Such a golden Idol Molly - thank goodness we are allowed to smirk and you can laugh. I am less cynical on this than I may appear as we have to have some idea that we may be about something rather than the waste from some experiment washing down the drain.
On 26 Oct, 20:32, Doris Ragland <[email protected]> wrote: > No I am not new to Minds-Eye been posting for along time---But thank you for > the welcome--I like Minds-Eye because I have learn so much on this group--I > will not Add or take away from the Bible--- > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Manfraco Frank the Elder < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Doris! > > My guess is that you are new to 'Minds Eye', so, let me say welcome to > > you. > > Thanks for reading my post anyhow. Now, since you seem to agree with > > my beliefs, I would like to hear a bit more from you, just to see > > where our thoughts run in a parallel way? > > Send you my regards, Manfraco > > > On Oct 26, 3:17 am, Doris Ragland <[email protected]> wrote: > > > True > > > > On Oct 23, 3:02 pm, Manfraco Frank the Elder <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi allan and others! > > > > Allan, your post could be very interesting for me and I am going to > > > > follow it very closely, I know I am not very learned like some of you; > > > > but I have got my own ideas or religious beliefs which need to be > > > > tuned in before I can express them more openly. I am sure that if one > > > > takes away parts of the stories which only embellish the gospels it > > > > may have very different meanings; but you have to be very careful > > > > about that if you believe in anything at all; you see you have to defy > > > > your own religious beliefs and be strong enough to change the gospel. > > > > Please, read the very end of the Bible, where there is a sort of curse > > > > if anyone changes anything. Are you willing to chance that? > > > > Send you all my regards > > > > Manfraco > > > > > On Oct 24, 4:57 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I have often wondered what the new testament of the bible would be > > like if > > > > > you removed the parts that are in reality are made up short stories > > used to > > > > > sell a bill of goods. An example(s) being the nativity stories, the > > > > > resurrection (misunderstood,) the writings of Saul Of Tarsus the > > book of > > > > > revelations. to name a few > > > > > > I wonder if a book (it would probably be very short) getting rid of > > the > > > > > exact interpretation but rather trying to expressed express the ideas > > that > > > > > Jesus the man best wanted to express. I look at our group and the > > atheists > > > > > and agnostics have a very valuable role in working out that validity > > of what > > > > > is being said. There is a definite need to counter balance my own > > beliefs > > > > > and those of other fanatics. > > > > > > To tell the truth this would be a total dream for me. There is an > > event > > > > > astronomically that can be dated like a total solar eclipse over > > Jerusalem > > > > > in 33 CE. I do know that there are religious fanatics in the > > Philippines > > > > > that are crucified (literally) and they regularly survive it. I think > > these > > > > > things need to be taken into account, from what I understand it > > actually > > > > > takes several days to die that way. > > > > > > Here I have to admit I am jealous of the sheer enlightenment of > > spiritual > > > > > knowledge Francis and other members of this group possess. I am > > hoping they > > > > > will take to this idea. > > > > > Allan > > > > > > ( > > > > > ) > > > > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
