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Post by clusium on May 30, 2017 19:00:13 GMT
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Post by cupcakes on May 30, 2017 19:05:13 GMT
tpfkar The Tutu of Bethlehem.
Oh, he cares alright!!! HE **HATES** HER!!!! Her intercession with Son Is POWERFUL!!!! |
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Post by maya55555 on May 30, 2017 23:11:47 GMT
CUPCAKES
TROLL.
EXCUSE ME, OBESE TROLL. 
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Post by cupcakes on May 30, 2017 23:27:44 GMT
tpfkar MAYOLAR
LECH.
EXCUSE ME, BONEHEAD DEPILATED LECH. 
BTW, I am more than fine now and ErJen has photos. Baldness is common in men. For me it was a fluke. |
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Post by phludowin on May 31, 2017 6:16:38 GMT
These may be interesting finds for history geeks; but from what I can tell, none of them makes any religion more true.
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Post by Aj_June on May 31, 2017 6:40:27 GMT
Wow. Thanks. I am fascinated by the concept of the Funeral Garden. Any opinion on what their ultimate purpose would have been? |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on May 31, 2017 7:36:04 GMT
#6 was the most intriguing to me. The Cult of Mithras was much like the Freemasons today. There was also a Cult of Isis that flourished at that time.
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Post by clusium on May 31, 2017 12:43:52 GMT
#6 was the most intriguing to me. The Cult of Mithras was much like the Freemasons today. There was also a Cult of Isis that flourished at that time. Yes, but, the Cult of Isis wasn't the same as the Cult of ISIS of today. This was an ancient Egyptian goddess, who was being proselytized throughout the Roman Empire. |
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Post by chasallnut on May 31, 2017 13:10:40 GMT
These may be interesting finds for history geeks; but from what I can tell, none of them makes any religion more true. They are religious artefacts. There is no suggestion they prove/disprove a deity (I assume that is what you meant). A collection plate from a local church will, in many years hence, be a religious artefact. I doubt people will claim that God exists because of that. It will however give evidence that there was a religion in that area and that it was Christian. |
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Post by Sulla on May 31, 2017 15:05:43 GMT
I visited the Temple of Mithras in London. It was a bit disappointing because there's not much left but a foundation.
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Post by phludowin on May 31, 2017 15:54:24 GMT
They are religious artefacts. There is no suggestion they prove/disprove a deity (I assume that is what you meant). A collection plate from a local church will, in many years hence, be a religious artefact. I doubt people will claim that God exists because of that.My experience from the old imdb board says otherwise. There have been plenty of threads, started by religious apologists (mostly Christians), about how an archeological find (artefact or site) supposedly matched a description in the Bible, and therefore was evidence that the Bible was true. Therefore I believe it's important to not confuse the existence of a religion with its veracity. |
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Post by progressiveelement on May 31, 2017 15:59:12 GMT
It belongs in a museum!
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Post by chasallnut on May 31, 2017 16:03:35 GMT
They are religious artefacts. There is no suggestion they prove/disprove a deity (I assume that is what you meant). A collection plate from a local church will, in many years hence, be a religious artefact. I doubt people will claim that God exists because of that.My experience from the old imdb board says otherwise. There have been plenty of threads, started by religious apologists (mostly Christians), about how an archeological find (artefact or site) supposedly matched a description in the Bible, and therefore was evidence that the Bible was true. Therefore I believe it's important to not confuse the existence of a religion with its veracity. I don't doubt that there were people there that would connect an artefact and present it as proof. This article and the subsequent posters made no claim of it as proof of anything other than religious symbolism or a place of worship. BTW do you label all people of fait "religious apologists"? |
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Post by Aj_June on May 31, 2017 16:56:35 GMT
They are religious artefacts. There is no suggestion they prove/disprove a deity (I assume that is what you meant). A collection plate from a local church will, in many years hence, be a religious artefact. I doubt people will claim that God exists because of that.My experience from the old imdb board says otherwise. There have been plenty of threads, started by religious apologists (mostly Christians), about how an archeological find (artefact or site) supposedly matched a description in the Bible, and therefore was evidence that the Bible was true. Therefore I believe it's important to not confuse the existence of a religion with its veracity. I like your posts phe_de but I have to agree with Chasallnut on this. There was nothing in the OP to suggest that a case was being made for establishing the validity of any religion. It was just a fun topic. You might have misunderstood the intention. |
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Post by cupcakes on May 31, 2017 18:01:45 GMT
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Post by The Herald Erjen on May 31, 2017 18:23:35 GMT
#6 was the most intriguing to me. The Cult of Mithras was much like the Freemasons today. There was also a Cult of Isis that flourished at that time. Yes, but, the Cult of Isis wasn't the same as the Cult of ISIS of today. This was an ancient Egyptian goddess, who was being proselytized throughout the Roman Empire. True. When I was typing I didn't think of the ISIS (all caps) of today. No resemblance there except for the name. The thing is that people assume masonry is only a few centuries old, but there was definitely an equivalent in the ancient world. |
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Post by phludowin on May 31, 2017 21:13:16 GMT
I don't doubt that there were people there that would connect an artefact and present it as proof. This article and the subsequent posters made no claim of it as proof of anything other than religious symbolism or a place of worship. Fair enough. BTW do you label all people of fait "religious apologists"? No. Just those who insist that their religion is true. |
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Post by phludowin on May 31, 2017 21:14:40 GMT
I like your posts phe_de but I have to agree with Chasallnut on this. There was nothing in the OP to suggest that a case was being made for establishing the validity of any religion. It was just a fun topic. You might have misunderstood the intention. No problem. I apologize if I came across as rude. |
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