• Toss this query into Google AI (okay, some clickbait)

    From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism on Wed May 13 18:03:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable universe given theoretical models of inflation?"
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  • From HeartDoc Andrew@achung@EmoryCardiology.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Wed May 13 19:28:33 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Thu May 14 18:23:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    On 5/13/2026 6:28 PM, HeartDoc Andrew wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable
    universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From HeartDoc Andrew@disciple@T3WiJ.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Thu May 14 20:16:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable
    universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Roto@roto@rooter.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Fri May 15 02:53:50 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    On 14 May 2026, Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> posted some news:10u5lhm$13tk2$1@dont-email.me:

    On 5/13/2026 6:28 PM, HeartDoc Andrew wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the
    observable universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    He clogged the toilet so you'd appreciate the vision of plumber butt
    cracks.
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From HeartDoc Andrew@disciple@T3WiJ.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Thu May 14 23:03:21 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    (Love) 05/14/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable
    universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From jojo@f00@0f0.00f to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Fri May 15 18:46:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    Roto wrote:
    On 14 May 2026, Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> posted some news:10u5lhm$13tk2$1@dont-email.me:

    On 5/13/2026 6:28 PM, HeartDoc Andrew wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the
    observable universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    He clogged the toilet so you'd appreciate the vision of plumber butt
    cracks.


    how much money do plumbers make?

    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From jojo@f00@0f0.00f to alt.atheism on Fri May 15 18:47:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the
    observable universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    it should ideally say i dont know.

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  • From HeartDoc Andrew@achung@EmoryCardiology.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Fri May 15 15:26:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    (Love) 05/15/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable
    universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sat May 16 11:44:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    On 5/14/2026 9:53 PM, Roto wrote:
    On 14 May 2026, Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> posted some news:10u5lhm$13tk2$1@dont-email.me:

    On 5/13/2026 6:28 PM, HeartDoc Andrew wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the
    observable universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    He clogged the toilet so you'd appreciate the vision of plumber butt
    cracks.

    That's why I do it myself!
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sat May 16 11:46:00 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    On 5/15/2026 2:26 PM, HeartDoc Andrew wrote:
    (Love) 05/15/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable >>>> universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/

    I find it impossible to believe; the probability of alien mind control
    over all of us is just as likely as the revelatory value of Biblical or
    any other religious texts.

    Dawn
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From NoBody@NoBody@nowhere.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sat May 16 17:29:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    God hates certain people with a vengance.

    That's why Trump is starving all those colored children overseas and killing them by cancelling foreign aid, and why the Jews in Israel kill all kinds of innocent religious people in Gaza.

    Maybe the 9/11 attacks were God's will too. But nobody will say.
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From HeartDoc Andrew@disciple@T3WiJ.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sat May 16 16:20:25 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    (Love) 05/16/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable
    universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Blue Party@blue.party@your.house to alt.atheism,soc.culture.israel,soc.culture.jewish,talk.politics.guns,uk.legal on Sun May 17 00:39:38 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    On 16 May 2026, Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> posted some news:10ua708$13jce$3@dont-email.me:

    On 5/15/2026 2:26 PM, HeartDoc Andrew wrote:
    (Love) 05/15/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the
    observable universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in
    that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/

    I find it impossible to believe; the probability of alien mind control
    over all of us is just as likely as the revelatory value of Biblical
    or any other religious texts.

    How about social media mind control? Are you okay with that?
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From HeartDoc Andrew@disciple@T3WiJ.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sat May 16 19:04:59 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    (Love) 05/16/26 AgainX2, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable
    universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism on Sun May 17 09:43:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    On 5/16/2026 12:29 PM, NoBody wrote:
    God hates certain people with a vengance.

    That's why Trump is starving all those colored children overseas and killing them by cancelling foreign aid, and why the Jews in Israel kill all kinds of innocent religious people in Gaza.

    Maybe the 9/11 attacks were God's will too. But nobody will say.

    Donald Trump is a just a dumb, self-serving man; he will take whatever
    he can get, at least until there are real consequences for him due to
    his choices, but as long as he is in power, the rest of us and our World
    will suffer the consequences of his choices as well.

    He belongs in jail.

