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Philemon · 05-04-2009, 06:44 PM

Neo1234,

You should read some of Judge's posts about the EGO.

My concern is that your tone is over-declaritive to the point that, while you may be making a valuable point, you distract reader's from that point by "hammering it home."

I was interested that you said, "even if you don't believe, it will work." AT that point, I actually considered the idea. But you quickly destroyed that possibility when you showed that YOU believe (apparently fully) in the teachings of the Bible. To you the Bible is an original source of spiritual truth, reconciliation, motivation, salvation, or whatever you want to call it.

JSB gave you some interesting knowledge about the origins (epistemology) of "Jesus," which by doing so alluded to, but didn't discuss, the wide range of spiritual MYTHS, which eventually gave rise to the MYTH known as Christianity. It's perfectly okay to believe in God, Jesus, the bible--what you implied by saying that only the word "JESUS" can work implies the extremist, and unfortunately stereotypical view by many Christians that THEIR answer is the only answer.

So you didn't say you had all the answers, but it sure did seem that way before your later posts.

I tell you my interpretation of this thread and this matter because I think you may have something valuable to offer people, but you might consider revising your approach so you don't deter a wider audience--an audience which might have a thing or two to share with you as well.

We should work toward a way to thrive on our differing perspectives instead of using them to create isolation or an idealistic (opinion) of a moral stance we hold. This is the function of a "forum."

05-04-2009, 06:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
Philemon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: ohio Posts: 345	Observing the thread Neo1234, You should read some of Judge's posts about the EGO. My concern is that your tone is over-declaritive to the point that, while you may be making a valuable point, you distract reader's from that point by "hammering it home." I was interested that you said, "even if you don't believe, it will work." AT that point, I actually considered the idea. But you quickly destroyed that possibility when you showed that YOU believe (apparently fully) in the teachings of the Bible. To you the Bible is an original source of spiritual truth, reconciliation, motivation, salvation, or whatever you want to call it. JSB gave you some interesting knowledge about the origins (epistemology) of "Jesus," which by doing so alluded to, but didn't discuss, the wide range of spiritual MYTHS, which eventually gave rise to the MYTH known as Christianity. It's perfectly okay to believe in God, Jesus, the bible--what you implied by saying that only the word "JESUS" can work implies the extremist, and unfortunately stereotypical view by many Christians that THEIR answer is the only answer. So you didn't say you had all the answers, but it sure did seem that way before your later posts. I tell you my interpretation of this thread and this matter because I think you may have something valuable to offer people, but you might consider revising your approach so you don't deter a wider audience--an audience which might have a thing or two to share with you as well. We should work toward a way to thrive on our differing perspectives instead of using them to create isolation or an idealistic (opinion) of a moral stance we hold. This is the function of a "forum."