• Re: For Atheists and Christians alike,

    From Robert@.robert@mu.way to alt.bible, alt.atheism on Thu Sep 11 08:30:16 2025
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    On Sep 11, 2025, Attila wrote (Message-ID:<op25ckt1i1vplttukt4dajd1l0ie41icjh@4ax.com>):

    On Thu, 11 Sep 2025 01:24:53 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
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    On Sep 10, 2025, Attila wrote (Message-ID:<m9o4cklvm7q3dmv7dej8ti3g85lecq4iu2@4ax.com>):

    On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:39:34 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
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    On Sep 10, 2025, Attila wrote (Message-ID:<a134ck1nkhfbppjnrupvi4sgnrf4nl1onk@4ax.com>):

    On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:15:29 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
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    On Sep 10, 2025, Attila wrote (Message-ID:<f1p3ckda9pdapmio1vkvv5b2u6287hd1rt@4ax.com>):

    On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:47:21 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
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    On Sep 10, 2025, Attila wrote (Message-ID:<l2f2ckt2uc342ecr19lfms3l2iq61jon75@4ax.com>):

    On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:09:22 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id <109r872$1frs5$1@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 9, 2025, Attila wrote (Message-ID:<lk12ck1or7mau1fb0n0topih4rkh9mrjnp@4ax.com>):

    On Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:16:32 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id <109qn20$1cca4$1@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 9, 2025, Attila wrote (Message-ID:<qpe1ckhcbsu9hqk01hf6r6d6f7bqdeggg4@4ax.com>):

    On Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:52:06 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id <109q0h6$16dm5$3@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 9, 2025, Attila wrote (Message-ID:<i8l0cktjlv4m1ahq0igpj8ngpum9sqv43c@4ax.com>):

    On Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:23:08 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id <109pk9c$139c8$3@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 8, 2025, Attila wrote (Message-ID:<hfgvbktf1fmue7euidrjm7k4vpslj0j47o@4ax.com>):

    On Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:26:18 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id <109o38a$ljmv$2@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 8, 2025, Samuel Spade wrote (Message-ID:<vl1ubkt5m0tdl7rsfcl98r25phh0rv604r@4ax.com>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Samuel Spade wrote (Message-ID:<ddhsbk5i07akkcdm2eu6u0gd36esassghd@4ax.com>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote:
    On Sep 6, 2025, Samuel Spade wrote (Message-ID:<kc5qbk96ar508mpkpfolrij0lf5nm2o55d@4ax.com>
    ):
    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote:

    (snip for focus)
    Same goes for the earthquake, rending of the curtain,
    and
    zombies
    crawling out of the grave. If they had happened, no one
    would
    be
    demanding documentation. It would be all over the
    history
    books.

    Why would it?

    Because those things would be unusual and remarkable
    events.
    Contemporary accounts tell us about Julius Caesar
    crossing
    the
    Rubicon,

    There were no Jeeps in his day.

    Caesar being stabbed in the Senate, Augustus Caesar
    ending
    the
    Republic,
    endless wars, and more. Magic and miracles would have got
    similar
    attention.

    Perhaps more, but why the focus on that?

    It demonstrates that genuine history is found in widely
    accepted
    historical accounts, while religious mythology is not.

    You have not defined genuine history.

    It looks pretty close to me.

    Based upon what?

    The accounts of various people who were there and independently recorded the events in various unrelated
    places.

    Where in the records of men is the Temple of God in Shiloh other
    than
    in
    the
    Bible as well as in the land of Shiloh? Built about 3000 years
    ago.

    That is a single source and as such should not be trusted.







    I can share this with you, though... Passover always
    falls
    on
    the
    night
    of a full moon. Solar eclipses only happen at the
    moment
    of a
    new
    moon.
    The Gospels lied.

    The Gospels did not lie, your lack of knowledge has
    supported
    your
    ignorance.
    A simple explanation that does require some ability to
    reason
    but
    with
    knowledge is to answer the question as to why it can be
    fully
    dark
    in
    parts of the USA while it is fully high noon bright in
    Jerusalem.

    So you're saying there was a full Passover Moon in
    Jerusalem
    while
    there
    was a new moon eclipsing the other side of the world,
    which
    somehow
    darkened the skies of Jerusalem?

    Like many here in the aa group they add suppositions that
    were
    never
    proposed.

    So you don't know what your point was in observing the
    earth
    has
    day
    and
    night at the same time. Other than another rabbit hole.

    I already stated that you did not fully understand it based
    on
    your
    arguments
    and that was so because of your ignorance of facts.

    Just because you bible says something that does not make it
    a fact.

    True, in that future facts are accepted by Faith in the author
    of
    the
    Prophecies, God.

    Which does nothing to support any of it being a fact.

    When it has come to fruition it then becomes established fact in
    this
    realm.

    Or not.



    Yet the recorded history is fact, and is proven more and more
    via
    archeology
    and scientific studies. Plus via mathematics

    What does math have to do with this? And what history
    recorded where specifically?

    Why didnrCOt you read before injecting new jerk reactions?

    "recorded history" covers a lot of territory. Recorded
    where? What period?

    Just because there is a single record that does not establish anything.



    , the probability of the future
    birth of Christ given all the prophesied facts regarding it
    has
    a
    mathematical improbability far, far greater than evolutionary
    theories.

    Nonsense. There is no actual acceptable evidence any such
    person ever existed or ever will exist. No math can change
    this.

    Your lack of world history, ancient writings, does not destroy
    what
    is
    established fact.

    What specific history and writings establish such a birth?



    By
    the magnitude of billions. Yet it happened as did the day of
    His
    Death.

    There is nothing to factually prove any such person ever
    existed. Your "magnitude of billions" sounds good but is
    basically meaningless.

    Only to those who dwell in ignorance. There has been many men
    who
    were
    not
    anti-God who never had a personal opinion one way of another
    who,
    whether
    they believed there was a God named Jesus, but knew there was
    such a
    man,
    who
    researched this out of curiosity, and found that the odds made
    it
    seem
    mathematically impossible, and were then left with the wondering
    about
    the
    truths in the Bible.

    Word salad.


    That you opted out of reality and in fact war against the whole
    idea,
    only
    proves it.
    Like I have said many times, no one wars in such a fashion for
    or
    against
    Santa Claus.

    No one is making many wild claims about Santa Clause and no
    one over six asserts he is real.




    Yet given the sciences surrounding it

    What science surrounding what?

    Laughing. You so destroyed the thoughts and context by
    compartmentalizing
    thoughts in a paragraph that you lost sight of the subject, the
    contextual
    thought and having done so you will not be able to reread what
    was
    written
    for a very long time before you can see it in its entirety
    without
    prejudices.

    Not an answer. As expected.



    the atheist ignores the science and
    believes lies.

    What lies? And what science?

    As I stated just above, You do not communicate, nor do you care
    to
    understand.

    Again not an answer. As expected.

    It was an answer that required thought.
    As was the answer right above it.

    In regards to the temple of God at Shiloh. It was written about in
    various
    books of the Bible, there are 52 in the OT and 27 in the NT. All
    authorized
    by God, and written by men as the spirit of God instructed them.

    How do you know they were not lying?


    All of them wrote about what they saw and knew.
    The descriptions of it are also there in the Books.
    It was only rediscovered in this century, when archeologists
    located
    it
    and
    started excavations. Its footprints match those described in the
    Bible
    3000
    years ago. Thereby validating the Word of God in todayrCOs realm.
    The
    word
    picture matches what the eyes see today, right down to the
    offerings
    presented per the Law Covenant. Meaning the bones of the animals
    sacrificed
    are only the bones from the right side of the animals.

    Wrong. It only proves a location mentioned exists.

    They found the bldg layed out as described in the Bible. Unearthed
    clay
    pots.
    Large ones. The items necessary for sacrifice, meaning the altars
    and
    a
    whole
    host of other things. Walls, rooms, etc.

