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Atheism is Witchcraft

Started byThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
First post2016-09-11 12:43 -0700
Last post2016-09-15 23:22 -0700
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  Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-11 12:43 -0700
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Davej <galt_57@hotmail.com> - 2016-09-11 13:06 -0700
      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft WeHang FagZ And Jews Too <macabbeus@gmail.com> - 2016-09-11 13:27 -0700
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-11 23:44 +0000
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> - 2016-09-11 16:43 -0400
      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-09-11 23:20 -0400
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-12 00:38 -0700
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Cloud Hobbit <youngblood2949@gmail.com> - 2016-09-11 14:13 -0700
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Normal Human <NH@....> - 2016-09-12 08:01 +1000
      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-11 15:24 -0700
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Wisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc> - 2016-09-11 16:28 -0600
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-09-12 00:06 +0000
            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-12 07:31 +0200
              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-12 12:57 +0000
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-12 08:57 -0500
                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-12 14:26 +0000
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-12 19:18 +0200
                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-12 12:37 -0500
                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-12 22:43 +0200
                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-12 19:14 -0700
                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-09-12 22:18 +0000
                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-13 06:45 +0200
                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-12 23:56 -0500
                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-13 08:16 +0200
                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-13 00:07 -0700
                            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-13 22:00 +0200
                              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-13 20:53 -0700
                                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-14 20:15 +0200
                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-15 01:34 +0200
                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-15 08:23 +0200
                                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-15 03:33 -0400
                                        Re: Theism is Witchcraft Wisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc> - 2016-09-15 11:29 -0600
                                          Re: Theism is Witchcraft John Locke <johnnydemon666@demonmail.com> - 2016-09-15 11:14 -0700
                                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-15 20:44 +0200
                                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft "HGWilson, DSc." <hgw@....> - 2016-09-16 06:34 +1000
                                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-15 20:02 -0400
                                            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-15 19:05 -0500
                                              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-09-16 10:25 +1000
                                              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-15 22:11 -0400
                                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-15 19:25 -0700
                                            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-16 06:20 +0200
                                              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-15 22:57 -0700
                                                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-17 08:16 +0200
                                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-17 07:01 -0400
                                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-17 11:54 +0000
                                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-09-18 09:55 +1000
                                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-17 04:18 -0700
                                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-17 04:18 -0700
                                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-17 04:19 -0700
                                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-09-17 10:21 -0400
                                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-17 16:28 +0000
                                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-17 18:52 +0200
                                                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-09-17 13:57 -0400
                                                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-09-18 09:57 +1000
                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 20:19 -0700
                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Cloud Hobbit <youngblood2949@gmail.com> - 2016-09-12 15:31 -0700
                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-12 19:13 -0700
                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-13 07:01 +0200
                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-12 22:29 -0700
                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-13 08:21 +0200
                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-13 00:05 -0700
                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-13 07:49 +0000
                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-13 18:03 +0200
                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-13 21:00 -0700
                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-14 06:27 +0000
                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-14 02:45 -0500
                            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-14 11:14 +0000
                              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-14 06:44 -0500
                                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-14 12:31 +0000
                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-14 07:57 -0500
                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-14 15:02 +0000
                                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-15 03:02 -0700
                                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-15 15:38 +0000
                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-15 03:00 -0700
                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-15 15:29 +0000
                              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-15 02:55 -0700
                                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-15 14:57 +0000
                                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Les Hellawell <les@shant.tell> - 2016-09-15 19:37 +0100
                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-14 01:34 -0700
                            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-09-14 11:16 +0000
                            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-14 19:45 +0200
                              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-14 14:43 -0500
                                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-16 07:01 +0200
                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-15 22:58 -0700
                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft "%" <persent@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 23:13 -0700
                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-16 03:49 -0500
                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-16 08:00 +0200
                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft "Hot-Text" <hot-text@hotmail.com> - 2016-09-16 18:57 -0500
                    Re: Theism is Witchcraft Wisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc> - 2016-09-16 22:06 -0600
                      "Wisely Non-Theist" "Billy_Ray_Ferrell_USA-VP_2016" <billyrferrell@minpin.mshome.net> - 2016-09-17 00:32 -0500
              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-09-12 17:55 -0400
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> - 2016-09-11 19:08 -0400
      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2016-09-11 15:40 -0700
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2016-09-11 15:26 -0700
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft default <default@defaulter.net> - 2016-09-12 07:19 -0400
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-13 00:27 -0700
      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-13 00:34 -0700
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-13 09:07 -0700
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-13 09:21 -0700
            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-13 09:42 -0700
              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-14 10:21 -0700
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-14 14:37 -0400
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-14 12:06 -0700
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2016-09-16 22:42 -0700
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft John Locke <johnnydemon666@demonmail.com> - 2016-09-13 10:15 -0700
      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-13 11:45 -0700
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2016-09-16 22:57 -0700
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft HGW <hw@....> - 2016-09-14 09:10 +1000
      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Wisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc> - 2016-09-13 17:21 -0600
      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-13 19:59 -0400
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-14 03:15 +0200
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-13 20:33 -0500
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-13 22:09 -0400
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-13 20:55 -0700
            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft HGW <hw@....> - 2016-09-14 20:47 +1000
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> - 2016-09-14 00:26 -0400
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-14 01:16 +0000
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-13 22:01 -0400
            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-13 21:12 -0500
              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft HGW <hw@....> - 2016-09-15 09:32 +1000
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Wisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc> - 2016-09-14 17:38 -0600
                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 23:32 -0400
                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Wisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc> - 2016-09-14 23:15 -0600
                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-15 03:33 -0400
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 23:36 -0400
                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-15 08:52 +0200
                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft HGW <hw@....> - 2016-09-15 18:01 +1000
                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-15 02:50 -0700
                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-15 22:48 +0200
                        Re: Theism is Witchcraft Virgil <VIRGIL@VIRGIL.com> - 2016-09-15 15:02 -0600
                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-15 19:23 -0700
                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-09-16 02:58 +0000
                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-16 08:16 +0200
                            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-16 01:15 -0700
                            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-09-16 12:50 -0400
                              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-17 01:38 +0000
                                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-09-17 10:21 -0400
                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-17 16:42 +0000
                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-15 23:41 -0700
                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-15 22:52 -0700
              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-15 17:45 -0400
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-15 17:15 -0500
                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-15 21:57 -0400
                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-09-16 04:23 +0000
                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-16 17:06 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-16 16:11 -0500
                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-09-16 21:51 +0000
                            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-16 21:00 -0400
                              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-09-17 01:56 +0000
                                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-17 08:30 +0200
                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-17 07:10 -0400
                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-17 04:14 -0700
                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-17 16:25 +0200
                                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-17 16:44 -0700
                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-17 12:27 -0700
                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-09-17 17:26 +0000
                                    Re: Theism is Witchcraft Wisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc> - 2016-09-17 11:48 -0600
                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-17 12:54 -0500
                                      Re: Theism is Witchcraft Wisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc> - 2016-09-17 12:47 -0600
                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-17 20:50 +0200
                                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-17 17:31 -0400
                                  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-17 12:00 -0700
                                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-17 17:25 -0400
                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-16 20:44 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-16 17:49 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-09-16 21:51 +0000
                    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-16 02:49 -0400
                      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-16 03:47 -0500
                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-16 05:57 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-09-16 17:12 -0400
                          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-16 16:22 -0500
                            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-17 19:00 +0200
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> - 2016-09-14 00:25 -0400
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 00:28 -0400
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-14 20:08 +0000
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-09-14 15:13 -0500
            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-14 18:10 -0400
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-14 03:58 -0400
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft tirebiter <dontspamme666@bigfoot.com> - 2016-09-14 18:51 -0700
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-09-15 23:22 -0700

