There is no such thing as evil. the Universe is not evil. Evil is a
man-made concept. The only good is knowledge; the only "evil" is ignorance.
Socrates knew what he was talking about. Bad things happen, invariably due
to ignorance.

On There being two Gods...
Jews and Muslims say there is one god...Christians believe in three.
(Except for the heretical view expressed elsewhere on line...)(where
somehow 'the Holy Spirit' is viewed as an error...)
On 'bible thumping': I think it's great. the Bible is a glue to the culture
WRT literateness  as well as theologically. The more you are familiar with
it the better it reads :-) Political conclusions from biblical quotes
should be met with a questioning attitude: It has been used as a propaganda
vehicle for hundreds of years. The theologies (plural) contained in the New
Testament is a delightful subject: Paul, James, John: all quite different,
and glossed over by many as somehow deprecating.
There have been incredible strides in linguistic evaluation of the new
testament: Ancient languages (Aramaic, Hellenistic Greek, The koine Greek
used by new Testament writers/gatherers...a lot of progress in clarity of
meaning and accuracy of translations ... leaves the King Jsmes Version of
1611 as an honorable, excellent effort, but it IS 400 years old...I still
read it with pleasure, but I have 11 other versions with which to compare
notes...
My main point is that the TEACHING of Jesus is almost universally ignored -
to think that by accepting Jesus on the cross you have a ticket to heaven
while ignoring his teaching is I think one of the mainstays of atheism
(which in the main is but rebellion against organized religion with its
mind control and greed.) n la TV: "God wants you to be rich! So send me
money!"
:-)Going to church makes you a Christian, as does standing in your garage,
makes you a car. :-)
Cheers!
John Wilson Pastor, Founder and Chief Poet
The Church of Variable Likelihood 
(The only Church in North america that doesn't accept money :-) )

 
   
 



  
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