    I saw the pictures and video of them as well as the reports and the
    basis
    for
    them.

    People would scorn me to death if I were to tell them that Attila
    denied
    it
    so that their lying eyes, and training in archeology was corrupted.

    Again, it only verifies that a particular location described exists. You cannot expand that to be verification of
    anything other than that specific thing. It does not verify anything that is reported to have occurred or anyone who is reported to be there.

    There is specific and detailed information that fits this temple that
    would
    not fit any other bldg that is recorded in the Bible. These things
    were
    found and identified. Some of which I directly mentioned.

    I do not disagree. But all that proves is that there was a building there. Nothing more.

    ancillary devices and or artifacts define what the purposes of it was as
    well
    as why it was there.

    Such as what?

    I have already stated a couple or so things.

    Repeat them. You don't make your discussions exactly clear
    and easy to follow.

    That is because you do not read what is written to understand what others say, you read with a filter and so you cannot grasp a complete thought before
    you respond.

    It is because you seldom answer a direct question and
    constantly drift away from what is being discussed to
    introduce a side topic.

    I answer and sometimes, or many times I give examples as to what and why I answered in that fashion.

    Problems is, you then attempt to pick apart the example or explanation, line by line, thus it appears to you as another topic.

    So you created another topic and would not stick to what the thread was
    about.

    This is why most threads after three replies on the Usenet no longer stick to the OP. They want to rCyone up/ each other, not discuss. It is as I mentioned to you that you consistently destroy the context of what is written and are determined to line by line destroy what others say when you hold the other person in contempt. That is childish and immature.



    People are constantly pointing to persons or locations
    mentioned in the bible and which have been validated by
    independent sources. None of these validate any of the
    supernatural events claimed or any part of the religious
    content.

    Supernatural are in fact Spirit Natural. Whether it be for Good or Evil.
    That is outside the realm of the things of this world, yet they affect everything that happens here.

    This is an example of a topic shift that you introduced in your last reply.

    The only thing validation of a person or location indicates
    is the existence of that person or location. It does not
    address anything claimed to have be done by that person or
    at that location. Those are entirely separate issues.

    Then you are nothing more than a body in a location. Nothing else about you matters or can be validated.
    You therefore have no intrinsic value. As that is a separate issue. The history of your family tree is likewise unvalidated in anything other than a time and place. Even that remains a sole source concept and like the family trees in the Bible are therefor deniable. Per your descriptions.







    You chose to ignore all those things in order to excuse away what it is.
    Plus
    carbon dating the items against known aged materials define the age of
    it.

    I will agree with any date you name. That does nothing
    except show how old it is. It proves nothing beyond that
    one isolated fact - how old it is.

    It matches the timeline of the Bible.

    So what? It doesn't support any of the supernatural or
    religious parts in any way.

    To the Jew it was a religion.

    Which does nothing except point out the unverified opinion
    of the person involved.

    Then toss out everything you think you know as none of it is verifiable to another person, depending upon their whim or religion, which BTW atheism is. It is, after all, a belief system that is unverifiable.


    An ordained one for that is all they could
    handle. That site, in conjunction with scripture supported each other, and there was healings and prophecies plus blessing in life.

    Word salad meaning nothing.

    Those who have to ears to hear hear nothing to ponder. Might as well be the barkings of a dog.
    You can be provided the mathematical formula that verifies the reality of a supposition and without training there would be no understandings an therefor a numerical salad.

    Those without understanding would dismiss it all as valueless. Since it means nothing to them.

    The Word of God puts it this way, rCLBut if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.rCY (1Co 14:38)


    It is all intertwined.








    Now if I were to take your logic used here and apply it to all of
    archeology
    then it is all a bunk science, and nothing found so far and also in
    the
    future has any value, you officially debunked anything mentioned about
    archeology in the aa NG and your comments about it define you to the
    readers.
    Great Job! KUDOS to you.

    Nonsense. Archeology studies both written records and
    physical remains and draws conclusions based upon the facts
    that are determined. No speculation is made about anything
    beyond that which has actual support.

    Nothing in anything you have said about finding ruins or recounting what your bible has to say about those locations
    does anything at all to ever begin to support any of the supernatural (or religious) components claimed.

    Could proof that the city of Atlanta exists as mentioned in
    Gone With the Wind do anything at all to support the
    existence of Scarlett O'Hara, Rhett Butler, or many if not
    most of the other people mentioned? Or what they did, what
    they felt, or how they lived? Or the day to day activities
    at Tara or who visited or what they did?

    BTW, Tara never existed. I know. I lived in the town where
    it was supposed to be located for over 30 years.

    Nice try at obfuscation but you already stated your presupposition and
    denial of everything that you chose to disbelieve and accept

    Which would be anything that does not have supporting
    evidence.

    , and then verified your
    reasoning for that stance, while never once making any attempt to find
    the
    truth of the matter and verify its truth or falseness.

    What is you definition of truth and how do you determine
    what is true?


    Then your weak old excuse of Scarlett OrCOhara, etc. Which everyone knew
    was
    fiction you used to justify your reasonings against the Bible which has
    been
    shown to be correct historically, in spite of numerous attempts to discredit
    it.

    What part has been shown to be correct other than some of
    the people and places mentioned? Just mentioning them in a
    book verifies nothing more than their existence providing
    they are also mentioned in some other unambiguous,
    unrelated, verifiable and credible source.

    As I have written about before, in aa, when I was a child I knew of a
    man, who lie you was opposed to God and the Word of God, who was also an
    archeologist, who spent his life trying to disprove the Bible via archeology
    an using the locations, times, and events of the Bible to discredit them.
    In
    every attempt he not only failed, but proved that what was recorded was
    truth.

    Archeology is used to identify and analyze and not disprove
    anything. It is difficult to impossible to disprove much of
    anything since every possible location or investigation must
    be addressed. You are either lying or not remembering
    correctly.


    Many have claimed that the city of David never was, yet they have discovered
    it right where it was supposed to be.

    So what? The same thing happened to Troy but that does not
    verify the remainder of Homer.

    Including the temple location at the
    time of David. They are even currently conducting under ground tour through some of it while the excavations are on going.

    If you are trying to support any religious component of your
    bible you are not even close. You can verify beyond
    question that every person and every location mentioned
    existed but that proves nothing beyond their bare existence.

    Which is one of the bones of your contention as well as others here. They
    all quickly deny that anything in is true.People, places, and things. You
    use such things as your basis for denials. IOW, deny that it exists, and then
    you can deny anything related to it.

    I have clearly stated that it contains references to people
    and places that have independently been proven to exist. I
    don't know how much clearer I can be,

    Yet you constantly are denying it, and also say that these things are of no import.

    Please provide a reference to where I have denied the
    existence of such people or places. They are no more
    important than any other places or people equally verified.

    That, my friend, is where your denials come into play. You can verify that simply by rereading this thread. It is similar to someone saying you have no value, your thoughts are worthless, meaningless.that your life means nothing to anyone. For all the reasons you stipulate about other people, places and things.
    To God you are of value, your life is of value. So much so that he sent his only begotten Son so that if you grasp onto him, and rest on him that you can have eternal life and be rescue from the sea of death. A rCylife saverrCY one that can be right next to you, but if you do not reach out, grab it, and hang on in belief, then all is lost and for nothing.

    People are so stuck in the mire of life, like a frog in a pot of water coming to a boil, that this becomes their sole reality. And they become comfortable and accept it as their lot, even when they see successful people all around them some poorer and some so wealthy that it is beyond their ability to comprehend. Yet the looser claim that where they are is their lot. Contrary
    to all the evidences surrounding them.

    What makes the difference between achievers an losers? Faith. Faith like the little train that could. And so I return to the topic of this thread.

    ***********************************
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNnk_3Ypg0

    6 minute video of John Lennox on atheism and christians, faith and proofs.

    Both Groups should see this, and yes, even the orthodox. ***********************************
    Correcting the misspelling of his last name.

