Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Religion

Ocelot II

(122,434 posts)

11. Of course it's irrational, but this is the Religion forum,

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 10, 2024, 11:25 AM

Jan 2024

dedicated to the discussion of religion, which is "irrational" almost by definition because it requires acceptance of certain unprovable things as a matter of faith. This particular thread has to do with the origin of certain Christian beliefs, not whether they are actually true. If you find religion offensive you might not want to participate in the religion forum.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

19 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

When Jesus was a man on Earth, did he cease being God in Heaven? Was there a Trinity prior to the birth? Were there two [View all] keithbvadu2 Jan 2024 OP

The Trinity is a confusing and very vague concept. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #1

Not sure where you got those verses from, but at best it's highly edited Major Nikon Jan 2024 #9

The quote is from (I think) the New International version; I didn't make it up. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #10

The NIV is the work of evangelicals Major Nikon Jan 2024 #12

Yes. It was the first version that came up on Google; I wasn't looking for Ocelot II Jan 2024 #13

Whatever else he was, Jesus was a Jewish Rabbi Major Nikon Jan 2024 #15

Probably not. He was kind of an anti-establishment guy, Ocelot II Jan 2024 #16

Almost certainly not in the way he was described Major Nikon Jan 2024 #17

There's a lot of influence of Platonism, both in John 1, and the development of the "Trinity" by Tertullian muriel_volestrangler Feb 2024 #18

Interesting. I suppose it makes as much sense as anything else. Ocelot II Feb 2024 #19

Promises. czarjak Jan 2024 #2

Scripture does not show that jesus considered himself a god any more than Karadeniz Jan 2024 #3

seriously? NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #4

Very serious. keithbvadu2 Jan 2024 #5

Wow. Just wow. Willing suspension of disbelief NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #6

If the creation does not exist, does the creator exist? sanatanadharma Jan 2024 #7

It's obvious nonsense. Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #8

Of course it's irrational, but this is the Religion forum, Ocelot II Jan 2024 #11

It is the religion forum, but unlike most of the other religion forums Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #14