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You don't need anyone's permission to be kind to others. If you have to rely on someone or something else to tell you how to treat people, then you are abdicating your own responsibility.
upon what do you rely to inform how you treat other people?
I have no reason to doubt that he existed. As I said much earlier, he was a radical rabbi (addressed by his friends as such) who was killed for causing trouble. Nothing unusual about that, nor was the radical Judaism he preached beyond the very broad span of our ancient traditions.Good football coaches teach something they refer to as "staying on your block" which simply means, keep driving your legs and keep jamming your body with full force into the defender until the Ref blows his whistle. The phrase is just a reminder, a term that stresses the importance to persist, to keep going all out, and not let anything, anything, no matter what, direct your efforts away from that single minded goal. To wit, I have asked alan and his like-minded teammates to answer my questions which derive from the numerous and outrageous errors they make continuously. I am in no hurry. We have a long time before that whistle blows. Be aware, and if you are intelligent and a good dude/dudess, you can't miss it: Our intellectual superheroes don't participate in these debates as though they have any confidence in the positions they hold. Again, my friend, what do you mean he was a radical rabbi? Where did you get that idea? You say his buds said that about him. What did they say? specifically, do you really know? (I don't think you do.)Again, what radical form of Judaism did Jesus preach? "Nothing unusual about that, nor was the radical Judaism he preached beyond the very broad span of our ancient traditions." What are you saying? Give several examples from his preaching. I don't believe you know. He preached HE HIMSELF was GOD ALMIGHTY
Do as you would be done by.
Quote from: duffyd on 09/04/2020 04:13:06You don't need anyone's permission to be kind to others. If you have to rely on someone or something else to tell you how to treat people, then you are abdicating your own responsibility.I hear ya. BTW, tell me, upon what do you rely to inform how you treat other people? The craziest thing is this, when I ask a good, on target question, alan and his crowd disappear. Poof! It is one entertaining magic show, I'll tell you that.
Quote from: duffyd on 09/04/2020 09:58:52Quote from: duffyd on 09/04/2020 04:13:06You don't need anyone's permission to be kind to others. If you have to rely on someone or something else to tell you how to treat people, then you are abdicating your own responsibility.I hear ya. BTW, tell me, upon what do you rely to inform how you treat other people? The craziest thing is this, when I ask a good, on target question, alan and his crowd disappear. Poof! It is one entertaining magic show, I'll tell you that.Maybe we disappear Poof! because we have productive work to do and not enough time to devote to discussing fairytales.
You want everyone else to believe in something you were told was true. Without any evidence. Because the grown ups that taught you that were the ones you thought you could trust implicitly.Wrong again. Not even close. You are fibbing. You didn't find anything that supports your silliness. That isn't going to happen. So, no matter how hard you try and however long you try, to beat them down with my your evangelising, some will just ignore you. Others will just laugh.You now know the future! Good luck bro. Wrong again. 2 for 2That is the way of the world. You may find some kindred souls but you share an affinity with the foil hat brigade. Just as misguided and just as dangerous to those with any sanity left.
I believe JFK was killed by his bodyguard to prevent him starting a nuclear war
Quote from: duffyd on 09/04/2020 03:51:34burning innocent people alive, Yes. Part of the rich history of Christianity (Bruno, Tyndale (though they had the decency to strangle him first), Jeanne d'Arc, and too many witches to name here). And that's just victims within the faith. But your co-religionists can't take credit for all the rest of your silly rant.
burning innocent people alive,
You really should read the bible sometime. And keep your brain switched on as you do so.
sadly many measures were taken to increase the suffering of Bruno
Yes. Or 3 foot 2. Belief is acceptance of a hypothesis in the absence of facts. The working hypothesis might be strengthened or demolished by a photograph, an independent and credible witness, or an actual meeting.