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Originally Posted by Feeble Minded
Really? That's interesting logic. But incorrect. Just because two things are similar doesn't mean they are the same, wouldn't you agree?
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Yeah. I was just using that phrase "same shit", but I probably should have said they were similar instead of the same.
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Originally Posted by Feeble Minded
I do agree with most of this post. Except the part about the miracles; the miracles are meant to be taken literally. I don't know whether to believe them or not, but if you believe that Jesus was the son of God, I don't see how it is hard to believe he could perform miracles. They aren't completely symbloic though, like some other stories in the bible.
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I believe that Jesus was the son of God, but that isn't really anything special. Everyone is apparently a "child" of God, Jesus was just a really wise one that knew his stuff. It is hard for me to believe in the miracles because I don't see people performing miracles very often in modern times, and miracles are often made up and stories exaggerated to make the person in question seem more amazing (i.e. Greek mythology). I don't actually know any of this though, and I'm quite open to the possibility of the miracles being literal. Their metaphorical meanings seem more in accordance with the rest of Jesus' teachings than if they were just taken literally.
I think this way particularly because people love to worship things, and they like the thing they worship to be higher than themselves. Jesus didn't really fit the bill, preaching equality, loving everyone, hanging out with lepers, prostitutes and outcasts etc. The bible and Christianity portray Jesus as this amazing God who gracefully bestowed his teachings onto us lowly mortals, when in fact his social status was the complete opposite to that. It would not surprise me if some of the details surrounding his life, and especially his miracles, were not completely true.