I admire our ancestors, whoever they were. I think the first self-conscious person must have shaken in his boots. Because as he becomes self-conscious, he's no longer part of nature. He sees himself against nature. He looks at the vastness of the universe and it looks hostile.
I am a child of the 21st century.
Oh the Christian church has encouraged enormous immaturity among the peoples who are its primary adherence.
Was Judas Iscariot a figure of history? I do not think so. There is no mention of him in any source before the 8th decade.
I find that children have very little trouble understanding non-literal stories.
I believe God is real, but I believe God calls me beyond myself to take responsibility for my life and to try top work to allow other people to be themselves and to take responsibility for their lives.
When I'm asked to define God, I'm almost wordless.
The Bible tells me that every life is holy; the Bible tells me that every life is loved; the Bible tells me that every life is called to be all that it can be.
Apologetic explanations do not develop unless there is a reality that has to be explained and defended. Jesus was undeniably a figure of history.
