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talib-al-kalim reacted to muhammad_isa's post in the thread Jesus as sacrifice, scapegoat and ransom with
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talib-al-kalim replied to the thread Scholarly discussion about changes in biblical texts.I've written in my introductory chapter to my gospel edition: The “Gospel of Thomas” All but the four Gospel accounts have been graded...
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talib-al-kalim reacted to TheLightWithin's post in the thread Do we choose what we believe? with Like.
True, logical arguments are not the only method by which we take in information. There's the accumulation of knowledge over time...
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Paramarthika (absolute reality) is an option but not a necessity. People can live happily in Vyavaharika (pragmatic reality) even...
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talib-al-kalim reacted to Longfellow's post in the thread Jesus as sacrifice, scapegoat and ransom with Like.
One of my disagreements with some Christian beliefs is that I don't think that Jesus paid a price that we owe, or took a punishment that...
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talib-al-kalim replied to the thread Do we choose what we believe?.It's a long and good discussion I hadn't noticed so far. There are roughly 3 meanings of the verb "to believe" 1 believe something...
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talib-al-kalim reacted to Blindwatchmaker's post in the thread Do we choose what we believe? with Like.
Great response — and I appreciate the nuance you're bringing. You're absolutely right that we can shape the environment in which belief...
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A simple yes-no answer does not apply, because choosing is a skill which most human beings have the freedom to develop. The choice...
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talib-al-kalim reacted to TheLightWithin's post in the thread Do we choose what we believe? with Like.
Beliefs and feelings tend to be involuntary - being convinced something is true is not something we can force or fake. Imagine if I told...
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Welcome to the forum. I did not vote because IMHO, what we choose depends on what we learn before the e.final choice. That is childhood...
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talib-al-kalim reacted to muhammad_isa's post in the thread Do we choose what we believe? with Like.
I think it's a complex question. The question needs to be more specific. If it is asked "do we choose what to follow?", then I would say...
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talib-al-kalim replied to the thread Scholarly discussion about changes in biblical texts.Maybe on a dump ;-) In fact, I consider it to be a valid 5th source, not completely reliable but a collection of an upright author...
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talib-al-kalim reacted to TheLightWithin's post in the thread Scholarly discussion about changes in biblical texts with Like.
I don't know why or how it ended up there. I don't know if any of the scholars know or could know. I can think of all sorts of reasons...
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talib-al-kalim reacted to TheLightWithin's post in the thread Scholarly discussion about changes in biblical texts with Like.
I just checked with my husband who was an archaeology major back in the day and who has kept up with the field. He confirmed it was the...
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talib-al-kalim reacted to otherbrother's post in the thread Religion as Self Fulfilling Prophecy with Like.
One thing I like about this forum is the different take on things. I see the marathon project as a personal celebration of life—not as a...