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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th July 2015, 08:55 AM
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Posted By sleepy_lioness
This was waaaaay back in the thread, but I...

This was waaaaay back in the thread, but I thought I might have a useful perspective: the cloth on which the priest celebrates Mass is still, today, considered to be a symbol for the burial cloth of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th December 2013, 07:12 AM
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Posted By sleepy_lioness
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th December 2013, 08:22 PM
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Posted By sleepy_lioness
Yes, I thought that one would come up when I used...

Yes, I thought that one would come up when I used the word 'assumed'. I can't remember whether or not he directly addresses the question of Jesus's existence in the book. I think probably not. This...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th December 2013, 01:37 PM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Another parallel with science strikes me: the use...

Another parallel with science strikes me: the use of 'myth'. Just as creationists deride evolution as 'just a theory' because they are only familiar with the colloquial use of the term (=guess) and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th December 2013, 12:51 PM
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Posted By sleepy_lioness
I'd be really interested in this citation because...

I'd be really interested in this citation because I can't think of anywhere in the OT that matches this description. I think you might be interpolating Deuteronomy 21:23 ('Cursed is anyone who hangs...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th December 2013, 10:59 AM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
The very same credibility problem that afflicts...

The very same credibility problem that afflicts just about every figure from antiquity that we know about. Do we write off the historical existence of Constantine I because the stories about him...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th December 2013, 10:56 AM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
The very link which I posted a page or so ago ...

The very link which I posted a page or so ago ...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2013, 06:24 PM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
I largely agree with this. It's the main reason I...

I largely agree with this. It's the main reason I love studying history: it's such a challenge to my assumptions about how the world works and how people think. Sometimes I get just a small glimpse...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2013, 06:19 PM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
It's post no. 653 in this thread. To expand a...

It's post no. 653 in this thread. To expand a bit: Here's Lane Fox's page on the Oxford Classics Department website:

http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/robinlanefox.html

He's perhaps most well-known...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2013, 06:13 PM
Replies: 4,185
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Posted By sleepy_lioness
There's no distinction between 'holy book' and...

There's no distinction between 'holy book' and 'other book' in Antiquity. Yes, the writings that describe Pythagoras are 'holy books' in the same sense that the Gospels are, in that they describe a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2013, 04:15 PM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
And thank you for your polite remark to my...

And thank you for your polite remark to my slightly snarky post.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2013, 03:37 PM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Did you miss my citation of Robin Lane Fox? He's...

Did you miss my citation of Robin Lane Fox? He's an actual, proper ancient historian with a real proper recognized job in an actual, proper university (Oxford). Richard Carrier isn't a 'professional'...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2013, 12:05 PM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
I respectfully disagree. I'm not the one claiming...

I respectfully disagree. I'm not the one claiming that Biblical scholars are all biased Christian apologists and 'real, secular mainstream' ancient historians would agree that the HJ is fiction.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2013, 12:02 PM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
What proportion of physicists have qualifications...

What proportion of physicists have qualifications in biology? You're poisoning the well by asserting that there is a 'mainstream, secular' version of history and Biblical Studies lies outside this....
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2013, 07:59 AM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
The reason why Biblical Studies and ancient...

The reason why Biblical Studies and ancient history occupy different university departments is largely historical: they were originally two different disciplines. Ancient history hasn't had to pick...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th December 2013, 02:42 PM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
But, like I say, the distinction between...

But, like I say, the distinction between 'supernatural deeds' and 'perfectly ordinary human things' is a modern one. First-century Jews, the educated ones let alone the uneducated peasants, wouldn't...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th December 2013, 11:41 AM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Yes, it occurred to me afterwards that this was a...

Yes, it occurred to me afterwards that this was a legitimate criticism of my analogy. I wasn't intending to imply that the HJ is as firmly established as relativity. The two disciplines of history...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th December 2013, 11:16 AM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Why do physicists get upset when people who know...

