Awesome posts guys.....I have enjoyed reading these very much!! This is why I am convinced atheists are atheists, because they understand how the bible was written and the amount of fact there actually is in it. Bloody good work!!
---Lamar points out--- I actually wanted to avoid this topic. I think it's mostly pointless as it doesn't have anything to do with my atheism, nor does effect my view of the validity of Christian scripture. It's also important to…
Actually "El" in Hebrew literally translates as 'power' or 'energy' or 'force' as in a cosmic/atomic/universal force.
"Elohim" adds a suffix that means either plural or big.
This is one of many…
Sorry, and I'll never do it again...here.
History of Abrahamic Religion101.
A/Ibrahim(not his name yet) was a priest of the Sumerian deity EL. His tribe was small and had maintained a separate culture from many of the other followers of the…
In my own search for Historical Jesus, what I've found so far:
- The first credible, known, historical mention of The Jesus is the writings of Saul of Tarsus, somewhere between 30-60 years after Jesus supposedly died. Paul's writings are…
Hi Bubba! I was wondering if you wanted to meet a bunch of fellow Portland Atheists? Several dozen of us started up a group and are having our official kick-off meeting at OMSI on October 14th. Hope you can make it!