No,,,you areThe big three religion are solid Pagan, they just don't remember where the traditions came from occupying positions of ignorance about thier origins as they do. All of them are Solar Pagan Worshipers. Great Pan is not as dead as they think.They all worship the light but they'er to ruined to find it. The word travels in light.
The Next Life is better than this life of the World
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This guy is a pie salesman Pie in the sky when you die
What a wast of time and energy trying to convert a group
of cynics like we are. I enjoy the amusement of it all
What a wast of time and energy trying to convert a group
of cynics like we are. I enjoy the amusement of it all
It's like the gun fighter who carves knotch's on his gun handle for each person he's snuffed out.
He doesn't give a rats a$$ about anyone's soul or anything like that. It's all about him and his ego and his quota so he can look important in his invironment. Hey lookee here I got five today/
And that can apply to other religions as well.
We are all in this together but - there is no other life on earth. There is no resurrection. You live once only. You die and you ascend to Heaven with Jesus unless you are a non believer in God. There is only one un-forgivable sin. Dis-belief in God.
Having seen the lucid presentation of the "death" philosophy in Greek systems, we turn to Egypt. Does the wisdom of this venerable nation support that of Greece? With such fullness and positiveness does it agree with Greek conception that dispute as to the legitimacy of the interpretation must henceforth be silenced forever. It is from these unfathomable wells of Kamite knowledge that we draw the water which nourishes our intellectual life. Again the volume of material is prodigious.
It must be prefaced that the Egyptian writings use more than one character to personate the incarnating god. We may find Osiris, or Ra himself, or Tum, Atum or Horus taking the role. Then there are the two characters which we meet most often, the "Speaker" and the Manes in the Ritual. These appear to be distinctly the human soul. Sometimes again it is represented as the "deceased," again as the "Osirified deceased." Besides, the names of four or more kings are used to stand for deity: Unas, Ani, Pepi and Teta, frequently with "the" prefixed.
It is definitely corroborative of the thesis here defended that the central god figure in Egyptian religion, Osiris, the Father, in distinction from Horus, the Son, is consistently assigned the functions, prerogatives and sovereignty of the "king of the dead." He is hailed in a hundred passages as the Ruler of the Underworld, or as Lord of Amenta (Amenti, Amentiu), the Egyptian Hades, the correct locating of which region in theology is one of the major aims of this work. He is assimilable to the Greek Pluto, ruler of Hades, the dark underworld. That this dismal limbo of theology is actually our earth is a fact which has never once dawned upon the intellectual horizon of any modern savant, however high his name. Osiris, the "Speaker," the "Manes," the incarnating deity, is indeed the king in the realm of the dead. For we are those dead, and the god within us came to rule this
kingdom, according to the arcane meaning of every religion. For the Egyptians called the coffin "the chest of the living."4
It must be prefaced that the Egyptian writings use more than one character to personate the incarnating god. We may find Osiris, or Ra himself, or Tum, Atum or Horus taking the role. Then there are the two characters which we meet most often, the "Speaker" and the Manes in the Ritual. These appear to be distinctly the human soul. Sometimes again it is represented as the "deceased," again as the "Osirified deceased." Besides, the names of four or more kings are used to stand for deity: Unas, Ani, Pepi and Teta, frequently with "the" prefixed.
It is definitely corroborative of the thesis here defended that the central god figure in Egyptian religion, Osiris, the Father, in distinction from Horus, the Son, is consistently assigned the functions, prerogatives and sovereignty of the "king of the dead." He is hailed in a hundred passages as the Ruler of the Underworld, or as Lord of Amenta (Amenti, Amentiu), the Egyptian Hades, the correct locating of which region in theology is one of the major aims of this work. He is assimilable to the Greek Pluto, ruler of Hades, the dark underworld. That this dismal limbo of theology is actually our earth is a fact which has never once dawned upon the intellectual horizon of any modern savant, however high his name. Osiris, the "Speaker," the "Manes," the incarnating deity, is indeed the king in the realm of the dead. For we are those dead, and the god within us came to rule this
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You need a pitcher of cold beer, a bowl of salted in the shell peanuts and a few games of nine ball with the juke box playing Bob Seger tunes.
I feel like I have seen a ghost. How ya been?
Belief is an interesting subject that is not really objective. It is very subjective to a person's life experience. I tell you what I believe and I can accept what you believe as I do not know what your life experience has been and you do not know what mine has been. What you imagine god to be is not exactly the same as another person imagines it to be, but to say they don't believe in god because they don't imagine it to be the same as you is rather egotistical at best. Life is cyclical. Everything on Earth is in a circle: birth, growth, adulthood and death, the four seasons, the planet, bird nests, trees... everything is in a circle. Life does not change, god does not change according to one's beliefs. It just is and it really doesn't matter what you believe because it is only relevant to you, the believer.
The word "emic" comes to mind. I have three girls and we discuss things differently because my girls are different. Maybe circumstances dictate relations. Who knows.
I don't think I understand you Mowich. Are you suggesting that I am criticizing someone? Not meaning to. Simply expressing the words of my Pastor and my belief in him because he knows and explains the Bible very well. Everyone has their own beliefs and it's not my job to disagree with you or anyone else in that regard.
I don't know that I have anything figured out but, I'd sure rather be wrong as a believer than as a non-believer. I just see that many people, or their close family members, suddenly become very spiritual once diagnosed with a terminal disease.
Hi Cliff - it has been a long time, 4 years. As I recall, you were raised a Catholic. I don't know much at all about the Catholic church. I do know that the people who seem to turn their backs on religion, often started as Catholics. I don't know why and I don't feel the urge to try to find out. Yes, life is cyclical but it's not re-cyclable. You seem to have mellowed a little regarding religion and that's good. I believe in God and I'm much closer than I wish I was to his Stairway to Heaven.
Calling someone a sinner because they do not believe in your conception of 'God' could be construed as a form of criticism, no?
I respect that Van Isle.
None of us have it figured out yet, Van Isle and that's what makes the journey so very interesting.
It would bring them some comfort at a needed time.
You seem like a decent person. I like to see people study on their own instead of taking another persons viewpoint but if that gets you through the day that's cool too.