tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post51657039581548981..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: Dashing Through the LandGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-43842560878535570262012-08-02T04:32:22.660+12:002012-08-02T04:32:22.660+12:00I prefer not to assume at all! Or at least not an...I prefer not to assume at all! Or at least not any more than necessary.<br /><br />If Bob is saying that people are not all good nor all bad, I agree. We're all somewhere in between. And although WCG taught us that people are basically bad ("the heart is deceitfully wicked, yada, yada, yada"), it has been my experience in life that most people are basically good.<br /><br />As far as understanding the Bible, it seems to me the existing bible translations reflect the best understanding of the best experts. While these experts may be somewhat biased by their religious beliefs, their translations are still the best we've got. And the fact that multiple translations over the years have all come up with pretty much the same thing, for most verses, is reassuring evidence that what we read is a pretty good approximation of what the writers intended.The Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327459017793489626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-5120279888744373812012-08-01T11:31:41.469+12:002012-08-01T11:31:41.469+12:00What does one do? And, this question applies to s...What does one do? And, this question applies to so many things in life. Assume the best, or assume the worst? And, then there's the third option for those who are not caught up in the whole binary thinking pattern: Realize that there could be something somewhere in between.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-47316271740057441612012-07-31T10:39:06.108+12:002012-07-31T10:39:06.108+12:00yet another instance of "strongnosticism"...yet another instance of "strongnosticism" the number one word i wish i had invented myself.<br /><br />http://www.accordancebible.com/3314555Jonathan Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295840754661890186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-3811230053890237532012-07-31T08:25:14.254+12:002012-07-31T08:25:14.254+12:00Well, you see, those people had to kill babies but...Well, you see, those people had to kill babies but it was only in self-defense. After all, they were going to grow up to be savage enemies...Anyway, that was the thinking of the good Christians who massacred whole tribes of native Americans just because some renegades from another tribe 700 miles away killed a few squatters on their land. It's the mind-set of the righteous to kill (or convert) the unrighteous and, of course, the righteous are the ones who think that all other people besides them are the unrighteous.<br /><br />Nothing has changed, as far as I can tell, there are never any attackers, only defenders. At least that's the thinking of the righteous. The problem is that both sides believe that they are the righteous ones.Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894537940881776504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-80912201584266882832012-07-31T00:59:48.818+12:002012-07-31T00:59:48.818+12:00This is typical apologetic rationalization. These...This is typical apologetic rationalization. These guys will twist any scripture to make their god come out looking good. <br /><br />The major versions of the Bible were interpreted by teams of 100+ experts in ancient languages. Even they disagree on many areas and have to come to agreements. Yet this guy has the arrogance to claim his private interpretation, based on little or no knowledge of ancient Hebrew, is equal or better. I would like to say "unbelievable", but actually this mindset among true believers is actually typical, and very believable.The Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327459017793489626noreply@blogger.com