tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post5264793325641626194..comments2023-05-06T03:22:46.821-07:00Comments on The Titanic Swim Team: Jesus: Lunatic--Liar--or Lord? Crazy--Crafty--or Christ?Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14737973262005167895noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-81395653081552506782010-07-30T11:28:02.791-07:002010-07-30T11:28:02.791-07:00Steve, you should know by now that you cannot offe...Steve, you should know by now that you cannot offend me. Not possible, I do not take offense from anyone, don't want it, won't accept it. :-)<br />I understand that you believe in absolutes. I (for the most part) do not. I say for the most part, because if it was entire, it would be an absolute within itself. Unacceptable. And, probably my best way of declaring my current position on any belief, is a quote: "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Hamlet Act 1, scene 5, 159–167. I leave myself open to the possibilities that we as humans have not--or cannot-- consider.<br />And leave others to make their own choices.<br />That's all I'm saying.<br />(ps. So do I :-))Sherri Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-64096676463937515482010-07-21T05:55:51.620-07:002010-07-21T05:55:51.620-07:00Sherri, at the risk of offending you, I don't ...Sherri, at the risk of offending you, I don't believe option 4 exists. There is no option 4. Jesus was/is one, and only one, of those options--and those 3 options are the only ones at our disposal. He was/is either a liar/charlatan--a lunatic/delusional/--or who he claimed to be. To my knowledge, no one of academic credibility questions Christ's existence; as far as I know, no one of scholarship who has studied those primary-source documents believes that Jesus Christ was merely a myth perpetuated by a group of zealous believers. If true, I may not like those 3 options (and they do make me uncomfortable) but, nonetheless, I don't think I'm left with any other alternatives. I may choose to ignore or deny them, but they still stand as the only options. Please clarify if I have misunderstood or misrepresented you.<br />(p.s. I have warm memories of many years ago.)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737973262005167895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-80768001945426417652010-07-19T20:56:15.224-07:002010-07-19T20:56:15.224-07:00Tim, regardless of my blog, my beliefs, your belie...Tim, regardless of my blog, my beliefs, your beliefs--I'm sorry your mother-in-law died. You will undoubtedly miss her; I hope for you two things: comfort as you learn to live without her and cherished memories of the time you spent with her. <br />There will be another time to discuss our differing beliefs. PeaceStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737973262005167895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-56821577265304673172010-07-19T20:37:52.337-07:002010-07-19T20:37:52.337-07:00I choose option # 4 : None of the above. And Tim...I choose option # 4 : None of the above. And Tim makes sense, too. Thank you. --SherriSherri Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-88483421868208621882010-07-19T14:20:13.498-07:002010-07-19T14:20:13.498-07:00I decided to comment on your posts. I want to do t...I decided to comment on your posts. I want to do that. <br />This one I would rather not but here goes. <br />Wow. <br />I find various beliefs interesting. I still can't figure out why anyone would be narcissistic enough to think that "their religion" is the right and only one. I can't stand that fundamentalists keep telling me that people won't go to heaven because they are not "saved". My mother in law died last night. She is a wonderful and kind person. Her and her attorney husband had a lot of money. They gave to one cause in Albany, NY. Feeding the homeless. But your God won't allow her into heaven. I don't believe it. AND, I believe Jesus was a great moral philosopher and teacher. TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-10276500000925224052010-07-18T11:50:27.808-07:002010-07-18T11:50:27.808-07:00JeffK, I concur. If a mere great human teacher be...JeffK, I concur. If a mere great human teacher begins making the claims that Christ made about himself, that teacher goes from being admired to admitted. Jesus was either much, much less or so much more--but let's not attempt to squeeze our way out giving heed to his claims by relegating him to being one of many great teachers.<br /><br />p.s. I believe the book JeffK is referring to is Mere Christianity.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737973262005167895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459696196850168776.post-89948586851294539662010-07-17T20:28:16.679-07:002010-07-17T20:28:16.679-07:00...such a great book by Lewis. Maybe I will read i......such a great book by Lewis. Maybe I will read it again...<br /><br />I love this sentence. "But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher."Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02481687497270585464noreply@blogger.com