Religion and contradictions.

@Cyracuz,

Max is right with his response to this post, Cyracuz.

It is ironic for your comment to be offered in a thread titled as this one is.

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@Frank Apisa,

Frank Apisa wrote:

Max is right with his response to this post, Cyracuz.
It is ironic for your comment to be offered in a thread titled as this one is.

But he started the thread, Frank
Cut him some slack, eh?

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@neologist,

neologist wrote:

Frank Apisa wrote:
Max is right with his response to this post, Cyracuz.
It is ironic for your comment to be offered in a thread titled as this one is.

But he started the thread, Frank
Cut him some slack, eh?

Done...and with a smile on my face.

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@Frank Apisa,

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@Frank Apisa,

Frank Apisa wrote:

There, now. Isn't that better? Smile

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@neologist,

neologist wrote:

Frank Apisa wrote:

There, now. Isn't that better?

Yup.

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@maxdancona,

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@Frank Apisa,

Ironic isn't quite the word I would use. If you read the post right before that one you might see why. Wink

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@Cyracuz,

Cyracuz wrote:

Ironic isn't quite the word I would use. If you read the post right before that one you might see why.

I find it "ironic" because I thought right along you were identifying yourself as a Buddhist.

I'd love to hear what others thought.

If I was wrong...it was an honest mistake and I apologize.

I did read the post before the subject one...and decided a response would be of no value.

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@Romeo Fabulini,

Romeo Fabulini wrote:

In one breath atheists say the Bible has been edited, chopped, and messed about with over the centuries to make it look neat and tidy, but in their next breath they say it's full of contradictions!
So which is it, has it been prettied up or hasn't it?

The editing chopping and messing with was not necessarily to make it neat and tidy or remove contradictions. More likely it was to reinforce a particular point of view, such as the well know additional verses 9-20 of Mark 16.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_16

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Anyone interested in goofy contradictions in the bobble need only read those portions of Genesis which deal with the alleged flood.

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Cyracuz said:

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I do not know if there exists one single religion that is entirely free of contraditions

Even the "religions" of atheism and agnosticism contain contradictions, but anyway all religions except Christianity aren't worth a rat's ass, let me give a little clue as to why.. Wink

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Christianity has Jesus the Son of God himself as its front man.
Islam - doesn't
Judaism - doesn't
Sikhism - doesn't
Buddhism - doesn't
Hinduism - doesn't
Spiritism - doesn't
Bahai - doesn't
Jainism - doesn't
Shinto - doesn't
Taoism - doesn't
Zoroastanism - doesn't
Paganism - doesn't
Rastafarianism - doesn't
Scientology - doesn't
Chinese traditional - doesn't
African tribal - doesn't
Cao Dai - doesn't
Tenrikyo - doesn't
New Age - doesn't
Unitarian - doesn't
Native American - doesn't
Fairy-worshipping cults, Atheism, Agnosticism etc - don't

I mean, a religion without Jesus is like a boxed set of "The History of Rock n' Roll" CD's without Elvis in there, right Elv?
"Uh-huh"

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/ExIS/elvis-lip.jpg

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Mesquite said:

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The editing chopping and messing with was not necessarily to make it neat and tidy or remove contradictions. More likely it was to reinforce a particular point of view, such as the well know additional verses 9-20 of Mark 16

But them verses are innocent enough, they're just a few brief eyewitness accounts of people who saw Jesus after his death aren't they?
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2016&version=NIV

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Setanta said:

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Anyone interested in goofy contradictions in the bobble need only read those portions of Genesis which deal with the alleged flood

Think in modern terms mate, the Ark was a "DNA repository craft", that's the only way they were able to get zillions of creatures in there, as tiny DNA samples.
The "Flood" could simply have been a symbol for the pressure to survive calamities like climate change and meteor storms etc.
Heck, the Earth itself might even be the "Ark", sailing the ocean of space with its precious cargo, a bit like the huge spaceship in Silent Running where creatures were kept safe in big domes.. Smile

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/PoorOldSpike/Silent_running-1.gif

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@Romeo Fabulini,

Or the flood story could have been complete bullshit, which is about all you ever post here. I really have got to stop feeding the troll.

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@Romeo Fabulini,

Romeo Fabulini wrote:

Mesquite said:

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The editing chopping and messing with was not necessarily to make it neat and tidy or remove contradictions. More likely it was to reinforce a particular point of view, such as the well know additional verses 9-20 of Mark 16

But them verses are innocent enough, they're just a few brief eyewitness accounts of people who saw Jesus after his death aren't they?
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2016&version=NIV

They are fictional accounts added at a later date by author unknown to boost support for the resurrection. Why assume innocence for a falsification?

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Mesquite claimed (about Mark 16:9-20)

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They are fictional accounts added at a later date

Prove it.. Smile

And if those verses are fiction, are you saying the rest of Marks gospel is NOT fiction?

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@neologist,

I agree with Frank. Perfection, by definition, cannot be "more" or "less" perfect. Perfection simply is...well...perfect, with no gradations possible.

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