    Dawn
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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.israel,soc.culture.jewish,talk.politics.guns,uk.legal on Sun May 17 09:46:11 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    On 5/16/2026 5:39 PM, Blue Party wrote:
    On 16 May 2026, Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> posted some news:10ua708$13jce$3@dont-email.me:

    On 5/15/2026 2:26 PM, HeartDoc Andrew wrote:
    (Love) 05/15/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the
    observable universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in
    that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/

    I find it impossible to believe; the probability of alien mind control
    over all of us is just as likely as the revelatory value of Biblical
    or any other religious texts.

    How about social media mind control? Are you okay with that?

    Yes, absolutely, because, such does not exist, at least in the Western
    World. I read conservative POVs all the time, but I just don't agree
    with them. Dissent exists, on every topic, and so, the choice is yours
    & mine to make on any and every issue!

    Dawn
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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sun May 17 09:50:36 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    On 5/16/2026 3:20 PM, HeartDoc Andrew wrote:
    (Love) 05/16/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable >>>> universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/

    What is the significance of 1st John?! See this:

    The epistle is traditionally held to have been composed by John the Evangelist, at Ephesus,[17] when the writer was in advanced age. The
    epistle's content, language and conceptual style are very similar to the Gospel of John, 2 John, and 3 John.[5] Thus, at the end of the 19th
    century scholar Ernest DeWitt Burton wrote that there could be "no
    reasonable doubt" that 1 John and the gospel were written by the same author.[18] Most scholars today believe the three Johannine epistles
    have the same author.[19]

    Beginning in the 20th century, however, critical scholars like Heinrich
    Julius Holtzmann and C. H. Dodd identified the Gospel of John and 1 John
    as works of different authors. Certain linguistic features of the two
    texts support this view. For instance, 1 John often uses a demonstrative pronoun at the beginning of a sentence, then a particle or conjunction, followed by an explanation or definition of the demonstrative at the end
    of the sentencerCoa stylistic technique which is not used in the
    gospel.[10] The author of the epistle also "uses the conditional
    sentence in a variety of rhetorical figures which are unknown to the
    gospel". This indicates, at the very least, the linguistic
    characteristics changed over time.[20] Most scholars agree for a direct literary borrowing between the Gospel and 1 John.[21]

    The idea of a Johannine community has been increasingly challenged, and
    there is no consensus among scholars today.[22][23]

    The author of the First Epistle is sometimes termed John the Evangelist. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John
    of Patmos, and John the Presbyter,[24] although there is no consensus on
    how many of these may actually be the same individual.[25] Most critical scholars conclude that John the Apostle wrote none of these works.[26][27]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John#Authorship

    If Jesus even had a disciple named "John", he did not write any of the
    four documents in the New Testament that are traditionally attributed to
    him.

    Once again, where is there here to believe in? The claims of some
    anonymous late 1st or early 2nd-century author living in the Near East??

    Dawn
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  • From HeartDoc Andrew@disciple@T3WiJ.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sun May 17 11:00:57 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    (Love) 05/17/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable >>>>> universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/

    What is the significance of 1st John?! See this:

    The epistle is traditionally held to have been composed by John the >Evangelist, at Ephesus,[17] when the writer was in advanced age. The >epistle's content, language and conceptual style are very similar to the >Gospel of John, 2 John, and 3 John.[5] Thus, at the end of the 19th
    century scholar Ernest DeWitt Burton wrote that there could be "no >reasonable doubt" that 1 John and the gospel were written by the same >author.[18] Most scholars today believe the three Johannine epistles
    have the same author.[19]

    Beginning in the 20th century, however, critical scholars like Heinrich >Julius Holtzmann and C. H. Dodd identified the Gospel of John and 1 John
    as works of different authors. Certain linguistic features of the two
    texts support this view. For instance, 1 John often uses a demonstrative >pronoun at the beginning of a sentence, then a particle or conjunction, >followed by an explanation or definition of the demonstrative at the end
    of the sentenceua stylistic technique which is not used in the
    gospel.[10] The author of the epistle also "uses the conditional
    sentence in a variety of rhetorical figures which are unknown to the >gospel". This indicates, at the very least, the linguistic
    characteristics changed over time.[20] Most scholars agree for a direct >literary borrowing between the Gospel and 1 John.[21]

    The idea of a Johannine community has been increasingly challenged, and >there is no consensus among scholars today.[22][23]

    The author of the First Epistle is sometimes termed John the Evangelist. >Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John
    of Patmos, and John the Presbyter,[24] although there is no consensus on
    how many of these may actually be the same individual.[25] Most critical >scholars conclude that John the Apostle wrote none of these works.[26][27]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John#Authorship

    If Jesus even had a disciple named "John", he did not write any of the
    four documents in the New Testament that are traditionally attributed to >him.

