith. I am simply trying to explain why I do not believe in it. I think the words of Jesus are 90% positive and admirable. 1. Earth was not created before the Sun. The solar disc rotates with the centre of gravity forming the Star (Sun) while planets...

Modern man was not present when the Dinosaurs ruled Earth for 160 million years until 65 million years ago. However, while modern man was not present 65 million years ago, mankind's ancestors were present, and living in trees to escape the Dinosaurs. Tree dwelling mammal ancestors of humans such...

For me that can mean: Love the Cosmic Creative Process...and love thy fellow evolved animals (human and non-human) as thyself. That makes it easy for me to follow my Secular Humanist Commandments. 1. Thou may have any or no gods before thee. 2. Thou may make graven, porcelain, or clay images of...

I don't believe in anthropomorphic gods of any kind. But I thin you are right in the context of your beliefs. The 7th day depends on which is the First Day. Someone else mentioned that Western culture has a week starting on the work week, which is Monday. Monday is really the first day and...

In other words, Christian mythology all makes sense, if you just don't think about it too much. The normal human brain is capable of distinguishing irrational delusion from rational reality. Amergin