Be patiant with me here because i'm still screwing the quote system up
[/quote] As it contains the history of man both past, present, and future it seems one would either have to accept it as false during all times or true for all times, or a mixture of truth and lies throughout. [/quote]
I belive it to be a mix of lies and truth.
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I believe the bible to be different in that aspect, as the manuscripts documenting it are numerous and have stood throughout time, being copied repeatedly yet retaining the same message and stories throughout with only extremely small variances, which never affected doctrines or anything other than minor words/spellings. [/quote]
It only takes one mistranslated word to change the meaning ona document it was because of one mistranslated word that has caused the death of thousands of people and bred a long standing hatred between two religians.
Though I belive some of the mistranslations to have been deliberate and not through the fault of the translators but the men in power who controled the translators at the time.
[/quote] Either he was who he claimed to be, or he had to be the most evil person that ever existed. He claimed deity, and founded the Christian church which is still in existance and growing today. If who he claimed to be is false than the word has experienced the biggest conspiracy theory we have or ever will have seen on this earth, involving multitudes of witnesses and a vast array of people from all ages and stations who supported his lies and witchcraft. Is it possible that could have happened? I don't think it is. The closest we come to having seen that happen is through Joseph Smith's false introduction of Mormonism, but it is fairly easy to discount that for what it is. (although I will admit, having believed in Joseph Smith before, it IS a very tempting belief system!) [/quote]
The mormon religian is growing strong today I have a few friends who follow that.
But its growing fast and strong and in some part of the country and were I live there are more followers of that path than traditional christianity.
Tempting?? umm not to me but then again I like birth control.
But Joseph Smith is a PRIME example of basicly mass mezmerization
and its compleatly possible Jesus did the same thing (hopefully that dosnt offend you for its not ment to)
because it has taken over two thousand years for christianity to become the dominating religian in the world and thats several generations being brought up under it and producing children of thier own to belive of course it will only grow larger with time.
Two thousand years from now how large will the mormon religian be?
Ok I admit some of thier values are nice but I dont have to belive on ol mr smith to have those family values.
On a side note I dated a guy some 5 years ago who was actually claimed to be related to Joseph Smith dunno if it was true but he was from Utah so who knows.
There have been a few faulse prophets over time and time will see more.
Of course if a real prphet were to come we in all our arrogence would most likly dismiss him or her.
[/quote] LOL. No. Eve was created as a helper and companion to Adam. It doesn't make the worth of women any less, or their role in life any less important.[/quote]
Ok i'll give and say you mgiht very well be right but it isnt how I was raised to belive.
And much of the world belives women are lower than men and are more sinfull as well as history showing women were little better treated them most slaves once married.
[/quote] And women are not capable of becoming life bearers without men. As far as nourishing, that idea could be said to be outdated by the invention of formula. Men and women in society are now seen as being equal emotional and nurturing influences on children. [/quote
Does this mean Men are outdated with the inventiopn of cloneing?
Plus you couldnt PAY me to feed a baby formula anymore
I dont know why docs push so hard for that stuff its not evena quarder as good for the infant as breast milk and I have actually breast fed one child and my other two formula due to docs advise........why did I get the crack pot doc?
My oldest two the formula babys were always sick ear infections and just lots of viral infection.
My little one was brest fed untill she was two.
Interesting thing she has never has any infections or flu or anything else.
In fact a allergic reaction has been her only reason to ever see a doc except on check up's /shots .
I'm a strong supporter for natural care.
FYI i'm agasint cloneing.
[/quote] The way you were taught is contrary to the bible[/quote]
Perhaps ...but if thats true then theres alot of churches that teach it all wrong because I moved around a whole lot as a kid I mean 7 school in 3rd grade alone moveing around.