tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post1646182321858829935..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: The Christotelical Time MachineGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-751616442479494262012-03-20T18:50:37.441+13:002012-03-20T18:50:37.441+13:00Baywolfe, I can agree that myths have value in tha...Baywolfe, I can agree that myths have value in that they give us clues as to our collective past, and how our primitive ancestors did their best to make sense of the world.<br /><br />Your definition of the divine? Yes you're probably right, that would be a waste of both of our time. It's out there and I've crossed paths with it many times. <br /><br />Frankly, as I said before, perhaps some need fairy tales and find some benefit in them, but as for me, I find great comfort in just sticking to reality. The truth is really a lot more interesting and a lot more exciting than religion.The Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327459017793489626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-26504274730809806292012-03-20T03:38:09.586+13:002012-03-20T03:38:09.586+13:00Skeptic,
{BUZZ} Wrong! I don't ignore any of...Skeptic,<br /><br />{BUZZ} Wrong! I don't ignore any of the myths; Norse, Egyptian, Greek, American Indian, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Islamic or other. They all have merit and value in understanding who we are.<br /><br />And, yes, I could provide a detailed explanation of what I mean by the divine, but I sense that it would be a waste of both of our time.<br /><br />It's out there if you really want to find out.Baywolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211521337249018038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-78215657118697376052012-03-16T18:52:56.122+13:002012-03-16T18:52:56.122+13:00Neo: Would be happy to, but I don't have eithe...Neo: Would be happy to, but I don't have either your email address or Douglas' at hand.Gavin Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-46742108494978020692012-03-16T15:59:24.561+13:002012-03-16T15:59:24.561+13:00Baywolf,
I don't "ignore" our myths...Baywolf,<br /><br />I don't "ignore" our myths. I simply recognize them as myths. I certainly don't pretend them to be true, or partially true, nor do I use them to guide my life. <br /><br />I'm much the same as you. I'm guessing that you ignore the Greek myths, Norse myths, Hindu myths, Aztec myths, etc. I'm guessing you ignore ALL myths except the christian myths. If I'm right about this, then you and I are much the same. I just believe one fewer set of myths than you.<br /><br />You say I should recognize the "divine in all of us", but that statement means very little on its own. Can you to define exactly what that means, and provide some evidence that it exists?The Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327459017793489626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-77240845727794439682012-03-16T14:41:16.620+13:002012-03-16T14:41:16.620+13:00Gavin:
This is not meant to be a post.
Could...Gavin: <br /><br />This is not meant to be a post. <br /><br />Could you pass along something to Douglas Becker for me?<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />-- NeothermAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487906691943831671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-76166371833683802462012-03-16T08:20:42.391+13:002012-03-16T08:20:42.391+13:00Thanks for the invite, Corky. Sadly, I got the fe...Thanks for the invite, Corky. Sadly, I got the feeling that I'd been disfellowshipped by the atheists and agnostics. So, apparently some friendships actually can be based soley on nonbelief. But, it's all good. Part of further education, I guess.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-67846691989341649822012-03-16T07:41:51.044+13:002012-03-16T07:41:51.044+13:00But Skeptic, ignoring our myths is all kinds of fo...But Skeptic, ignoring our myths is all kinds of foolishness, almost as bad as taking them literally.<br /><br />The late, great, Joseph Campbell felt that our myths were our only access to our true selves. Once you remove the divity, but begin to recognize the divine in all of us, your whole camera angle view of the world changes.Baywolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211521337249018038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-76080496713832949792012-03-15T18:18:40.584+13:002012-03-15T18:18:40.584+13:00Unless I miss my guess, Bob, "The Skeptic&quo...Unless I miss my guess, Bob, "The Skeptic" is not Nick.<br /><br />By the way, the PT forum is now public and you are unlocked.Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894537940881776504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-5530677700530831202012-03-15T14:48:11.446+13:002012-03-15T14:48:11.446+13:00I prefer the plain unvarnished truth. I can deal ...I prefer the plain unvarnished truth. I can deal with it. <br /><br />I have no taste for myths. No Gandhi and his Hinduism. No Islam. No Christianity. No Mormonism. In short, no BS. Reality will do just fine for me.The Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327459017793489626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-7119380536185355432012-03-15T08:40:05.817+13:002012-03-15T08:40:05.817+13:00So, Nick, do you prefer Gandhi?
BBSo, Nick, do you prefer Gandhi?<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-39150988079765353452012-03-14T04:35:32.654+13:002012-03-14T04:35:32.654+13:00Speaking out of Balaam's ass, indeed! I'm...Speaking out of Balaam's ass, indeed! I'm pretty sure Jesus was speaking out of his OWN ass. That's my belief so others should respect it.The Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327459017793489626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-7650680298773290942012-03-13T12:25:02.540+13:002012-03-13T12:25:02.540+13:00Hey, "The Ex-Christadelphian" is up to 5...Hey, "The Ex-Christadelphian" is up to 53 followers now, I must be doing something right. It's probably that freaking time machine. Not the Christotelical one - the other one. You know, the one that depends on gullibility of Xians who think that the voice in the burning bush was Jesus and the one like unto the son of man in the book of Daniel, well, that was Jesus too. Of course, Melchizedek was Jesus, no question about it...<br /><br />Hey, come to think of it, maybe the angel of the Lord speaking through Balaam's ass was Jesus too - probably was. <br /><br />All we need to do, really, is just rewrite the OT and replace the Lord with Jesus, replace angel with Jesus, the son of man with Jesus, Melchizedek with Jesus. Heck, the three men that visited Abraham was none other than Jesus, the holy spirit Jesus and Jesus himself. That's so easy to understand once you understand the Trinity of Jesus.Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894537940881776504noreply@blogger.com