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reactionary behavior by the insects poring out from under the kicked log entertaining,
Originally posted by skyshow
reply to post by EarthDweller
Yes, when discussing this particular deity philosophically, of course, and in context with such a subjective area long in opinion and short in fact, it's difficult for someone trying to be honest with the material not to. What, you don't think parts of the religious texts aren't being abstract? This isn't the last judgment, It's ATS and a thread on why Jehovah is an evil god, and yes I find the constant drivel and reactionary behavior by the insects poring out from under the kicked log entertaining, albeit predictable and not all that surprising. Occasionally someone will say something that takes the boredom away, and during the slow parts there's always the concession stand...I'll take a large buttered popcorn and a medium soda please!
Hah! Oh well, i don't really understand who the insects be in this case, though i'll admit to beeing amused by the analogy. I actually DO believe MOST of the texts to be "abstract" or matephorical in nature. Actually i think that believing that the whole of the bible is a factual coherent "story" constitutes a problem, as seen with some fundamentalist rants. God, however, either is or he is not. The image one personally projects on God though would be abstract to say the least. And ok, thisis the OT GOd we are talking about, yes, kind of forgot that. Sometimes i prefer looking upon "him" as some "lord" of more wordly origin...
[edit on 22-1-2008 by skyshow]
[edit on 22-1-2008 by skyshow]
okay, his reference to neandethral is incorrect, i believe. i don't think we were even on this planet in the creation of man scenario. it says in the sumerian texts, when enki found us, we were running around sans clothing, drinking out of the rivers like animals, and animals were apparently not afraid of us. he decides to upgrade us, not because we are neandethrals (i think those are descendants of the reptilians, not homo sapians).
Originally posted by EarthDweller
Now you say that Enki found us in the wilderness, like he found other beasts (i believe he hunted birds and did some fishing, right?) First - was Enki not aware of "protoman" when he arrived with his brother on Earth? Was Enki a cast down angel/demon? Did he ascribe any devine creativity to protoman? You say he only taught us, that must mean that we had the innate capability of reason even as protoman.
what do you mean by the reptilian part?
Was Enki religious, or was Enki divine in your opinion? Anu, the father, what part do you assign him? Yahwhe?
Also, i'm sorry about my last post's format issues... I dunno what the hell went wrong, i'm a lamer...