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Just a friendly reminder this is the Baha'i section where people are to discuss - not simply dismiss - issues relating to the Baha'i faith. :)

Let's try and not get personal in this thread (or elsewhere on the boards), please, thank you. :)

It's a reputable website, and you flagged an ad tracking cookie, nothing more. :)

Just to comment that we have a volunteer team here, so any post deletions need to be justified - ie, are offensive or otherwise fall foul of the Code of Conduct, or else are clearly an error such as a duplicate post. We're not going to clean up posts that people have found that might be out of...

I have to admit, I tend to take these reports with a pinch of salt, but I thought the story may or may not be of interest to at least some Christians, so here goes: https://phys.org/news/2024-11-jesus-miraculous-fish-explanation.html tl:dr - The study claims Jesus was preaching at the same...

It's simply due to the way the permissions/promotions system works on the site - when I originally ran the site I set up a usergroup called "Site Staff" for all moderators, but afterwards I don't think it was used, and mods were simply set up as mods without it. The result is that there are two...

Apologies for anyone who got a message saying their posts had been removed from the suicide research thread - I had only intended that message for one particularly insensitive member whose messages I sought to remove, but I also had to remove some replies quoting them and forgot they would also...

Sorry to hear that - we do try and ensure it's a safe and moderated place for interfaith discussion, but things always get past us. If any member has any problem with a post, please do use the "Report post" link at the bottom left of every message, in order to immediately alert the mods of a...

It's okay, I'm not looking for answers as much as musing aloud. :) I got that perspective from an NDE when I was 18. Interesting to see the concept has long been a discussion point. Something for me to look into. :)

I agree. It's unfortunate someone decided to troll this thread, so I've removed a few posts which were a back and forth arguing with, discussing and quoting the poster and their intentions. That way we can get back to a more settled and interfaith discussion. :)

Btw, I've mentioned an analogy before of how if God is like an ocean, then each of us are like cups of that water, held apart from God by the physical vessel - but that when we die the vessel breaks and that water returns to God. There is also an argument that time does not exist, and that...

It still is - nothing wrong with bring up old discussions. I'm sure there is still plenty of life left in them. After all, not much has changed theologically or spiritually in the past couple of decades, and the UFO's haven't landed, so all is good for continuing on where we left off. :)

Does anyone have any recommended resources on how to meditate for beginners? Meaning, I can search for online guides and videos myself - but I would like to know if anyone here meditates and if so if they have any resources they've used that they would recommend?

Ok, I think we got the message earlier - there's disagreement how exactly someone might be taken off a cross. However, the discussion is running in circles now and therefore run its course, but is getting nasty with comments such as this: In which case, thread closed.

Just to let everyone know that I've just activated a couple of the default reactions that come with the forum software - we now have wow, sad, and angry reactions. :) Not a big change, but I did notice their absence and seemed harmless enough. No plans to activate the dislike button, though. :)

It's interesting but appears dependent on an awful lot of speculation, specifically trying to force details into prehistory such as ascribing PIE language roots to Mesolithic peoples existing thousands of years previously. I don't know of any serious research that would argue for that because of...

I have read quite a lot about PIE, and I have never seen any suggestion that it dates before around 4,000 BC. Though a quick look at Wikipedia suggests there is a discredited Hindu nationalist claim that might be your source.

Btw, our Jewish members are welcome to give their personal perspectives. :) I'm especially interested in: 1. Is the Garden real or allegorical? 2. What was the serpent? 3. What is the importance of both the Tree of Life and Tree of Knowledge

I just thought I'd ask - the Garden of Eden section of Genesis is commonly discussed among Christians/non-Christians, but I would be curious to know any Jewish perspectives on this - especially about the Tree of Life and the serpent. From past experience, I expect there are a fair number of...