Anonymous
03/27/2025 15:50
Subject: Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you follow an Abrahamic religion and you're not currently Jewish, then no. This applies to all Christians (Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, etc) and Muslims (Sunni, Shia, etc)
Not so. The core claim of Christianity is that it is the faithful continuation of Old Testament faith.
Modern Rabbinic Judaism is a separate religion that was developing during the late Second Temple period but then was further adapted after AD 70. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism
As you wrote, they "claim" it. Still doesn't make it true. Either way, still silly distinctions over made up stories. It's like people arguing over who shot first in the original star wars. It doesn't matter. It's a story. Period.
So you went looking for truth and beauty, and this is what you came up with? Fingers in your ears and "lalalalalala"? I remember kids saying this kind of thing in 7th grade, but surely...
Nice attempt at trying to change subject. It's not the PP fault for stating the obvious.
But it's a very low IQ take, kind of a failure of our education system. Atheist scholars: https://ehrmanblog.org/my-book-did-jesus-exist-an-answer-to-the-mythicists/
What's your point? Even if there were any evidence that a real person existed, all the stories are just that, stories. In other words, myths.
How does this go in your mind?
1. It's all myth
2. Well okay, some of the people are real, but ALL the stories are myths (which is a kind of self-refuting argument)
Now what? Not ALL of the stories can be myths, because that would mean the people didn't exist. It would be like saying that there was a person named George Washington, but nothing true can be known about him. It's incoherent.
Bad example to use Washington. There is mountains of evidence of his existence.
Using your "reasoning" the cherry tree story is real because he was real (hint it was made up).
Who is the incoherent one?
Anonymous
03/27/2025 15:50
Subject: Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you follow an Abrahamic religion and you're not currently Jewish, then no. This applies to all Christians (Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, etc) and Muslims (Sunni, Shia, etc)
Not so. The core claim of Christianity is that it is the faithful continuation of Old Testament faith.
Modern Rabbinic Judaism is a separate religion that was developing during the late Second Temple period but then was further adapted after AD 70. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism
As you wrote, they "claim" it. Still doesn't make it true. Either way, still silly distinctions over made up stories. It's like people arguing over who shot first in the original star wars. It doesn't matter. It's a story. Period.
So you went looking for truth and beauty, and this is what you came up with? Fingers in your ears and "lalalalalala"? I remember kids saying this kind of thing in 7th grade, but surely...
Nice attempt at trying to change subject. It's not the PP fault for stating the obvious.
But it's a very low IQ take, kind of a failure of our education system. Atheist scholars: https://ehrmanblog.org/my-book-did-jesus-exist-an-answer-to-the-mythicists/
What's your point? Even if there were any evidence that a real person existed, all the stories are just that, stories. In other words, myths.
How does this go in your mind?
1. It's all myth
2. Well okay, some of the people are real, but ALL the stories are myths (which is a kind of self-refuting argument)
Now what? Not ALL of the stories can be myths, because that would mean the people didn't exist. It would be like saying that there was a person named George Washington, but nothing true can be known about him. It's incoherent.
Your post certainly is.
/DP who is pretty sure the PP meant the supernatural BS.
Anonymous
03/27/2025 15:27
Subject: Re:Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm Jewish and my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents are/were Jewish.
The vast majority of modern American Jews have a quite different Judaism compared to their grandparents.
It's quite odd that you feel compelled to contradict Jewish people about their religion.
DP, but it's not odd. Take a break from the virtue signaling for 5 minutes.
I'm a Christian and I get contradicted about my religion plenty, just like every other Christian. What is this "no one can contradict a Jewish person" nonsense?
What was the point PP was making when pointing out "The vast majority of modern American Jews have a quite different Judaism compared to their grandparents"?
Anonymous
03/27/2025 15:26
Subject: Re:Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
How far back? And which line?
Anonymous
03/27/2025 15:21
Subject: Re:Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm Jewish and my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents are/were Jewish.
The vast majority of modern American Jews have a quite different Judaism compared to their grandparents.
It's quite odd that you feel compelled to contradict Jewish people about their religion.
+1 Practicing differently today is also not unique to Judaism. My uncle is Baptist, but certainly not practicing it the same way his grandparents did, as evidenced by the mini family feud over alcohol at my cousin's wedding.
Anonymous
03/27/2025 15:19
Subject: Re:Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm Jewish and my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents are/were Jewish.
The vast majority of modern American Jews have a quite different Judaism compared to their grandparents.
It's quite odd that you feel compelled to contradict Jewish people about their religion.
DP, but it's not odd. Take a break from the virtue signaling for 5 minutes.
I'm a Christian and I get contradicted about my religion plenty, just like every other Christian. What is this "no one can contradict a Jewish person" nonsense?
Anonymous
03/27/2025 15:17
Subject: Re:Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm Jewish and my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents are/were Jewish.
The vast majority of modern American Jews have a quite different Judaism compared to their grandparents.
It's quite odd that you feel compelled to contradict Jewish people about their religion.
Anonymous
03/27/2025 14:51
Subject: Re:Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm Jewish and my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents are/were Jewish.
The vast majority of modern American Jews have a quite different Judaism compared to their grandparents.
Oh boy. Here comes the evangelical to explain Judaism to Jews.
Can we get a guy on her to mansplain mansplaining to me while we're after ironic hypocrisy.