    Once again, where is there here to believe in? The claims of some
    anonymous late 1st or early 2nd-century author living in the Near East??

    Dawn

    It is written that all Scripture is GOD-breathed and useful in
    training in righteousness. This does mean that those who study
    Scripture learn that it is right to believe (John 3:16) in GOD instead
    of believe in Scripture or anything else other than GOD.
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  • From Samuel Spade@sam@spade.invalid to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sun May 17 14:45:17 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote:

    (...)
    What is the significance of 1st John?! See this:

    The epistle is traditionally held to have been composed by John the Evangelist, at Ephesus,[17] when the writer was in advanced age. The epistle's content, language and conceptual style are very similar to the Gospel of John, 2 John, and 3 John.[5] Thus, at the end of the 19th
    century scholar Ernest DeWitt Burton wrote that there could be "no reasonable doubt" that 1 John and the gospel were written by the same author.[18] Most scholars today believe the three Johannine epistles
    have the same author.[19]

    Beginning in the 20th century, however, critical scholars like Heinrich Julius Holtzmann and C. H. Dodd identified the Gospel of John and 1 John
    as works of different authors. Certain linguistic features of the two
    texts support this view. For instance, 1 John often uses a demonstrative pronoun at the beginning of a sentence, then a particle or conjunction, followed by an explanation or definition of the demonstrative at the end
    of the sentenceua stylistic technique which is not used in the
    gospel.[10] The author of the epistle also "uses the conditional
    sentence in a variety of rhetorical figures which are unknown to the gospel". This indicates, at the very least, the linguistic
    characteristics changed over time.[20] Most scholars agree for a direct literary borrowing between the Gospel and 1 John.[21]

    John was a fisherman by vocation, so he almost certainly would
    have been illiterate, even in Aramaic. Never mind being
    fluent in written Greek.

    It is possible that an educated man transcribed and translated
    the words of the author (John or whoever). Different
    translators with different styles might explain the literary
    differences between the gospel and the epistles.


    The idea of a Johannine community has been increasingly challenged, and there is no consensus among scholars today.[22][23]

    A "community" might include people who could translate into
    Greek.


    The author of the First Epistle is sometimes termed John the Evangelist. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John
    of Patmos, and John the Presbyter,[24] although there is no consensus on
    how many of these may actually be the same individual.[25] Most critical scholars conclude that John the Apostle wrote none of these works.[26][27]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John#Authorship

    If Jesus even had a disciple named "John", he did not write any of the
    four documents in the New Testament that are traditionally attributed to him.

    Once again, where is there here to believe in? The claims of some
    anonymous late 1st or early 2nd-century author living in the Near East??

    Dawn

    Thanks for this interesting bit.
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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sun May 17 20:36:02 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    On 5/17/2026 10:00 AM, HeartDoc Andrew wrote:
    (Love) 05/17/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable >>>>>> universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?!

    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/

    What is the significance of 1st John?! See this:

    The epistle is traditionally held to have been composed by John the
    Evangelist, at Ephesus,[17] when the writer was in advanced age. The
    epistle's content, language and conceptual style are very similar to the
    Gospel of John, 2 John, and 3 John.[5] Thus, at the end of the 19th
    century scholar Ernest DeWitt Burton wrote that there could be "no
    reasonable doubt" that 1 John and the gospel were written by the same
    author.[18] Most scholars today believe the three Johannine epistles
    have the same author.[19]

    Beginning in the 20th century, however, critical scholars like Heinrich
    Julius Holtzmann and C. H. Dodd identified the Gospel of John and 1 John
    as works of different authors. Certain linguistic features of the two
    texts support this view. For instance, 1 John often uses a demonstrative
    pronoun at the beginning of a sentence, then a particle or conjunction,
    followed by an explanation or definition of the demonstrative at the end
    of the sentencerCoa stylistic technique which is not used in the
    gospel.[10] The author of the epistle also "uses the conditional
    sentence in a variety of rhetorical figures which are unknown to the
    gospel". This indicates, at the very least, the linguistic
    characteristics changed over time.[20] Most scholars agree for a direct
    literary borrowing between the Gospel and 1 John.[21]

    The idea of a Johannine community has been increasingly challenged, and
    there is no consensus among scholars today.[22][23]

    The author of the First Epistle is sometimes termed John the Evangelist.
    Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John
    of Patmos, and John the Presbyter,[24] although there is no consensus on
    how many of these may actually be the same individual.[25] Most critical
    scholars conclude that John the Apostle wrote none of these works.[26][27] >>
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John#Authorship

    If Jesus even had a disciple named "John", he did not write any of the
    four documents in the New Testament that are traditionally attributed to
    him.

