we are much more than our mind which is just a tool used by our very essence, the immaterial entity within, which is not in the time-space continuum
All the evidence from neuroscience shows that we are our brains. There is no 'ghost in the machine'.
if we eliminate all the controversial and confusing verses attributed to jesus we will get the crystal clear truth from him because his source was (1) god which can be seen from his habit of early morning talking to god in prayer (mark 1:35; john 8:1, 2) which would not have been for material blessings (mathew 6:8; 16:24), and (2) also observance of people.. 1) jesus who said judgment is based on whether we acted humanely or not (mathew 25:31-46) would not have spoken about god’s people and pagans (which means bulk of the things found in gospel had not been spoken/done by jesus).. 2) another important truth he said was about the real key to our happiness which he said is with each one of us.
(luke 17:21).
from his observance of history, he knew there are people from adversities who made great contribution to the world; and there are people from all abundance who lived a life of wastage accomplishing nothing; and there are people who are mixed in varying degree.
we are much more than our mind which is just a tool used by our very essence, the immaterial entity within, which is not in the time-space continuum
All the evidence from neuroscience shows that we are our brains. There is no 'ghost in the machine'.
so mrs cofty and i went to see the new movie last weekend on the gospel story told from the perspective of mary magdalene.. the first ten minutes are excellent and then jesus turns up and it's all downhill from there.
it was pope gregory who decided in 1591 that mary m was a penitent prostitute, even though the gospels contain no such reference.
was she the mary from whom seven demons were cast or was she just unlucky to share a name with a different mary?
So Mrs Cofty and I went to see the new movie last weekend on the gospel story told from the perspective of Mary Magdalene.
The first ten minutes are excellent and then Jesus turns up and it's all downhill from there.
It was Pope Gregory who decided in 1591 that Mary M was a penitent prostitute, even though the gospels contain no such reference. Was she the Mary from whom seven demons were cast or was she just unlucky to share a name with a different Mary? The film awards her a role as one of the apostles and gives her a prominent place at the Last Supper.
Her story in the film begins as a motherless young woman with a father and brother who want to marry her off to an older widower with children. She has other ideas.
Then the Rabbi shows up with his ragtag bunch of followers including a black Peter. Mary is enchanted by the very scruffy teacher and runs away from Magdala to follow him. Mary's father implores Jesus not to divide a man and his daughter but the Rabbi replies that he has come to divide fathers from daughters and mothers from sons - the bastard! Peter talks of the wife and children he has abandoned to follow Jesus as does Judas and others.
As the story progresses we see a conflict between the passive intentions of Jesus and the militant expectations of his followers. Judas tries to force Jesus' hand by betraying him - to the Romans oddly enough? Perhaps the scriptwriter was afraid of accusations of anti-semitism.
Spoiler alert - Jesus dies and rises.
Mary M is the only witness to this in the story and goes to tell the disciples - that goes badly. Mary gets Jesus' message. He had absolutely nothing to say in his entire ministry apart from vague platitudes about being loving and forgiving. He never even hints about overthrowing the Romans or about ever coming back later to do so. Judas was convinced of the former and Peter of the latter, but Mary was content that the 'kingdom' is nothing more than changing the world one person at a time. Essentially this gospel is, 'be nice and all will be well'. Peter and the apostles split with Mary over this and go their own ways.
The Jesus of this story is infuriating. He rambles vacuous platitudes and seems to invite misunderstanding. This is an inoffensive Jesus who has nothing to say. He creates a scene in the temple but his ranting leaves the audience unsure what he is upset about. But here is the contradiction - even in this feminised version of the gospel story Jesus is not a 'good man'. He wilfully divides families and does so even without the apocalyptic justification of the biblical story.
The cinematography is beautiful and the soundtrack is excellent. All of the characters are pathetic. The man behind me fell asleep and snored loudly. I didn't blame him.
what started as news of a man and woman being found unconscious on a park bench 12 days ago is escalating into an international incident.. sergei skripal had worked as a double agent for british intelligence mi6 before he was discovered and imprisoned in russia in 2006. he was later flown to england as part of a spy-swap in 2010. on sunday 4th march he was discovered along with his 33 year old daughter yulia close to a shopping centre in salisbury.. since then the story has become increasingly bizarre.
a policeman who was first to attend the scene also became critically ill and remains in hospital.
government scientists at porton down have confirmed that the cause is a russian military-grade nerve agent novichok.
They fell ill after leaving the restaurant and never reached their home
So?
How about the following scenario? Yulia returns from Russia with contaminated items in her luggage. Sergei and Yulia become ill after opening same during an outing that Sunday. Perhaps it was a present for Sergei. DC.Bailey later searches their house and comes into contact with more contamination and becomes ill.
Six question marks doesn't make it any more mysterious.
How does our incomplete knowledge of the details become fuel for insane conspiracy theories?
i get it, not a fan of yahweh the desert god.
but what about jesus?
anything wrong with his teachings like the sermon on the mount and the example he set.
But what about Jesus?
Jesus worshipped and adored Yahweh, the moral monster of the Old Testament. He taught his followers to do likewise. HIs moral judgement is therefore suspect at best.
He taught that he was going to return in Kingdom power within the lifetime of his early disciples. Based on this false promise men like Peter abandoned their wives, children and businesses to follow him around Judea and Israel. He taught them that obedience to him was more important than loving their families.
He was a false prophet and a egomaniacal cult leader.
