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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th January 2019, 10:37 PM
Replies: 636
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Posted By Zivan
Thank you for clarifying GDon. I understand what...

Thank you for clarifying GDon. I understand what you are saying now.

My original reaction was in response to your first post when you quoted from tractate Niddah which gives the story about Og...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd January 2019, 06:55 PM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,275
Posted By Zivan
Enjoyed reading that exchange and your and...

Enjoyed reading that exchange and your and xterra's perspectives. :thumbsup:[/QUOTE]

Thank you! :thumbsup:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd January 2019, 06:46 PM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,275
Posted By Zivan
E.T.s! That explains it!

E.T.s! That explains it!
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd January 2019, 06:42 PM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,275
Posted By Zivan
I was also taught that "chosen" definitely did...

I was also taught that "chosen" definitely did not mean better.

I heard, variously, that we* were chosen to be given the Torah at Mt. Sinai, or that we ourselves chose to accept the Torah...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd January 2019, 09:10 AM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,275
Posted By Zivan
:D Sounds easier than hanging on to the ark...

:D

Sounds easier than hanging on to the ark for months....and any other stories floating around :)
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd January 2019, 08:39 AM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,275
Posted By Zivan
I am well aware of Chabad (a mystical kharedi...

I am well aware of Chabad (a mystical kharedi sect) and also tractate niddah from Talmud.

The "explanation" about Og is simply one story, among many extra-biblical stories/commentaries,...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 22nd January 2019, 10:21 PM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,275
Posted By Zivan
Except for the giants——they show up again in...

Except for the giants——they show up again in Numbers 13:33.

In the verses you quoted the word translated as "giants" in v4 is "nephilim". The nephilim in Numbers 13, are the sons of Anak. ...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 22nd January 2019, 10:03 PM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,275
Posted By Zivan
Very nice synopsis Delvo :thumbsup:

Very nice synopsis Delvo :thumbsup:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th December 2018, 09:33 PM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,275
Posted By Zivan
+3 All the insults and name calling just...

+3

All the insults and name calling just sound like an immature schoolyard bully. Completely out of place for an intellectual discussions.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 16th December 2018, 01:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,457
Posted By Zivan
:D :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

:D :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th December 2018, 10:45 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 8,368
Posted By Zivan
I agree, so true :D Okay, sorry. It...

I agree, so true :D



Okay, sorry. It was miscommunication from me as well, I was referring to Isaiah 7.



If there was an agenda to decide a young pregnant woman was a virgin, (which...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th December 2018, 07:40 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 8,368
Posted By Zivan
Except that Isaiah 7:14 was never a...

Except that Isaiah 7:14 was never a "previously-established Messiah narrative" until the NT writers decided to mangle it and call it a "Messiah prophecy".



Are you still referring to Isaiah...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th December 2018, 07:07 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 8,368
Posted By Zivan
No, it was not a "Jewish idiom", that is just a...

No, it was not a "Jewish idiom", that is just a Christian apologetic, but it is wrong:

https://theatheistobserver.com/2018/10/12/the-problem-of-matthew-1240-revisited/
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th December 2018, 09:39 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 8,368
Posted By Zivan
The Hebrew word for "young woman" is 'almah' and...

The Hebrew word for "young woman" is 'almah' and it means "a young woman of marriageable age". It is an age group, not a state of sexual purity. An "almah" may or may not be a virgin. The word for...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 22nd November 2018, 06:02 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,981
Posted By Zivan
Haha, sorry! :) Actually, I think you wrote...

Haha, sorry! :)

Actually, I think you wrote it better than I did. :thumbsup:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 22nd November 2018, 05:41 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,981
Posted By Zivan
Why do you disagree that they are not Jews? ...

Why do you disagree that they are not Jews?


Actually there is objective determination.

1) A Jew is either a person who is ethnically/genetically Jewish, or 2) a non-Jew who has converted to...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th November 2018, 05:59 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,981
Posted By Zivan
Are you saying that what I wrote, about the...

Are you saying that what I wrote, about the experiences, only "maybe" or "may have" happened?

If not, please explain what you meant.

Also, your post does not make sense. The events (according...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th November 2018, 06:14 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,981
Posted By Zivan
Thank you

Thank you
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th November 2018, 05:31 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 8,443
Posted By Zivan
Except that the very next verse, that Thor 2 did...

Except that the very next verse, that Thor 2 did not quote, says that God loves the strangers. And the verse after that God commands the Israelites to also love the stranger because they...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th November 2018, 04:52 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,981
Posted By Zivan
Correct. Jews do not proselytise. No. ...

Correct. Jews do not proselytise.


No.


Oh really? Perhaps you are confused. The "religious vs secular" has been going on forever. Nothing new. Not proselytising.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th November 2018, 02:28 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,981
Posted By Zivan
Then you are lucky you have not experienced it,...

Then you are lucky you have not experienced it, which is why you "don't get it".

Like I said before, I am not talking about the nice, polite, door to door missionaries. Or any other normal...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th November 2018, 06:55 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,981
Posted By Zivan
:thumbsup: :D

:thumbsup: :D
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th November 2018, 04:44 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,981
Posted By Zivan
Yes. This is, unfortunately, what the posters...

