My background is similar to yours. I was also raised Catholic and was a zealot. I converted to Mormonism and was very active for 25 years until I realized its premise is bs. I was always seeking more and studied Islam. I also studied world religions.
The I came across a quote from Seneca the Younger. He wrote, "Religion is believed by the common, not believed by the wise and considered useful by rulers.". It was like the missing piece of a puzzle I was working on my whole life. That quote helped me transcend religion. Now my views are like yours.
I agree with you completely. Impeccable thinking beauifully expressed.
Please only correct this:
"The only difference between you and I," to read "The only difference between you and me."
You may think tit is nothing but to me it is a small fly that maculates the bowl of nectar. On the othner hand you may consider it a compliiment in the sense that it is my only objection...
I have long tried to explain to friends that although I do not believe in the literal truth of the NT I consider it the noblest religion of all, espousing the highest ethics code of all major religions. I also consider it a glorious utopia that gives believers tasks of self-improvement that are impossible to achieve but encourages them to keep tending toward them asymptotically.
Surely the Shroud of Turin is physical evidence of the literal truth of the New Testament. There is no other explanation other than that a male, left a perfect three dimensional image imprinted by a huge burst of energy onto a piece of cloth. As well as the image burnt into the figure there are wound marks exactly as described in the Gospels. From the angle of the whip marks on the back, we even know the that the two Romans that flagelated Christ were of different height.
Despite all of today's technology, no forger could create such a cloth
There are throughout human history many types of Neo *Christians*who...reveal that in the deepest part of their spirit and heart of hearts..they receive Most of the Moral perfect message of Allmighty Jesus Christ ...who is Not a Jew .....and is The Divine *to all who actually know Him.....still the alpha and omega....the final Judge* We realize many disafected embittered Catholics and sectarian ...*church ocentric** *Christians*manage to relate. Empathize..grasp.. un derstand many obscure.... ambient parts of truth...diverse perceptions of truths...we note with great respect that Lucas does his best in anything he really put s his mind and human will too...still many drown in their intellect..or. get lost in .self...
we wish the best for Lucas and many other neo--Christians......neo daoists neo pantheistic Buddhists....----*who......---Thank God..----who recognize that ***The Jews**as a collective....The Synagogue of Satan...are the premiere force for satanic genocidal dissimulation..destruction .....deracination..displacement...disruption....of non Jewish
people...the epicentral enemies of freedom..the nemesis of human progress...Respectfully...we don't care if Lucas is perfect as some *Christians*define perfection...we support his quintessential goals.....by the way...we would politely add for Christians* who view the same subject differently than Lucas .pray for him**that Allmighty Jesus Christ bless protect strengthen and prosper His work in opposing the odious obvious onerous Synagogue i of Satan*.... No decent ...sentient..aware person can support what the JEWS are doing in Palestine Lebanon Russia ..Ukraine. Europe Asia and America*. It is..not for nothing they are called The Destroyers of every non Jewish culture...they don't know when to stop...they provably have a death wish". All Best Lucas.**
There is a contingent of "White Nationalists" that spend more time attacking "Christians" than they do the enemy. This is so detrimental to any cohesive movement that I cannot believe they are legit.
Now, add "Boomers" as a blame point and you have a great way to keep this movement broken and ineffectual.
I just realise (apart from being brought up as a Cathilic until 9, when the parents divorced) that I have limitations. As much as a sufficiently advanced civilisation would not be comprehendable to me, magic. Fav. quote from Paul Johnson's A History of Christianity ' it would take more than a Jesus to invent a Jesus'. and more than any jew too.
and you are saying that God is not a bloke? You , Sir, are a Sir, Sir!!
I just realise (apart from being brought up as a Cathilic until 9, when the parents divorced) that I have limitations. As much as a sufficiently advanced civilisation would not be comprehendable to me, magic. Fav. quote from Paul Johnson's A History of Christianity ' it would take more than a Jesus to invent a Jesus'. and more than any jew too.
Ok, heretic faggot. Your article is so full of bad grammar and bad spelling I can't even force myself to read it all. Now watch me butcher the existential rights of the jews.
My background is similar to yours. I was also raised Catholic and was a zealot. I converted to Mormonism and was very active for 25 years until I realized its premise is bs. I was always seeking more and studied Islam. I also studied world religions.
