first of all iam a agnostic.
i,am curious, you who are atheist.
what or how do you deal with a life or death situation.
Does it really matter if an Atheist breaks down in a such a situation?
Atheist, like everyone else are only human. The will to survive will make some people do crazy things. To point a finger and declare that someone really wasn't an Atheist because they broke down in such a situation is petty and unreasonably critical.
pseudo
daniel 10:13 describes michael as "one of the chief princes.
" this possibly indicates that there is more than one archangel, because it places michael on the same level as the other "chief princes.
jehovah's witnesses state, "well, the prefix "arch," meaning "chief" or "principal," implies that there is only one archangel.
Blindnomore,
I can see how at first that Michael=Jesus seems to make sense, or is at least an interesting theory. I think the Watchtower uses bits of information like this to give Witnesses a sense of inside information that the majority of people are not aware of. Armed with a little knowledge (often incorrect), Witnesses believe that the must be on the right track. As we've all found out though, a little deeper study shows how ridiculous some of their beliefs are.
pseudo
daniel 10:13 describes michael as "one of the chief princes.
" this possibly indicates that there is more than one archangel, because it places michael on the same level as the other "chief princes.
jehovah's witnesses state, "well, the prefix "arch," meaning "chief" or "principal," implies that there is only one archangel.
I did a quick search in the "1881 Westcott-Hort New Testament" and found the following:
Chief Priest can be found in Matthew 2:4. The Greek word is Aρχιερεις
Archangel can be found in Jude 1:9. The Greek word is Αρχαγγελος
Here is some more info. on the 7 Archangels:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Archangels
The earliest reference to a system of seven archangels as a group appears to be in Enoch I (the Book of Enoch) which is not part of the Jewish Canon but is prevalent in the Judeo tradition, where they are named as Gabriel , Michael , Raphael , Uriel , Raguel , Remiel and Saraqael . While this book today is non-canonical in most Christian Churches, it was explicitly quoted in the New Testament ( Letter of Jude 1:14-15) and by many of the early Church Fathers . The Ethiopian Orthodox Church to this day regards it to be canonical .
pseudo
daniel 10:13 describes michael as "one of the chief princes.
" this possibly indicates that there is more than one archangel, because it places michael on the same level as the other "chief princes.
jehovah's witnesses state, "well, the prefix "arch," meaning "chief" or "principal," implies that there is only one archangel.
If I remember correctly, the Greek prefix is the same in the NT for Archangel and Chief Priest. There were many Chief Priests in the NT, so it is logical to assume that there could also be many Archangels.
Besides extra-biblical literature from that time and just prior to that time refer to up to7 archangels. Not to mention that the book of Daniel makes it clear that Michael was one of several archangels.
I’ve had Witnesses even admit to me that they didn’t believe the Michael-Jesus BS that the Watchtower teaches.
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thoughtful christians including scientists like francis collins and kenneth miller accept the evidence for evolution unconditionally.
the only thing that distinguishes their understanding of life from the views of dawkins is that they believe god planned and started the process intentionally.. just a word about the subtle but vital distinction between "theistic evolution" and "intelligent design".... over-simplifications alert - intelligent design is creationism in disguise.
it is a modern twist on the "paley's watch" argument.
It seems that the Catholics have come up with a interesting solution to the problem of evolution and humans that have a soul.
The following is taken from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_and_the_Roman_Catholic_Church
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To reconcile general evolutionary theory with the origin of the human species, with a soul, the concept of " special transformism " was developed, according to which the first humans had evolved by Darwinist processes, up to the point where a soul was added by God to "pre-existent and living matter" (in the words of Pius XII 's Humani Generis ) to form the first fully human individuals; this would normally be considered to be at the point of conception. [20] Léroy's book endorsed this concept; what led to its rejection by the Congregation appears to have been his view that the human species was able to evolve without divine intervention to a fully human state, but lacking only a soul. The theologians felt that some immediate and particular divine intervention was also required to form the physical nature of humans, before the addition of a soul, even if this was worked on near-human hominids produced by evolutionary processes. [21]
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thoughtful christians including scientists like francis collins and kenneth miller accept the evidence for evolution unconditionally.
the only thing that distinguishes their understanding of life from the views of dawkins is that they believe god planned and started the process intentionally.. just a word about the subtle but vital distinction between "theistic evolution" and "intelligent design".... over-simplifications alert - intelligent design is creationism in disguise.
it is a modern twist on the "paley's watch" argument.
I'm curious to know how those that believe in TE differentiate between the pre-human and human forms. Or in other words, at what point during evolution did we become human enough for God to decide that we were worthy of an afterlife.
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For amusement next time you talk to a JW, ask them what the Koine Greek for cross is.
Pseudo
just got notice that all sparlock t-shirts, cups, bags, etc.
will be pulled from my shop.
watchtower corp. has filed a complaint to cafepress on all sparlock items.
So, Caleb is guilted into throwing Sparlock in the trash bin, but the Watchtower Corporation can't follow Caleb's example.
Maybe Caleb should have gotten a good lawyer before ditching Sparlock.
Total hypocrisy.
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or so says ronald weinland;.
may 27, 2012april 29, 2012. as readers of this site know, may 27, 2012, is the time that i have stated as being the date jesus christ will return as king of kings over all government on this earth.
for such an event to come to pass, the trumpets of revelation must all sound, the united states and dollar collapse, the ten nations of europe arise to fulfill the final revival of the holy roman empire, and russia with china must unite against europe in wwiii.. .... http://www.ronaldweinland.com/.
Hmm..... must have been canceled.
or so says ronald weinland;.
may 27, 2012april 29, 2012. as readers of this site know, may 27, 2012, is the time that i have stated as being the date jesus christ will return as king of kings over all government on this earth.
for such an event to come to pass, the trumpets of revelation must all sound, the united states and dollar collapse, the ten nations of europe arise to fulfill the final revival of the holy roman empire, and russia with china must unite against europe in wwiii.. .... http://www.ronaldweinland.com/.
Tomorrow's the big day.
The suspense is almost unbearable.
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