Why do physicists get upset when people who know nothing about math or physics turn up on here and explain their paradigm-shifting theories which show Einstein was wrong?

There are plenty of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th December 2013, 10:18 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 7,638
Posted By sleepy_lioness
There is no archaeological evidence of the Exodus...

There is no archaeological evidence of the Exodus at all. The majority of Old Testament scholars and historians consider the story to be a national origin myth, which most cultures have. It was a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th December 2013, 06:06 PM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
1. Please cite where Jesus is ever quoted as...

1. Please cite where Jesus is ever quoted as saying that "he had been baptised a Christian".

2. Baptism (which is simply Greek for "dipping in water", originally with no religious overtones at...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th December 2013, 05:27 PM
Replies: 4,185
Views: 251,532
Posted By sleepy_lioness
He was a Jew. Christianity hadn't been invented...

He was a Jew. Christianity hadn't been invented yet.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd December 2013, 05:36 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,376
Posted By sleepy_lioness
You can't have gay Bible stories! What would...

You can't have gay Bible stories! What would David and Jonathan, or Ruth and Naomi, think?!
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th November 2013, 08:13 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 4,901
Posted By sleepy_lioness
I agree with you. And I'm pretty sure the Pope...

I agree with you. And I'm pretty sure the Pope does too. If you want to know more you could read what he says for yourself in his first encyclical, which seems to be a manifesto for his papacy and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th November 2013, 04:51 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 4,901
Posted By sleepy_lioness
He does talk about the need for structural...

He does talk about the need for structural change, not merely 'giving poor people more money/food/clothing':



It's para 202 of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th November 2013, 07:08 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 4,936
Posted By sleepy_lioness
And Bach produced the greatest works of the...

And Bach produced the greatest works of the Western musical canon while fathering (and presumably being surrounded by many of) 20 children, teaching music and Latin in the Thomasschule, providing and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd November 2013, 08:23 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 4,936
Posted By sleepy_lioness
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the...

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Isaac Newton.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd November 2013, 11:29 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 7,638
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Was he videoed 24/7? I doubt they videoed him...

Was he videoed 24/7? I doubt they videoed him during his 'bathing rituals'. And, how would a video be able to show whether he drank the water he was gargling, or peed in the bath?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd November 2013, 09:31 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 7,638
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Really? You think that a miracle whereby some guy...

Really? You think that a miracle whereby some guy can defeat all we know about physiology, is a more likely explanation than that he drank the water given him to gargle with, and/or drank his...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th November 2013, 06:06 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 19,136
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Why on earth not?

Why on earth not?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th November 2013, 06:19 PM
Replies: 482
Views: 15,933
Posted By sleepy_lioness
It is a mainstream belief in many denominations...

It is a mainstream belief in many denominations that nobody is in hell. Others hold that people have to make an actual choice to enter hell. The Roman Catholic church, for one, has never declared...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th November 2013, 05:57 PM
Replies: 482
Views: 15,933
Posted By sleepy_lioness
No worries!

No worries!
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th November 2013, 04:34 PM
Replies: 482
Views: 15,933
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Love doesn't mean never disagreeing, including...

Love doesn't mean never disagreeing, including firmly, or not stating what one knows to be the case. I don't judge you or accuse you of 'worshipping' Satan. I merely state that the views you hold are...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th November 2013, 04:30 PM
Replies: 482
Views: 15,933
Posted By sleepy_lioness
That is not what I meant at all. I do not believe...

That is not what I meant at all. I do not believe that atheists are misguided by Satan, or that anyone at all has a demon 'in' them. I was apologizing because I was making a statement of faith on a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th November 2013, 05:35 AM
Replies: 482
Views: 15,933
Posted By sleepy_lioness
This is yet another Jewish tradition. At the time...

This is yet another Jewish tradition. At the time of Jesus it was strongly believed by the Jews that the Messiah would come out of nowhere, and they wouldn't know his origin. They certainly didn't...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th November 2013, 10:43 AM
Replies: 976
Views: 52,613
Posted By sleepy_lioness
I'm a Brit currently in a short exile the other...