And now I'm off to watch the new film Mary Magdalene.
what started as news of a man and woman being found unconscious on a park bench 12 days ago is escalating into an international incident.. sergei skripal had worked as a double agent for british intelligence mi6 before he was discovered and imprisoned in russia in 2006. he was later flown to england as part of a spy-swap in 2010. on sunday 4th march he was discovered along with his 33 year old daughter yulia close to a shopping centre in salisbury.. since then the story has become increasingly bizarre.
a policeman who was first to attend the scene also became critically ill and remains in hospital.
government scientists at porton down have confirmed that the cause is a russian military-grade nerve agent novichok.
Whoever authorised these attempted murders were worse than amateurish by leaving such an attributable "calling card" at the scene of the crime.
It appears the toxin was administered in Russia to a possession belonging to Yuri who had just returned to the UK from a visit there.
I've never heard of detectives being first responders to such a scenario. Unusual to say the least. Adds to the conspiracy theories I suppose.
Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was not first on the scene at the park bench where Sergei and Yulia were discovered. He was assigned to the investigation and attended their home on the outskirts of Salisbury.
Conspiracy theories tend to vanish in the light of facts.
whenever a hollywood actress has been propositioned or touched up, we know all about it.. but a story - mostly suppressed by the mainstream media - is emerging of far worse abuse of human females.. telford appears to have a grooming/sex abuse scandal of its own to rival the ones in rochdale, oxford and other uk towns.. it appears the msm, police and politicians and other authorities are very slow in learning their lesson from rochdale.. unbelievable that this case hasn't made the guardian or the bbc.. i guess the sisterhood thinks hollywood women are much more important than telford girls.
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https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/03/the-bbcs-shameful-silence-on-the-telford-sex-scandal/.
The UK is almost lost
Bollocks
what started as news of a man and woman being found unconscious on a park bench 12 days ago is escalating into an international incident.. sergei skripal had worked as a double agent for british intelligence mi6 before he was discovered and imprisoned in russia in 2006. he was later flown to england as part of a spy-swap in 2010. on sunday 4th march he was discovered along with his 33 year old daughter yulia close to a shopping centre in salisbury.. since then the story has become increasingly bizarre.
a policeman who was first to attend the scene also became critically ill and remains in hospital.
government scientists at porton down have confirmed that the cause is a russian military-grade nerve agent novichok.
May hasn't got the stones to back her electorate and stand up to the EU over Brexit
Utter nonsense. Where are you getting your information from? May has been unequivocal that the UK is leaving the EU, the Customs Union and the Single Market.
One minute she is criticised for being too strong in her response to Russia and the next you are accusing her of not having the courage to stand up to Putin.
what started as news of a man and woman being found unconscious on a park bench 12 days ago is escalating into an international incident.. sergei skripal had worked as a double agent for british intelligence mi6 before he was discovered and imprisoned in russia in 2006. he was later flown to england as part of a spy-swap in 2010. on sunday 4th march he was discovered along with his 33 year old daughter yulia close to a shopping centre in salisbury.. since then the story has become increasingly bizarre.
a policeman who was first to attend the scene also became critically ill and remains in hospital.
government scientists at porton down have confirmed that the cause is a russian military-grade nerve agent novichok.
If Saudi unleashed military-grade chemical weapons on the streets of the UK that would be a problem too.
Before anybody says 'oil' please bear in mind that Russia supplies 35% of our gas.
what started as news of a man and woman being found unconscious on a park bench 12 days ago is escalating into an international incident.. sergei skripal had worked as a double agent for british intelligence mi6 before he was discovered and imprisoned in russia in 2006. he was later flown to england as part of a spy-swap in 2010. on sunday 4th march he was discovered along with his 33 year old daughter yulia close to a shopping centre in salisbury.. since then the story has become increasingly bizarre.
a policeman who was first to attend the scene also became critically ill and remains in hospital.
government scientists at porton down have confirmed that the cause is a russian military-grade nerve agent novichok.
Russia's relations with every western country has deteriorated in recent years.
Putin is about to be re-elected in a rigged election/coronation. In Russia rigging doesn't just mean controlling social media it means killing opposition who look most likely to succeed.
Putin annexed Crimea in 2014 and continues to threaten Ukraine. EU sanctions have had no effect on controlling Putin's disregard for international law and human rights. It is by any definition a rogue state with nuclear and biological weapons. News on the state controlled TV station is basically 'three great things Putin did today'.
There are similarities between Russia today and Germany in the mid-30s.
what started as news of a man and woman being found unconscious on a park bench 12 days ago is escalating into an international incident.. sergei skripal had worked as a double agent for british intelligence mi6 before he was discovered and imprisoned in russia in 2006. he was later flown to england as part of a spy-swap in 2010. on sunday 4th march he was discovered along with his 33 year old daughter yulia close to a shopping centre in salisbury.. since then the story has become increasingly bizarre.
a policeman who was first to attend the scene also became critically ill and remains in hospital.
government scientists at porton down have confirmed that the cause is a russian military-grade nerve agent novichok.
I don't believe it. Why would Russia do this against their own interest? The British state is one of the biggest and most notorious liars in history - SBF
So according to our resident Communist apologist, Russia would not do such a thing against their own interests - even though they previously used Polonium to murder an enemy on the streets of London - but the British state would do such a thing.
You are a useful idiot for every enemy of freedom and democracy.