HAY GUYS

Minion · Mar 5, 2006, 02:32 PM

See, you're making a shortsighted assumption here, Delorean - namely that the Bible is a made up story. Now, if the Bible really is the truth inspired by God, it would make sense that other cultures had similiar, but different stories that God was, in some way, trying to relate to them.

Actually there are quite a few examples of this. Just about every civilization had a flood story, for example. It could be that Moses stole it from someone, or it could (possibly, maybe, I dunno) have actually happened.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Minion · Mar 5, 2006, 02:41 PM

It's simple common sense that no one person or people or civilization or religion can be 100% wrong. Most people have at least something right.

Originally Posted by Devo

Christianity took the idea of a "soul" directly from Socrates. And a lot of Christian ideals/ideas come from philospher theories.

Why do you think this? You do realize that Christianity came from Judaism, not Socrates, right? The prophets came before Socrates and most Jews probably never even heard of him at the time.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Minion · Mar 6, 2006, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by Devo

A) Socrates was before Christ.
B) The bible was written by men after most events occurred.

A) So what? I addressed that.

B) As opposed to events that are written about before they occurred?

Actually depending on your faith, you could say that that's exactly what the books of the prophets were (which, as I've said, predate Socrates). Also, like I said before, two people can have the same thoughts independent of each other. If these two people both happen to be right about something, the likelihodd is even greater.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Minion · Mar 10, 2006, 10:05 PM

http://www.tektonics.org/copycat/zoroaster.html

Yeah, it's a link. I'm tired of debating.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Minion · Mar 11, 2006, 11:04 PM

I could debate with you, but it actually doesn't even matter. It's not doctrinally important. It's like arguing over whether or not there is really fire in hell (probably not).

I was speaking idiomatically.