So, in short, what you're saying is

Post #319,289 by jake123 12/29/09 8:19:25 PM Reply	So, in short, what you're saying is while one can't really draw too many conclusions about $DEITY from that, one can conclude that the all-too-human institutions that have grown up around said $DEITY's worship are not worthy of respect.
Post #319,293 by pwhysall 12/29/09 10:48:35 PM Reply	Which, of course, is exactly the same thing.
Post #319,298 by boxley 12/29/09 11:13:51 PM Reply	of course look at the beginning of any religion islam good ideas from $deity xian good ideas from $diety Buddhist good ideas from $diety mormons good ideas from $diety Zoroastrians good ideas from $diety then the bidness managers take over
Post #319,299 by pwhysall 12/29/09 11:15:07 PM Reply	Re: of course look at the beginning of any religion s/$deity/the bloke who made it up/g
Post #319,300 by boxley 12/29/09 11:18:23 PM Reply	mebee, I dont know for sure do you? have my own ideas about that $diety has a wicked sense of humor "you dont always get what you want but you get what you need" sometimes you need to think about that. In my personal case I have always gotten job's promise because I havnt topped myself yet :-)
Post #319,302 by pwhysall 12/29/09 11:36:22 PM Reply	Heh If I were a gambling man, I'd say that the odds are way better for the "a bloke made it up for shits/giggles/beer/women/money" than they are for "it was a supernatural omniscient omnipotent being, who's remained oddly silent on the big issues ever since". I assume my dad (a very devout man) got what he needed when God decided to pop his aortic aneurism? Mysterious ways, indeed.
Post #319,304 by static 12/30/09 12:18:05 AM Reply	In other words, ... that Psalm tells you a lot about the Jews state-of-mind at a particular point in history. It is not difficult to see that throughout the lifetime of the Kingdom of Israel, they were told repeatedly by $diety not to futz around with the other $deities of the region or they would regret it. Lo and behold: they were carted off to moulder for a while a long way away. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.

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