Re: Evidences of God -- APPEASEMENT

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 15:44:25 -0600, Libertarius
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>stoney wrote:
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>>         [SNIPALOT]
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>> >Christ's teachings include, among other things, that we should love even our
>> >enemies, that we should not judge one another (often misinterpreted to mean
>> >that we should not try and point out one another's mistakes for correction),
>> >and that we should not pray or fast in a manner that broadcasts our piety
>> >for recognition and reward by our fellows.
>>
>> Minor nit.  Items *said* to be Christ's teachings.  As far as I'm aware
>> 'he' never wrote anything.
>>
>> >This last item, you included in
>> >part of the text I snipped, and is among my favorite passages in the
>> >Gospels.  I have not seen specifics about where Christ supposedly derived
>> >these teachings if he did not come up with them independently.  If you know
>> >where, please, do tell.
>>
>> There might have been something dealing with that in the glances I gave
>> the Mithras and Zoroaster links.  There's a few folks who might be able
>> to shed light on the subject.
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>===>just a quick comment:
>You need to go no further back than the founder of Christianity,
>Saul/Paul of Tarsus.

Sure.  However, I read it as looking for information on the sources
Saul/Paul drew from.

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