How refreshing to see some thoughtful exchange of ideas on the forum.
Posts by cofty
-
72Romans 9:5
by aqwsed12345 inna28: ὧν οἱ πατέρες καὶ ἐξ ὧν ὁ χριστὸς τὸ κατὰ σάρκα, ὁ ὢν ἐπὶ πάντων θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ἀμήν.. na28 transliterated: hō̃n hoi patéres kaì ex hō̃n ho khristòs tò katà sárka, ho ṑn epì pántōn theòs eulogētòs eis toùs aiō̃nas, amḗn.. kit: .
nwt: to them the forefathers belong, and from them the christ descended according to the flesh.
god, who is over all, be praised forever.
-
-
-
12
Should a person die for their religious BELIEFS?
by Fisherman inin ancient israel many of the prophets were killed as a result of their religious assignments —from god.
even soldiers were sent out to fight against idolatrous “uncircumcised” and logically some died for example jonathan, the son of king saul.
these soldiers were said to be fighting the wars of jehovah and there was no miraculous salvation for everybody all of the time.
-
-
cofty
Fleshmarket Close in Edinburgh actually exists. That doesn't mean Rebus is a real Scottish policeman.
Same goes for Baker Street and Sherlock Holmes, or Sherwood Forrest and Robin Hood. The fact that Jehu may have really ruled Judah doesn't say anything about the veracity of Yahweh.
-
8
A little bit of biblical Math
by psyco injacob had 13 children (am i wrong?
): 12 boys and 1 girl.. if you flip a coin 13 times, the probability to have 12 heads is about 0.002!.
.
-
-
cofty
Yes
-
8
A little bit of biblical Math
by psyco injacob had 13 children (am i wrong?
): 12 boys and 1 girl.. if you flip a coin 13 times, the probability to have 12 heads is about 0.002!.
.
-
-
cofty
some males only give off one type of chromosome
Sorry but I don't think that can possibly be true. Do you have a source for that?
It is true that some males have a slight bias towards one or the other. In the big picture 51% of babies are males.
-
12
Should a person die for their religious BELIEFS?
by Fisherman inin ancient israel many of the prophets were killed as a result of their religious assignments —from god.
even soldiers were sent out to fight against idolatrous “uncircumcised” and logically some died for example jonathan, the son of king saul.
these soldiers were said to be fighting the wars of jehovah and there was no miraculous salvation for everybody all of the time.
-
-
cofty
The bible is a collection of Bronze Age and Iron Age myths that promotes some of the most repulsive morality.
Why on earth would anybody pay respect to it let alone die for it?
-
34
If You Can Remember When This Was Displayed in the KH - You Ain't No Spring Chicken!
by mikronboy in.
-
-
cofty
Yes remember that well. Thanks for posting.
We had two pioneers at one point in time - a married couple. Bit embarrassing for them when they missed their hours.
-
28
Poor metabolic health increases your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
by was a new boy init’s all a big fat lie.
more precisely a big low-fat, high-carbohydrate lie.. 'it took dr. paul marik 12 weeks to prove that conventional wisdom about dieting is a lie, and that was just to himself.
he lost 35 pounds, and cured himself of type 2 diabetes.
-
-
cofty
eat mostly veg, fruit and lean meat
Lean?
Fat is not the enemy. Inuit eat mostly fat and have no heart disease.
-
28
Poor metabolic health increases your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
by was a new boy init’s all a big fat lie.
more precisely a big low-fat, high-carbohydrate lie.. 'it took dr. paul marik 12 weeks to prove that conventional wisdom about dieting is a lie, and that was just to himself.
he lost 35 pounds, and cured himself of type 2 diabetes.
-
-
cofty
Nothing wrong with bacon.
By the way Dr Berg is a crazy Scientologist.
-
16
Did Jesus say the God of the OT is not the same God as mine??
by Diogenesister inbart erhman states, in this you tube short presumably taken from the video series he has been doing with megan lewis*, that jesus said the god of the ot, the god of jeremiah, is not the (same)god as jesus.
bart continues "jeremiah's god killed (the children) - jesus said let the children come to me.
jesus' god said turn the other cheek" - the ot god was war-like etc (paraphrasing bart here a bit).. it's always been the thing that stopped my fully embracing the bible after leaving watchtower.
-
-
cofty
Dio - do you mean what is the difference between Bart and scholars like Richard Carrier who believe in a mythical Jesus?
There is a useful discussion of the opposing views here...
-
12
Wimbledon's attitude to Russian/Belorussian players ...
by LoveUniHateExams in... is absolutely ridiculous.. last year, 2022, russian and belorussian tennis players were banned from wimbledon.
let that just sink in.
if you were a pro tennis player, and happened to be a russian or belorussian citizen, the all england club decided that you could not compete at their annual grass tournament.. let's explore that particular brand of discrimination and lunacy further.
-
-
cofty
On the one hand they demonise Putin as this evil dictator..
He is.
Two things can be true at once.