Real wisdom from an imaginary being

[jcd11235 0]

"If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people." -Gregory House, M.D.

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Just to be clear, that was probably written by a group of people sitting in a room. Imaginary characters don't actually speak. Humans write all of their material.

There may be an analogous point here I'm trying to make.

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[Andy9o8 2]

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

-Theodore Sorenson

[Coreece 190]

Christ condemned religion...it's about time you people get a clue.

Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are...

[Coreece 190]

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There may be an analogous point here I'm trying to make.

Love it!

I adore ambiguous shit like this...did I ever tell you that I'm a writer?

Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are...

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I adore ambiguous shit like this...did I ever tell you that I'm a writer?

If you thought that was ambiguous, then, while you may have been some sort of a writer, you're a pretty piss poor reader.

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[winsor 236]

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Christ condemned religion...it's about time you people get a clue.

Everything you attribute to "Christ" was penned by ghost writers who were unknown to him, and their work unauthorized by him. Their work was entirely without original source material.

If one was provided with such a slapdash account of anything that was accorded barest modicum of skepticism, it would and should be rejected out of hand.

When people desperately want to believe things, they fail to note patent falsehood. The Book of Mormon, for example, is one verifiable falsehood after another, but suspension of disbelief has it as the epicenter of a very successful cult. Same goes for Scientology, Christianity and Islam.

What Jesus did or did not do, and did or did not say, has very little - if anything - to do with what is written about the subject. The record is garbled, contradictory and entirely suspect, and the various authors all had massive conflicts of interest.

You then wave a magic wand over all this cobbled-together dreck and claim that by a "miracle" it has all become "the truth" (tm).

Whatever.

[RonD1120 62]

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Christ condemned religion...it's about time you people get a clue.

I spent most of my time in 2009 and 10 trying to explain the difference between religion and spiritual relationship here in the SC. I gave up. There are only a few of us that get it. The rest just want to provide cute, witty, meaningless comebacks.

That realization brought me to the conclusion that SC is a cyberspace encounter group without the understanding of the rules for an actual encounter group.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

[Skyrad 0]

'I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.' --
G W Bush

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[tkhayes 348]

if you are the only one who 'gets it', then perhaps there is nothing to 'get' and it is all in your head.

[Marinus 0]

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There are only a few of us that get it.

“The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost their power of reasoning”

-Voltaire-

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The rest just want to provide cute, witty, meaningless comebacks.

That's more than the incoherrent nonsense that you usually spout actually deserves. But, you know, it's fun to, well, poke fun at you.

[maadmax 0]

What Jesus did or did not do, and did or did not say, has very little - if anything - to do with what is written about the subject. The record is garbled, contradictory and entirely suspect, and the various authors all had massive conflicts of interest.

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What Jesus did or did not do, and did or did not say, has very little - if anything - to do with what is written about the subject. The record is garbled, contradictory and entirely suspect, and the various authors all had massive conflicts of interest.

It may appear that way to some, but the real message of the Bible is best read from the lives it has transformed from evil into a force for good.
All else is just a bunch of words on a page.

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Everything you attribute to "Christ" was penned by ghost writers who were unknown to him...

Would that make him a holy ghost writer?

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[oldwomanc6 60]

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Everything you attribute to "Christ" was penned by ghost writers who were unknown to him...

Would that make him a holy ghost writer?

The entire Bible is.

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[RonD1120 62]

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Everything you attribute to "Christ" was penned by ghost writers who were unknown to him...

Would that make him a holy ghost writer?

Those that know Christ know that Christ knows them.

II Timothy 3:
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

I realize this means nothing to you. However, a lurker may benefit.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

[jakee 1,594]

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What Jesus did or did not do, and did or did not say, has very little - if anything - to do with what is written about the subject. The record is garbled, contradictory and entirely suspect, and the various authors all had massive conflicts of interest.

It may appear that way to some, but the real message of the Bible is best read from the lives it has transformed from evil into a force for good.
All else is just a bunch of words on a page.

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Would that make him a holy ghost writer?

Personally I think holy jokes about Jesus are a bit insensitive....

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Everything you attribute to "Christ" was penned by ghost writers who were unknown to him...

Would that make him a holy ghost writer?

Those that know Christ know that Christ knows them.

II Timothy 3:
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

I realize this means nothing to you. However, a lurker may benefit.

Meh, so many people over the course of time have claimed to be inspired by god to start some new organization, way of life, religion, etc. Funny enough, the 'inspiration' is always in line with their own personal agendas.

The world would be a better place if we all just treated each other well as humans instead of fighting over trivialities of religion invented by man.

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

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And what about the people who's good intentions it has turned to evil?

I'm surprised the bible inspires anyone at all. It's the third most boring book I ever read (it come right after Mein Kampf and the quran, apparently totalitarian ideologies all have boring books at their base)

[maadmax 0]

The usual gibberish, coming and going.

[maadmax 0]

And what about the people who's good intentions it has turned to evil?

[billvon 3,110]

>It may appear that way to some, but the real message of the Bible is best read
>from the lives it has transformed from evil into a force for good.

Agreed. It is not the words; it is the message that helps people transform their lives. (True for many works, not just the Bible.) That's one of the reasons I think quibbles over the factual accuracy of the Bible miss the point. It's not the historical accuracy that matters.

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The usual gibberish, coming and going.

It must be nice to live in such a simplified world. I just have trouble shutting my eyes and plugging my ears that tightly.

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It must be nice to live in such a simplified world. I just have trouble shutting my eyes and plugging my ears that tightly.

You make the classic mistake of thinking that non-believers never ever have taken the time to study religion. The fact that we reject it, doesn't mean we are ignorant about it or don't understand it.