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Wil said "Fact is, it don't matter if all of it is made up rubbish to me, it is the stories that carry the import." Yes I understand. There are others though, like Thomas, who do believe that (at least) the New Testament actually happened in our shared reality. I'm a little vague on where...

Hey Nick. Technically I guess I could have said I was Catholic at that mass. I was born Catholic (Italian father, non-Italian mother). Was baptized, etc. Got as far as my first holy communion before my parents got disgusted enough with the church to opt out for a secular life. Once a Catholic...

Nick. Thanks for the Theosophy info. I keep meaning to delve more into this philosophy! There is a lot to it that I find, if not exactly, closely corresponding to my beliefs. For example what you call the 'astral' body I would refer to as the energetic body. I.E. that part of us is pure energy...

No. I am not saying whether the Bible should be considered as fact or myth. Either one is fine by me. What I am saying that one cannot accept that the Bible is historically accurate just because a few sites have been uncovered that have links to portions of the Bible. One cannot use historical...

Thomas, methinks you are overstating your case. Yes there are historical facts to back up some stories in the Bible; and there have been some archaeological discoveries that back up certain biblical events as well. That in and of itself does not follow that the rest of the Bible is also...

Hmmm. The only thread I cannot open is the one I mentioned (which will still not open). Everything else seems to be working fine for me. That is the error message I got as well Dan; curious why some are having more trouble than others. Hopefully our kind and benevolent creator will come along...

Hi, Wassup with not being able to open the thread 'What makes you think you are right about belief?' in the Belief & Spirituality section? Have tried for two days now and keep getting a database error. This is a conspiracy ain't it. The whole thing just stinks of conspiracy!

Senthil said "As for the Sivalingam, it encompasses another myth. It's not a phallic symbol at all, but just a mark, a place. Not well defined, it represents the Absolute, the formless form, so to speak. How the other interpretation ever came to be is beyond my knowledge, but it's certainly not...

If mankind was made in God's image it does follow that he looks like a man. Or a woman.

The more I ponder this topic, the more I perceive that anyone who believes they have THE answer is either a person of transcendental wisdom. Or they are deluding both others and themselves. Gods, afterlives, Heavens, Hells, reincarnations, none-of-the-above, if people are going to be completely...

An interesting theory indeed! Definitely resolves some issues of current cosmological thinking without resorting to invisible substances! There is one issue for me that stands out as a problem. This line: Basically, as the universe expands, time is converted into space, and mass is converted...

That's actually two words. I know. Picky, picky, picky. Unfortunately I agree with you. Wil, I agree with you as well that religious teachings are the words of humans. Most religious folk would not agree with us, however. And if people believe these words are from Gods, they have the highest...

Perhaps. According to a whole lot of people, including many on this site, religion rises above all other human endeavors because religions are the teachings of God(s). Every other human endeavor is based on human teachings. So human philosophical teachings, like Mao's Little Red Book, or racial...

No. No more needed. I most definitively got your idea.

This is not a proof of anything Shib. And you stubbornly continue to insist that matter cannot cause itself to exist, despite given theories how matter might (and I do say might) did indeed cause itself to exist. But a God can cause itself to exist; you are okay with that. In both cases...

Quote Shibolet: Tell me something GK, how about yourself, haven't you also made up your mind about your atheist faith? There is no such thing as an ‘atheist faith’. And why do you assume I am an atheist in the first place? I am a Deist. Thank you very much! Quote Shibolet: Are you able to...

Is it possible to ever rid religion of the fundamentalist extremists who take the teachings of a supposedly loving God and distort it into hatred of everything their narrow minds find objectionable? Or is fundamental extremism always going to be a part of religions. Westboro Baptist Church...

Now that sounds more like the Wil I know! Thanks for the link to the MBD, too. Absolutely wonderful site I will be referring to from now on.

I see Jesus as my pre-eminent teacher...at this moment. Fascinating comment Wil. From your posts I never would have thought you were a one teacher kind of guy. I wish Thomas were not on sabbatical at this time. It would be interesting to hear his thoughts on your statement!

There can be no proof of God(s). You know that Aup. Otherwise I believe the entire point of the man's message was that when the creator created everything there were no variants of who it was. All the creators that we have established since then have been human constructs.