It makes sense when you are trying to recruit the gullible. Jaysus the poor little sod is only just born and it's already dammed, bring it to us and we'll save it's soul :)
If there is a god or gods ( I don't believe there is ) he, she, it would have more sense than to allow mankind to write down or translate any teachings or wisdom. Humans always have an agenda and especially when they are organised into groups.
The way I see it is that every religion has rules dictated by "god", written and re-written by man to suit themselves and gain power, influence and to serve the agenda of the religious hierarchy.
I fast 1 day a week, breakfast the day after and within 20-30 minutes, the hungry, irritable, weak feeling can be felt fading and replaced by a rush of energy and a total shift in mood.
Sure isn't that the beauty of not knowing? When you don't know and tomorrow may or may not be your last day, you'll live life for today because there is a chance you may not get to do the things that will make you or others happy tomorrow.
The head makes logical, difficult decisions...the heart makes weak willed decisions. On saying that, it takes a few decisions made by the heart to realize the head should do the thinking.
But to answer as best I can, no I would not sacrifice my life to save a stranger unless it was a child, I've had 34 years of life and most of them have been good so it wouldn't be a big deal to die knowing my death gave some wee kid the same opportunity to experience the happy times I've had in my life.
A lot of people have said they would not give their lives to save a stranger but at the end of the day it depends on the circumstances.
If you were to give those that said no the choice between watching a toddler they don't know being mowed down by a truck or getting splattered pushing the kid out of the way....most people would say yes.
It depends on the circumstance and not one of us who have responded to the question will ever know the true answer until we are faced with the situation :)
Can't speak for the other EU countries but over here, well your taxes are just wasted and there is no point paying further taxes until the wastes and inefficiencies are tackled.
Try name one tax that you actually get value for your money and where not one cent is wasted?
7 times brighter than what, a shadow on the ground, a wilting plant?
Google the invention of the photometer, then come back to us with a base level of the intensity of sunlight when Christ was alive so we can all have an informed opinion of when the second coming is upon us :)
Well, from my point of view " mercy " is a two way street.. If you are to believe that god made all creatures equal and in his own image then us humans in the full knowledge that we are doing more harm than good....well we don't deserve any.
What creator of life would save one part of it's creation that has wiped out more than it's fair share of life and will continue to do so until we are "saved"?
The Earth will be in whatever condition that geological processes dictate.
Life on Earth is a different story, as habitats and species and consigned to the history books in what will be called the minor extinction.. a period in the Earths history where humans overpopulated and thought they could wreak havoc with no consequences.
If Jesus were to return and took a good hard look at the damage we have done...well we are all going to hell and nobody deserved to be saved :)
RE: Who make better spouse's...Scottish men or Irish men???
We have kilts in Ireland and our Uilleann pipes are sweeter than any bagpipe :)