I'm a Brit currently in a short exile the other side of the pond. Here are my favo(u)rite linguistic moments so far:

Nice young man comes over with his hand out, "Hi, I'm Randy"
My British...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th October 2013, 07:08 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 9,068
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Yes, there does seem to be some cross-over with...

Yes, there does seem to be some cross-over with Arianism. But I'd be wary of taking the word of early Christian commentators. After Nicaea, 'Arianism' became what Rowan Williams (the leading expert...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th October 2013, 03:04 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 5,034
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Presumably she thinks that the children in her...

Presumably she thinks that the children in her care don't require looking after on Sundays?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th September 2013, 06:03 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 81,893
Posted By sleepy_lioness
I remember being terrified as a teenager when I...

I remember being terrified as a teenager when I awoke in the middle of the night to hear something knocking on my bedroom window. My bedroom was on the fourth floor and there was a sheer drop outside...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th September 2013, 03:48 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,685
Posted By sleepy_lioness
When I have a migraine I can't bear to be...

When I have a migraine I can't bear to be touched. All my senses - hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste - get super-sensitive, which is why lying down in a darkened room is the best thing. But there...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 27th September 2013, 09:36 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,135
Posted By sleepy_lioness
I love dogs and am looking forward to next year,...

I love dogs and am looking forward to next year, when I will finally be in a position to own one. I'm researching possible breeds and training strategies on and off right now. And I love GSDs, though...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th September 2013, 01:43 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,255
Posted By sleepy_lioness
What a nasty piece of work.

What a nasty piece of work.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th September 2013, 10:12 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,446
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Oh, I'm loving it, thanks! Having great fun. And...

Oh, I'm loving it, thanks! Having great fun. And like you, I'm doing a lot more cooking from scratch than I'm used to. I hope to continue this when I go home, as it's much better for me even when the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th September 2013, 09:41 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,446
Posted By sleepy_lioness
As a Brit currently on an extended trip to the...

As a Brit currently on an extended trip to the US, I'm shocked by how hard I have to work to avoid eating sugar ALL the time. Everything processed seems to have added sugar in it, as you say, in a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 7th September 2013, 06:04 PM
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If you widen it to mean universalism (all shall...

If you widen it to mean universalism (all shall be saved) as Skyrider seems to be implying, the Mormons certainly weren't the first to think of that. Origen suggested it back in the early third...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd September 2013, 06:41 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 13,295
Posted By sleepy_lioness
I don't know if it's because the human ear is...

I don't know if it's because the human ear is more distracted by hearing people playing flat than sharp. Anecdotally again, flat sounds more 'out of tune', while going sharp by the same degree just...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th August 2013, 06:56 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 13,295
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Speaking as a clarinettist, yet is probably is...

Speaking as a clarinettist, yet is probably is very difficult to hear the difference between A=440 and A=442 cold, as it were. Yet when I've played with a Continental European ensemble for a day I've...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th August 2013, 06:27 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,654
Posted By sleepy_lioness
I think you make the point yourself - the...

I think you make the point yourself - the faith-healing story gets the press because it's weird and unusual. 'Nutty family kills member because of strange beliefs' is a better story than 'Pastor...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th August 2013, 01:37 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,654
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Which do you think is the more typical Christian...

Which do you think is the more typical Christian way of reacting to illness and medical treatment: that of the priest in this story, or of the faith-healing family?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th August 2013, 12:46 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,654
Posted By sleepy_lioness
Speaking as a Christian, I too have never heard...

Speaking as a Christian, I too have never heard any other Christian deny that doctors, emergency service personnel, and so on, have worked wonders. Most, if not all, Christians would say that God...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th August 2013, 03:25 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 13,295
Posted By sleepy_lioness
In Continental Europe they use A=442 Hz (makes...

In Continental Europe they use A=442 Hz (makes playing with a continental orchestra a pain, if you're a Brit). What does that say about them?!
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