    Once again, where is there here to believe in? The claims of some
    anonymous late 1st or early 2nd-century author living in the Near East??

    Dawn

    It is written that all Scripture is GOD-breathed and useful in
    training in righteousness. This does mean that those who study
    Scripture learn that it is right to believe (John 3:16) in GOD instead
    of believe in Scripture or anything else other than GOD.

    A circular argument:

    Premise A: The Bible is the Word of God and is completely true.

    Premise B: The Bible claims that it is divinely inspired by God (e.g., referencing passages like 2 Timothy 3:16).

    Conclusion: Therefore, the Bible must be the Word of God
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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sun May 17 20:43:07 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    On 5/17/2026 4:45 PM, Samuel Spade wrote:
    Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote:

    (...)
    What is the significance of 1st John?! See this:

    The epistle is traditionally held to have been composed by John the
    Evangelist, at Ephesus,[17] when the writer was in advanced age. The
    epistle's content, language and conceptual style are very similar to the
    Gospel of John, 2 John, and 3 John.[5] Thus, at the end of the 19th
    century scholar Ernest DeWitt Burton wrote that there could be "no
    reasonable doubt" that 1 John and the gospel were written by the same
    author.[18] Most scholars today believe the three Johannine epistles
    have the same author.[19]

    Beginning in the 20th century, however, critical scholars like Heinrich
    Julius Holtzmann and C. H. Dodd identified the Gospel of John and 1 John
    as works of different authors. Certain linguistic features of the two
    texts support this view. For instance, 1 John often uses a demonstrative
    pronoun at the beginning of a sentence, then a particle or conjunction,
    followed by an explanation or definition of the demonstrative at the end
    of the sentencerCoa stylistic technique which is not used in the
    gospel.[10] The author of the epistle also "uses the conditional
    sentence in a variety of rhetorical figures which are unknown to the
    gospel". This indicates, at the very least, the linguistic
    characteristics changed over time.[20] Most scholars agree for a direct
    literary borrowing between the Gospel and 1 John.[21]

    John was a fisherman by vocation, so he almost certainly would
    have been illiterate, even in Aramaic. Never mind being
    fluent in written Greek.

    It is possible that an educated man transcribed and translated
    the words of the author (John or whoever). Different
    translators with different styles might explain the literary
    differences between the gospel and the epistles.


    The idea of a Johannine community has been increasingly challenged, and
    there is no consensus among scholars today.[22][23]

    A "community" might include people who could translate into
    Greek.


    Just to the west of Judea during Jesus' day were two large cities,
    Alexandria & Rome:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_throughout_history

    At around 1M each, both cities had a good share of literate individuals,
    which were necessary to keep such large cities going from day to day.
    If any of these folks wrote about Jesus while he was alive, their
    writings have not survived. Either they did not mention Jesus, because
    he was either not known to them or was not important enough to be
    mentioned; or, they did mention him, but in an unfavorable light, and
    their writings were not preserved or even destroyed.

    The author of the First Epistle is sometimes termed John the Evangelist.
    Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John
    of Patmos, and John the Presbyter,[24] although there is no consensus on
    how many of these may actually be the same individual.[25] Most critical
    scholars conclude that John the Apostle wrote none of these works.[26][27] >>
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John#Authorship

    If Jesus even had a disciple named "John", he did not write any of the
    four documents in the New Testament that are traditionally attributed to
    him.

    Once again, where is there here to believe in? The claims of some
    anonymous late 1st or early 2nd-century author living in the Near East??

    Dawn

    Thanks for this interesting bit.