    Massive snip here as I return to the original topic of the thread so as not
    to wander from it, per the will of Atilla. ;)

    And I apologize for allowing myself to be misdirected from the topic in order to address the concerns of others. Which was the focus of his last reply.

    Actually, it is not a bad point, stick to the topic and life would be
    simpler.

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Attila@prochoice@here.now to alt.bible,alt.atheism on Thu Sep 11 17:49:17 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:30:16 -0700, Robert <.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
    <109upu7$2npl6$1@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 11, 2025, Attila wrote >(Message-ID:<op25ckt1i1vplttukt4dajd1l0ie41icjh@4ax.com>):

    On Thu, 11 Sep 2025 01:24:53 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
    <109u10k$2eqis$1@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 10, 2025, Attila wrote
    (Message-ID:<m9o4cklvm7q3dmv7dej8ti3g85lecq4iu2@4ax.com>):

    On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:39:34 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
    <109tcp6$28frf$3@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 10, 2025, Attila wrote
    (Message-ID:<a134ck1nkhfbppjnrupvi4sgnrf4nl1onk@4ax.com>):

    On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:15:29 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
    <109t0qh$25go7$1@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 10, 2025, Attila wrote
    (Message-ID:<f1p3ckda9pdapmio1vkvv5b2u6287hd1rt@4ax.com>):

    On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:47:21 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
    <109sdj9$1urrv$1@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 10, 2025, Attila wrote
    (Message-ID:<l2f2ckt2uc342ecr19lfms3l2iq61jon75@4ax.com>):

    On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:09:22 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way> >> > > > > > > > > in alt.atheism with message-id
    <109r872$1frs5$1@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 9, 2025, Attila wrote
    (Message-ID:<lk12ck1or7mau1fb0n0topih4rkh9mrjnp@4ax.com>): >> > > > > > > > > >
    On Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:16:32 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
    <109qn20$1cca4$1@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 9, 2025, Attila wrote
    (Message-ID:<qpe1ckhcbsu9hqk01hf6r6d6f7bqdeggg4@4ax.com>):

    On Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:52:06 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
    <109q0h6$16dm5$3@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 9, 2025, Attila wrote
    (Message-ID:<i8l0cktjlv4m1ahq0igpj8ngpum9sqv43c@4ax.com>):

    On Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:23:08 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
    <109pk9c$139c8$3@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 8, 2025, Attila wrote
    (Message-ID:<hfgvbktf1fmue7euidrjm7k4vpslj0j47o@4ax.com>):

    On Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:26:18 -0700, Robert<.robert@mu.way>
    in alt.atheism with message-id
    <109o38a$ljmv$2@dont-email.me> wrote:

    On Sep 8, 2025, Samuel Spade wrote
    (Message-ID:<vl1ubkt5m0tdl7rsfcl98r25phh0rv604r@4ax.com>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Samuel Spade wrote
    (Message-ID:<ddhsbk5i07akkcdm2eu6u0gd36esassghd@4ax.com>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote:
    On Sep 6, 2025, Samuel Spade wrote >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (Message-ID:<kc5qbk96ar508mpkpfolrij0lf5nm2o55d@4ax.com>
    ):
    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote: >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
    (snip for focus)
    Same goes for the earthquake, rending of the curtain,
    and
    zombies
    crawling out of the grave. If they had happened, no one
    would
    be
    demanding documentation. It would be all over the
    history
    books.

    Why would it?

    Because those things would be unusual and remarkable
    events.
    Contemporary accounts tell us about Julius Caesar
    crossing
    the
    Rubicon,

    There were no Jeeps in his day.

    Caesar being stabbed in the Senate, Augustus Caesar
    ending
    the
    Republic,
    endless wars, and more. Magic and miracles would have got
    similar
    attention.

    Perhaps more, but why the focus on that?

    It demonstrates that genuine history is found in widely
    accepted
    historical accounts, while religious mythology is not.

    You have not defined genuine history.

    It looks pretty close to me.

    Based upon what?

    The accounts of various people who were there and
    independently recorded the events in various unrelated
    places.

    Where in the records of men is the Temple of God in Shiloh other
    than
    in
    the
    Bible as well as in the land of Shiloh? Built about 3000 years
    ago.

    That is a single source and as such should not be trusted.







    I can share this with you, though... Passover always
    falls
    on
    the
    night
    of a full moon. Solar eclipses only happen at the
    moment
    of a
    new
    moon.
    The Gospels lied.

    The Gospels did not lie, your lack of knowledge has
    supported
    your
    ignorance.
    A simple explanation that does require some ability to
    reason
    but
    with
    knowledge is to answer the question as to why it can be
    fully
    dark
    in
    parts of the USA while it is fully high noon bright in
    Jerusalem.

    So you're saying there was a full Passover Moon in
    Jerusalem
    while
    there
    was a new moon eclipsing the other side of the world,
    which
    somehow
    darkened the skies of Jerusalem?

    Like many here in the aa group they add suppositions that
    were
    never
    proposed.

    So you don't know what your point was in observing the
    earth
    has
    day
    and
    night at the same time. Other than another rabbit hole.

    I already stated that you did not fully understand it based
    on
    your
    arguments
    and that was so because of your ignorance of facts.

    Just because you bible says something that does not make it
    a fact.

    True, in that future facts are accepted by Faith in the author
    of
    the
    Prophecies, God.

    Which does nothing to support any of it being a fact.

    When it has come to fruition it then becomes established fact in
    this
    realm.

    Or not.



    Yet the recorded history is fact, and is proven more and more
    via
    archeology
    and scientific studies. Plus via mathematics >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
    What does math have to do with this? And what history
    recorded where specifically?

    Why didnAt you read before injecting new jerk reactions?

    "recorded history" covers a lot of territory. Recorded
    where? What period?

    Just because there is a single record that does not >> > > > > > > > > > > > > establish anything.



    , the probability of the future
    birth of Christ given all the prophesied facts regarding it
    has
    a
    mathematical improbability far, far greater than evolutionary
    theories.

    Nonsense. There is no actual acceptable evidence any such
    person ever existed or ever will exist. No math can change
    this.

    Your lack of world history, ancient writings, does not destroy
    what
    is
    established fact.

    What specific history and writings establish such a birth?



    By
    the magnitude of billions. Yet it happened as did the day of
    His
    Death.

    There is nothing to factually prove any such person ever
    existed. Your "magnitude of billions" sounds good but is
    basically meaningless.

    Only to those who dwell in ignorance. There has been many men
    who
    were
    not
    anti-God who never had a personal opinion one way of another
    who,
    whether
    they believed there was a God named Jesus, but knew there was
    such a
    man,
    who
    researched this out of curiosity, and found that the odds made
    it
    seem
    mathematically impossible, and were then left with the wondering
    about
    the
    truths in the Bible.

    Word salad.


    That you opted out of reality and in fact war against the whole
    idea,
    only
    proves it.
    Like I have said many times, no one wars in such a fashion for
    or
    against
    Santa Claus.

    No one is making many wild claims about Santa Clause and no
    one over six asserts he is real.




    Yet given the sciences surrounding it

    What science surrounding what?

    Laughing. You so destroyed the thoughts and context by
    compartmentalizing
    thoughts in a paragraph that you lost sight of the subject, the
    contextual
    thought and having done so you will not be able to reread what
    was
    written
    for a very long time before you can see it in its entirety
    without
    prejudices.

    Not an answer. As expected.



    the atheist ignores the science and
    believes lies.

    What lies? And what science?

    As I stated just above, You do not communicate, nor do you care
    to
    understand.

    Again not an answer. As expected.

    It was an answer that required thought.
    As was the answer right above it.

    In regards to the temple of God at Shiloh. It was written about in
    various
    books of the Bible, there are 52 in the OT and 27 in the NT. All
    authorized
    by God, and written by men as the spirit of God instructed them.

    How do you know they were not lying?


