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This is exactly what I am saying. Not only is there no record of the Greeks and Romans taking personal responsibility for the things they did wrong th...

S that means, I guess, you are also at odds with Wittgenstein. Well whatever, I do wish you well on your pursuit. If it gives you an erection to talk ...

That's all very clever, lol, but I guess you run into problems with how OTHER philosophers define pleasure, for example, Locke in the Essay on Human U...

that may have been true in the past, Michael, but from what I see happening now, with memes and instults so popular in the era of Trump, the sneering ...

Well. From the psycholinguistic standpoint, I would offer considering the power of conditional verbs, as to what 'may be objectively true' and as to w...

Well thank you for the pointer, and perhaps I can add it to references, but really if you will look at my thesis in total, that St. Thomas was an exam...

Well Im sorry. I thought you wanted to put aside the issue of religious authority. True, even if there is no evidence that Romans or Greeks felt guilt...

Ah. The first problem is, some people say there is no such thing as objective truth. Your presentation resembles the proverbial lawyer question 'have ...

Advising me to read 'Fear and Trembling.' lol. Thats really funny. Of course you have not seen 'Christ, the Shit Sponge, and Beyond' so you would not ...

The reason I say it is a deeper question is because I cant imagine any way to fully corrobarate any hypotheses as to its answer such that it would be ...

Hmm. A false trichotomy ) First you would have to add a condition, if there is such a thing as objective truth, then...are these alternatives the only...

ok. I think I have the right clarification for you. First, here is the current text on the topic which I have improved rather substantially, albeit ma...

well I wa sthinking of the nature of numbers at the time, but the same applies to all emotions which is more obvious.

I agree with schopenhauer on this point. One might explain how the phenomenon exists in terms of physicalism, and even perform experiments to validate...

I think the temptations were cleverer in this case. It is debatable whether turning stones into bread is actually evil. And you would know, from my ow...

I must object to you using the word 'gnostic' in your name and stating the inflammatory kind of things you do. It makes it very difficult for people l...

I think I need to think about that a while and see what I could say better for you. Could take a day or so )

But if that's too much effort for you, here is your short answer: https://wiki.c2.com/?FalseDichotomy

I can see you put alot of effort into writing those, um, 22 words is it? Yes. Well here, let me put the same effort into replying to you as you did re...

What gifted person you are. Just imagine if everyone else was like you. We wouldnt even need to talk too each other )

well its the same question, why does someone choose to be totally subservient to someone else? Once theyve chosen so, the results are fairly predictab...

Im sorry, could you clarify what you mean by that? I dont understand.

oh, well from what you said thats easy to answer. Hypnosis is not possible unless the subject is willing. The deeper question is, why is the subject w...

New conclusion to first homily: The Response of St. Thomas: This homily started by indicating how to extrapolate logically from the skepticism of St. ...

Ok I started to look at your post, and I think it's just great. Would you consider collaboration on an anthology type thing? I have a couple of other ...

Well, lol, I know you are wise enough to avoid answering questions, but in this case, I would have to ask you, putting aside issues with religious aut...

That's something I can really understand, lol. There aren't many of us, most people dont even really know the docs exists. I'll look forward to hearin...

Actually I have put quite a bit more work into my piece. I adjusted the section on Judaic history a little, but perhaps not enough in your opinion. I ...

I agree your first perspective is a viable way to view religious authority. On the other hand, it must rely on the fact that people actually want to r...

Oh dear. Im sorry to misunderstand you. Sadly, they have to, because according to what they believe, even my reading of the Gospel of Thomas makes me ...

At the moment I am recuperating from writing the conclusion to several decades of meditation on a topic. Any good lecturer has a Q&A session after, lo...

Actually, it is more of a theological solution to the problems of an empirical approach to Western religious doctrine. You could call it the 'Church o...

I in no way understand what you are telling me. What do I approve of and what do I not approve of? I discuss what I think is rationally feasible, and ...

Wow! I would really like to see the original posts and comments there too! Thank you so much for summarizing them, please may I know the links too? Im...

Again,I am requesting specific examples of what you consider toxic. My narrative is as follows: * There is substantial corroboration that he exists, a...

I'm sorry, I am asking for a specific quote of my text to illustrate your point so I may consider how to write it better. I do not intend at all to de...

Why toxic? What is toxic exactly? Please provide example.

No one has expressed the conclusions I came to after several decades of thought on it, No one at all. So I am compelled to speak. Many Christians have...

Well thats the problem I have struggled with. I consider the skepticism, frequently expressed with snide anger, a real moral problem and inseparable f...

well it seems to me I already said what you did in the second paragraph, in fact. I dont see what your comment adds to what I said. Apologies.

I dont feel your comment actually shows any appreciation of the extent of my own thought on the topic. I would have to ask you to read the first post,...

I'm sorry this is a little long, but I really think you will find it worth reading. MANY people are VERY eager to argue about whether Jesus was truly ...

thats some very intersting thought. Currently I am struggling with a parallel proboem, and I would very much appreciate hearing your thoughts on it as...

Well the next post has alot in it. It really does. I;ll come back in a few days to hear what you think of it.

One reason the painting of jesus with a splinter and his four brothers was controversial is that it portrayed his humanity. Of course some people did ...

maybe its easier to find, Ill look too later, I hadnt looked for a while.

Well of course Ive thought about it. But also he never claimed he was THE son of God, he said he was THE SONE OF MAN, He said he prayed to his Father,...

Oh. Well it's an uncomfortable subject for the Catholics. Ive actually written some historical imagination on it to put it in context, but Im not sure...

Well I would have to agree that some of the gnostic texts go way overboard, and I can totally understand why the church declared them sacriligous and ...

I would have to agree that hermeneutic technicques do not seem particularly scientific to me either, lol, but thats what they way they are. You know w...