RE: What's not to love?
April 26, 2012 at 9:33 am
(This post was last modified: April 26, 2012 at 9:37 am by radorth.)
(April 26, 2012 at 2:15 am)Minimalist Wrote: The most important of the three were the Pharisees because they are the spiritual fathers of modern Judaism. Their main distinguishing characteristic was a belief in an Oral Law that God gave to Moses at Sinai along with the Torah. The Torah or Written Law was akin to the U.S. Constitution in the sense that it set down a series of laws that were open to interpretation. The Pharisees believed that God also gave Moses the knowledge of what these laws meant and how they should be applied. This oral tradition was codified and written down roughly three centuries later in what is known as the Talmud.
The Pharisees also maintained that an afterlife existed and that God punished the wicked and rewarded the righteous in the world to come. They also believed in a messiah who would herald an era of world peace.
Which has almost nothing to do with anything, but it appears you have no problem being in their company. You seem incredibly anxious to vindicate anyone who was opposed to Jesus, even though he didn't exist.
You should have a chat with tearlgrayshot. He isn't convinced the Pharisees existed, since the New Testament mentions them.
I'm having way too much fun with you guys.
(April 26, 2012 at 9:29 am)Rhythm Wrote: Imagining what Ghandi"s ghost may or may not be doing are we? LOL, I have a couple of toddlers that have a firmer grasp of reality Rad.
Foolish, cynical, and shallow-hearted, probably not. I just don't like the kool-aid you're offering. Asshat.
No I'm just offering the rationale of John Locke. You know, the deist who we just learned was a fundy at heart? (According to your standards, not mine)