The I came across a quote from Seneca the Younger. He wrote, "Religion is believed by the common, not believed by the wise and considered useful by rulers.". It was like the missing piece of a puzzle I was working on my whole life. That quote helped me transcend religion. Now my views are like yours.
I agree with you completely. Impeccable thinking beauifully expressed.
Please only correct this:
"The only difference between you and I," to read "The only difference between you and me."
You may think tit is nothing but to me it is a small fly that maculates the bowl of nectar. On the othner hand you may consider it a compliiment in the sense that it is my only objection...
I have long tried to explain to friends that although I do not believe in the literal truth of the NT I consider it the noblest religion of all, espousing the highest ethics code of all major religions. I also consider it a glorious utopia that gives believers tasks of self-improvement that are impossible to achieve but encourages them to keep tending toward them asymptotically.
Surely the Shroud of Turin is physical evidence of the literal truth of the New Testament. There is no other explanation other than that a male, left a perfect three dimensional image imprinted by a huge burst of energy onto a piece of cloth. As well as the image burnt into the figure there are wound marks exactly as described in the Gospels. From the angle of the whip marks on the back, we even know the that the two Romans that flagelated Christ were of different height.
Despite all of today's technology, no forger could create such a cloth
There are throughout human history many types of Neo *Christians*who...reveal that in the deepest part of their spirit and heart of hearts..they receive Most of the Moral perfect message of Allmighty Jesus Christ ...who is Not a Jew .....and is The Divine *to all who actually know Him.....still the alpha and omega....the final Judge* We realize many disafected embittered Catholics and sectarian ...*church ocentric** *Christians*manage to relate. Empathize..grasp.. un derstand many obscure.... ambient parts of truth...diverse perceptions of truths...we note with great respect that Lucas does his best in anything he really put s his mind and human will too...still many drown in their intellect..or. get lost in .self...
we wish the best for Lucas and many other neo--Christians......neo daoists neo pantheistic Buddhists....----*who......---Thank God..----who recognize that ***The Jews**as a collective....The Synagogue of Satan...are the premiere force for satanic genocidal dissimulation..destruction .....deracination..displacement...disruption....of non Jewish
people...the epicentral enemies of freedom..the nemesis of human progress...Respectfully...we don't care if Lucas is perfect as some *Christians*define perfection...we support his quintessential goals.....by the way...we would politely add for Christians* who view the same subject differently than Lucas .pray for him**that Allmighty Jesus Christ bless protect strengthen and prosper His work in opposing the odious obvious onerous Synagogue i of Satan*.... No decent ...sentient..aware person can support what the JEWS are doing in Palestine Lebanon Russia ..Ukraine. Europe Asia and America*. It is..not for nothing they are called The Destroyers of every non Jewish culture...they don't know when to stop...they provably have a death wish". All Best Lucas.**
There is a contingent of "White Nationalists" that spend more time attacking "Christians" than they do the enemy. This is so detrimental to any cohesive movement that I cannot believe they are legit.
Now, add "Boomers" as a blame point and you have a great way to keep this movement broken and ineffectual.
I just realise (apart from being brought up as a Cathilic until 9, when the parents divorced) that I have limitations. As much as a sufficiently advanced civilisation would not be comprehendable to me, magic. Fav. quote from Paul Johnson's A History of Christianity ' it would take more than a Jesus to invent a Jesus'. and more than any jew too.
and you are saying that God is not a bloke? You , Sir, are a Sir, Sir!!
I just realise (apart from being brought up as a Cathilic until 9, when the parents divorced) that I have limitations. As much as a sufficiently advanced civilisation would not be comprehendable to me, magic. Fav. quote from Paul Johnson's A History of Christianity ' it would take more than a Jesus to invent a Jesus'. and more than any jew too.
Ok, heretic faggot. Your article is so full of bad grammar and bad spelling I can't even force myself to read it all. Now watch me butcher the existential rights of the jews.
Abou Ben Adhem by James Henry Leigh Hunt
Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold:—
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the Presence in the room he said
'What writest thou? '—The vision raised its head,
And with a look made of all sweet accord,
Answered 'The names of those who love the Lord.'
'And is mine one? ' said Abou. 'Nay, not so,'
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerly still, and said 'I pray thee, then,
Write me as one that loves his fellow men.'
The angel wrote, and vanished. The next night
It came again with a great wakening light,
And showed the names whom love of God had blessed,
And lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.