    You're welcome!
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From HeartDoc Andrew@disciple@T3WiJ.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sun May 17 22:30:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    (Love) 05/17/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable >>>>>>> universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?! >>>>
    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/

    What is the significance of 1st John?! See this:

    The epistle is traditionally held to have been composed by John the
    Evangelist, at Ephesus,[17] when the writer was in advanced age. The
    epistle's content, language and conceptual style are very similar to the >>> Gospel of John, 2 John, and 3 John.[5] Thus, at the end of the 19th
    century scholar Ernest DeWitt Burton wrote that there could be "no
    reasonable doubt" that 1 John and the gospel were written by the same
    author.[18] Most scholars today believe the three Johannine epistles
    have the same author.[19]

    Beginning in the 20th century, however, critical scholars like Heinrich
    Julius Holtzmann and C. H. Dodd identified the Gospel of John and 1 John >>> as works of different authors. Certain linguistic features of the two
    texts support this view. For instance, 1 John often uses a demonstrative >>> pronoun at the beginning of a sentence, then a particle or conjunction,
    followed by an explanation or definition of the demonstrative at the end >>> of the sentenceua stylistic technique which is not used in the
    gospel.[10] The author of the epistle also "uses the conditional
    sentence in a variety of rhetorical figures which are unknown to the
    gospel". This indicates, at the very least, the linguistic
    characteristics changed over time.[20] Most scholars agree for a direct
    literary borrowing between the Gospel and 1 John.[21]

    The idea of a Johannine community has been increasingly challenged, and
    there is no consensus among scholars today.[22][23]

    The author of the First Epistle is sometimes termed John the Evangelist. >>> Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John >>> of Patmos, and John the Presbyter,[24] although there is no consensus on >>> how many of these may actually be the same individual.[25] Most critical >>> scholars conclude that John the Apostle wrote none of these works.[26][27] >>>
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John#Authorship

    If Jesus even had a disciple named "John", he did not write any of the
    four documents in the New Testament that are traditionally attributed to >>> him.

    Once again, where is there here to believe in? The claims of some
    anonymous late 1st or early 2nd-century author living in the Near East?? >>>
    Dawn

    It is written that all Scripture is GOD-breathed and useful in
    training in righteousness. This does mean that those who study
    Scripture learn that it is right to believe (John 3:16) in GOD instead
    of believe in Scripture or anything else other than GOD.

    A circular argument:

    Premise A: The Bible is the Word of God and is completely true.

    Incorrect.

    What is written is that GOD is the Word (John 1:1) of GOD.

    "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and the
    Word was GOD." (John 1:1)

    Source:
    https://biblehub.com/john/1-1.htm

    Premise B: The Bible claims that it is divinely inspired by God (e.g., referencing passages like 2 Timothy 3:16).

    Conclusion: Therefore, the Bible must be the Word of God

    Incorrect conclusion of Bibliolotry (i.e. making the Bible an idol of
    worship).

    The Bible is not the Word of GOD though divinely inspired (2 Timothy
    3:16) by Him.

    Recommended additional reading:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1XkW1PhSGv/
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  • From Samuel Spade@sam@spade.invalid to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Sun May 17 22:24:19 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote:

    <snip for length>
    Just to the west of Judea during Jesus' day were two large cities, Alexandria & Rome:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_throughout_history

    At around 1M each, both cities had a good share of literate individuals, which were necessary to keep such large cities going from day to day.
    If any of these folks wrote about Jesus while he was alive, their
    writings have not survived. Either they did not mention Jesus, because
    he was either not known to them or was not important enough to be
    mentioned; or, they did mention him, but in an unfavorable light, and
    their writings were not preserved or even destroyed.

    There are many other writings about Jesus, loosely called
    gospels, that survive today. Only the Big 4 made it into the
    "Canonical Gospels".

    All of these are of shady origin and authenticity, and unknown
    authors.

    Notably missing from this list is the recently-discovered and
    incomplete Gospel of Mary Magdelene, I don't know why.

    Many more are listed in the article that are only fragmentary,
    or reconstructed from past descriptions, or inferred from
    references by other writers.

