Easter Is Coming in 8 Weeks

Quote: FrGamble

I continue to point to the evidence that if billions of people have believed something for thousands of years than it is evidence to points to its credibility.

Buddha goes back 2500 years and is more popular
than ever today. Does that mean he gets the same
credibility as Jesus because he stood your test of
time?

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I also need you to get out a little more and meet some other Christians.

Been dealing with them all my life. 90%
take their religion for granted, they're saved,
move on. The details don't seem to interest
them, it's like they bought a life insurance
policy and don't have to think about it now.

Quote: Evenbob

Buddha goes back 2500 years and is more popular
than ever today. Does that mean he gets the same
credibility as Jesus because he stood your test of
time?

It does say a lot for Buddha doesn't it? There is much that is wonderful about the teachings of Buddhism. Many things are very similar to Christianity. I think you are starting to finally realize that while time and numbers isn't proof that it is true, it does speak to its value, truth, and credibility.

Quote: FrGamble

I think you are starting to finally realize that while time and numbers isn't proof that it is true, it does speak to its value, truth, and credibility.

Finally? I've always realized that the philosophy
of Jesus is solid. Who can argue with treating
people as you want to be treated, help out
the poor, forgive people instead of hating them.

It's the rest of it that's a problem, all the mumbo
jumbo supernatural stuff that takes away from
the message.

Quote: Nareed

So do people who believe in astrology, dianetics, ghosts, apparitions, UFOs and alien abductions, among others.

Of course. The stupid are always going to be true believers.

>>>>That's much like what the UFO crowd does: "if it wasn't an intergalactic ship, what was it????"
>>>>The deist version is "If it cannot be explained with our current knowledge, it was a miracle of God."
They pretty much start out with an affirmation that it was a miracle/UFO/Whatever.

>>>>I'm not impressed at all.
But they are! They are quite impressed with their wisdom and its no use to question them.

>>>>In Medieval times there was a supernaturalistic technique for treating wounds, which actually worked rather well!
>>>>it was called "weapon's salve." The technique consisted of transferring as much of the blood, pus, gore and dead tissue
>>>>one could manage from the wound to the weapon that inflicted it.
Yes, an animal instinctively licks a wound which enriches the wound in his already tolerated good microbes to fight off the intruder microbes. A miracle to be sure.

Consider that cat in a New Jersey Nursing Home that visits dying patients based on odors. There is a lot of wisdom in nature and people are often in awe of it but many are ever so prompt to label it a miracle or to label it as witchcraft.

>>>>The Romans used honey on wounds.
Hydrogen peroxide again!

Quote: Fleastiff

Of course. The stupid are always going to be true believers.
!

That's going a bit far. Too far. It adds nothing
to the conversation.

Now Easter is 4 days away. The Xtions will
be fervently nailing poor scapegoat Jesus
on his cross again for the 2000th+ time, as
they 'celebrate' this awful form of Roman
public execution and call it a 'religion'.

How about paying homage to the other
100K+ poor saps who died exactly as
Jesus did. You never talk about them, and
you certainly never even mention them
to the masses. Many Catholics gave up
the faith when they found out crucifixion
was common for 300 years and Jesus
was just one of legions. They claim the
Church never taught them that in their
Catholic school.

Gosh, what a big surprise that is..

Quote: Evenbob

That's going a bit far. Too far. It adds nothing to the conversation.

I've never claimed that I add value to anything.

I had thought Easter had taken place already but it seems that this Friday is Good Friday and Sunday is Easter with some places offering Sunrise Services but the egg hunts are only for children.

Bars are open their usual hours around here on Easter, so the holiday does not affect me. The Observatory for Heavenly Bodies is open its regular hours and the girls have to pay their stage rent by the regular time in order to be scheduled.

Quote: Evenbob

Many Catholics gave up
the faith when they found out crucifixion
was common for 300 years and Jesus
was just one of legions.

This doesn't make any sense. Why in the world would someone give up the faith because of knowing that Crucifixion was a method of torture and death the Roman's practiced often? Heck, Jesus was crucified between two thieves. It doesn't matter how Jesus died, what really matters is who He is and what happened afterwards.

Often receiving faith and giving up the faith make just about as much sense.

If thousands of people were crucified, I'm sure it was an ordeal for most of them, even Dismus.

The inventor of 1up to 6up didn't do to well. The inventor of 7up did very well. Some people get lucky.

Quote: FrGamble

It doesn't matter how Jesus died, what really matters is who He is and what happened afterwards.

So that's why Jesus is still hanging on that
cross in every Catholic church in the world?
Because it doesn't matter how he died? How
many times will you mention the cross this
weekend if it doesn't matter how he died.
Keep track, I bet it's dozens.

It pisses some people off that they were never
informed by the Church that it was a standard
form of execution. They were
given a 'lie of omission' by the Church. And
it effected them deeply.