Message from @James B
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I've got quite a few points against the Kalam Cosmological Argument
interesting
__**HISTORY OF RELIGION**__
**The Bible Unearthed** is a book and documentary film presenting biblical archaeology and scholarship about the origins of Judaism.
DOCUMENTARY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5RfScpEcZ8
BOOK:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bible_Unearthed
"...an archaeological analysis of the patriarchal, conquest, judges, and United Monarchy narratives [shows] that while there is no compelling archaeological evidence for any of them, there is clear archaeological evidence that places the stories themselves in a late 7th-century BCE context."
On the basis of this evidence they propose
“ ... an archaeological reconstruction of the distinct histories of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, highlighting the largely neglected history of the Omride Dynasty and attempting to show how the influence of Assyrian imperialism in the region set in motion a chain of events that would eventually make the poorer, more remote, and more religiously conservative kingdom of Judah the belated center of the cultic and national hopes of all Israel."
As noted by a reviewer on Salon.com the approach and conclusions of The Bible Unearthed are not particularly new. Ze'ev Herzog, professor of archaeology at Tel Aviv University, wrote a cover story for Haaretz in 1999 in which he reached similar conclusions following the same methodology; Herzog noted also that some of these findings have been accepted by the majority of biblical scholars and archaeologists for years and even decades, even though they have only recently begun to make a dent in the awareness of the general public.
Sorry for low rez
"As regards circumcision, I think that one of its objects is to limit sexual intercourse, and to weaken the organ of generation as far as possible, and thus cause man to be moderate. Some people believe that circumcision is to remove a defect in man's formation; but every one can easily reply: How can products of nature be deficient so as to require external completion, especially as the use of the fore-skin to that organ is evident. This commandment has not been enjoined as a complement to a deficient physical creation, but as a means for perfecting man's moral shortcomings. The bodily injury caused to that organ is exactly that which is desired; it does not interrupt any vital function, nor does it destroy the power of generation. Circumcision simply counteracts excessive lust; for there is no doubt that circumcision weakens the power of sexual excitement, and sometimes lessens the natural enjoyment: the organ necessarily becomes weak when it loses blood and is deprived of its covering from the beginning. Our Sages (Beresh. Rabba, c. 80) say distinctly: It is hard for a woman, with whom an uncircumcised had sexual intercourse, to separate from him. This is, as I believe, the best reason for the commandment concerning circumcision."
-Moses Maimonides, The Guide for the Perplexed 1190 C.E.
Davis Pangburn is a foreskin Nazi
We could hear you but ya couldn't hear us, I think.
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Meet Ben, our 8 bit foreskin mascot!
This will not be going on my pixel art page lmaoooo
The bottom comment lol
Folks...
Did I miss the TownHall Again ?
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by like five hours lol
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Maybe there should be a Euro round two to !
Why is the Foreskin Mascotte called Ben ?
VoiceChat @anyone ?
I guess everybody is sleeping then... 😩
For the most part. I'm getting ready for bed. Sorry my dude.
What is the time over there now ?
In Ohio it's 22:38