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| age | 39 | |
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A Christian would probably say I'm an atheist, and an atheist would say I am religious. I read the new testament, and much of the old-testament. I also translated a few old-testament books from Hebrew to English.
I find Bible literalism repugnant. God doesn't ask you to lie about physics, biology, or history, nor about the textual history of the Biblical texts.
I like Christian theology because I think it is the most progressive of all the old-world religious systems. I am very impressed with the way that Christians can denounce bad past practices, while keeping the core message alive.
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Jan 12 |
awarded | Critic |
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Jan 12 |
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Is Christmas biblical? -1: It is insulting to Pagans, both ancient and modern, to call their Gods nonexistent. Is it possible to avoid insulting those who worship the Roman pantheon? The Gods of ancient Rome existed then, and exist now, just to the same extent as the Christian God does, although with less worldly impact. They survive through the ancient texts that describe their attributes, in our literature and arts. Whatever "existence juice" you refuse to them, will in turn be refused to your God. |
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Jan 9 |
answered | Where does Jesus stand on war and peace? |
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Jan 6 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Jan 6 |
awarded | Editor |
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Jan 6 |
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Does God change? there is more than one Gregory |
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Jan 6 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Jan 6 |
answered | Does God change? |
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Jan 6 |
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What is the specific meaning of “day” in Genesis 1? It's right here: en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_%28Wikisource%29/Genesis . I am fluent in Hebrew, since I was born in Israel, but I have no sectarian religious education, nor do I practice any religion, so I don't have biases--- I read it and translated it, being fluent in the language it isn't so difficult. There are (a very few) gross mistranslations in other versions, which I footnoted. Generally, I was shocked that KJ is so darn accurate. I did something like 5 books (genesis, exodus, leviticus, and a few other minor ones). No other Hebrew speaker seems to be active on the site. |
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Jan 5 |
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What is the specific meaning of “day” in Genesis 1? This comes from doing my own translation of Genesis from Hebrew to English. |
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Jan 5 |
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Why does Moses have compassion that God lacks? @El'endia Starman: I try never to plagiarize. |
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Jan 5 |
answered | Why does Moses have compassion that God lacks? |
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Jan 5 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Jan 5 |
answered | What is the specific meaning of “day” in Genesis 1? |
