tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post4142932124122597139..comments2023-04-17T06:22:42.081-05:00Comments on Stuff and Stuff: Part III: Evolution vs. CreationismMichael-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764426368272868221noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-15082076278593230562007-04-12T07:13:00.000-05:002007-04-12T07:13:00.000-05:00Hi Abbi,Where I have some obvious feelings, make n...Hi Abbi,<BR/><BR/>Where I have some obvious feelings, make no mistake, I have looked in many places and will continue to do so :)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the link and best wishes to you!Michael-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764426368272868221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-41988603714187927002007-04-12T03:35:00.000-05:002007-04-12T03:35:00.000-05:00The christian perspective may be more deeply under...The christian perspective may be more deeply understood by going to:<BR/><BR/>www.greatcom.org/resources/reasons_skeptics/default.htm<BR/><BR/>It has answers to a lot of these questions and issues. True, it comes from a christian point-of-view, but if you really wish to discover truth, perhaps you should consider all aspects.Abigail Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636760246967383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-85244912499265927212007-03-31T05:12:00.000-05:002007-03-31T05:12:00.000-05:00In a conversation on a plane with a woman doing bi...In a conversation on a plane with a woman doing bible homework, I asked her (after professing my distain for the tyranny of god) . . if she were to see a painting of the bible, more specifically, were I to paint one, which one?<BR/><BR/>I wish there existed words to paint a rapture that came over her, because she said the word "nurturing", describing Creation. And embraced herself enough to Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381228768653437010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-72464832175800567372007-03-30T18:41:00.000-05:002007-03-30T18:41:00.000-05:00"a crack in the damn"I think your Freudian slip is..."a crack in the damn"<BR/><BR/>I think your Freudian slip is showing. ;)JaneDoughnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061943532078527266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-56909088116130235292007-03-30T10:00:00.000-05:002007-03-30T10:00:00.000-05:00Hmmm... lots to think about. Thank you for sharin...Hmmm... lots to think about. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Carolyn, clearly faith is the way to go... I like the first definition best.<BR/><BR/>I like how faith is a constant companion, a friend, a comfort.<BR/><BR/>Mitch, I am glad that I get to learn about Judaism from you.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Richard... Do not live in fear! I would like to make that my credo.Michael-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764426368272868221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-91555280570534414062007-03-30T09:24:00.000-05:002007-03-30T09:24:00.000-05:00p.s. I went to a Christian/Inspirational concert l...p.s. I went to a Christian/Inspirational concert last fall and when I returned to the neighborhood, someone immediately said.."were there a bunch of Jesus freaks there?" I was offended only because it was so easy for this person catergorize a gathering. I didn't see any 'Jesus freaks" just nice people all sharing one thing: Faith. Truly, without faith, what ARE we here for? It keeps me grounded Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07782954864999627303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-32643906812248843652007-03-30T08:19:00.000-05:002007-03-30T08:19:00.000-05:00I went to the dictionary and found the following -...I went to the dictionary and found the following -- Religion VS Faith<BR/><BR/>RELIGION n <BR/>1. people's beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of a deity or deities, and divine involvement in the universe and human life<BR/>2. a particular institutionalized or personal system of beliefs and practices relating to the divine<BR/>3. a set of strongly-held beliefs, Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07782954864999627303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-4301331721077162002007-03-30T07:49:00.000-05:002007-03-30T07:49:00.000-05:00BACK TO THE 600,000 interpretations... maybe that'...BACK TO THE 600,000 interpretations... maybe that's why we're always yelling over each other? Ya think? HeHe......Mitch!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13933195327904637579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-47170170570730297682007-03-30T07:43:00.000-05:002007-03-30T07:43:00.000-05:00Wow. Maybe I can make your grey hairs grayer!Juda...Wow. Maybe I can make your grey hairs grayer!<BR/><BR/>Judaism, it is said there are 600,000 interpretations of the Torah (the old testement). One for each of the people Moses delivered the Torah to. And of course just as many commentaries for each of those.<BR/><BR/>If you read as it is written, you have a lot nice stories about stuff that happened a long time ago. If you look at each word, Mitch!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13933195327904637579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-19489859000779500212007-03-30T06:36:00.000-05:002007-03-30T06:36:00.000-05:00If there is no god, then any god would surely be a...If there is no god, then any god would surely be as prone to error as the humans who created it. And regardless of whether there is, or not a god, or gods, it is still an undeniable fact -- humans created their religions.