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Hi Thoma, you make a lot of good points in your post, and I'm in agreement with you about nearly everything (:eek: ). I'm curious about your statements in this paragraph though, especially the first and last ones. I don't know what you mean by your first statement and would appreciate some...

I've been staring at this post for days and I'm not sure what to make of it. Are you saying that any religion older than Christianity is silly or misguided? Or am I reading too much into your post?

Hi Tao, glad to see you again!

Oh, hallelujah (and I mean that literally)! InLove, I am so happy to hear that!

No, no, no, you misunderstand me! :) I meant the stereotype of the American Christian fundamentalist, I wasn't trying to say that most American Christians are fundamentalist.

path, at the risk of being tedious, I'm going to reiterate that I reccommend reading Angier's book - only because I do NOT think I am qualified to have an intelligent discussion on this subject, especially not with someone so educated in the field as yourself. And as I have to leave for work in...

I voted "other", namely the Narnia series. I've said elsewhere that it was instrumental in the formation of my own personal theology. I read it for the first time at age 16, and devoured all seven books in less than a week over summer vacation. taijasi, what is it in Lewis' theology that you...

I'm so happy for all three of you! And my well-wishes and positive energy and prayers for you are continuing.

(emphasis mine) :confused: You're kidding, right? Some Christians may do that, but certainly not all. Your location is listed as France; maybe all French Christians are like that; I don't know. I can say with certainty that the majority of Christians I have known, in every country I have been...

Have you ever read the book Woman: An Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier? I'd be very interested in your take on it. She writes a couple of chapters about aggression in women, and its relation to testosterone. She posits that women are actually more aggressive than men - but women are...

:eek: Good point.

I just want to wish a blessed Good Friday and Easter to those who celebrate them. I hope your days are meaningful and joyous.

You are still in my prayers.

Thank you, Thomas, I'd always wondered where the name Maundy Thursday came from.

I'm very sorry to hear that, Vaj. I am lifting you up as hard as I can.

Hi, InLove! It's great to see you here. wil, I have also wondered about all the points you bring up in your post. I've never read The Judas Papers - who is the author? But I would like to, again, stress the difference between something being composed and something being written down for...

Heh, no, I'd say scarlet is more the color of my personality...and my hair. :eek: I like this idea of yours - will we all get to see it when it's done?

No, they even said in the program that we have no way of knowing when it was composed, it's just that the copy they've found dates from around the 3rd century AD. It, like any of the 30-some gospels the program made reference to, may very well have existed as an oral tradition dating from not...

Maybe I need to get out more, but I'm really excited about watching it tonight! I've noticed that the Dutch NG and Discovery Channel air things much later than the American counterparts - I think it's cool that this is being shown on the same day on both sides of the Atlantic. Like I said...

China Cat, I don't think I've heard of The Cosmic Octave, but I have a book called The Third Ear by Joachim-Ernst Berendt in which he mentions the same thing. He uses the "day tone" (24 hours) and octavises (doubles) it, over and over, until he reaches the audible range. He gets a G (according...