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Hmmm, that says it all, really. If you believe Adam and Eve were literally real people then anything is possible as far as manipulation is concerned so I wouldn't need any agenda at all.
I'm actually concerned with facts as opposed to tripe, sorry.
but the empty vessel of the visitation itself allowed it to have many meanings imposed upon it which, to my mind, is more in keeping with a deeper psychological occurance that any specific religious one.
Originally posted by easynow
well since you and nobody thats alive today can bear witness to the claims that Adam and Eve were not real people, i would find any conclusive opinions unfounded and an attempt to rationalize ones own beliefs.
Adam And Eve maybe a metaphor and i think most Christians are aware that there is more to the story.
The one thing we should all be able to agree on is that the original descriptions are what we should be examining, not the later Jesuit inspired statements that Lucia began to give out for years while she was in a convent.
However, the claims within the Bible that we can test today have been proven invariably wrong. It's not a stretch, from that perspective, not to give much credence to any of the other claims.
It's up to each person's own interpretation or beliefs. I don't understand how some people can't see how dangerous this is.
Surely if we're ever going to understand the phenomena, I doubt it will be through religion.
Originally posted by easynow
so because you feel that there maybe some discrepancies in the Bible it is a justifiable reason to dismiss the entire Book ?
it maybe my viewpoint and all ...but that to me is... illogical
but the answers to the UFO/Aliens questions may be related to God and to rule it out gets you right into that trap i was talking about in the beginning of this post.....
I didn't dismiss the entire book, I said it's highly probable that all the other claims as false as well, since the ones man has been able to test have been proven false.
I'm sorry that this is illogical to you, because my statement is merely based on well.. logic.
You make the assumption that what's in the Bible, and/or other religious books, is the word of God. Which clearly, it isn't.
it is not the word of God
Considering that most people in Portugal are Christians, more so on rural areas like Fátima, I would not be surprised if the original interpretation from Lucia was of a religious apparition, even if that was not the case.
Originally posted by easynow
she was reporting that the Blessed Mother was appearing to her before anything was censored or converted.
Where did you got that information?
Originally posted by irishdave
Another interesting point and one that is barely commented upon is the fact that the word 'Rosary' also means capela (chapel) in Portugese, chapel in this instance having no particular Christian reference rather a broader definition meaning sacred place.