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Meaning that the material is familiar. It reminded me a little of a show that might have been on The World Tomorrow or something like that that my grandfather used to watch. It was too many years ago to remember word for word, but the idea that the story was connected to the return of Jesus was...

These kinds of things are nonstop and continuous / ebbing and flowing throughout history, which sort of circles back to what seems to be a central message of the video, nobody knows the day or the hour but the Father.

It was nicely done and everything, it's nice they mentioned the importance of understanding the cultural context. I waited for it to say something new or unfamiliar, they don't seem to provide new information or new material or a new interpretation. It could be new information to some...

Do we choose to believe things? Or are we convinced based on the information we have? Knowing is a firmer statement than believing. You may have more information than most.

Whom? Who is "they" ? According to both the doctrine of eternal hell and the doctrine of conditional immortality, for that matter the doctrine of reincarnation in other religions, some decidedly do not live happily ever after. 🤨 😔

Just curious, why do unicorns rank below faeries in likelihood?

Throughout history many have asked this question. I heard a lot about that growing up in the 1970s from my grandfather. https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/web/g3226/doomsday-predictions/ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20764906...

Depending on whom you mean probably no. :( :rolleyes:

As I understand it, it has to do with the preponderance of references to him even though they are not contemporary. Evidence - Too little too late for a die-hard slam-dunk, but evidence is too much too early to be dismissed. @Thomas might be able to say whether my little heuristic there is on...

Interesting Customer service scripts, sales pitches, and humanistic therapeutic approaches like "unconditional positive regard"

Though the heady contemplation and the simple devotions are not mutually exclusive Although I have wondered at various times over the years what Jesus/Yeshua, a Jew, would think of the statues, relics, and ikons I hope you keep the heady ramblings coming though. I appreciate the insights...

Interesting That reminds me of the concept of sparks and divine contraction in Kabbalah. Is that what you mean? https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/361884/jewish/Tzimtzum.htm https://jcoh.org/2025/03/28/tzimtzum-and-leadership-the-sacred-art-of-contraction/...

The entire doctrine of eternal hell should be regarded that way. Annihilation, though seemingly equally or more extreme rigid and final, lacks the sadistic element.

As has been pointed out, the Trinity doctrine is not exactly spelled out in the bible either... many think it is a doctrine of men.

We are definitely apt to catch grief for not believing as others think we ought to. Sometime I'm going to start a thread about something like that... just not sure how to angle the question or what I want to call it.

I don't know what that means in this context. Throughout Christian history various controversies and schisms developed because somebody always thought somebody else was - "mucking it up" "Mucking it up" means... what? Disagreeing? Different interpretations of oblique or ambiguous scriptural...

Well, some theists. Some theistic religions posit conditional immortality (ex heterodox denoms of Christianity, some Jewish thinkers) or reincarnation (Sikhism, some Jewish thinkers) or other afterlife theories (I believe Bahai' has a different afterlife theory?) Philosophical theists don't...

But scripture doesn't specifically say a lot of things. When I point that out, or ask about it on any particular point, it seems to frustrate people. 🤨 😔

I remember it being out, I cannot recall if I saw it or not. I don't remember much about the content. I probably saw it...? Fat AND very healthy? Wasn't it more like gobbling large amounts of fast food nonstop would help you gain weight and harm your health without having to invest more than a...

Do you think anybody has access to an answer for that?