Hospitaller
Ephemeral Spectre
- Joined
- Aug 29, 2001
- Messages
- 427
- Location
- Ireland
"Without faith God is an abstract noun" - I think Joseph Campbell said that. I am not trying to convince any of you to believe in an abstract noun. I am trying to consider ancient texts apart from their significance to Christianity, Islam or the religion that is Atheism. People use such texts for their own agenda and colour them accordingly, whether its the "KJV only" head who is scared s**tless that the bible is not inerrant in translation or the athiest whose faith that there is no God needs underpinnig with regular diatribe against the God of his/her youth - they're both no different to me.
Niles Calder telling me that we have Christianity because our brains weren't as connected up back then is to me no different to the born-again baptist telling me that we don't need to read the bible in its original language because God has given us a translation in English. I tend to leave people to their own religion (I reckon there's as many religions as there are people).
I understand that outside of the likes of "The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail" type books, Dot23, that the editing of the Book of Daniel which you beleive (religiously it seems) to have happened is not widely accepted as a given fact. Anyway, I don't mean to undermine your faith - its a novel idea to me, and I do intend to check it out. Thanks for the lead. My mind is completely open regarding biblical and non-biblical texts and I am willing to accept anything once its proven and not just to support someone's belief in God or belief in Atheism.
As for all the other alleged facts stated above, I do intend to digest them, given the time!
Niles Calder telling me that we have Christianity because our brains weren't as connected up back then is to me no different to the born-again baptist telling me that we don't need to read the bible in its original language because God has given us a translation in English. I tend to leave people to their own religion (I reckon there's as many religions as there are people).
I understand that outside of the likes of "The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail" type books, Dot23, that the editing of the Book of Daniel which you beleive (religiously it seems) to have happened is not widely accepted as a given fact. Anyway, I don't mean to undermine your faith - its a novel idea to me, and I do intend to check it out. Thanks for the lead. My mind is completely open regarding biblical and non-biblical texts and I am willing to accept anything once its proven and not just to support someone's belief in God or belief in Atheism.
As for all the other alleged facts stated above, I do intend to digest them, given the time!