Reality must be found, but what is it, does it lie within the depths of simpleton dogma, or can we look deep within the caverns of enlightenment and take back the roots of life?
When a Country like the USA invades a Country like Iraq, it claims anyone who defends themselves or their country a terrorist or insurgent, and if an American Soldier is killed their is wide retribution, yet who's country are they in? What would the Americans do to foreign invaders in their country? what would they do if their families were getting killed? Would they sit back and let it happen? or fight and become "terrorists"?
Celsus - Philosopher and Social Critic on Christianity in around 178 C.E wrote the True Reason.
Celsus was a sophisticated intellectual, schooled in histories of Judea, Persia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, he was a critic of Christianity and mocked idle opinions, and lampoons popular philosophies, he targeted second century Christian writers for plagiarizing well known traditions and failing to employ common Reason.
Some wonderful writings of his.
"There is nothing new or impressive about their ethical teaching...One ought first to follow reason as a a guide before accepting any belief, since anyone who believes without testing a doctrine is certain to be deceived...Just as the charlatans of the cults...the Christian teachers do not want to give reasons for what they believe."
"Celsus repeats a Jewish claim that Christianity has no standing in the Old Testament prophecies, and he wonders why Christians would suppose that those prophecies refer to their messiah and not to the many number of others that were around."
"The writings of the Christians are a lie...[and their] fables are not well-enough constructed to conseal this monstrous fiction" Christian writers he claims " alter the original writings...in order to deny the contradictions"
Celsus concludes that they revise gospels and forge documents to justify their authority over the people they control. He insists that the Christian teachers take advantage of innocent children and desperate fools, but avoid educated debate.
"For why is it an evil to have been educated, and to have studied the best opinions, and to have both the reality and appearance of wisdom? what hindrance does this offer to the knowledge of God? Why should it not rather be an assistance, and a means by which one might be better able to arrive at the truth?"
Celsus critisizes the doctrines of faith as an easy dodge for the wicked, for the "theif, housebreaker, poisoner, commiter of sacrilege, and a robber of the dead" He believes the Church writers ignore the decent person "who has held steady from the cradle" while promising salvation to the "unjust man" in exchange for blind faith. He laments."Faith, having taken possession of their minds, makes them yield the assent which they give to the doctrines of Jesus"
He Questions why a God who made the Universe would need to come to earth to reform his Creation, did he not make it right in the first place?
He portrays the Christian God to Jupiter as portrayed in a popular comedy " awaking from the lengthened slumber, with a desire to rescue the human race from evil."
Celsus never once mocks the historical more accurate recordings of Jesus.
(Information taken and some directly quoted from the book " The Jesus Sayings" by Rex Weyler")
for some more information, google Celsus, also look into the True History of the CHURCH, and its formation and changes of the Bible, do not resort to christian resources...sometimes even christian resources point out thier own contradictions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsus - for some basic information on Celsus
Sankt Niklaus , known in English as Saint Nicholas went from this name to Kris Kringle to Americanized Santa Claus who was given a fat body, and red and white clothing(by the company Coke), and if you notice most of Coca-Cola's advertisements come out around Christmas, so you get a comfortable feeling with Coke as you do with Christmas.
Jesus...he went from Ioses, to Hezues, too Jozuz, to Americanized Jesus...
How does this all happen?
Names get lost in translation as do their stories:(
Santa was manipulated by a company, and so was Jesus by another company...The Catholic Church.
I guess its okay to kill a man that you don't know in service of your country, for means you don't fully understand or have any involvement in...Yet if you kill a man in the heat of passion, or out of self defense or in retaliation of a personal issue of some sort, it is murder and you can go to jail for it or face the death penalty...because its not in the service of your country...
Jesus said he was the Son of Adam. Adam in common Hebrew in Jesus time was used for Humanity. Jesus saying he was the Son of Adam is relevant to saying he is just a human, hes the son of a human. Taking Jesus message from corroborating evidence we can find his clear messages by filtering out recordings of his message that do not go with his overall character, and with this we can conclude that Jesus never said he was "I AM" for it would have been blasphemous for only God can receive this title. When Jesus was called Son of God, even if this was not an addition we are all technically Children of God. It was also common back in Jesus time for people to call their leaders the Son of God.
I believe that truth is a line that is straight and ever lasting.
On this straight line of Truth sprouts new beliefs and values and stories that all stray from the pureness of the full Truth.
When those new lines sprout they also in themselves can sprout off coarse of something that has already sprouted from the truth.
When each line that has separated from the Truth grows more and more the original truth becomes lost and it becomes harder and harder to find, especially if that line cuts it self from the LINE of TRUTH.
Do you think our society is close to this Original LINE of TRUTH or do you think we have been cut off already?
We can look at this as a fully grown tree, we can see the branches but not the roots, you have to dig deep for the roots, but all of the branches come from the same root.
"For The Jesus Sayings, I reviewed and compared some 200 significant historical accounts that contribute to the search for the sayings and deeds of Jesus, taking us far beyond the boundaries of the four New Testament gospels." - Rex Weyler , The Author of The Jesus Sayings.
Peter wonders in the Mary Dialogue, If the Body is not the source of all corruption what is, he asks Jesus, "What is the sin of the world?" Jesus replies " There is no such thing as sin...rather you yourselves produce sin when you act according to the nature of adultery...good came among you as the essence of every nature."
Obama came into the picture with all of these promises.
Did he bring back the troops from Iraq right away? no.
What has he done with NAFTA? he knows how important trade with Canada is, I am not sure he wants to jeopardize that.
Sure he signed for Guantanamo Bay to be dismantled , but within a year...and were are the prisoners going? to other prisons further out of reach of the public eye...
Obama is a fake, he is a puppet just like Bush was, he just has a fake character of savior.
But Actions prove more than words, and his actions are contradicting to his message and words...think about it, and look at it...he is a celebrity.
"Seek and you will find. Look within. There is a light within, seek that light . When you find it share it with the World. Before you judge others, look at yourself and attend to your own shortcomings. Don't worry about your clothes and comforts. Religious leaders don't necessarily practice what they preach or point the way to spiritual understanding. Be cautious Stay simple." - Jesus the Nazarene
Not Jesus of Nazareth, there is no historical evidence of a place called Nazareth, but Nazarene was a way of life focusing on "internal purity"
(Conclusion as depicted in the book "The Jesus Sayings" by Rex Weyler.
