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Comment on 2 Genesis, Chapter 15 - such stuff as dreams are made on --

archaeopteryx — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:33:45 GMT

Actually Geoff, I prophesied that you would say that, but I didn't write it down until just now - you DO believe me, don't you?
Truth is, that I've yet to find a prophecy in the Bible, that wasn't written down long after the event it seemingly predicted, with all witnesses conveniently dead.
pax vobiscum,
archaeopteryx

Comment on 2 Genesis, Chapter 15 - such stuff as dreams are made on --

Geoff — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:57:14 GMT

Brilliant. I especially like the insight into prophecy. I would like to try that but I'm afraid the potential audience is spoken for.

Comment on gods 'r' us (Part 3)

Suzanne Olson-Hyde — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:01 GMT

You have chosen a beautiful story. The indigenous peoples of Australia have stories about every living thing called The Dreaming, which is a sacred era in which ancestral Totemic Spirit Beings formed The Creation. I told a lot of these stories to my kids when they were young.

Comment on 2 Genesis, Chapter 15 - such stuff as dreams are made on --

Suzanne Olson-Hyde — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:13:46 GMT

As always - a fascinating lesson - I am becoming more knowledgeable every day :D Thanks Archaeopteryx

Comment on 2 Genesis, Chapter 14 - is you is, or is you ain't, my Abie?

Suzanne Olson-Hyde — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:13:38 GMT

Would like to say something about Buddhism. Most Buddhist adherents say Buddhism is not a religion. While they have a patriarchal hierarchy, keep women subservient, they use women to go into the community, and 'hungry ghosts', they are a run of the mill religion. Certainly they espouse wisdom and psychology, but one doesn't need buddhism to have empathy and compassion, to meditate, to help one's fellow man, of human suffering. Buddhism says be neutral, don't 'expect' from other people.

Guru Rinpoche was born from a lotus. The Dalai Lama is thought of as the latest reincarnation of a series of spiritual leaders who have chosen to be reborn in order to enlighten others - if that is not superstitious rubbish, I don't know what is.

Buddhism lends tacit support to the religious differences in our world. At this point in history, this is both morally and intellectually indefensible—especially among affluent, well-educated Westerners who bear the greatest responsibility for the spread of ideas - Sam Harris

Why my interest in Buddhism, my beloved brother is Buddhist.

Comment on 2 Genesis, Chapter 8 - The "Minnow" has landed!

archaeopteryx — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:17:52 GMT

Interestingly, and unfortunately, Suzanne, far too many people merely pay the Bible lip service, without really giving the actual facts any serious consideration - how much water would it take to cover the planet to 22.5 ft. higher than the highest mountains? Is there enough for the job? How much light could they have had to work in, with only one 18x18 inch window? And what about the methane with that window closed? I try to see what others don't. If you can answer all of those questions with, "God works in mysterious ways," then you clearly have no interest in the real answers.

pax vobiscum
archaeopteryx

Comment on 2 Genesis, Chapter 8 - The "Minnow" has landed!

Suzanne Olson-Hyde — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:43:39 GMT

When one reads the bible, and it says it rains for 40 days and 40 nights, one doesn't then think of how long it took for the water to drain away, and then, where did it drain too??? I didn't ralise it took so long, by bible standards - one year and ten days. what the??? Excellent research.

Comment on 2 Genesis, Chapter 14 - is you is, or is you ain't, my Abie?

Suzanne Olson-Hyde — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:40:29 GMT

I know, I know, it must be so frigging hard to be humble, then don't be. I know extraordinary talent when I see it. I don't need to be genius, or even clever, to know a frigging clever dick when I see it. You are dead right about being accurate, you will get flack if you aren't, one of the reasons I don't get esoteric, I will get shot down in flames. But you, my dear, the research is amazing. You are going to have to live till you are seven hundred and fourteen years of age. Is that ok with you. And please understand, I don't understand Science and the Universe etc. etc. The numbers are just mind boggling, and my little brain just doesn't cope. That doesn't mean I don't appreciate you, clever dick that you are, talking about it. I have to ask, you being so clever and all, do you get frustrated with people, that sometimes, they (I) don't understand what you are talking about:D

Comment on 2 Genesis, Chapter 14 - is you is, or is you ain't, my Abie?

archaeopteryx — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:13:13 GMT

Aw, shucks, Ma'am --

Comment on 2 Genesis, Chapter 14 - is you is, or is you ain't, my Abie?

Suzanne Olson-Hyde — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:37:00 GMT

This is what I find extraordinary about the bible in general. God has just created the earth, the moon, the sun, All the stars and galaxies etc. etc. then he gets himself embroiled in war, which brother belongs to whom, going into different cities, smiting and carrying on like a despot. Time lines never made sense to me, stealing and plagiarizing from other religions and myths. And the majority of people believe this rubbish.

By the by - you dear archaeopteryx, are just ANOTHER person I am in awe. Shoot.