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From: Mike Rosenberg on 5 Apr 2010 17:35 Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > Considering Occam's Razor, though, I'll take that wager because I doubt > that God is the spoiled brat that's portrayed in the Bible. Taking the Bible as a whole, and using it as my only source, I would conclude that God has multiple personality disorder. -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Mike Rosenberg on 5 Apr 2010 17:35 <VAXman-(a)SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote: > >Do you also believe in angels? > > I do! I've seen them in Anaheim, CA. But they're the Los Angeles Angels. Does that constitute a miracle? (Not to mention a redundancy.) -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Mike Rosenberg on 5 Apr 2010 17:36 Sherm Pendley <spamtrap(a)shermpendley.com> wrote: > > Ok, then, you're being a pedant. > > Yes, certainly. I believe I have good reason to be pedantic about this > particular issue though. If people better understood the difference > between "I don't share your belief" and "I know you're incorrect about > the facts," I think the world would be a better, saner place. Besides, Michelle is a pedant at times here. Not that there's anything wrong with it! -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Warren Oates on 5 Apr 2010 17:48 In article <jwolf6589-B1C934.17425105042010(a)nntp.charter.net>, John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: > Mike this is for real and not a joke. Surely your inner-self pleads with > you to repent and believe. The Holy Spirit has to do a work in you, and > you must repent. Speaking of spirits, the sun is well over the yard arm, and I must dispense. -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Nick Naym on 5 Apr 2010 17:49
In article 1jghj0w.1kfpkvob53up8N%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com, Mike Rosenberg at mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com wrote on 4/5/10 4:59 PM: > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > >>> Anyway, to me Jesus is the name commonly used for Yeshua, the name of >>> the central character in that little supplement that Christians appended >>> to the Holy Scriptures and called The New Testament while renaming the >>> Holy Scriptures themselves The Old Testament. >>> >>> If I were to die today, I'd go exactly where everyone else goes, just >>> like you. And, just like you and every other living human being, having >>> not died yet I have know idea where that is or what it's like, or ever >>> if there's a "there" there. It's all explained by the parable of the >>> blind men and the elephant. >>> >>> When I die, there won't be anything to "believe" since whatever I >>> encounter (assuming there's anything to encounter) will be exactly what >>> it is. As for meeting Jesus, if I get to meet characters from books >>> after I die, I have to say I'd be much more interested in talking to >>> Yossarian or Holden Caulfeld. Or perhaps Dorothy and Toto. >> >> You're wasting your breath. > > Meanwhile, if John would gain a fundamental understanding of the blind > men and the elephant, he would truly be saved. Really, truly saved. Not, > of course, in the metaphysical way he uses the term "saved" but in a > literal way, as he would save all the time and effort he wastes on > preaching unsubstantiated opinions. If only he were a believer... He doesn't even have a basic understanding of theology, much less any apparent notion of the history and anthropology of religion...do you honestly expect him to engage in critical thinking? -- iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3) |