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  1. Aussiescribbler

    Demystifying Jesus

    That's what I do. I'm willing to grant the "exorcisms" as cathartic therapy akin to Yanov's Primal Scream though.
  2. Aussiescribbler

    Demystifying Jesus

    I agree that he preached an apocalypse. We see that in the Beatitudes which describe the relief which will come when the world of lies collapses. Also all the stuff about the signs of the end of days. But on what basis do you say that "sin wasn't a big deal"? Are you saying that you don't find...
  3. Aussiescribbler

    Demystifying Jesus

    I'm interested in what you have to say, but we may be talking at cross-purposes. It's my fault for not wording my original question well. What I probably should have said is : "Can Jesus and his teachings have meaning for us in the absence of a belief in the supernatural?" I don't believe in a...
  4. Aussiescribbler

    Demystifying Jesus

    Perhaps I didn't express myself as clearly as I might have. By "real world interpretation" I mean an interpretation which does not require any belief in the supernatural. I'm not talking about the Bible as a whole. I'm talking only of Jesus and the words attributed to him. I do bring in the...
  5. Aussiescribbler

    Demystifying Jesus

    That's interesting. I wondered why the snake in particular was the symbol used. How would a symbolic representation of something which presumably took place more than a million years previously end up in the writings of these people living only a few thousand years ago? It's a good question...
  6. Aussiescribbler

    Demystifying Jesus

    I've heard about Jefferson's Bible. I actually have written an interpretation of the Holy Trinity from a non-supernatural perspective. I'm a pantheist. For me "God" is a mythological figure personifying the creative principle of the universe in the same way that "Mother Nature" is a...
  7. Aussiescribbler

    Demystifying Jesus

    I'm not talking about any concept of being magically saved from sin by believing in him. I'm simply suggesting that he saw it as his mission to break the spell that selfishness (i.e. "sin") holds over us by giving us practical advice on non-judgement, forgiveness and love. This is purely a...
  8. Aussiescribbler

    Free Thinker and author of How to Be Free by Joe Blow.

    Free Thinker and author of How to Be Free by Joe Blow.
  9. Aussiescribbler

    Demystifying Jesus

    Assuming that Jesus was a real man, is it possible to give a real world interpretation to his life and philosophy? Central to that philosophy is saving us from sin. What is meant by the term “sin”? Leaving aside any examples which require reference to God, let’s look at gluttony as an example...
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