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There was a weekend a few weeks ago when neither I nor one of the moderators could access the site, but many others could. I've no idea what happened there. I've also had issues with other websites where they won't load up in my normal browser, but will in a different one. Again, no idea what...

It's also worth remembering that Zeus is a sky god, ie, representative of the powers of the sky, and this includes powerful thunderstorms. I used to think I knew what a thunderstorm was - then about 8 years back we went to Turkey and on the first night there was a powerful electrical storm over...

My impression has always been that once gods become anthropomorphocised they end up effectively as a reflection of rulers at the time, being both benevolent and vengeful. I've previously thought this applied across those who took form in the Bronze Age onwards. So Zeus has an abstract origin...

Or like the early followers of Jesus, whose faith was defined by the accounts told, rather than human doctrine. :)

It's okay, that's waaaay over-complicating things. :) I'm fine to use WordPress, it's just the templating system is a lot more versatile than it used to be. I really don't want to install a new OS just to use it! :)

It's ok, I've been re-learning my way around WordPress templates again and am finally getting the hang of it again. Will just take a little work to get the frontend done but I'm sure it won't be too long. :)

That's actually our old template - but it's not mobile-friendly. I'm currently working on a new template in the backend to see if I can develop a mobile-friendly version of it. :)

Amazing story, but I'm not sure I should have read it now!

And when the Internet was a very different place! No Wikipedia, just the DMOZ directory for special interests. :) So, yes, I had to scrounge around for what I could find then, but I'm sure hhe collection could easily be improved these days.

It's OK, most of the works were copyright free - those that weren't I sought express permission for. It was all compiled more than 20 years ago and hasn't been touched since. It was always intended as a starter resource. :)

There's some webdev going on at the moment, so it keeps switching between an older developed theme - which isn't mobile friendly - and more recent one that is mobile-friendly but less developed!

I think I may have to tidy this thread up, to clear some of the formatting issues. :)

Welcome to the forums, and good to see someone with an interest in the non-canonical writings. This website originally hosted the biggest collection of Christian apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, though I wouldn't be surprised if there's room to improve that now. :)

Most people won't even read a research study, and such studies have a tradition of being hidden behind paywalls only university students and major research organizations have access to. At least there's been a growing movement to open sources publishing. But even then, science is taken on faith...

That's what I mean - if no one is actually conducting any researching themselves, or attempting to copy it, then everything is taken on faith. :) Absolutely, and the process should give us an objective view. Unfortunately, even the best science is clouded by subjective biases, and the worst is...

Exactly, you put your faith in researchers the way ordinary believers do in priests. You dont understand, you simply have faith. :)

It's interesting in how your faith in there being no God is just as strong as some people who have faith there is a God. Your faith is very strong. :)

Are you doing any of this research? If not then you are simply taking their word on faith. Which very much underlines my point. :D

Interesting - I never saw that connection before. I took it as an example of miracles being regarded as more ordinary and commonplace in the ancient world. Or, at least, that great figures could demonstrate their greatness through such acts. I have a feeling that miracles may have been...

From what I've been reading, it's becoming very much accepted in mainstream science that the digestive system isn't simply some passive region that accepts commands from the brain, but instead provides a very powerful feedback mechanism to it.