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     “Our Universe” Created by YHWH per Secular Media

    The following quote opens the new Netflix series entitled, “Our Universe”. “In the lives of every creature on earth are echoes of events that occurred a long, long time ago. Events of unimaginable scale and violent beauty that connect all living things, their every action and decision, their...
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     Why Jews will accept the historical Jesus

    There are many reasons that Jews will accept the historical Jesus but the foremost reason is because he allegorized the Torah for its spiritual meaning. Why is that the foremost reason? Because Biblical scholars have come to the conclusion that the Bible is not historically reliable...
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     El Elyon is True God and his Two Powers are YHWH + Elohim

    Who is true God? Arguably, El Elyon, the Most High. If so, then his two powers would be YHWH and the Holy Spirit, aka, YHWH-Elohim. YHWH in Hebrew scripture would represent the existence we are formed from, the “I am”, ie., matter or flesh; and Holy Spirit would represent the moral intellect...
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     Paul versus Peter, how did we get here?

    In Baur’s, “Paul the Apostle of Jesus Christ”, Baur deftly demonstrates that Paul and Peter were at odds for most if not all Paul’s life. Moreover, that “Simon the Magician” was a cypher for Paul. Therefore, there was great animosity between Jewish-Christians in Jerusalem and...
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     The Golden Rule by Date

    The Golden rule was said by different sages throughout the history of humans, to include Jewish sages prior to christianity. For example, Buddhism: “Whatever is disagreeable to yourself, do not do unto others” (The Buddha, Udana-Varga 5.18 – 6th century BC). Confucianism: “Do not do to others...
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     Origin of the Essenes

    I just happened upon a piece of trivia that may explain the origins of the Essenes. I don’t know if anyone else knows about this so I wanted to throw it out there. According to Sam Aronow‘s you tube video, namely, “The hasmonean Dynasty, 157-134”, the Oniad family were the Jewish high priests...
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     Let’s talk about sex! Is there a rational approach to same-sex unions?

    I was thinking about the following article describing how the christian church is divided over gay marriage, and wondering if there was a rational approach to solving it. Same-sex unions fracturing denominations If we set aside our personal interpretation of scripture and merely apply the...
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     If Deism Then What?

    If it could be proven that deism was in fact true, that God does not directly or supernaturally intervene in our universe, would anyone’s position change? You probably need some more details so lets make the following assumptions too. 1) God does not directly intervene supernaturally in any...
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     The Logic of Archaeology versus the Logic of Emergence

    There are two methods of logic used when determining the meaning of scripture (1). It helps explain why many christians reject evidence, reason, and critical thinking presented to them. For example, Bible literalists and religious fundamentalists follow the Logic of Emergence in which the...
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     Why we cannot take the Bible literally

    Because it is a collection of myths prerecorded under different names and places by the Sumerians and Babylonians. All the Jews did was change the names and make some editorial changes. Your post is deleted for bickering and rule 25
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     No wonder people in antiquity were astronomers and religious

    We are unable to appreciate the immensity of the cosmos as our ancestors did due to light pollution. Here are some photos of the sky outside of city lights. It is amazing. The photographer summarizes his photos with the following. See The last places on earth to see a starry sky Gazing up...
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     The “Adam” Who Sinned,…Who is He?

    For all Bible literalists: I am going to be presumptuous and call this a “revelation” that will forever change your perspective of evolution. (No guts, no glory, right? Ha ha!). You oppose evolution in large part due to a literal interpretation of Hebrew scripture. And you search for fringe...
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     What is Gnostic Christianity?

    The quote below is one of the best explanations of gnostic christianity that I have ever read and that wasn't even the purpose of the book. BTW, the book itself is one of the best reads ever, IMO. (The Church History of the First Three Centuries, Volume 1, Ferdinand Christian Baur). I did not...
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     Fauda Series by Netflix Is an interesting take on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    A captivating, gritty, drama of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the eyes of Israeli undercover special forces and Hamas terrorists/“freedom fighters”. It offers a deeper perspective of the conflict by digging into the personal lives, family issues, religious/secular motivations on...
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     “Ordinary Men” on Netflix

    Just saw this fascinating, albeit, depressing documentary on the psychological aspects of mass murder or genocide performed by the Nazis during WWII. There is something to be learned from this show. That is, when humans see themselves ONLY as cogs in a wheel then they are capable of doing any...
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     Matthew 6:25, Do not worry about food or clothing?!

    Ever since I was little this passage of scripture was an enigma. It seems to be telling us not to worry about food and clothing implying the heavenly Father will provide it. I don’t know about you but this admonition does not appear practical to me. If we all followed this advice in its...
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     Did the (actual, historical) Jesus live in 100 BC? by GRS Mead

    I came across this really good book (1) written over a hundred years ago that pulls together all available Jewish traditions about Jesus and concludes (by Mead over 100 years ago) that the actual, historical Jesus, the founder of Christianity, aka, “The Way”, was martyred during the reign of...
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     Two Greatest Wonders/Miracles of the Universe

    Arguably, the two greatest miracles in the universe are right in front of us and quite common, which may be why we despise them so much because we tend to only value the rare or unique. Without further ado: The second greatest wonder of the universe arguably is the birth of a healthy baby on...
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     World Views of Christians

    Another poster started an OP on World Views just for Atheists. I thought it may be worthwhile to categorize the world views of those 1) Rabbinical Jews, 2) Christians, and the original 3) Jewish-Christians. This is not comprehensive by any means but merely a rough sketch of the respective...
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     Is "Spirit of Jesus" an Emergent Property of the Universe?

    Someone mentioned consciousness or mind as an emergent property of physicality, so it got me thinking, If it took the entire physical universe 13 billion years to emerge consciousness or mind, and it took another half-billion years to emerge a moral consciousness, then the inner "spirit of...
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