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To: razoroccam
I have read the Bible, Koran, Vedas (Hindu, if you don't know) and Dharmapada (Buddhist, for those ignorant).

You miss the larger point. The first one is loaded with fulfilled prophecy which tends to give it credibility. Credibility, which the others lack. To my knowledge, the Koran has no prophecy in it - much less any that's been fulfilled. The Hindu religions are pantheon - like the old Roman religions - gods for this and that. There isn't much going for their stuff either.

And I don't confuse Biblical scripture with "scripture" as a general term. Biblical Scripture is the word of God. Everyone elses pretty much makes a pretense but is otherwise left wanting.

Evolution and Big Bang challenge the first two. Not the last two.

Gee, do you think?

98 posted on 08/03/2004 8:01:40 AM PDT by Havoc (.)
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To: Havoc

This is why you should read the books. Obviously, you haven't.

All three that you deny do have prophesies. Some of which have been fulfilled. In fact, the Muslims say that the coming of Mohammad was prophesized. READ THE KORAN FOR YOURSELF. But, the Koran has its own problems, and I am not going to defend it.

You obviously also NO idea of the Vedas. Vedas stated 1000 years BEFORE the Bible that there is only one God. The Vedas also describe the shape of the universe, the Big Bang, nuclear fusion, etc. What Hindus practice today IS NOT ACCORDING TO THE VEDAS. Hinduism today is a gross mistake, a hedious misrepresentation of what the Vedas preach. READ FOR YOURSELF BEFORE MISTATING OR MISREPRESENTING, EITHER OUT OF IGNORANCE OR SOME OTHER MOTIVE.

Same with the Dharmapada, which was written 500 BC. It has amazing mathematical and atomic physics insights. Read the "Dancing Wu Li masters" and "The Tao of physics" if you can't stomach reading the actual book.


101 posted on 08/03/2004 8:14:38 AM PDT by razoroccam (read Germs of War to know the real Armageddon)
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To: Havoc
You miss the larger point. The first one is loaded with fulfilled prophecy which tends to give it credibility.

That's certainly the opinion of Christians. The majority of the people on the planet would disagree. What makes you so sure you're right?

To my knowledge, the Koran has no prophecy in it - much less any that's been fulfilled

So?

The Hindu religions are pantheon - like the old Roman religions - gods for this and that. There isn't much going for their stuff either.

Again, what makes you so sure your religion got it right? Are all 800,000,0000 Hindus dumber than you, then?

Biblical Scripture is the word of God. Everyone elses pretty much makes a pretense but is otherwise left wanting.

Again, this is nothing more than the view of one of several major religions on this planet. It would seem that, if scripture were so great, it would be more appealing to the billions of people on this planet who are not Christians.

144 posted on 08/03/2004 10:45:30 AM PDT by Modernman ("I have nothing to declare except my genius." -Oscar Wilde)
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