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PLACEBOS, NOSCEBOS, MAGICAL HYPNOTIC TRANCES--powerful and mysterious forces for good and evil--were not common words in Jesus' day. But this does not mean that they did not use and feel the impact of what they mean, which I will talk about, later.

 

PLACEBOS, NOSCEBOS, MAGICAL HYPNOTIC TRANCES--powerful and mysterious forces for good and evil--were not common words in Jesus' day. But this does not mean that they did not use and feel the impact of what they mean, which I will talk about, later.

 

Deism. May I invite you to begin by exploring this with me? Generally speaking, have you checked out what it says about this topic in Wikipedia and the Web, in general?

IN A DIALOGUE WITH A RATIONAL BELIEVER.

He calls himself RB?

RB? THIS IS AN INVITATION TO HAVE A DIALOGUE

According to some physicists, we are in G.Õ.D. and G.Õ.D. is in us. To explore this idea, check out the work of Neil Turok, who wrote the book THE UNIVERSE WITH--From Quantum to Cosmos. Here are some of the detail you will need to participate, OK?

http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/massey-lectures/2012/11/12/the-2012-cbc...

http://www.quillandquire.com/reviews/review.cfm?review_id=7795

Retirement? Preferring to wear out, not just rust out, I prefer to call it re-directment. Do you remember the slogan "FREEDOM FIFTY-FIVE"? It was used by an insurance company to sell us insurance.  But how realistic is such an idea?

Southern Baptist Harold Camping, like numerous others in the past, wrongly predicted the return of Jesus on May 21.

http://simplefreechurch.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/jesus-will-come-may-21-2011-and-the-end-of-the-world-will-be-october-21-2011/

NOW WHAT? LET US WORK TOGETHER TO BRING ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IT--A VERY REALISTIC GOAL.

A DIALOGUE ABOUT THE WRITINGS OF RICHARD DAWKINS AND WHAT, IN CHAPTER TWO, HE CALLS "THE GOD HYPOTHESIS".

When I dialogue with atheists and agnostics--especially those with some knowledge of and interest in the sciences--I like to use the acronym, GØD. For me, the God Hypothesis is too large a mystery-filled concept to be confined to a noun.