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[Chili]

As someone who has a deep respect for the Scholastic tradition, I must say that I am not following Chili. I will however note that the proof of Aquinas remains untouched.

Plato did not inspire the NT Scriptures; however neo-Platonic thought has certainly influenced Christian theology.

That may not be a direct inspiration, but if you can read Plato the scriptures are easy. I am sure that his Cave is where Limbo is at and from there the shepherds are good news while in a state of sin that he called oblivion.

Original sin is his absence of glow while in oblivion, and that makes known the Being in being and so halo's are for the Saints only and that very well means heaven on earth was outside the Cave.

First cause simply is truth being prior to us wherefore chaos was prior to order, and light was needed to see without looking, and then water gathered in pools as knowledge retained to give us dry land to walk on long before the light of common day was created to so we can see while in the state of oblivion. So there is no history in Gen.1, 2 and 3.

None of this matters, but it does mean that there was no historical Jesus as presented while the story is a true account in which the difference between what we call heaven and hell on earth is made known. As I see it the time was right to set this difference apart in the 4 gospels and called it the NT to include the caution as presented. To be sure, if there was a historical Jesus how can he go to hell in Matthew and Mark and to heaven in Luke and in John.

I should maybe add that we are talking about metamorphosis here and that is native to all animals including man.