Are questions about manna redundant as manna itself?
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No, they are like manna from heaven.  They never get old.  Like DaVinci Code questions, and the adam and eve bellybutton question, I never tire of it.
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No. It's really a question that shouldn't even exist really, kinda like "What kind of shark repellant works best in Wisconson?" But sadly, millions of people think that it IS a question. Even sadder, millions more think that the answer is "yes," or at least pay lip service to the idea. Then they pass this mental illness on to their children.\n\nBy that reasoning at least, it could be considered a valid question, since apparently so many people seem to think that there IS some divine authority.\n\nI used to think that it was simply fear of death and herd instinct that kept this rather silly con-game going. For years I puzzled over just why otherwise intelligent people could swallow such unmitigated hogwash. Earlier this year, I found part of the answer in a book called The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Dr. Julian Jaynes. Hell of a title, I know, but it's written in a very friendly style that any reasonably bright layman can follow.\n\nWhile I disagree with the title, it would be more accurate to call it the "Origin of Sentience," the essence of what Dr. Jaynes had to say is very logical and answers many questions about why humans act as they do when it comes to religion and other bad ideas. What follows is a gross oversimplification of the theory, but you'll get the gist.\n\nNot to put too fine a point on it, but the urge to blindly follow some higher authority, real or imagined, is a byproduct of the process by which humans developed a spoken language and started to live together in larger groups. When given a command, a tribe member would essentially hallucinate a version of his leader giving him the command to keep him busy at complex tasks. Primitive man wasn't so hot at grasping the concept of death, so when a tribal leader would die they would venerate the corpse as the source of the ideas rattling in their head. When the corpse rotted, they replaced it with an effigy of the leader, a permanent copy of him if you will, and worshipped that as they would have the leader when he was alive. As society became more complex, this led to the development of writing to make the "god's" commands even more permanent.\n\nJaynes theorized that at this time the two hemispheres of the brain weren't connected quite like they are these days, and that the "voice of god" was really just a hallucination provided by the brain's right hemisphere. Humans of this early era were not self-aware as we understand the concept, rather they operated mechanically on the hallucinated orders of thier internalized gods. Once civilization reached the point that different cultures were forced to interact, the bicameral way of life eventually broke down.\n\nThe breakdown of the bicameral thinking did not mean the end of gods, rather, it heralded the beginning of what we call religion today. Since men no longer had an interalized god to call upon, they were forced to invent external, invisible gods to take their places.\n\nLike I said, this was a gross oversimplification of Jaynes' work. But as one can see, the urge to follow something else is practically hard wired in to the human brain. Religion was a crutch to aid man in the transition from the bicameral state to full self-awareness and self-authorization. The problem we face these days is that humans have apparently never gotten past that stage en masse. Religion remains in the collective conciousness exactly in the same way that a virus lives in a computer network.\n\nNo, there are no gods, save those man creates. Heaven isn't up there, Mount Olympus is barren. There's no Santa Claus, tooth fairy, or monster under your bed either.\n\nAn earlier poster suggested that you "Read the Bible and the Qu'ran and follow the advice of the prophets and see if you feel it in your heart that God exists and you are doing the right thing." If you do this, I also suggest that you
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Yes.\n\nIt's used in the sentence that you posed as a question.
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This is the religious forum, it's called religion and spirituality. Why start another forum when this gets more hits than someone's unknown blog? How else would you use freedom of speech unless you are discussing words? Seriously, we like the word, the word is good. But what point are you trying to make here? That people ought to be inclosed and not speak to each other? Do you get it? Or are you just fed up from hearing about it? I already mentioned why this place is better than a blog. If it's tiring why are you here? As for the questions, most of the questions have nothing to do with spirituality, most of the questions have more to do with retards asking stupid questions than anything spiritual (just kidding whatshoudIdo, I actually find your gag funny:). I don't read the bible but am interested in what people have to say about it. Spiritual and religious questions have always been answered but always need an answer, kind of like, how can we make the world a better place. The second you stop asking is the second you stop being human.
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I agree with all those above.   How about adding "Can god create a rock so heavy that even he can't lift it?"  or "can he create a burrito so hot he can't eat it?".  I'm an atheist and totally sick of those.  \n\nI'm also pretty sick of a lot of the Muslim bashing questions here.  They seemed to have finally slackened somewhat... so maybe that one is passing.
