Ridding Myself of Religion

@chaski Said

No. You said "Baptism is only a naming ceremony .. and a commitment by the parents to raise it with an understanding of God."

You said nothing about it being a "cleansing ceremony - of repentance", etc.

So, your initial assessment of baptism was NOT biblical.

Keep in mind that I did not say that baptism was not biblical. I said that your statement about baptism was not biblical.

Focusing helps.



And marriage... initially a "political" thing... not religious... but good try.

@Erimitus Said

As Jesus ascended into heaven he called down, "don't wait up". Pete asked John, "what did he say?" John said, "I think he said I will be right back".

This has caused a lot of confusion over the past couple thousand years.

In Biblical idiom (as I understand it) 30 days means a long period of time. Jesus waited 40 days before his ascension. Maybe that means it was a very long period of time. And (of course) maybe not.

@Erimitus Said

Of course the entire Bible is just a made up story. Ok, maybe not the entire Bible but a whole big lot of it.

@Erimitus Said

some Christian sects have Jesus descend into hell after his Crucifixion and before his resurrection. While in hell he gave people get out of hell free cards if they were there before he was deified.

@Erimitus Said

First of all this is just a made up story. I do not believe it happened. I don't even believe that Jesus happened.

Secondly, as I remember correctly the apostles did not recognize Him when He showed up.

@twilitezone911 Said

you said the people from hell. jesus gave people, a free pass out of hell.

that has explain where republican congress come from? they think bozo is jesus that he will save them.

@Erimitus Said


JP: ...all large ships (Container ships, huge cruise ships etc) are actually based on the measurements of Noah's Ark

E: I did not know that. May I ask your source of information?

@Justpassing Said

I happen to be watching a documentry about large ships and from memory it talked about a ship builder building a ship based on the actual Noah's measurements... and since then it is the basis upon all huge ships are built on. Using the scale of measurments.. not the actual cubits I mean. lol

And then I came across this:

In 1844, a man named Isambard K. Brunnel built his giant ship, the Great Britain. He used almost the exact ratio of the ark—30:5:3. As it turns out, these dimensions are the perfect ratio for a huge boat built for seaworthiness and not for speed. Obviously the ark was not built for speed, since it had nowhere to go! What is more, shipbuilders during World War II used approximately the same ratio to build a ship known as the S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien (one of a group of ships known as the Liberty Ships, which were referred to as “the ugly ducklings”)—a barge-like boat built to carry tremendous amounts of cargo, just like the ark.

@Justpassing Said

OK, let's try again.

I was presenting a brief history about baptism.

@Justpassing Said

Political? How can two ordinary people living in the same village with no involvement in anything but farming or whatever they do for a living - but definitely not politics - be politically motivated?

@chaski Said

No, your initial comment about baptism was not a "brief history about baptism" and was not based on the biblical version of baptism. I can repost your post for you if you are confused.

@chaski Said
You seem to have gone off on a tangent, but I can think of many ways this could and does happen.

@Erimitus Said

E: I do not know. Maybe it is the golden ration.

E: And …and if you think I am wrong you are probably right.