    All of them wrote about what they saw and knew.
    The descriptions of it are also there in the Books.
    It was only rediscovered in this century, when archeologists
    located
    it
    and
    started excavations. Its footprints match those described in the
    Bible
    3000
    years ago. Thereby validating the Word of God in todayAs realm.
    The
    word
    picture matches what the eyes see today, right down to the
    offerings
    presented per the Law Covenant. Meaning the bones of the animals
    sacrificed
    are only the bones from the right side of the animals. >> > > > > > > > > > >
    Wrong. It only proves a location mentioned exists.

    They found the bldg layed out as described in the Bible. Unearthed
    clay
    pots.
    Large ones. The items necessary for sacrifice, meaning the altars
    and
    a
    whole
    host of other things. Walls, rooms, etc.

    I saw the pictures and video of them as well as the reports and the
    basis
    for
    them.

    People would scorn me to death if I were to tell them that Attila
    denied
    it
    so that their lying eyes, and training in archeology was corrupted.

    Again, it only verifies that a particular location described >> > > > > > > > > exists. You cannot expand that to be verification of
    anything other than that specific thing. It does not verify >> > > > > > > > > anything that is reported to have occurred or anyone who is >> > > > > > > > > reported to be there.

    There is specific and detailed information that fits this temple that
    would
    not fit any other bldg that is recorded in the Bible. These things
    were
    found and identified. Some of which I directly mentioned.

    I do not disagree. But all that proves is that there was a
    building there. Nothing more.

    ancillary devices and or artifacts define what the purposes of it was as
    well
    as why it was there.

    Such as what?

    I have already stated a couple or so things.

    Repeat them. You don't make your discussions exactly clear
    and easy to follow.

    That is because you do not read what is written to understand what others >> > say, you read with a filter and so you cannot grasp a complete thought
    before
    you respond.

    It is because you seldom answer a direct question and
    constantly drift away from what is being discussed to
    introduce a side topic.

    I answer and sometimes, or many times I give examples as to what and why I >answered in that fashion.

    Your "answers" are seldom on target.


    Problems is, you then attempt to pick apart the example or explanation, line >by line, thus it appears to you as another topic.

    I am pointing out assertions you are making without
    providing any supporting evidence.


    So you created another topic and would not stick to what the thread was >about.

    If you answered properly and did not try to introduce side
    issues there would be nothing to ask about.


    This is why most threads after three replies on the Usenet no longer stick to >the OP. They want to aone up/ each other, not discuss. It is as I mentioned >to you that you consistently destroy the context of what is written and are >determined to line by line destroy what others say when you hold the other >person in contempt. That is childish and immature.

    Word salad.




    People are constantly pointing to persons or locations
    mentioned in the bible and which have been validated by
    independent sources. None of these validate any of the
    supernatural events claimed or any part of the religious
    content.

    Supernatural are in fact Spirit Natural.

    What is that?

    Whether it be for Good or Evil.
    That is outside the realm of the things of this world, yet they affect >everything that happens here.

    What evidence do you have that there is anything "outside
    the realm of the things of this world"?


    This is an example of a topic shift that you introduced in your last reply.

    The only thing validation of a person or location indicates
    is the existence of that person or location. It does not
    address anything claimed to have be done by that person or
    at that location. Those are entirely separate issues.

    That is an accurate statement.


    Then you are nothing more than a body in a location. Nothing else about you >matters or can be validated.

    Such as what?

    You therefore have no intrinsic value. As that is a separate issue. The >history of your family tree is likewise unvalidated in anything other than a >time and place. Even that remains a sole source concept and like the family >trees in the Bible are therefor deniable. Per your descriptions.

    Not really. My family tree can be validated by records kept
    by various people in various unrelated places at various
    times.








    You chose to ignore all those things in order to excuse away what it is.
    Plus
    carbon dating the items against known aged materials define the age of
    it.

    I will agree with any date you name. That does nothing
    except show how old it is. It proves nothing beyond that
    one isolated fact - how old it is.

    It matches the timeline of the Bible.

    So what? It doesn't support any of the supernatural or
    religious parts in any way.

    To the Jew it was a religion.

    Which does nothing except point out the unverified opinion
    of the person involved.

    Then toss out everything you think you know as none of it is verifiable to >another person, depending upon their whim or religion, which BTW atheism is.

    And not collecting stamps is a hobby.

    Atheists do not believe in God or any gods, but beyond this
    one shared non-belief, there is no single set of beliefs
    that all atheists hold. Atheism is defined by the absence of
    belief in deities and is not a religion or a worldview
    itself, allowing for diverse personal beliefs on politics,
    ethics, and the nature of the universe.

    It is, after all, a belief system that is unverifiable.

    Wrong. Again.



    An ordained one for that is all they could
    handle. That site, in conjunction with scripture supported each other, and >> > there was healings and prophecies plus blessing in life.

    Word salad meaning nothing.

    Those who have to ears to hear hear nothing to ponder. Might as well be the >barkings of a dog.
    You can be provided the mathematical formula that verifies the reality of a >supposition and without training there would be no understandings an therefor >a numerical salad.

    Without training or an education little can be understood.


    Those without understanding would dismiss it all as valueless. Since it means >nothing to them.

    They could not assign a value to such.


    The Word of God puts it this way, oBut if any man be ignorant, let him be >ignorant.o (1Co 14:38)

    I have yet to see any valid evidence supporting the
    existence of any god.



    It is all intertwined.








    Now if I were to take your logic used here and apply it to all of
    archeology
    then it is all a bunk science, and nothing found so far and also in
    the
    future has any value, you officially debunked anything mentioned about
    archeology in the aa NG and your comments about it define you to the
    readers.
    Great Job! KUDOS to you.

    Nonsense. Archeology studies both written records and
    physical remains and draws conclusions based upon the facts
    that are determined. No speculation is made about anything
    beyond that which has actual support.

    Nothing in anything you have said about finding ruins or
    recounting what your bible has to say about those locations
    does anything at all to ever begin to support any of the
    supernatural (or religious) components claimed.

    Could proof that the city of Atlanta exists as mentioned in
    Gone With the Wind do anything at all to support the
    existence of Scarlett O'Hara, Rhett Butler, or many if not
    most of the other people mentioned? Or what they did, what
    they felt, or how they lived? Or the day to day activities
    at Tara or who visited or what they did?

    BTW, Tara never existed. I know. I lived in the town where
    it was supposed to be located for over 30 years.

    Nice try at obfuscation but you already stated your presupposition and
    denial of everything that you chose to disbelieve and accept

    Which would be anything that does not have supporting
    evidence.

    , and then verified your
    reasoning for that stance, while never once making any attempt to find
    the
    truth of the matter and verify its truth or falseness.

    What is you definition of truth and how do you determine
    what is true?


    Then your weak old excuse of Scarlett OAhara, etc. Which everyone knew
    was
    fiction you used to justify your reasonings against the Bible which has
    been
    shown to be correct historically, in spite of numerous attempts to >> > > > > > discredit
    it.

    What part has been shown to be correct other than some of
    the people and places mentioned? Just mentioning them in a
    book verifies nothing more than their existence providing
    they are also mentioned in some other unambiguous,
    unrelated, verifiable and credible source.

    As I have written about before, in aa, when I was a child I knew of a
    man, who lie you was opposed to God and the Word of God, who was also an
    archeologist, who spent his life trying to disprove the Bible via >> > > > > > archeology
    an using the locations, times, and events of the Bible to discredit
    them.
    In
    every attempt he not only failed, but proved that what was recorded was
    truth.

    Archeology is used to identify and analyze and not disprove
    anything. It is difficult to impossible to disprove much of
    anything since every possible location or investigation must
    be addressed. You are either lying or not remembering
    correctly.


    Many have claimed that the city of David never was, yet they have >> > > > > > discovered
    it right where it was supposed to be.

    So what? The same thing happened to Troy but that does not
    verify the remainder of Homer.

