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Old 02-12-2003, 10:23 PM   #11
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Sorry, Tony - I see that now

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No problem at all. I'm just glad that nice people like you are keeping an eye out for BITERS.
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Old 02-14-2003, 06:19 PM   #12
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I'm not asking for a full review on the report above, by the way.
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Did you once live in Amsterdam, Netherlands?

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My Search for God
By Tony S a.k.a. SecularFuture

If there is no one to tell us what is right from wrong, we must use our own intelligence and common sense to remind ourselves of the differences, and not do nonproductive acts simply because we can.

Ignorance will get us nowhere.
Absolutely wonderful essay Tony "SecularFuture". I went through a very similar experience and also believe a Transhuman future could be in store for us. I only wish that I had the insight and ability to write as beautifully as you did. Welcome aboard!

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Old 02-16-2003, 10:31 AM   #15
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From their advice came another journey through prayer, meditation, and many hours of reading “prophetic scripture”, which included the writings of Jesus Christ, who is arguably the most famous prophet of the lot.
What writings of Jesus Christ did you read? I would be glad to know of them and their history.

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Did you once live in Amsterdam, Netherlands?

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No, but I do plan on moving to Europe in the next few months. I live in the Chicago land area at the moment.
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Old 02-21-2003, 05:32 PM   #17
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What writings of Jesus Christ did you read? I would be glad to know of them and their history.

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What does Jesus have to do with the possible fact that theism, and theistic religion, could have all derived from a lack of critical ability?
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Old 02-21-2003, 05:34 PM   #18
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Absolutely wonderful essay Tony "SecularFuture". I went through a very similar experience and also believe a Transhuman future could be in store for us. I only wish that I had the insight and ability to write as beautifully as you did. Welcome aboard!

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Thank you very much for the compliments!

I'm working on another report now. It should be finished by march. I would have finished it eariler if I didn't have so much work to do. :boohoo:

Oh well....
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Sweeeet.

That afternoon, I told my Mum I didn't want to go to school anymore, because they forced me to listen to "untrue stories about Jesus".

I never really looked back.
Reminds me of a good friend who sends her kids to the same
Catholic school my daughter attends. Her third child has
an old soul as they say and after her first day of kindergarten
her mother asked her what she had learned and the child
answered "Jesus is dead."

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What does Jesus have to do with the possible fact that theism, and theistic religion, could have all derived from a lack of critical ability?
Nothing, I guess. But in your OP, you state:

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From their advice came another journey through prayer, meditation, and many hours of reading “prophetic scripture”, which included the writings of Jesus Christ, who is arguably the most famous prophet of the lot.
Since I am unaware of any "writings of Jesus Christ", I have a hard time believing that you spent any great time reading prophetic scripture with any *understanding*. So this sentence makes the rest of this essay suspect to me.

How am I supposed to conclude that you carefully considered Christianity, and theism in general, and came to a conclusion that it is bunk that harms humanity when I don't think you have your facts straight?

Now, if you could show me that there are writings of Jesus Christ, I would like to learn about them and maybe then I would change my mind about your critical abilities.

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