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Examples please https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jksadegh/A%20Good%20Atheist%20Secularist%20Skeptical%20Book%20Collection/Parallels_between_Jesus_and_Horus_an_Egyptian_God.pdf This is just the similarities of the Jesus story to Horus. Not trying to start an argument, just noting that there are other religions that were around long before chrisitianity. And they all have similar ideas, so to think that 'yours' is the only right one... I just think it's kind of arrogant. Yeah, figured you'd link something with supposed Horus parallels. They're cherrypicking straw men. I won't waste my time debunking all of them, because it is, in fact, a waste of time, but just as a few examples: Horus wasn't born of a virgin. He was born of a magically fashioned golden phallus by Isis, who then impregnated herself. There is no "Anup the Baptizer" in any Egyptian mythos. Anywhere. That is the brain child of Gerald Massey, who happens to not have any reputable regard by pretty much anyone other than people trying to invent Christ/Horus parallels. Horus was born sometime in Oct/Nov, and there is no record of when Jesus was actually born - Christians later adopted the winter solstice in order to celebrate and worship in safety from persecution. Horus didn't have twelve disciples - he had four demigods that followed him around, and some traditions have 16 human followers, and some blacksmiths and stuff, but nowhere is there mention of 12 disciples or anything close. Fair enough. I won't go too far into it either but it doesn't change the fact that there were religions before the 'christian' faith. What makes the christian faith right? What makes any of them right? I swear, if we were all gone tomorrow and a few hundred years from now humans started evolving again we would be worshiping the X-Men as our Greek mythology and Superman would be our Jesus story. Worshiping X-Men and Superman. Ha ha! You're probly right. They would be the new false religions. Except these new religions would have no Holy Spirit. Many of the figures in the bible who devoted their lives to God and were eventually killed for it were led by the Holy Spirit. Anyone who has not personally experienced the Holy Spirit—both Christians as well as non-Christians—have a hard time understanding the Holy Spirit. Let alone believing that it's a real part of Christianity. But it is. And people who are imbued with the Holy Spirit devote their lives to God and Jesus. They would rather be killed than renounce their faith. I don't expect to change your mind by telling you this. In fact, I halfway expect ridicule. I'm just putting this out there for your consideration. The Holy Spirit is a real thing. It existed back in the days of the Apostles. And it exists today. It doesn't come to everyone. (I don't know why.) But those lucky few who experience it would never deny it. Or deny God. Nah, your fine man. As long as religion doesn't get pushed on me i dont really care. We're all free to believe what we will. I used to believe, for 20 years I did. I just turned a different page Gonna add to this. - As long as religion doesn't get pushed on me or anybody else, i dont really care. I can't stand seeing people forcing/pushing religion on others. Let them figure it out, it's their life. "if it's meant to be" then they will join your religion. "if it's just not meant to be" then, obviously, they won't. And, yes, this goes for non-believers as well.

Examples please https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jksadegh/A%20Good%20Atheist%20Secularist%20Skeptical%20Book%20Collection/Parallels_between_Jesus_and_Horus_an_Egyptian_God.pdf This is just the similarities of the Jesus story to Horus. Not trying to start an argument, just noting that there are other religions that were around long before chrisitianity. And they all have similar ideas, so to think that 'yours' is the only right one... I just think it's kind of arrogant. Yeah, figured you'd link something with supposed Horus parallels. They're cherrypicking straw men. I won't waste my time debunking all of them, because it is, in fact, a waste of time, but just as a few examples: Horus wasn't born of a virgin. He was born of a magically fashioned golden phallus by Isis, who then impregnated herself. There is no "Anup the Baptizer" in any Egyptian mythos. Anywhere. That is the brain child of Gerald Massey, who happens to not have any reputable regard by pretty much anyone other than people trying to invent Christ/Horus parallels. Horus was born sometime in Oct/Nov, and there is no record of when Jesus was actually born - Christians later adopted the winter solstice in order to celebrate and worship in safety from persecution. Horus didn't have twelve disciples - he had four demigods that followed him around, and some traditions have 16 human followers, and some blacksmiths and stuff, but nowhere is there mention of 12 disciples or anything close. Fair enough. I won't go too far into it either but it doesn't change the fact that there were religions before the 'christian' faith. What makes the christian faith right? What makes any of them right? I swear, if we were all gone tomorrow and a few hundred years from now humans started evolving again we would be worshiping the X-Men as our Greek mythology and Superman would be our Jesus story.

Examples please https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jksadegh/A%20Good%20Atheist%20Secularist%20Skeptical%20Book%20Collection/Parallels_between_Jesus_and_Horus_an_Egyptian_God.pdf This is just the similarities of the Jesus story to Horus. Not trying to start an argument, just noting that there are other religions that were around long before chrisitianity. And they all have similar ideas, so to think that 'yours' is the only right one... I just think it's kind of arrogant.

The thing is, christianity isn't even an original idea. There are several instances where it has been copied from a previous religion. What makes all those other religions wrong?

Is this an X-file? My goodness, I can't believe it's 2015 and this still goes on.

If you're not first, you're last

they have to change their mindsets if they want to build on this. too much 'me' on this team between shields and petteway. gotta play as a team now, stop chasing stats

don't like the call of a shields fade away. drive the damn ball

bo is gonna have some counter for our press

damn

I would say the fanbase has out played the players tonight though

almost feel like webster feels held back, he shows flashes of what he can do. this team is odd

said the same thing

This sucks you guys. I was looking forward to bball season this year.

Drive the ball and get something aggressive going. Too passive. We are too soft offensively. Very tough on defense but crazy soft on offense.