are/ are not
there is no evidence, only a few lines in some book that was rewritten and edited countless times. Besides in the bible there is no mention of Yeshuas life between ~15 and 26 years.
Argument of necessity by lack of evidence is vacuous. I have no evidence that you have any education, but the fact that most children between the ages of 15 and 26 in the Western World attend schools as a cultural norm, is evidence enough for me that you are probably educated. Add on top of that that you can form cohesive sentences and there is the bonus proof. If there is no evidence for or against the actions of someone, you can only go by the norms of the society as a statistical guess. Since the norms of Jewish culture 200 years ago was celibate or married sex as the 'correct' conduct, then purely from a probability approach, we can say he was celibate.
We are no siblings. We are nature. We are a part of it. And there is no difference between a man and a fish from your God's point of view -"we all are children of god"
As an analogy, Saint Francis used the sibling terminology, but this does not diminish the
otherness which we possess, we are of nature and beyond nature at the same time. My body may be 'Brother Ass' as Francis said, but my spirit is closer to angelic intellect. Both natures are fused together in the human. What other creature, for good or bad, creates Art, Architecture, Law, experiences Love, Joy, Sorrow, has the capacity to laugh and comprehend humor, or post to forums and debate topics. Animals can eat their own young and we cannot say they are being evil; An human eats their own young and we can say this is evil. We are called to a higher standard: We have eaten from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. There is Right and Wrong for Humans but NOT for all other animals.
We react like animals when our instincts take control of us.
And, yet, we can overcome and control our instincts. Bravery is the human overcoming of fear. Charity is the Human overcoming of selfishness. We can be weak and behave like animals or we can be strong and rise to our human potential.
I have read the bible, thank you. "re-awaken and free humanity from slavery to degradation"??? by killing all the humanity??? ROFL LMAO. you must be joking.
The old testament not only lists wars and slaughter, it also covers the evils of the Jewish leaders and many times condemns them with greater vigor than the Gentiles. You read the Old Testament with an eye to showing God said slaughter the innocent. There is much more to it than that. On a purely historical level, the OT Jews behaved in a manner that would raise no eyebrows, militarily, in the concurrent societies or civilizations. The possibility that God might choose one war-like people over another seems to shock you. It must be your animal instinct of fear that the idea of a God involved in history might be more than you can comprehend.
I was just showing what would make me no problem (in the night o course) and what I wouldn't consider bad and what you'd consider as a sin.
So you do not think it wrong to insult other peoples mores on their property? Maybe your neighbor sees nothing sinful in defecation[which no person should] and so they go defecate on your kitchen floor in the night? There is, as Inspector Clouseau said, 'A time and a place for everything.'
you don't love writers , dead people, phylosophers. you can respect and honour them. not love. of course if you're normal.
If you mean sex, everytime you type love, then of course not. I do say that I dearly love some authors and you cannot demand that another conform to your religion of 'not loving a dead person.' Perhaps you do not have any favorite authors you feel a love for. Not even Sartre? Ultimately, there is some valuable truth in what you say. A Dead God is meaningless, but a God who became born like all of us and was murdered, though innocent and came back from the dead! Now there is a God to be impressed by! A God of teh living, of Abraham, Issaac and Jacob. A Trinity of Life. I think I agree on that level. The dead are not as lovable as the living, so I will love the Living God. Thanks for the insight.
ou are right. then why does god not kill almost all the catholic priests. they molest young children.
A very small percentage of priest molest children. Personally, I believe those priests who are found guilty should be killed.
it's not constructive to talk with you- locked in your ancient artificial bible world. there can be no god with a personality, with morals. so for christians - there is no god. for me- I don't care if there is.
You do not see it as constructive, because you hate the idea that there may be some truth. My guess is that you were raised with a religion, but rejected it due evil actions by a person who claimed they were religious or you decided to do something your religion says not to, so you reject all God-stuff.
Ancient and artificial? Is it artificial to say that you should love your neighbor as yourself? Is it artificial to say Do not kill, or Do not Steal? There is a lot more 'realness' in these directives that protect humans from each other's ability to do wrong and give a framework for mutual demands, than your 'animals and humans are the same' philosophy. This animal/human synchretism has no value or worth. I suggest you work out a life plan based on this philosophy and perhaps you can convince people of your true faith. You would have more of an argument if you respected the 'good' parts of the bible, instead you invalidate your stance through what seems to be a hatred of the idea that there is right behavior and wrong behavior.
Why can their be no god with a personality? Is this what you are most afraid of?
Ultimately, the intensity of your rejection is commendable, but I suggest that if you are not going to accept that a faith, such as Catholicism, embodies a revelation, then study up on Sartre...he at least demanded of the athiest that a moral framework be developed for a consistent life and action.
God loves you, whether you believe in Him or not, whether you reject Him or not, whether you hate Him or not. This will never change. The most you can do is attempt to run and hide through behavior and evasions of intellect. There is nothing you can do to eradicate the Love and its pursuit of the Beloved. I may have spoken of dreams as being the potential ground of the battle field for your heart, but it may very well be in the interactions you have each day. Graces aplenty abound to everyone. Do good, be honest and care for others. Cultivate love for yourself and humanity and you will shine like the stars. Hate and hedonism will diminish your inner light and you will fade from relevance. God forbid you will be left with only a Sciforums thread to publicly ply your words.
By the way, are you Italian, perchance? ...if so, buon giorno & ciao and quit hanging around the bar with Mussolini's picture in it.
I said it was a good christian movie, before giving it to him