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No, Occam's Razor is a basic scientific principle and it says: All things being equal, the simplest explanation tends to be the right one.
So what's more likely? That an all-powerful, mysterious God created the Universe, and decided not to give any proof of his existence?
Originally posted by star in a jar
Religious texts have been heavily edited throughout history to suit or justify a particular faith and should be considered worthless and tainted at this point.
There are no God's chosen peoples, and even the commandments (the 'final' version) were said to be significantly different than the one endorsed today.
Most people couldn't read more than one basic sentence even hundreds of years after the bible was written, and even some written languages at the time the bible was written was a trade secret among scribes, and even at that time people were considered literate if they could write their name.
seriously, who believes in that crap? i see the bible as nothing more of a biased historical record of a wanna-be people . [
I would appreciate it if you do not insult entire groups of people by claiming their lives are based on crap.
I feel I've been at the receiving side of a thousands of years old deception !
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This is why I am writing this thread.
Let me remind you of your OP.
I feel I've been at the receiving side of a thousands of years old deception !
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This is why I am writing this thread.
If somebody today, right now, says: Look, this ancient book of prophesy speaks of me! Me, ... I am the one to go back to this land and drive out the inhabitants and take the land. And we, today, people who don't make any such claim for ourselves (self confessed non-chosen) see what can only be described as an atrocity, done for the sake of such book, shouldn't we condemn such activity?
If there were no book, and a bunch of people from Europe and US got together and invaded another land, killing many people, driving millions into exile, declared themselves a country. This would not be tolerated for a moment. And yet, it's been going on for sixty some years. The expansion just keeps grinding away. With incentives and cash bribes offered for select people to immigrate and settle, gobbling up land and water.
Originally posted by raynemarina
if those people "are chosen" they must be chosen for something,
i'm the one to be taking offense for not being "the chosen"
seriously, who believes in that crap?
i see the bible as nothing more of a biased historical record of a wanna-be people
Originally posted by Sinter Klaas
I do agree with you. I also believe the bible is not to be ignored.
It's still full of wisdom and contains knowledge what shouldn't be possible for the writers to know at the time.I believe there is alot of truth to be around any ancient myth, saga or scripture.
2074 Zbuwluwn zeb-oo-loon' or Zbuluwn [zeb-oo-loon']; or Zbuwlun [zeb-oo-loon']; from 2082; habitation; Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe:--Zebulun.
Genesis 49:13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
Deuteronomy 33:18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
33:19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
Originally posted by Sinter Klaas
reply to post by Shane
I have thought about what you said about Zebulon.
And I think that if you look at it like that.
I've also got a question for you.
Are you from Greece maybe ? Muskokas sounds like it. ???
Well if so do you have orthodox christian roots ?
I have thought about what you said about Zebulon.
And I think that if you look at it like that.
This thread The Mark of the Beast is the Status Quo from ExPostFacto explains what I think it means.
It's becoming quite popular for people to try to identify themselves or their ethnic group as 'one of the lost tribes of Israel'. This seems very strange to me, since Christianity was supposed to be universal. So I asked myself 'Why would some one want to be part of an exclusive group.'