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I think...
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Watson Wrote:But basically what God was 'saying' through Jesus is "I'm not too high and mighty to join my creations and walk among them." Basically, even if the entire story of Jesus was fabricated, it's still one big demonstration of how God works, on a more grandiose scale than the other stories in the Bible. Jesus, the man, was basically walking among us to show that we could live in peace, love, and harmony if only we put the effort in to do so.

Perhaps you are right... but if you were then would it not be likely that the entire bible is fabrication designed only for his entertainment and intrigue, and that we have ceased to interest him for a rather long time indeed?

What I mean is this:

Wikipedia Wrote:A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars and stellar remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and an important but poorly understood component tentatively dubbed dark matter.[1][2] The name is from the Greek root galaxias [γαλαξίας], meaning "milky," a reference to the Milky Way galaxy. Typical galaxies range from dwarfs with as few as ten million[3] (107) stars up to giants with one trillion[4] (1012) stars, all orbiting the galaxy's center of mass. Galaxies can also contain many multiple star systems, star clusters, and various interstellar clouds. The Sun is one of the stars in the Milky Way galaxy; the Solar System includes the Earth and all the other objects that orbit the Sun.

Wiipedia Wrote:There are probably more than 170 billion (1.7 × 1011) galaxies in the observable universe.

Forgive me if I cannot see any reason whatsoever for "God" to have held more than a cursory interest in us. There might even be multiple universes, and who knows how many more galaxies that would add up to?

The Christians don't even hold a consensus with each other as to what "God's" interest in us was/is for... why would I want to waste my time reading a book that holds not even a superficial interest to me? I don't believe 'God' even exists... and he is certainly too high and mighty to present himself to the world (although it would likely take a great deal more for me to think of him as a god, granted).

Edit: it's just wiki, but here's the link anyway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
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I think... - by Watson - February 14, 2010 at 2:17 pm
RE: I think... - by Purple Rabbit - February 14, 2010 at 2:36 pm
RE: I think... - by Xyster - February 15, 2010 at 3:04 am
RE: I think... - by Purple Rabbit - February 15, 2010 at 12:30 pm
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 14, 2010 at 2:40 pm
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 14, 2010 at 2:44 pm
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 14, 2010 at 2:52 pm
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 14, 2010 at 2:54 pm
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RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 14, 2010 at 3:04 pm
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 14, 2010 at 3:25 pm
RE: I think... - by Zen Badger - February 15, 2010 at 6:27 am
RE: I think... - by Purple Rabbit - February 14, 2010 at 3:58 pm
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 14, 2010 at 4:01 pm
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RE: I think... - by padraic - February 14, 2010 at 9:07 pm
RE: I think... - by LEDO - February 14, 2010 at 9:51 pm
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 14, 2010 at 10:23 pm
RE: I think... - by tavarish - February 14, 2010 at 10:41 pm
RE: I think... - by padraic - February 15, 2010 at 3:53 am
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 15, 2010 at 11:57 am
RE: I think... - by LEDO - February 15, 2010 at 9:48 pm
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 15, 2010 at 10:20 pm
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 15, 2010 at 10:32 pm
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 15, 2010 at 10:36 pm
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 15, 2010 at 10:59 pm
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 15, 2010 at 11:01 pm
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 15, 2010 at 11:02 pm
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 15, 2010 at 11:03 pm
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 15, 2010 at 11:13 pm
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 15, 2010 at 11:23 pm
RE: I think... - by padraic - February 16, 2010 at 2:16 am
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 16, 2010 at 12:26 am
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 16, 2010 at 12:30 am
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 16, 2010 at 12:32 am
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 16, 2010 at 12:33 am
RE: I think... - by Xyster - February 16, 2010 at 12:36 am
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 16, 2010 at 12:40 am
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 16, 2010 at 2:20 am
RE: I think... - by padraic - February 16, 2010 at 3:33 am
RE: I think... - by Watson - February 16, 2010 at 1:59 pm
RE: I think... - by Purple Rabbit - February 16, 2010 at 2:42 pm
RE: I think... - by downbeatplumb - February 16, 2010 at 3:09 pm
RE: I think... - by Purple Rabbit - February 16, 2010 at 3:31 pm
RE: I think... - by Minimalist - February 16, 2010 at 1:21 pm



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