RE: Atheism
July 4, 2018 at 12:33 pm
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2018 at 12:40 pm by Succubus.)
(July 4, 2018 at 8:32 am)SteveII Wrote: ...1. Picture the world of the first/second/third centuries. Christianity was spreading across the Roman empire to India...
India? That wouldn't Thomas would it?
Quote:Acts of Thomas
The main source is the apocryphal Acts of Thomas, sometimes called by its full name The Acts of Judas Thomas, written circa 180–230 AD/CE,[51][52] These are generally regarded by various Christian religions as apocryphal, or even heretical. The two centuries that lapsed between the life of the apostle and the recording of this work cast doubt on their authenticity.
No, wait. He was in Paraguay at the time.
Quote:Ancient oral tradition retained by the Guaraní tribes of Paraguay claims that Tomé Marangatu (The Good Thomas) or Paí Thome (Father Thomas), one of the twelve apostles, lived among the natives preaching the Gospel and doing miracles in the name of Jesus Christ. According to the Austrian missionary and writer, F.J. Martin Dobrizhoffer, who spoke with the warlord of the tribe:
(July 4, 2018 at 8:59 am)SteveII Wrote: ...3. Personal miracles (private, specific events that seemed to have a purpose against all odds)...
Name one that has been verified by a body outside of religious institutions.
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.