History Channel pushing debunked Christ-Mithra theory

[steven lloyd]

I have a very personal relationship with my Creator and It is nothing like the psychopath of the bible. It is non judgmental, does not need our worship and praise, does not care what you believe, does not bring down all forms of pestilence, calamity and disease upon people or nations because they don't bow down and kiss his feet. Its love is unconditional.

We are an insignificant species living on a miniscule speck of dust in an infinite Universe. It is beyond egotistical to think that a being capable of creating this infinite Universe would care what you think or believe, that it would actually bother to answer your prayers requesting all your petty concerns. Man created their god to try to assuage their feelings of inadequacy and insignificance.

Just know that regardless of your experience and what others say, the description you've painted of God is 100% opposite of how he's presented in the Bible

Hmmm, I guess that would make the description of God in the Bible 100% wrong.

[Hmmm]

Hmmm, I guess that would make the description of God in the Bible 100% wrong.

You're unqualified to comment on it.

[steven lloyd]

You're unqualified to comment on it.

As are you

[Hmmm]

As are you

You've already stated your complete lack of belief in God and the Bible. I believe you need Gods help in understanding it and that he provides it if one sincerely wants it. You aren't qualified due to your beliefs. Its spiritual not scientific.

[steven lloyd]

You've already stated your complete lack of belief in God and the Bible. I believe you need Gods help in understanding it and that he provides it if one sincerely wants it. You aren't qualified due to your beliefs. Its spiritual not scientific.

You're another one of those careful readers aren't you? You think that if someone doesn't believe in your archaic version of God that they cannot have any spiritual beliefs or believe in something (beyond both our understandings) they consider as God. Imagine having the arrogance to think that your version of God is the correct one? I'm not even offended.

[Hmmm]

You're another one of those careful readers aren't you? You think that if someone doesn't believe in your archaic version of God that they cannot have any spiritual beliefs or believe in something (beyond both our understandings) they consider as God. Imagine having the arrogance to think that your version of God is the correct one? I'm not even offended.

I thought you had said in the past you're an atheist. Please forgive me if I mixed you up with someone else.

[steven lloyd]

I thought you had said in the past you're an atheist. Please forgive me if I mixed you up with someone else.

Apology accepted. I have never professed to be an atheist. However, I don't believe in things that can be scientifically disproven or historically explained otherwise. My beliefs in something that is beyond our understanding do not conflict with known science or theory. However, I know what I have experienced and I'm not too worried about what other people think or believe in this regard - as long as you're not telling me you've got it all figured out from reading a book.

[TMixer]

I don't know about the God of the Bible, but the God of organized religions is no God of mine.

[cliffy1]

Apology accepted. I have never professed to be an atheist. However, I don't believe in things that can be scientifically disproven or historically explained otherwise. My beliefs in something that is beyond our understanding do not conflict with known science or theory. However, I know what I have experienced and I'm not too worried about what other people think or believe in this regard - as long as you're not telling me you've got it all figured out from reading a book.

Most Christians think that if you don't believe in their god that you must be an atheist. They can't seem to understand that they reject thousands of other gods in favour of theirs. Doesn't their rejection of all those other gods make them just as much an atheist? They don't realize that their judgement that theirs is the only true religion and all others are false is as bigoted as racism.

[Hmmm]

Most Christians think that if you don't believe in their god that you must be an atheist. They can't seem to understand that they reject thousands of other gods in favour of theirs. Doesn't their rejection of all those other gods make them just as much an atheist? They don't realize that their judgement that theirs is the only true religion and all others are false is as bigoted as racism.

I wasn't aware of that. I thought that most people in general, including Christians, knew that that are many religions in the world and in fact most people believe in God. Silly me.

[cliffy1]

I wasn't aware of that. I thought that most people in general, including Christians, knew that that are many religions in the world and in fact most people believe in God. Silly me.

Yes, well, they don't all believe in the same god and many believe in multiple gods and goddesses. And Buddhism doesn't believe in a god, neither do the aboriginal people. They believe in the Great Mystery, the unknowable, the incomprehensible.

[zzontar]

Seems to me that Satan's greatest accomplishment was in convincing people that he was god. This would account for god being such an insecure, jealous, angry, vindictive psychopath in the bible.

I agree, this is why you rarely see anyone blaming Satan for anything. It's like blaming the government for not doing enough about crime or blaming someone for leaving their doors unlocked and being robbed instead of actually blaming the criminals.

[concernie]

Most Christians think that if you don't believe in their god that you must be an atheist. They can't seem to understand that they reject thousands of other gods in favour of theirs. Doesn't their rejection of all those other gods make them just as much an atheist?

This is not accurate. Many Christians are quick to label non-Christians as atheists or agnostics because atheism has been the fad in the last century and has been of Christianity's most relentless opponents. Atheism is popular. It makes sense that many or most non-Christians would be atheists, or agnostics.

They don't realize that their judgement that theirs is the only true religion and all others are false is as bigoted as racism.

It's bigoted to deprive or ridicule Christians of their beliefs in exclusivity. Can't have your cake and eat it too, there, Cliffy.

[cliffy1]

This is not accurate. Many Christians are quick to label non-Christians as atheists or agnostics because atheism has been the fad in the last century and has been of Christianity's most relentless opponents. Atheism is popular. It makes sense that many or most non-Christians would be atheists, or agnostics.

Well, that is just silly. There are 2 billion Christians, There are almost 2 billion Muslims and another 2 billion claim to be religious (Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.) Atheists are in the minority.

It's bigoted to deprive or ridicule Christians of their beliefs in exclusivity. Can't have your cake and eat it too, there, Cliffy.

I'm not depriving anybody of anything. I'm flattered that you think I have any influence at all, but I don't, nor do I want to. The only thing I would appear to be ridiculing was your silly assertion that atheists are communists and that anybody is persecuting Christians (other than some other religious fanatics).

[concernie]

Well, that is just silly. There are 2 billion Christians, There are almost 2 billion Muslims and another 2 billion claim to be religious (Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.) Atheists are in the minority.

Perhaps on a global scale, but the mainstream media presents a different picture. According to the media, the majority of the world is gay, atheist, transgender, feminist, free from the bondage of logic and reason.

I'm not depriving anybody of anything. I'm flattered that you think I have any influence at all, but I don't, nor do I want to. The only thing I would appear to be ridiculing was your silly assertion that atheists are communists and that anybody is persecuting Christians (other than some other religious fanatics).

I never asserted that atheists were communists. I said that atheism was the state belief system of the Soviet Union, which it certainly was. Not all atheists are communists, but the great majority of communists are atheists.