Anonymous
03/27/2025 14:49
Subject: Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you follow an Abrahamic religion and you're not currently Jewish, then no. This applies to all Christians (Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, etc) and Muslims (Sunni, Shia, etc)
Not so. The core claim of Christianity is that it is the faithful continuation of Old Testament faith.
Modern Rabbinic Judaism is a separate religion that was developing during the late Second Temple period but then was further adapted after AD 70. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism
As you wrote, they "claim" it. Still doesn't make it true. Either way, still silly distinctions over made up stories. It's like people arguing over who shot first in the original star wars. It doesn't matter. It's a story. Period.
So you went looking for truth and beauty, and this is what you came up with? Fingers in your ears and "lalalalalala"? I remember kids saying this kind of thing in 7th grade, but surely...
Nice attempt at trying to change subject. It's not the PP fault for stating the obvious.
But it's a very low IQ take, kind of a failure of our education system. Atheist scholars: https://ehrmanblog.org/my-book-did-jesus-exist-an-answer-to-the-mythicists/
Anonymous
03/27/2025 14:46
Subject: Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you follow an Abrahamic religion and you're not currently Jewish, then no. This applies to all Christians (Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, etc) and Muslims (Sunni, Shia, etc)
Not so. The core claim of Christianity is that it is the faithful continuation of Old Testament faith.
Modern Rabbinic Judaism is a separate religion that was developing during the late Second Temple period but then was further adapted after AD 70. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism
As you wrote, they "claim" it. Still doesn't make it true. Either way, still silly distinctions over made up stories. It's like people arguing over who shot first in the original star wars. It doesn't matter. It's a story. Period.
So you went looking for truth and beauty, and this is what you came up with? Fingers in your ears and "lalalalalala"? I remember kids saying this kind of thing in 7th grade, but surely...
DP
Literally your response makes no sense. What are you actually trying to say other than 'I'm right, you're wrong, na, na, na, na, na"? Do you have any reasonable logic to justify what you say? The Bible is a collection of stories - surely we can agree on that? Or are you trying to state that the Bible is based on something else? If so, what? I've read it and it's a collection of stories from different authors.
Anonymous
03/27/2025 14:40
Subject: Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you follow an Abrahamic religion and you're not currently Jewish, then no. This applies to all Christians (Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, etc) and Muslims (Sunni, Shia, etc)
Not so. The core claim of Christianity is that it is the faithful continuation of Old Testament faith.
Modern Rabbinic Judaism is a separate religion that was developing during the late Second Temple period but then was further adapted after AD 70. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism
As you wrote, they "claim" it. Still doesn't make it true. Either way, still silly distinctions over made up stories. It's like people arguing over who shot first in the original star wars. It doesn't matter. It's a story. Period.
So you went looking for truth and beauty, and this is what you came up with? Fingers in your ears and "lalalalalala"? I remember kids saying this kind of thing in 7th grade, but surely...
Nice attempt at trying to change subject. It's not the PP fault for stating the obvious.
But it's a very low IQ take, kind of a failure of our education system. Atheist scholars: https://ehrmanblog.org/my-book-did-jesus-exist-an-answer-to-the-mythicists/
What's your point? Even if there were any evidence that a real person existed, all the stories are just that, stories. In other words, myths.
How does this go in your mind?
1. It's all myth
2. Well okay, some of the people are real, but ALL the stories are myths (which is a kind of self-refuting argument)
Now what? Not ALL of the stories can be myths, because that would mean the people didn't exist. It would be like saying that there was a person named George Washington, but nothing true can be known about him. It's incoherent.
Anonymous
03/27/2025 14:40
Subject: Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am a Christian, but of a different sort than my parents, both in terms of specific denomination and in how I approach my faith.
+1
Let me guess --your parents are following all the rules of their mainstream religion (Catholicism?) to get into heaven, while you are an evangelical who has a deep and meaningful relationship with The Lord.
Anonymous
03/27/2025 14:34
Subject: Re:Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm Jewish and my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents are/were Jewish.
The vast majority of modern American Jews have a quite different Judaism compared to their grandparents.
Oh boy. Here comes the evangelical to explain Judaism to Jews.
Doesn't need to be an evangelical. Any secular religion scholar could do it. Or even any person that reads books.
Anonymous
03/27/2025 14:33
Subject: Re:Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
No. My family has been Lutheran on one side and Catholic on the other for multiple generations. I converted to Judaism as an adult.
Anonymous
03/27/2025 14:31
Subject: Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you follow an Abrahamic religion and you're not currently Jewish, then no. This applies to all Christians (Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, etc) and Muslims (Sunni, Shia, etc)
Not so. The core claim of Christianity is that it is the faithful continuation of Old Testament faith.
Modern Rabbinic Judaism is a separate religion that was developing during the late Second Temple period but then was further adapted after AD 70. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism
As you wrote, they "claim" it. Still doesn't make it true. Either way, still silly distinctions over made up stories. It's like people arguing over who shot first in the original star wars. It doesn't matter. It's a story. Period.
So you went looking for truth and beauty, and this is what you came up with? Fingers in your ears and "lalalalalala"? I remember kids saying this kind of thing in 7th grade, but surely...
Nice attempt at trying to change subject. It's not the PP fault for stating the obvious.
But it's a very low IQ take, kind of a failure of our education system. Atheist scholars: https://ehrmanblog.org/my-book-did-jesus-exist-an-answer-to-the-mythicists/
What's your point? Even if there were any evidence that a real person existed, all the stories are just that, stories. In other words, myths.