The wider the view, the more one can know...good for you Allen!
On Apr 28, 2:55 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote:
> I understand your comments, and a lot of what I said is just where I am
> today. I have gotten into trying to read what is said about concepts and
> understanding of God not the rules and regulations of man.
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> My personal direct interactions with God as I understand him have always
> been of very very short duration. and actually little said.
>
> Now from viewing it from personal experience the question that forms in my
> mind what was actually said and what was added or commentary ,, it was
> a jewish rabbi that brought my attention to viewing the what I know as the
> old testament as commentary..
>
> The rabbi really started me looking at things from different angles
> Allan
>
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:13 AM, ornamentalmind
> <[email protected]>wrote:
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> > “…Judaism well though parts of it are very interesting. Personally i
> > feel it is massive amounts of commentary, alot of it leaves me
> > wondering how much is true and how much is propaganda. Sorry it is a
> > phase I am in right now no offense ment…” – iam
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> > “…Now christianity I was raised with so it is the foundation of my
> > beliefs, I like the teachings of Jesus the man very much, it is his
> > teaching I follow guiding my spiritual quest…” – iam
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> > Of course all of this is easily debatable…however, rather than doing
> > so, I will ask why the sacred book of the Jews comprises the vast
> > majority of the first part of the Christian bible? Would this not
> > imply a commonality? Yes, I know, new covenants and all…however, IF
> > you, as you say, like the teachings of JC (nothing extant, btw), why
> > even carry around the Pentateuch? (Torah) …in particular, Bereshit,
> > Shemot, Vayiqra, Bemidbar, and Debarim? I'm real ignorant
> > here...sorry.
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> > “…the commentary of men that followed are and can be something else.”
> > – iam
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> > Here we agree fully iam.
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> > On Apr 27, 2:25 pm, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Interesting question.. I think they all play an important role kind of a
> > > evolutionary progression. now in my opinion I think that each belief was
> > of
> > > good foundation,, then men got involved and distorted the heck out of the
> > > original teachings.. that is where it seems the problems begin people who
> > > put and distort the original teaching for their own purpose, and there
> > has
> > > been a lot of that through time. most of it self serving, which is very
> > sad.
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> > > I think the Hindu beliefs we are luck to have but that is because of
> > their
> > > ability to record their beliefs and the desire record them..
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> > > Buddhism and the quest for enlightenment fascinating and a goal to
> > achieve.
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> > > Judaism well though parts of it are very interesting. Personally i feel
> > it
> > > is massive amounts of commentary, alot of it leaves me wondering how much
> > is
> > > true and how much is propaganda. Sorry it is a phase I am in right now
> > no
> > > offense ment.
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> > > Islam ,, well it is the one I do not understand and the truth is when I
> > try
> > > to read it I get confused, but and this is a big but,, I as a hole like
> > he
> > > Muslims that i have met and grown to know and I admire them, the
> > teachers I
> > > read about in the news well they are a different story. Just how people
> > can
> > > turn out so nice with the radical leadership that appears to b self
> > > serving, is beyond me.
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> > > Now christianity I was raised with so it is the foundation of my beliefs,
> > I
> > > like the teachings of Jesus the man very much, it is his teaching I
> > follow
> > > guiding my spiritual quest.. Now the evolution of beliefs take over I
> > think
> > > christianity to day is selling a bill of goods.. though the foundation
> > that
> > > Jesus set forth is some thing else.. the commentary of men that followed
> > > are and can be something else..
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> > > need to go to sleep busy day tomarrow
> > > Allan
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> > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > Have the five major religions of the world positively or negatively
> > > > emphasized the development of early civilizations? If so, which one
> > > > do you believe was the most significant? Was religion necessary
> > > > altogether? Could the world have survived civilly without it's
> > > > conduct? I can't wait to see your answers. Sorry woke up highly
> > > > analytical today, one of those lava lamps moments. Totally
> > > > psychedelic.
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> > > I_D Allan
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