    Including the temple location at the
    time of David. They are even currently conducting under ground tour
    through some of it while the excavations are on going.

    If you are trying to support any religious component of your
    bible you are not even close. You can verify beyond
    question that every person and every location mentioned
    existed but that proves nothing beyond their bare existence.

    Which is one of the bones of your contention as well as others here. They
    all quickly deny that anything in is true.People, places, and things. You
    use such things as your basis for denials. IOW, deny that it exists, and then
    you can deny anything related to it.

    I have clearly stated that it contains references to people
    and places that have independently been proven to exist. I
    don't know how much clearer I can be,

    Yet you constantly are denying it, and also say that these things are of no
    import.

    Please provide a reference to where I have denied the
    existence of such people or places. They are no more
    important than any other places or people equally verified.

    That, my friend, is where your denials come into play. You can verify that >simply by rereading this thread. It is similar to someone saying you have no >value, your thoughts are worthless, meaningless.that your life means nothing >to anyone. For all the reasons you stipulate about other people, places and >things.

    No. You accuse me of making specific comments. Prove it or
    admit you are a liar.

    Provide links to specific posts I have made.

    To God you are of value, your life is of value. So much so that he sent his >only begotten Son so that if you grasp onto him, and rest on him that you can >have eternal life and be rescue from the sea of death. A alife savero one >that can be right next to you, but if you do not reach out, grab it, and hang >on in belief, then all is lost and for nothing.

    Are you stating that as a fact or as a belief? If it is a
    fact provide supporting evidence. If it is a belief please
    clearly indicate when you are stating a belief.


    People are so stuck in the mire of life, like a frog in a pot of water coming >to a boil, that this becomes their sole reality. And they become comfortable >and accept it as their lot, even when they see successful people all around >them some poorer and some so wealthy that it is beyond their ability to >comprehend. Yet the looser claim that where they are is their lot. Contrary >to all the evidences surrounding them.

    Word salad.


    What makes the difference between achievers an losers? Faith. Faith like the >little train that could. And so I return to the topic of this thread.

    *********************************** >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNnk_3Ypg0

    6 minute video of John Lennox on atheism and christians, faith and proofs.

    Both Groups should see this, and yes, even the orthodox. >***********************************
    Correcting the misspelling of his last name.

    Massive snip here as I return to the original topic of the thread so as not >to wander from it, per the will of Atilla. ;)

    And I apologize for allowing myself to be misdirected from the topic in order >to address the concerns of others. Which was the focus of his last reply.

    Actually, it is not a bad point, stick to the topic and life would be >simpler.

    I am not interested in the opinions of someone I never heard
    of about something that I have never seen supported by any
    evidence.
    --


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    Be very afraid. It does not matter
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    It may take a day, a week, a year, or longer
    but we will find you and we will deport you.
    Be prepared.

    Deport them all.

    All politicians are trained to lie
    and make those lies sound like
    the truth. They start with the biggest
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    The Dims have an appropriate party
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    National Socialist American Workers Party
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    Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting
    and abhorrent.
    Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying.

    I support:

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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.bible,alt.atheism on Sat Sep 13 13:24:46 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On 9/7/2025 9:40 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109lbg2$14si$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 1:53 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB3535A5A4B8FA629555@69.80.102.16>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in news:109hvop$36ek4$4@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 6, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109hns2$350ek$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/5/2025 12:41 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 4, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109c95h$1qr9b$2@dont-email.me>):


    If you knew of the events of that day, Jesus was crucified not
    because of the
    Romans but because of the Jews, the High priest and all the people >>>>>>> he stirred
    up to shout crucify him. The local ruler washed his hands of the >>>>>>> affair and said I find no fault in him.

    The Crowd retorted the blood of him be upon us and our children. >>>>>>> IOW, they took full responsibility for his crucifixion. Jesus
    stirred up no one, except
    those that hated him.

    You call Jesus Crazy? Yet know nothing of him? Why the animosity? >>>>>>
    No, Robert, the Romans crucified Jesus, and they did so because he >>>>>> was a religious nut who was guilty of sedition against the Empire. >>>>>> This is a fact of history.

    Dawn

    Had to laugh! Not in derision but because you acknowledged his
    reality, and the record in the Bible of the event is the most detailed >>>>> public record.

    Nothing in the Bible is "public record".

    Now I can have a true laugh!

    the Bible is the most public record that there is.

    There is no "public record" that Jesus even
    existed, much less the details of this
    crucifixtion. The Romans were very good at
    keeping records, and there is no mention of
    any eclipse, earthguake, zombies coming out
    of graves. Nothing. Even the followers of
    this Jesus didn't write down a word of
    these supposed events until decades later.
    It is all fiction.

    Think Josephus and others of his era.
    Think of all the christians of that era as well as the false believers who >>> wrote many books on the topic but with a twist.
    Think of the Roman Documents. A Few which were recorded in the Bible as
    well.
    All that you have no access to, yet claim that you know of them with your >>> knowledge.

    Have a look at this:

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

    Around the time of Jesus, both Alexandria & Rome were at 1M human
    beings; in order for both of those cities to continue to operate, at
    least a significant minority of the population needed to be literate.

    And, this is what historians have in terms of extra-biblical references
    to the historical Jesus:

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

    While he was alive, no mentioned his existence. Why? Because they all
    knew a religious nut when they saw one, and they did not mention Jesus
    because he was not worth mentioning.

    Dawn

    LOL, you just confirmed that WIKI is the source of you Gospel.
    If it is on WIKI it must be true ;)


    What's the alternative? Fight the edit wars, Robert, if you are so sure
    that you are correct.

    Dawn
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  • From Mitchell Holman@noemail@aol.com to alt.bible,alt.atheism on Sun Sep 14 01:56:04 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Dawn Flood <Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote in news:10a4cte$k9f1$2@dont-email.me:

    On 9/7/2025 9:40 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109lbg2$14si$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 1:53 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB3535A5A4B8FA629555@69.80.102.16>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in
    news:109hvop$36ek4$4@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 6, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109hns2$350ek$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/5/2025 12:41 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 4, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109c95h$1qr9b$2@dont-email.me>):


    If you knew of the events of that day, Jesus was crucified not >>>>>>>> because of the
    Romans but because of the Jews, the High priest and all the
    people he stirred
    up to shout crucify him. The local ruler washed his hands of
    the affair and said I find no fault in him.

    The Crowd retorted the blood of him be upon us and our
    children. IOW, they took full responsibility for his
    crucifixion. Jesus stirred up no one, except
    those that hated him.

    You call Jesus Crazy? Yet know nothing of him? Why the
    animosity?

    No, Robert, the Romans crucified Jesus, and they did so because
    he was a religious nut who was guilty of sedition against the
    Empire. This is a fact of history.

    Dawn

    Had to laugh! Not in derision but because you acknowledged his
    reality, and the record in the Bible of the event is the most
    detailed public record.

    Nothing in the Bible is "public record".

    Now I can have a true laugh!

    the Bible is the most public record that there is.

    There is no "public record" that Jesus even
    existed, much less the details of this
    crucifixtion. The Romans were very good at
    keeping records, and there is no mention of
    any eclipse, earthguake, zombies coming out
    of graves. Nothing. Even the followers of
    this Jesus didn't write down a word of
    these supposed events until decades later.
    It is all fiction.

    Think Josephus and others of his era.
    Think of all the christians of that era as well as the false
    believers who wrote many books on the topic but with a twist.
    Think of the Roman Documents. A Few which were recorded in the
    Bible as well.
    All that you have no access to, yet claim that you know of them
    with your knowledge.

    Have a look at this:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_throughout_histo
    ry

    Around the time of Jesus, both Alexandria & Rome were at 1M human
    beings; in order for both of those cities to continue to operate, at
    least a significant minority of the population needed to be
    literate.

    And, this is what historians have in terms of extra-biblical
    references to the historical Jesus:

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

    While he was alive, no mentioned his existence. Why? Because they
    all knew a religious nut when they saw one, and they did not mention
    Jesus because he was not worth mentioning.

