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Won't help. People WANT to believe that a fiery hell awaits...other people. Watch the Twilight Zone Episode called "Four O'Clock" someday. Those people always remind me of that show, and it cracks me up.
Basically this guy is telling everyone that he found a way to make it so that at 4 o'clock on a certain day, all the evil people will become 2 feet tall. He is anticipating this with glee, even telling his parrot, who keeps asking for and getting treats.
Four o'clock comes, and the parrot asks for a treat, and the man can't reach him.
All while lacking the understanding that the evil it takes to find joy and comfort in such a notion is positively repellent!
While the story of the persecution and execution of a Rabbi named Jesus (or at least something similar in the local language) is a great story. I have always been skeptical of its veracity for one simple reason. There is/was no body. Habeas corpus, give me the body. No body, no state execution. No state execution, no crucifixion. No crucifixion, no base for one of the most effective money and wealth diverting scams of all time. Same thought line applies to Riding to heaven on a white Stallion from the Holy Mountain.
While the story of the persecution and execution of a Rabbi named Jesus (or at least something similar in the local language) is a great story. I have always been skeptical of its veracity for one simple reason. There is/was no body. Habeas corpus, give me the body. No body, no state execution. No state execution, no crucifixion. No crucifixion, no base for one of the most effective money and wealth diverting scams of all time. Same thought line applies to Riding to heaven on a white Stallion from the Holy Mountain.
Reports from Pontius Pilate, the governor of Jerusalem, mentioned Jesus' execution. Since he was reporting to his boss the Emperor as a Roman citizen, there was no reason for Pilate to lie. He had the full power of the Roman Empire to support him, and used it later when he ordered the burning of the Temple Mount.
I don't know if they still exist, but they certainly did in the early Middle Ages, when most of the Catholic church finally settled it's heretical disputes. They're all likely squirreled away in some vault in the Vatican right now.
Mohammed acknowledged Jesus' existence. In Islam, Jesus is one of the prophets, that, like the other Hebrews who came before him, form the foundation for the Muslim belief in only one all-pwoerful eternal God. The notion of many Gods, each with limits, was a lot more common 2000 years ago than it is now.
Your problem is not with the crucifixion; it's with the resurrection. That's the same problem the Jews and Muslims have with Christianity. The historical facts his His existence are plentiful.
If my memory serves me right, I do recall that you were a graduate of AZU in a humanities-based degree program, yeah? The reference to the coursework was a bit of satire on the old conservative wailings against "worthless" humanities degrees being easy junk.
A bit of dry humor at how some conservatives denigrate humanities degrees until one of their own has one.
Psh. Nah. Dual Bachelor's in CompSci and Business Admin into a Master's in Business Admin.
No joke, none of it was actually difficult in the slightest. Time-consuming, yeah. But definitely not difficult. Honestly wouldn't doubt that a Humanities degree would be harder. My coursework was just numbers, numbers, and more numbers.
Also...
*some girl
Which part? The part where he had a complete meltdown over a bade grade and wrote an essay of an email making legal threats? 'Cause that was true.
It makes no sense to a Christian who knows what God has said and done.
No, its a great quote for all because of none of us knows for sure what awaits us in the afterlife. As a matter of fact, that is why Christian churches teach belief and faith instead of fact. We must have belief and faith in what will happen in absence of fact.
The Bible was here on earth when you were born and it will still be here when you're dead and gone. Will you people ever learn?
MANY religions were here on earth, along with their religious texts, when I was born and will still be here when I'm dead and gone. Will you people ever learn?
No, its a great quote for all because of none of us knows for sure what awaits us in the afterlife. As a matter of fact, that is why Christian churches teach belief and faith instead of fact. We must have belief and faith in what will happen in absence of fact.
Belief/faith are not something that can be taught, nor can they be "learned". "Believe" is an action word, as is the word "love", and one needs choose to act on it and live it out. Jesus said, "believe" -- that is, embrace and accept.
One can learn *about* belief and faith, but one cannot be "taught faith".
Do you have faith?
Just curious. You don't need to answer that if you don't wish to.
He wasn't crucified. There's no record of it anywhere.
Jesus.. or the student?
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