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I learned to speak Chinese.
Does that qualify me for making shit up about the afterlife?
oh shit 10,000 posts dedicated to ROBOSAX
That's why you gotta laugh.
They're not scary if you laugh.
Unless they're armed, then don't wait for him to finish, just run.
Maybe you should have learned English while you were at it.
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i grew up being raised both catholic and jewish, and seeing the difference between interpretations of the same scripture is mind blowing
Exactly.
At the end, God gives him a consolation prize for his devotion, but it's pretty clear that he didn't do what he really should have done.
I love (and agree with) Lewis Black's take on the topic of Christians trying to interpret the Old Testament.
Seriously, though, I want to know why christians hate gays, but eat shellfish.
I think a century of slowly phasing him out of our friendship circle should get the message across.
'Hey guys, how are you doin? Need a miracle'
'Did you hear something Bob?'
'Guys cmon. cmon you guys'
'Nah nothin, must have been one of our half mouse half chicken hybrids on the loose again'
'oh for fucks sake now you're just rubbing it in'
Tradition, ignorance, and good old fashioned malevolent hatred.
You seem to be conflating God with the Church.
That right there is the same mistake fundamentalists make.
oh what the fuck I thought it was a permaban
There are a lot of factors that can change it, chiefly being interpretation. And like you I don't want to bore anyone
You see, that's esentially what the Jewish view is already.
the occasional dick intern at the time machine lab goes to various eras of human civilization and fucks with us by creating god mythos'
Interpretation from whom?
ahem
quotes from the dalai lama
"Of course, abortion, from a Buddhist viewpoint, is an act of killing and is negative, generally speaking. But it depends on the circumstances. If the birth will create serious problems for the parent, these are cases where there can be an exception. I think abortion should be approved or disapproved according to each circumstance"
"If someone comes to me and asks whether homosexuality is okay or not, I will ask 'What is your companion's opinion?'. If you both agree, then I think I would say 'if two males or two females voluntarily agree to have mutual satisfaction without further implication of harming others, then it is okay'"
he stated that his previous viewpoints on homosexuality and other non-reproductive sexual acts are potentially incorrect and he has "a willingness to consider the possibility that some of the teachings may be specific to a particular cultural and historic context"
but i mean far be it of a man to admit he's wrong or that opinions and viewpoints should change over time
in my opinion it makes the dalai lama even a bigger man to admit that he is wrong about something or that some of the more dogmatic teachings should be subject to individual analysis and context.
Man, every religion needs a clause in their book, like a disclaimer at the front that says basically this.
that's surprising
et tu, backwards name?
Worshippers, different sects (Lutherans, Catholics etc.) Regarding who has authority. I'm really not familiar with Jewish beliefs but I know there are a lot of differences between Christian denominations. It also doesn't help when people take their political beliefs and they try to meld them into their interpretation of what the bible says.
judaism is all about what scholarly teachings and schools of thought and interpretations you choose to adhere to. it's not as black and white as are you reform or orthodox, it's complicated and nuanced and an issue of what rabbinical authority and teachings, if any, you consider legitimate.
Cuz only Jewish people know anything at all about Judaism.
I could replace the word rabbi with christian denomination, and it would explain the same thing for christianity
my mother's mother is a jew, which according to jewish maternal heredity, makes me jewish i suppose
nonetheless, i was educated as a jew when i was a kid in addition to going to catholic school, because my mom believed that i should get a "balanced" viewpoint on the subjects
I'll bet most of them do they are just ignored.
psychopath, sane man
murderer, keeper of justice
buddhist, catholic, jew
the primary difference between the two is that different jewish schools of thought usually actually link back to real rabbis who have done real study
instead of a charming man in a nice suit with great hair smacking people in the forehead saying he has magic powers
i mean that sort of thing does happen in judaism, weirdo personality cults and claims of mystical powers happen too but are waaaaaaaaaay less common per capita, because most of the time to get any sort of religious following in judaism you can't just claim you have been given a vision from god, you have to show off credentials and say "i spent this much time in this school and received education from this group of rabbis" etc.
I doubt it. It's not like an easter egg for the people who can actually do close reading.
a couple of years ago, due to a fluke of the calendar the first day of hannukah and christmas day were the same day
so my grandparents decided "fuck it we'll rent a hall and have the entire family over for one thing"
holy shit that was a terrible idea.