    Dawn

    LOL, you just confirmed that WIKI is the source of you Gospel.
    If it is on WIKI it must be true ;)


    What's the alternative? Fight the edit wars, Robert, if you are so
    sure that you are correct.

    Dawn



    God reveals his truth to Robert,
    and Robert reveals it to us. His word
    is Holy Writ, all must obey!




    "I know the Lord, I know the reality
    of Him, He communicates with me and
    me with him, just like many other
    people who walk by Faith"
    "Robert", Feb 23 2024



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  • From Robert@.robert@mu.way to alt.bible, alt.atheism on Sun Sep 14 00:09:42 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Sep 13, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <10a4cte$k9f1$2@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 9:40 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109lbg2$14si$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 1:53 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB3535A5A4B8FA629555@69.80.102.16>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in news:109hvop$36ek4$4@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 6, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109hns2$350ek$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/5/2025 12:41 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 4, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109c95h$1qr9b$2@dont-email.me>):


    If you knew of the events of that day, Jesus was crucified not because of the
    Romans but because of the Jews, the High priest and all the people
    he stirred
    up to shout crucify him. The local ruler washed his hands of the
    affair and said I find no fault in him.

    The Crowd retorted the blood of him be upon us and our children.
    IOW, they took full responsibility for his crucifixion. Jesus stirred up no one, except
    those that hated him.

    You call Jesus Crazy? Yet know nothing of him? Why the animosity?

    No, Robert, the Romans crucified Jesus, and they did so because he
    was a religious nut who was guilty of sedition against the Empire.
    This is a fact of history.

    Dawn

    Had to laugh! Not in derision but because you acknowledged his reality, and the record in the Bible of the event is the most detailed
    public record.

    Nothing in the Bible is "public record".

    Now I can have a true laugh!

    the Bible is the most public record that there is.

    There is no "public record" that Jesus even
    existed, much less the details of this
    crucifixtion. The Romans were very good at
    keeping records, and there is no mention of
    any eclipse, earthguake, zombies coming out
    of graves. Nothing. Even the followers of
    this Jesus didn't write down a word of
    these supposed events until decades later.
    It is all fiction.

    Think Josephus and others of his era.
    Think of all the christians of that era as well as the false believers who
    wrote many books on the topic but with a twist.
    Think of the Roman Documents. A Few which were recorded in the Bible as well.
    All that you have no access to, yet claim that you know of them with your
    knowledge.

    Have a look at this:

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

    Around the time of Jesus, both Alexandria & Rome were at 1M human beings; in order for both of those cities to continue to operate, at least a significant minority of the population needed to be literate.

    And, this is what historians have in terms of extra-biblical references to the historical Jesus:

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

    While he was alive, no mentioned his existence. Why? Because they all knew a religious nut when they saw one, and they did not mention Jesus because he was not worth mentioning.

    Dawn

    LOL, you just confirmed that WIKI is the source of you Gospel.
    If it is on WIKI it must be true ;)

    What's the alternative? Fight the edit wars, Robert, if you are so sure
    that you are correct.

    Dawn

    It is not worth my time. What I said was true years ago, and still is. Have they improved some, polished a few things here and there? Certainly

    Yet the mistakes remain, and even increase by people who are agenda oriented. --

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  • From Robert@.robert@mu.way to alt.bible, alt.atheism on Sun Sep 14 00:14:41 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Sep 13, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB359D39DFCAA3629555@69.80.101.20>):

    Dawn Flood<Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote in news:10a4cte$k9f1$2@dont-email.me:

    On 9/7/2025 9:40 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109lbg2$14si$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 1:53 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB3535A5A4B8FA629555@69.80.102.16>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in news:109hvop$36ek4$4@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 6, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109hns2$350ek$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/5/2025 12:41 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 4, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109c95h$1qr9b$2@dont-email.me>):


    If you knew of the events of that day, Jesus was crucified not
    because of the
    Romans but because of the Jews, the High priest and all the people he stirred
    up to shout crucify him. The local ruler washed his hands of the affair and said I find no fault in him.

    The Crowd retorted the blood of him be upon us and our children. IOW, they took full responsibility for his crucifixion. Jesus stirred up no one, except
    those that hated him.

    You call Jesus Crazy? Yet know nothing of him? Why the animosity?

    No, Robert, the Romans crucified Jesus, and they did so because he was a religious nut who was guilty of sedition against the Empire. This is a fact of history.

    Dawn

    Had to laugh! Not in derision but because you acknowledged his reality, and the record in the Bible of the event is the most detailed public record.

    Nothing in the Bible is "public record".

    Now I can have a true laugh!

    the Bible is the most public record that there is.

    There is no "public record" that Jesus even
    existed, much less the details of this
    crucifixtion. The Romans were very good at
    keeping records, and there is no mention of
    any eclipse, earthguake, zombies coming out
    of graves. Nothing. Even the followers of
    this Jesus didn't write down a word of
    these supposed events until decades later.
    It is all fiction.

    Think Josephus and others of his era.
    Think of all the christians of that era as well as the false believers who wrote many books on the topic but with a twist.
    Think of the Roman Documents. A Few which were recorded in the
    Bible as well.
    All that you have no access to, yet claim that you know of them
    with your knowledge.

    Have a look at this:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_throughout_histo ry

    Around the time of Jesus, both Alexandria & Rome were at 1M human beings; in order for both of those cities to continue to operate, at least a significant minority of the population needed to be
    literate.

    And, this is what historians have in terms of extra-biblical
    references to the historical Jesus:

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

    While he was alive, no mentioned his existence. Why? Because they
    all knew a religious nut when they saw one, and they did not mention Jesus because he was not worth mentioning.

    Dawn

    LOL, you just confirmed that WIKI is the source of you Gospel.
    If it is on WIKI it must be true ;)

    What's the alternative? Fight the edit wars, Robert, if you are so
    sure that you are correct.

    Dawn

    God reveals his truth to Robert,
    and Robert reveals it to us. His word
    is Holy Writ, all must obey!

    "I know the Lord, I know the reality
    of Him, He communicates with me and
    me with him, just like many other
    people who walk by Faith"
    "Robert", Feb 23 2024

    Yes, I do and yes He Does. And I thank Him for considering me and bringing me into his family. Not because I was ever good, but because Jesus cleaned me
    up, Jesus who made me worthy and he would like to do the same for you. God is no respecter of person.
    --

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Mitchell Holman@noemail@aol.com to alt.bible,alt.atheism on Sun Sep 14 13:35:58 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in news:10a5q11$12pq4$2@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 13, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB359D39DFCAA3629555@69.80.101.20>):

    Dawn Flood<Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote in
    news:10a4cte$k9f1$2@dont-email.me:

    On 9/7/2025 9:40 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109lbg2$14si$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 1:53 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB3535A5A4B8FA629555@69.80.102.16>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in
    news:109hvop$36ek4$4@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 6, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109hns2$350ek$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/5/2025 12:41 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 4, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109c95h$1qr9b$2@dont-email.me>):


    If you knew of the events of that day, Jesus was
    crucified not because of the
    Romans but because of the Jews, the High priest and
    all the people he stirred
    up to shout crucify him. The local ruler washed his
    hands of the affair and said I find no fault in him.

    The Crowd retorted the blood of him be upon us and
    our children. IOW, they took full responsibility for
    his crucifixion. Jesus stirred up no one, except
    those that hated him.

    You call Jesus Crazy? Yet know nothing of him? Why
    the animosity?

    No, Robert, the Romans crucified Jesus, and they did so
    because he was a religious nut who was guilty of
    sedition against the Empire. This is a fact of history.

    Dawn

    Had to laugh! Not in derision but because you
    acknowledged his reality, and the record in the Bible of
    the event is the most detailed public record.

    Nothing in the Bible is "public record".

