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    New Cosmology and Theisms? (Also on Angels and God)

    Before World War I, human understanding of physical cosmology, angels, and God was very limited. Traditional theism, pantheism, and panentheism existed only in relation to the very limited cosmology all around (i.e., nearby cosmic bodies only). A number of key things in physics, theology, and...
    • Mythos40
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    • alternate dimensions angels cosmology god limited theism panentheism pantheism the force theism
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Theological Concepts
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    Sacred sex: Why has no cult or religion done this?

    That still sounds like sacred promiscuity to me. I am at an utter loss of words over this deficiency in laws of consensual vs. non-consensual sex. No sex can be sacred unless it's consensual in the first place. Still, those teenagers' teachers were hypocrites for saying that sex inside...
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    Sacred sex: Why has no cult or religion done this?

    No, it doesn't. That's another example of sacred fornication or sacred promiscuity. In Greco-Roman times, if someone wanted to offer an animal sacrifice, the culture was already such that he couldn't pressure someone else to come sacrifice with him. I'm sure modern society would have the...
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    Sacred sex: Why has no cult or religion done this?

    Long, long ago, ancient religions instituted sacred fornication or sacred promiscuity as a means for people to "know" various deities better, right beside burning incense, pouring libations, prostration, and sacrifices. The stereotypical example of this came in the form of cult / religious /...
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    "Historical Jesus"?

    I'm leaning towards the first four categories, but which category would Jesus the (mostly) Hillelite Pharisee fit into? Also, what if the historical Jesus made the same mistake that the late Lubavitcher Rebbe made about an individual Messiah? That is, neither of them claimed to be the...
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    Resurrected Christ: So what? Still not the Messiah?

    The following questions are not about the questionable historicity of the resurrected Christ (as opposed to the historical Jesus). So what if there's a resurrected Christ? Still not the Messiah? Why did he not immediately reestablish the state of Israel, and succeed where Bar Kokhba failed...
    • Mythos40
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    • messianic prophecies messianic requirements resurrected christ ten lost tribes world peace
    • Replies: 83
    • Forum: Biblical Debates
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    Does polytheism have any advantages over monotheism?

    Polytheism has no rational advantages over monotheism, except for the small point about religious tolerance. Classical pagan religions didn't have a rational cosmology of separate deities for separate worship. Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk Literature outlines such a classic...
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