RE: Christians: Please Explain
December 8, 2015 at 2:51 am
(This post was last modified: December 8, 2015 at 2:56 am by Aractus.)
(December 8, 2015 at 12:44 am)Minimalist Wrote: Either something existed or not. There is no half-measure there.
Well it did exist.
(December 8, 2015 at 12:44 am)Minimalist Wrote: The whole question of just how "jewish" was Galilee in the first century needs to be factored in.
No it doesn't, what kind of bullshit is that? People who are indigenous to the land always feel a connection to it, and that's something we've learned pretty conclusively over the last few decades. Let's put it this way: just because "Australia" and its constitute states and territories exist doesn't mean that the Indigenous boundaries don't exist. Yes the Romans occupied and controlled the land, but just as "Israel" today, the indigenous people of the land feel that it is theirs and have their own territories.
(December 8, 2015 at 12:47 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: That's a good question, Aractus. I'm not well versed on the bible (as is unfortunately typical for Catholics), but I'm curious to know the answer to this as well. I'm going to message Drich and see if he can answer this for us.
Good luck, he's pretty clueless. I've never seen him once mention scholarship and point us to peer-review in his arguments.
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