    From <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gospels>

    Non-canonical Gospels

    Closely related to the Canonical Gospels

    Gospel of Marcion u 2nd-century, closely related to the
    Gospel of Luke

    Gnostic Gospels

    Gospel of Thomas u a gospel[5] of phrases or sayings, also
    known as the Coptic Gospel of Thomas
    Gospel of Basilides u composed in Egypt around 120u140 AD,
    thought to be a Gnostic gospel harmony of the canonical
    gospels[5]
    Gospel of Truth (Valentinian) u mid-2nd-century, departed
    from earlier Gnostic works by defending the physicality of
    Christ and his resurrection
    Gospel of the Four Heavenly Realms u mid-2nd-century,
    thought to be a Gnostic cosmology, most likely in the form of
    a dialogue between Jesus and his disciples
    Gospel of Mary u a 2nd-century Gnostic text
    Gospel of Judas u 2nd-century, documents Gnostic teachings
    in the form of a dialogue between Jesus and Judas
    Greek Gospel of the Egyptians u composed in the second
    quarter of the 2nd century[5]
    Gospel of Philip u a 3rd-century gospel of sayings
    Gospel of the Twelve Apostles u a Syriac-language gospel
    titled the Gospel of the Twelve. This work is shorter than the
    regular gospels and seems to be different from the lost Gospel
    of the Twelve[6]
    Gospel of Perfection u 4th-century Ophite poem that is
    only mentioned once by a single patristic source,
    Epiphanius,[7] and is referred to once in the 6th century
    Syriac Infancy Gospel[8]
    Coptic Gospel of the Egyptians u also called Holy Book of
    the Great Invisible Spirit

    Jewish-Christian Gospels

    Gospel of the Hebrews u consisting of seven citations by
    Epiphanius (GE-1 to GE-7)
    Gospel of the Nazarenes u consisting of citations and
    marginal notes by Jerome and others (GN-1 to GN-36)
    Gospel of the Ebionites u a fragmented gospel harmony of
    the Synoptic Gospels, modified to reflect the theology of the
    writer
    Gospel of the Twelve u a lost gospel mentioned by Origen
    as part of a list of heretical works[5]

    Infancy Gospels

    Armenian Infancy Gospel[9]
    Protoevangelium of James
    Libellus de Nativitate Sanctae Mariae u Gospel of the
    Nativity of Mary
    Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
    History of Joseph the Carpenter
    Infancy Gospel of Thomas
    Latin Infancy Gospel u also known as the "J
    Composition"[10]
    Syriac Infancy Gospel

    Other gospels

    Gospel of the Lots of Mary u Coptic collection of 37
    oracles; written around 500 AD[11]

    Partially preserved gospels

    Gospel of Peter

    Fragmentary preserved gospels

    Fragmentary gospels are those preserved from primary sources.

    Gospel of Eve u mentioned only once by Epiphanius around
    400 AD, who preserves a single brief passage in quotation
    Gospel of Mani u 3rd-century, attributed to the Persian
    Mani, the founder of Manichaeism
    Gospel of the Saviour (also known as the Unknown Berlin
    Gospel) u a highly fragmentary 6th-century manuscript based on
    a late 2nd- or early 3rd-century original
    Coptic Gospel of the Twelve u late 2nd-century Coptic
    language work. Although often equated with the Gospel of the
    Ebionites, it appears to be an attempt at retelling the Gospel
    of John in the pattern of the Synoptics[12][13]

    Lost Gospels

    Gospel of Cerinthus u around 90u120 AD according to
    Epiphanius,[14] this is a Jewish gospel identical to the
    Gospel of the Ebionites. According to the Hebrews, it was
    apparently a truncated version of the Gospel of Matthew
    Gospel of Apelles u mid to late 2nd century, an edited
    version of Marcion's Gospel
    Gospel of Valentinus[a]
    Gospel of the Encratites[b]
    Gospel of Andrew u mentioned by two 5th-century sources
    (Augustine and Pope Innocent I) who list it as apocryphal[c]
    Gospel of Bartholomew u mentioned by two 5th-century
    sources, Jerome[5] and Gelasian Decree, that both list it as
    apocryphal[d]
    Gospel of Hesychius u mentioned only by Jerome and the
    Gelasian Decree, both of which list it as apocryphal[e]
    Gospel of Lucius u mentioned only by Jerome and the
    Gelasian Decree, which list it as apocryphal
    Gospel of Merinthus[f] u mentioned only by Epiphanius. It
    is thought by most to be the Gospel of Cerinthus, with the
    confusion due to a scribal error
    An unknown number of other Gnostic gospels not cited by
    name[g]
    Gospel of the Adversary of the Law and the Prophets[16]
    Memoirs of the Apostles u a lost narrative of the life of
    Jesus, mentioned by Justin Martyr. The passages quoted by
    Justin may have originated from a gospel harmony of the
    Synoptic Gospels composed by Justin or his school





    The author of the First Epistle is sometimes termed John the Evangelist. >> Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John >> of Patmos, and John the Presbyter,[24] although there is no consensus on >> how many of these may actually be the same individual.[25] Most critical >> scholars conclude that John the Apostle wrote none of these works.[26][27] >>
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John#Authorship

    If Jesus even had a disciple named "John", he did not write any of the
    four documents in the New Testament that are traditionally attributed to >> him.