Yes. This is, unfortunately, what the posters here hand-waving it away can not seem to understand.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th November 2018, 01:58 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,981
Posted By Zivan
^Exactly.

^Exactly.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th November 2018, 01:57 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,981
Posted By Zivan
100% true. They are...

100% true.

They are evangelical/fundamentalist/Protestant Christians playing "Jewish dress-up".

They also come to Israel and harass Jews (secular Jews, the religious Jews can spot them a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd October 2018, 04:36 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 8,443
Posted By Zivan
No, not at all. I am sorry you took it that way....

No, not at all. I am sorry you took it that way. No offence meant.

On page 2 of this thread GDon said he enjoys the topic of studying the history, and you said you did not share his interest. ...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd October 2018, 08:22 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 8,443
Posted By Zivan
Was the bible written in English????? The...

Was the bible written in English?????

The Hebrew word can be translated as "loins" or "waist", both English words would be correct translation.

The other word in the original Hebrew is...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 31st July 2018, 09:29 AM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
Yep, Buddha says he will start a new thread about...

Yep, Buddha says he will start a new thread about reincarnation.

This time Buddha says he has "empirical data" to prove reincarnation, instead of deductive/inductive/convective logic.

Pity we...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th July 2018, 06:31 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By Zivan
:D

:D
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th July 2018, 01:23 PM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
That is what I think too. Prior to his excuse...

That is what I think too. Prior to his excuse about the forum being down on saturday and having an "article" to post, Buddha repeatedly referred to some of his posts as an "article":
...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th July 2018, 10:35 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By Zivan
Yes it does. أخبار (akhbar) and اکبر...

Yes it does.

أخبار (akhbar) and اکبر (akbar) are two different words with two different meanings.

So yes, how they are transliterated does make a difference.



So it is okay with you...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th July 2018, 04:37 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By Zivan
:confused: I do not understand your...

:confused:

I do not understand your statement.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th July 2018, 09:15 AM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
No, it is not surprising to anyone that you know...

No, it is not surprising to anyone that you know nothing of sciency stuff like palaeontology. (Although, you know, you could at least google it).

Unlike your failed "proof" of god(s) we actually...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th July 2018, 08:56 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By Zivan
:)

:)
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th July 2018, 05:15 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By Zivan
Yes, Arabic is an abjad language like Hebrew. ...

Yes, Arabic is an abjad language like Hebrew. Transliterations of both languages into English interchange "k" and "q" for the same letter/sound sometimes, but "k/q" is a completely different sound...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th July 2018, 09:38 PM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
According to Buddha it did, he provided it but...

According to Buddha it did, he provided it but everyone on this thread is simply too stooopid to understand it. Except Buddha. :rolleyes:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th July 2018, 11:20 AM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
Are you going to provide proof for either one of...

Are you going to provide proof for either one of those statements?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th July 2018, 04:56 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By Zivan
Or even spelled correctly, which Arabic speakers...

Or even spelled correctly, which Arabic speakers in the comments pointed out..........
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th July 2018, 08:39 PM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
"What the hell are you doing? There's water...

"What the hell are you doing? There's water everywhere"!

"But you said to clean it up......."

"I said clean it up, not Flood the place!"
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th July 2018, 11:20 AM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
Haha.........It did take about a minute which is...

Haha.........It did take about a minute which is much longer than it takes to figure out why early humans domesticated wolves/dogs instead of bears. :D
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th July 2018, 10:41 AM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
Hmmm....I could be wrong but those other books on...

Hmmm....I could be wrong but those other books on the list appear to be by different authors that happen to have the same surname as the OP. The biographical info is different with the other authors.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th July 2018, 04:26 PM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
Ohhhh, it may still be forthcoming from...

Ohhhh, it may still be forthcoming from Buddha............:pigsfly :pigsfly :pigsfly :pigsfly :pigsfly
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th July 2018, 02:33 PM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
Buddha said we must "be patient"*. This is now...

Buddha said we must "be patient"*. This is now page 8 so, aaaannnnyyyy time now.

Or not.

Also, this thread titled "A Proof of the Existence of God" is, according to Buddha, an inappropriate...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2018, 06:09 PM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
Perfect summary. :thumbsup:

Perfect summary. :thumbsup:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2018, 11:49 AM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
Just a suggestion, but it would be best to skip...

Just a suggestion, but it would be best to skip the "explanation" of what יום and ימים and תולדות mean in Genesis and that "the 6-days span of time is nonsense".

There are people on this forum who...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2018, 07:14 AM
Replies: 378
Views: 15,541
Posted By Zivan
:boggled:

:boggled:
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th July 2018, 05:30 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 30,184
Posted By Zivan
*there*

*there*
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th July 2018, 05:17 PM
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Views: 58,791
Posted By Zivan
Is it the studio as mentioned in this post?

Is it the studio as mentioned in this post?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th July 2018, 11:21 AM
Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,209
Posted By Zivan
:thumbsup::D

:thumbsup::D
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th July 2018, 08:48 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,535
Posted By Zivan
That rabbi did say those horrible things and it...

That rabbi did say those horrible things and it is beyond disgusting, revolting, and completely indefensible. His statements were condemned by Jews in Israel and around the world. He issued an...
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