<BR/><BR/>It's might be impossible to undo the brainwashing most of us have been subject to because the first thing we are engrained with as a child is . . this is the word of Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381228768653437010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-47577224067089076572007-03-30T00:11:00.000-05:002007-03-30T00:11:00.000-05:00I was abused by a catholic priest myself, so I apo...I was abused by a catholic priest myself, so I apologize that I have some rather strong opinions on the subject. I don't fault the person - even though nobody put a gun to his head. It's a sickness induced by the culture he inhabits. Perverts don't flock to the priesthood, rather the church tends to create them. <BR/><BR/>But we've drifted from the original post quite a bit. I'll shut up now.mike macgirvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578344373752836185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-76508070405427679562007-03-29T21:08:00.000-05:002007-03-29T21:08:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052155809110680222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-23885820685106684702007-03-29T20:41:00.000-05:002007-03-29T20:41:00.000-05:00For some that path isn't one they choose for thems...For some that path isn't one they choose for themselves, they are born into it and honed from day one to walk the path... they are raised in denial from the moment of conception.<BR/><BR/>How you perceive it and how it is for those who live it is all a matter of relativity.<BR/><BR/>I suppose it is a grey thing to me.<BR/><BR/>You should understand the nature of relativity in perception! I know Michael-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764426368272868221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-31691855335054455032007-03-29T20:15:00.000-05:002007-03-29T20:15:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052155809110680222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-90153871066951617332007-03-29T19:45:00.000-05:002007-03-29T19:45:00.000-05:00Cheryl I've never heard of Westboro... to date tho...Cheryl I've never heard of Westboro... to date though my experiences with the baptist religion have been ones filled with unwarranted judgment, bias, and fear... I can only imagine what Westboro is all about.<BR/><BR/>Jane, I think your on to it... religious folks view deviation as a crack in the damn waiting to give way to all sorts if immoral stuff. What is so damn frustrating is that over timeMichael-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764426368272868221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-59070207529439137372007-03-29T19:07:00.000-05:002007-03-29T19:07:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052155809110680222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-56769736986099112052007-03-29T18:53:00.000-05:002007-03-29T18:53:00.000-05:00Cheryl - the tradition that priests cannot marry i...Cheryl - the tradition that priests cannot marry is based on the fact that Jesus didn't marry. And this has created a crisis most recently in the Roman Catholic church as we've found what these sexually deprived priests have been doing to satisfy their natural 'urges'. If they were allowed to live normal human existences (my dad is an Anglican minister, that is allowed to marry); a lot of this mike macgirvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578344373752836185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-77260087810266794312007-03-29T18:52:00.000-05:002007-03-29T18:52:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052155809110680222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-49668245562614533942007-03-29T18:44:00.000-05:002007-03-29T18:44:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052155809110680222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-80068236978940515112007-03-29T18:02:00.000-05:002007-03-29T18:02:00.000-05:00Jane said it already. The world was created entire...Jane said it already. The world was created entirely in seven days, period. Because that's what the Bible says. If you allow for any other interpretation of those words, then you could start to question all the other words. And pretty soon the whole 'book of undeniable truth' thing collapses. Jesus might not be God's son, but maybe a second cousin. Mary might have kissed a few boys in her day. mike macgirvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578344373752836185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-77649132722407984742007-03-29T17:42:00.000-05:002007-03-29T17:42:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052155809110680222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-50799328790341595502007-03-29T17:26:00.000-05:002007-03-29T17:26:00.000-05:00I think the reason the hard-line religious right c...I think the reason the hard-line religious right can't accept evolution is not so much because evolution itself is offensive, but because the very act of questioning the Bible's literal truth is offensive. And if we allow people to see the mountains of evidence supporting evolution, they may realize that there are so many other things to question. <BR/><BR/>In the long run, it will bite the JaneDoughnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061943532078527266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-34518948426203335332007-03-29T16:48:00.000-05:002007-03-29T16:48:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052155809110680222noreply@blogger.com