    Now I can have a true laugh!

    the Bible is the most public record that there is.

    There is no "public record" that Jesus even
    existed, much less the details of this
    crucifixtion. The Romans were very good at
    keeping records, and there is no mention of
    any eclipse, earthguake, zombies coming out
    of graves. Nothing. Even the followers of
    this Jesus didn't write down a word of
    these supposed events until decades later.
    It is all fiction.

    Think Josephus and others of his era.
    Think of all the christians of that era as well as the false
    believers who wrote many books on the topic but with a twist.
    Think of the Roman Documents. A Few which were recorded in
    the Bible as well.
    All that you have no access to, yet claim that you know of
    them with your knowledge.

    Have a look at this:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_throughout_
    histo ry

    Around the time of Jesus, both Alexandria & Rome were at 1M
    human beings; in order for both of those cities to continue to
    operate, at least a significant minority of the population
    needed to be literate.

    And, this is what historians have in terms of extra-biblical
    references to the historical Jesus:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sources_for_the_historicity_of_Jes
    us

    While he was alive, no mentioned his existence. Why? Because
    they all knew a religious nut when they saw one, and they did
    not mention Jesus because he was not worth mentioning.

    Dawn

    LOL, you just confirmed that WIKI is the source of you Gospel.
    If it is on WIKI it must be true ;)

    What's the alternative? Fight the edit wars, Robert, if you are so
    sure that you are correct.

    Dawn

    God reveals his truth to Robert,
    and Robert reveals it to us. His word
    is Holy Writ, all must obey!

    "I know the Lord, I know the reality
    of Him, He communicates with me and
    me with him, just like many other
    people who walk by Faith"
    "Robert", Feb 23 2024

    Yes, I do and yes He Does. And I thank Him for considering me and
    bringing me into his family. Not because I was ever good, but because
    Jesus cleaned me up, Jesus who made me worthy and he would like to do
    the same for you. God is no respecter of person.



    Have you ssked God for a winning lottery number?

    That would make your life easier at nn cost to
    Himself. Or maybe even some decent stock picks.



    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.bible,alt.atheism on Sun Sep 14 15:26:16 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On 9/14/2025 8:35 AM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in news:10a5q11$12pq4$2@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 13, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB359D39DFCAA3629555@69.80.101.20>):

    Dawn Flood<Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote in
    news:10a4cte$k9f1$2@dont-email.me:

    On 9/7/2025 9:40 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109lbg2$14si$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 1:53 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB3535A5A4B8FA629555@69.80.102.16>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in
    news:109hvop$36ek4$4@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 6, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109hns2$350ek$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/5/2025 12:41 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 4, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109c95h$1qr9b$2@dont-email.me>):


    If you knew of the events of that day, Jesus was
    crucified not because of the
    Romans but because of the Jews, the High priest and
    all the people he stirred
    up to shout crucify him. The local ruler washed his
    hands of the affair and said I find no fault in him.

    The Crowd retorted the blood of him be upon us and
    our children. IOW, they took full responsibility for
    his crucifixion. Jesus stirred up no one, except
    those that hated him.

    You call Jesus Crazy? Yet know nothing of him? Why
    the animosity?

    No, Robert, the Romans crucified Jesus, and they did so
    because he was a religious nut who was guilty of
    sedition against the Empire. This is a fact of history.

    Dawn

    Had to laugh! Not in derision but because you
    acknowledged his reality, and the record in the Bible of
    the event is the most detailed public record.

    Nothing in the Bible is "public record".

    Now I can have a true laugh!

    the Bible is the most public record that there is.

    There is no "public record" that Jesus even
    existed, much less the details of this
    crucifixtion. The Romans were very good at
    keeping records, and there is no mention of
    any eclipse, earthguake, zombies coming out
    of graves. Nothing. Even the followers of
    this Jesus didn't write down a word of
    these supposed events until decades later.
    It is all fiction.

    Think Josephus and others of his era.
    Think of all the christians of that era as well as the false
    believers who wrote many books on the topic but with a twist.
    Think of the Roman Documents. A Few which were recorded in
    the Bible as well.
    All that you have no access to, yet claim that you know of
    them with your knowledge.

    Have a look at this:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_throughout_
    histo ry

    Around the time of Jesus, both Alexandria & Rome were at 1M
    human beings; in order for both of those cities to continue to
    operate, at least a significant minority of the population
    needed to be literate.

    And, this is what historians have in terms of extra-biblical
    references to the historical Jesus:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sources_for_the_historicity_of_Jes
    us

    While he was alive, no mentioned his existence. Why? Because
    they all knew a religious nut when they saw one, and they did
    not mention Jesus because he was not worth mentioning.

    Dawn

    LOL, you just confirmed that WIKI is the source of you Gospel.
    If it is on WIKI it must be true ;)

    What's the alternative? Fight the edit wars, Robert, if you are so
    sure that you are correct.

    Dawn

    God reveals his truth to Robert,
    and Robert reveals it to us. His word
    is Holy Writ, all must obey!

    "I know the Lord, I know the reality
    of Him, He communicates with me and
    me with him, just like many other
    people who walk by Faith"
    "Robert", Feb 23 2024

    Yes, I do and yes He Does. And I thank Him for considering me and
    bringing me into his family. Not because I was ever good, but because
    Jesus cleaned me up, Jesus who made me worthy and he would like to do
    the same for you. God is no respecter of person.



    Have you ssked God for a winning lottery number?

    That would make your life easier at nn cost to
    Himself. Or maybe even some decent stock picks.




    I'm sorry, but I did not know that Robert was crazy; something to note
    for the future!

    Dawn
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  • From Dawn Flood@Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com to alt.bible,alt.atheism on Sun Sep 14 15:30:26 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On 9/14/2025 2:09 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 13, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <10a4cte$k9f1$2@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 9:40 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109lbg2$14si$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 1:53 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB3535A5A4B8FA629555@69.80.102.16>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in news:109hvop$36ek4$4@dont-email.me: >>>>>>
    On Sep 6, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109hns2$350ek$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/5/2025 12:41 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 4, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109c95h$1qr9b$2@dont-email.me>):


    If you knew of the events of that day, Jesus was crucified not >>>>>>>>> because of the
    Romans but because of the Jews, the High priest and all the people >>>>>>>>> he stirred
    up to shout crucify him. The local ruler washed his hands of the >>>>>>>>> affair and said I find no fault in him.

    The Crowd retorted the blood of him be upon us and our children. >>>>>>>>> IOW, they took full responsibility for his crucifixion. Jesus >>>>>>>>> stirred up no one, except
    those that hated him.

    You call Jesus Crazy? Yet know nothing of him? Why the animosity? >>>>>>>>
    No, Robert, the Romans crucified Jesus, and they did so because he >>>>>>>> was a religious nut who was guilty of sedition against the Empire. >>>>>>>> This is a fact of history.

    Dawn

    Had to laugh! Not in derision but because you acknowledged his
    reality, and the record in the Bible of the event is the most detailed >>>>>>> public record.

    Nothing in the Bible is "public record".

    Now I can have a true laugh!

    the Bible is the most public record that there is.

    There is no "public record" that Jesus even
    existed, much less the details of this
    crucifixtion. The Romans were very good at
    keeping records, and there is no mention of
    any eclipse, earthguake, zombies coming out
    of graves. Nothing. Even the followers of
    this Jesus didn't write down a word of
    these supposed events until decades later.
    It is all fiction.

    Think Josephus and others of his era.
    Think of all the christians of that era as well as the false believers who
    wrote many books on the topic but with a twist.
    Think of the Roman Documents. A Few which were recorded in the Bible as >>>>> well.
    All that you have no access to, yet claim that you know of them with your >>>>> knowledge.

    Have a look at this:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_throughout_history >>>>
    Around the time of Jesus, both Alexandria & Rome were at 1M human
    beings; in order for both of those cities to continue to operate, at
    least a significant minority of the population needed to be literate.