    Once again, where is there here to believe in? The claims of some
    anonymous late 1st or early 2nd-century author living in the Near East?? >>
    Dawn

    Thanks for this interesting bit.

    You're welcome!
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  • From HeartDoc Andrew@disciple@T3WiJ.com to alt.atheism,soc.culture.jewish,soc.culture.israel,uk.legal,talk.politics.guns on Mon May 18 01:25:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

    (Love) 05/18/26 Again, behold with wide-eyed wonder ...

    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:
    HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
    Dawn Flood wrote:

    Here it is:

    "What is the maximum finite ratio of the unobservable to the observable >>>>>>> universe given theoretical models of inflation?"

    Gemini-AI's short reply is "effectively infinite."

    Now imagine the size of GOD, Who is the Creator of all things
    observable and unobservable (and effectively infinite).

    Recommended further reading about the work of an infinite GOD:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRTzDw5Wn/

    Well, yeah, my toilet still clogs on occasion; where is God in that?! >>>>
    Just as the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well had been looking for love
    in all the wrong places, you, Dawn Belle, have been looking in the
    wrong place for GOD, Who is love (1 John 4:16).

    Here's the right place to look:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZyKAu5Bbo/

    What is the significance of 1st John?! See this:

    The epistle is traditionally held to have been composed by John the
    Evangelist, at Ephesus,[17] when the writer was in advanced age. The
    epistle's content, language and conceptual style are very similar to the >>> Gospel of John, 2 John, and 3 John.[5] Thus, at the end of the 19th
    century scholar Ernest DeWitt Burton wrote that there could be "no
    reasonable doubt" that 1 John and the gospel were written by the same
    author.[18] Most scholars today believe the three Johannine epistles
    have the same author.[19]

    Beginning in the 20th century, however, critical scholars like Heinrich
    Julius Holtzmann and C. H. Dodd identified the Gospel of John and 1 John >>> as works of different authors. Certain linguistic features of the two
    texts support this view. For instance, 1 John often uses a demonstrative >>> pronoun at the beginning of a sentence, then a particle or conjunction,
    followed by an explanation or definition of the demonstrative at the end >>> of the sentenceua stylistic technique which is not used in the
    gospel.[10] The author of the epistle also "uses the conditional
    sentence in a variety of rhetorical figures which are unknown to the
    gospel". This indicates, at the very least, the linguistic
    characteristics changed over time.[20] Most scholars agree for a direct
    literary borrowing between the Gospel and 1 John.[21]

    The idea of a Johannine community has been increasingly challenged, and
    there is no consensus among scholars today.[22][23]

    The author of the First Epistle is sometimes termed John the Evangelist. >>> Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John >>> of Patmos, and John the Presbyter,[24] although there is no consensus on >>> how many of these may actually be the same individual.[25] Most critical >>> scholars conclude that John the Apostle wrote none of these works.[26][27] >>>
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John#Authorship

    If Jesus even had a disciple named "John", he did not write any of the
    four documents in the New Testament that are traditionally attributed to >>> him.

    Once again, where is there here to believe in? The claims of some
    anonymous late 1st or early 2nd-century author living in the Near East?? >>>
    Dawn

    It is written that all Scripture is GOD-breathed and useful in
    training in righteousness. This does mean that those who study
    Scripture learn that it is right to believe (John 3:16) in GOD instead
    of believe in Scripture or anything else other than GOD.

    A circular argument:

    Premise A: The Bible is the Word of God and is completely true.

    Incorrect.

    What is written is that GOD is the Word (John 1:1) of GOD.

    "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and the
    Word was GOD." (John 1:1)

    Source:
    https://biblehub.com/john/1-1.htm

    Premise B: The Bible claims that it is divinely inspired by God (e.g., referencing passages like 2 Timothy 3:16).

    Conclusion: Therefore, the Bible must be the Word of God

    Incorrect conclusion of Bibliolotry (i.e. making the Bible an idol of
    worship).

    The Bible is not the Word of GOD though divinely inspired (2 Timothy
    3:16) by Him.

    Recommended additional reading:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1XkW1PhSGv/
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