Ex-Christian

100thmonkey · 12-14-2009, 02:06 PM

Thanks Zeddo, I did enjoy that clip.
I actually also saw it performed on Letterman recently.

Beren, I appreciate your intent and you're right in a way.
I know there are disputes between what Constantine intended and what Jesus may have intended.
The 'real' Jesus may well have been a wise man, but the closest we have to his original wisdom teachings is in the Gospel of Thomas, which was barred from the bible as it was 'too Gnostic'.
'Jesus' may well have been a gnostic himself then.
Who knows really?
Funnily enough another Thomas, - Jefferson, also created his own version of the gospel by literally cutting out with scissors all the supernatural elements from the four existing gospels.
Interestingly, what he was left with was surprisingly similar to the old Gospel of Thomas.

Yet, basically, if whatever 'true' christianity your proposing boils down to something that includes an eternal hell, or similar fate, I'm just not into it.

12-14-2009, 02:06 PM	#4
100thmonkey Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newcastle, Oz Posts: 177	Re: Ex-Christian Thanks Zeddo, I did enjoy that clip. I actually also saw it performed on Letterman recently. Beren, I appreciate your intent and you're right in a way. I know there are disputes between what Constantine intended and what Jesus may have intended. The 'real' Jesus may well have been a wise man, but the closest we have to his original wisdom teachings is in the Gospel of Thomas, which was barred from the bible as it was 'too Gnostic'. 'Jesus' may well have been a gnostic himself then. Who knows really? Funnily enough another Thomas, - Jefferson, also created his own version of the gospel by literally cutting out with scissors all the supernatural elements from the four existing gospels. Interestingly, what he was left with was surprisingly similar to the old Gospel of Thomas. Yet, basically, if whatever 'true' christianity your proposing boils down to something that includes an eternal hell, or similar fate, I'm just not into it.