    And, this is what historians have in terms of extra-biblical references >>>> to the historical Jesus:

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

    While he was alive, no mentioned his existence. Why? Because they all
    knew a religious nut when they saw one, and they did not mention Jesus >>>> because he was not worth mentioning.

    Dawn

    LOL, you just confirmed that WIKI is the source of you Gospel.
    If it is on WIKI it must be true ;)

    What's the alternative? Fight the edit wars, Robert, if you are so sure
    that you are correct.

    Dawn

    It is not worth my time. What I said was true years ago, and still is. Have they improved some, polished a few things here and there? Certainly

    Yet the mistakes remain, and even increase by people who are agenda oriented.


    This kind of reminds me of the criteria that psychologists and/or psychiatrists use in their DSM V -- if a delusion is held by one or a
    few individuals, it's a mental illness; if held by many, it's called "religion".

    Dawn
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  • From Robert@.robert@mu.way to alt.bible, alt.atheism on Mon Sep 15 18:25:28 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Sep 14, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB35A560ACC15E629555@69.80.101.19>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in news:10a5q11$12pq4$2@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 13, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB359D39DFCAA3629555@69.80.101.20>):

    Dawn Flood<Dawn.Belle.Flood@gmail.com> wrote in news:10a4cte$k9f1$2@dont-email.me:

    On 9/7/2025 9:40 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109lbg2$14si$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 1:53 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB3535A5A4B8FA629555@69.80.102.16>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in news:109hvop$36ek4$4@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 6, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109hns2$350ek$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/5/2025 12:41 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 4, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109c95h$1qr9b$2@dont-email.me>):


    If you knew of the events of that day, Jesus was crucified not because of the
    Romans but because of the Jews, the High priest and
    all the people he stirred
    up to shout crucify him. The local ruler washed his
    hands of the affair and said I find no fault in him.

    The Crowd retorted the blood of him be upon us and
    our children. IOW, they took full responsibility for
    his crucifixion. Jesus stirred up no one, except
    those that hated him.

    You call Jesus Crazy? Yet know nothing of him? Why
    the animosity?

    No, Robert, the Romans crucified Jesus, and they did so because he was a religious nut who was guilty of
    sedition against the Empire. This is a fact of history.

    Dawn

    Had to laugh! Not in derision but because you
    acknowledged his reality, and the record in the Bible of
    the event is the most detailed public record.

    Nothing in the Bible is "public record".

    Now I can have a true laugh!

    the Bible is the most public record that there is.

    There is no "public record" that Jesus even
    existed, much less the details of this
    crucifixtion. The Romans were very good at
    keeping records, and there is no mention of
    any eclipse, earthguake, zombies coming out
    of graves. Nothing. Even the followers of
    this Jesus didn't write down a word of
    these supposed events until decades later.
    It is all fiction.

    Think Josephus and others of his era.
    Think of all the christians of that era as well as the false believers who wrote many books on the topic but with a twist. Think of the Roman Documents. A Few which were recorded in
    the Bible as well.
    All that you have no access to, yet claim that you know of
    them with your knowledge.

    Have a look at this:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_throughout_ histo ry

    Around the time of Jesus, both Alexandria & Rome were at 1M
    human beings; in order for both of those cities to continue to operate, at least a significant minority of the population
    needed to be literate.

    And, this is what historians have in terms of extra-biblical references to the historical Jesus:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sources_for_the_historicity_of_Jes
    us

    While he was alive, no mentioned his existence. Why? Because
    they all knew a religious nut when they saw one, and they did
    not mention Jesus because he was not worth mentioning.

    Dawn

    LOL, you just confirmed that WIKI is the source of you Gospel.
    If it is on WIKI it must be true ;)

    What's the alternative? Fight the edit wars, Robert, if you are so
    sure that you are correct.

    Dawn

    God reveals his truth to Robert,
    and Robert reveals it to us. His word
    is Holy Writ, all must obey!

    "I know the Lord, I know the reality
    of Him, He communicates with me and
    me with him, just like many other
    people who walk by Faith"
    "Robert", Feb 23 2024

    Yes, I do and yes He Does. And I thank Him for considering me and
    bringing me into his family. Not because I was ever good, but because
    Jesus cleaned me up, Jesus who made me worthy and he would like to do
    the same for you. God is no respecter of person.

    Have you ssked God for a winning lottery number?

    No, not that I can recall.


    That would make your life easier at nn cost to
    Himself. Or maybe even some decent stock picks.

    It could destroy my life if I allowed it to shape my life.
    --

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Robert@.robert@mu.way to alt.bible, alt.atheism on Mon Sep 15 18:31:00 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bible

    On Sep 14, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <10a78l3$1gggb$2@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/14/2025 2:09 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 13, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <10a4cte$k9f1$2@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 9:40 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109lbg2$14si$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/7/2025 1:53 PM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 7, 2025, Mitchell Holman wrote
    (Message-ID: <XnsB3535A5A4B8FA629555@69.80.102.16>):

    Robert <.robert@mu.way> wrote in news:109hvop$36ek4$4@dont-email.me:

    On Sep 6, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109hns2$350ek$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 9/5/2025 12:41 AM, Robert wrote:
    On Sep 4, 2025, Dawn Flood wrote
    (Message-ID: <109c95h$1qr9b$2@dont-email.me>):


    If you knew of the events of that day, Jesus was crucified not
    because of the
    Romans but because of the Jews, the High priest and all the people
    he stirred
    up to shout crucify him. The local ruler washed his hands of the
    affair and said I find no fault in him.

    The Crowd retorted the blood of him be upon us and our children.
    IOW, they took full responsibility for his crucifixion. Jesus
    stirred up no one, except
    those that hated him.

    You call Jesus Crazy? Yet know nothing of him? Why the animosity?

    No, Robert, the Romans crucified Jesus, and they did so because he
    was a religious nut who was guilty of sedition against the Empire.
    This is a fact of history.

    Dawn

    Had to laugh! Not in derision but because you acknowledged his reality, and the record in the Bible of the event is the most detailed
    public record.

    Nothing in the Bible is "public record".

    Now I can have a true laugh!

    the Bible is the most public record that there is.

    There is no "public record" that Jesus even
    existed, much less the details of this
    crucifixtion. The Romans were very good at
    keeping records, and there is no mention of
    any eclipse, earthguake, zombies coming out
    of graves. Nothing. Even the followers of
    this Jesus didn't write down a word of
    these supposed events until decades later.
    It is all fiction.

    Think Josephus and others of his era.
    Think of all the christians of that era as well as the false believers
    who
    wrote many books on the topic but with a twist.
    Think of the Roman Documents. A Few which were recorded in the Bible as
    well.
    All that you have no access to, yet claim that you know of them with
    your
    knowledge.

    Have a look at this:

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

    Around the time of Jesus, both Alexandria & Rome were at 1M human beings; in order for both of those cities to continue to operate, at least a significant minority of the population needed to be literate.

    And, this is what historians have in terms of extra-biblical references
    to the historical Jesus:

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

    While he was alive, no mentioned his existence. Why? Because they all knew a religious nut when they saw one, and they did not mention Jesus
    because he was not worth mentioning.

    Dawn

    LOL, you just confirmed that WIKI is the source of you Gospel.
    If it is on WIKI it must be true ;)

    What's the alternative? Fight the edit wars, Robert, if you are so sure that you are correct.

    Dawn

    It is not worth my time. What I said was true years ago, and still is. Have they improved some, polished a few things here and there? Certainly

    Yet the mistakes remain, and even increase by people who are agenda oriented.

    This kind of reminds me of the criteria that psychologists and/or psychiatrists use in their DSM V -- if a delusion is held by one or a
    few individuals, it's a mental illness; if held by many, it's called "religion".

    Dawn

    There are many branches of thought in that community. Many adhere to Jung and his thinkings.

    Many psychologists are loonier than their customers. Psychiatrists self medicate. Most start off meaning well.
    --

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