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Yes of course there is a similarity. Many seemingly unanswearable questions (long ago it was questions about the planets, now it's questions about where we come from) were attributed to God or to spiritual explanations. Now even as we begin to answer many of these questions with science and with technology or discoveries not previously avalible, some people still can't seem to let go of their religious explanations. Maybe it's the fear that eventually all of our questions can be answered without god in the equation.
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Perhaps not.  But is it okay to ram your personal interpretation (of that which you have learned as dogma) down the throats of others if you never listen to informed critism?\nIf you have never read the old testiment in Hebrew, how do you really know what is says?  If you do not know Aramaic or Greek, do you really have an informed opinion yourself?\nDo you know the exact reasoning made by the men who decided what should be included in the Holy Bible and what should be left out?  Do you know that all of them did not agree with all of the books included?\nA good computer program can be written to look up an answer (or several rated answers) in the text of the King James Version of the Bible for just about any question, but that does not make the program holy.\nJudgment of others based upon whether or not they interpret scriptures in the same manner as you do may be a sin and certainly has lead to the disruption of the Christian religion into smaller factions.\nNo, it is never okay to critize anything that has not been studied.  Sure people do it, but that does not make it okay.
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Shouldn't this be under another topic? \n\nDo you want spiritual advice or something?
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Naah the only questions that count are the Jim_Darwin ones. Knock offs just aren't the same. Just because I stop answering after 5 doesn't mean I stop reading and learning. All good things in moderation isn't that the saying. \nLove & Light\nSharon
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Yes. I have asked my pastor and friends to share their ideas after answering questions. There have been concepts covered here that I had not thought of before. It has served as a tool that has deepened my understanding and fortified my faith. My church is open to all questions, and we discuss whatever is on our minds on Wednesday nights, so the reaction has been as it always is, very welcoming and non-judgemental. A topic that I am currently mulling over is the concept of hell - whether it is the eternal burning and torture most think it is, or if it is obliteration by being thrown into the lake of fire. I'm leaning towards the latter lately as I have found nothing that indicates that hell is eternal torture.
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yes,its ok, The Qura'an, its message is for whole of mankind, and there are numerous verses in the Qura'an which directly address the christians, so you are welcomed to discover it and may Allah guide you, aameen. And i invite you to Islaam. As for the purification rituals, i suggest that you get a copy of only the translation of the meaning of the Qura'an without arabic. you can read Qura'an online too- http://www.thenoblequran.com/sps/nbq/ , or if u want a small but one of the best explanations on quraan ,download it free here Download here ::  http://www.cbl.uh.edu/~najam/islam/tafsirkathir.exe  .if you need just the qura'an downloadable get it from here http://www.islamasoft.co.uk/products/nquran/thenoblequran.html , for other authentic resources on islaam refer to www.salaf.com & www.salaf.dk and  if you need further info please feel free to contact me, thank you, may Allah guide you and make it easy for you, aameen
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It is not canonical and it is, also, a gnostic "gospel".....\n\nIt does not change anything....
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Regarding your Edit:  I think you are not getting many answers because people are weary of your antics.  Also, I noticed you seem to be confusing some of your religious terms and cultural precepts, so you may want to check your sources a little better before you start on your next spin off.
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Why don't you frame your question with some examples of this so called..."mumbo jumbo"? This exrapolating and rationalizing? Its so easy to toss out this rhetorical question that is really a statement meant to pigion hole everyone together in order to be written off as inconsistant mumbo jumbo-ers rather than admit that are people willing, ready and able to talk about these subjects..because there are questions...never mind...you're probably an atheist. Trying to reason with one o ya'll is like tryin ta nail Jello to a tree. An excersize in futility. By the way..the term mumbo jumbo is really sophomoric and signifies that you are too lazy to even try and understand. ~J~ <><
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my sweet friend the terms u have joined r infact comletely different....no religion is manuplated and what is manuplated is not a religion......
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Great question...I'm stealing it for debate class. Also, what if it is someone who does not acknowledge the bible (any other religon) do they need to swear on their own text?
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Compared to some of the Questions that remain and get Answered on this site is ridiculous. No you can not Mention any\nthing about any Religion Except Christianity. I do not believe your Question should have been deleted. To tell you something your Question has been attacked by a herd of overly sensitive Religious Nuts. Believe you me you are not alone in having Questions removed because of some S**T Excuse.