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#2167803

Frommoroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)
Date2016-09-12 22:18 +0000
Message-ID<nr79ke$9uc$1@pcls7.std.com>
In reply to#2167689
Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> writes:

>'Mahmed' is actually a title and means 'the one to be praised' and was 
>used for Jesus.

>So Jesus and Mohamed were actually the same person, only slightly 
>'Arabified'. And Jesus was, of course, Jewish.

Wrong.  Jesus (Isa ibn Maryam) is revered in Islam as a prophet, the
prophet preceding Mohamed.  Islam has different beliefs about Jesus,
he was not God or the Son of God, he was not killed by crucifixion,
but he did perform miracles.  He was mentioned many times in the
Quran.

And the Jews did originate in the Middle East (unless you want to
claim that technically they, like all humans, originated in Africa
long before any civilization)

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#2167926

FromThomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de>
Date2016-09-13 06:45 +0200
Message-ID<e3pej6F55tfU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2167803
Am 13.09.2016 00:18, schrieb Michael Moroney:

>> 'Mahmed' is actually a title and means 'the one to be praised' and was
>> used for Jesus.
>
>> So Jesus and Mohamed were actually the same person, only slightly
>> 'Arabified'. And Jesus was, of course, Jewish.
>
> Wrong.  Jesus (Isa ibn Maryam) is revered in Islam as a prophet, the
> prophet preceding Mohamed.  Islam has different beliefs about Jesus,
> he was not God or the Son of God, he was not killed by crucifixion,
> but he did perform miracles.  He was mentioned many times in the
> Quran.
>
> And the Jews did originate in the Middle East (unless you want to
> claim that technically they, like all humans, originated in Africa
> long before any civilization)

The early Christians had no cross as symbol and they did not believe in 
trinity, but only in one single god.

This believe system is called 'Arianism'.

Jesus was a prophet and not a god himself (for the Arians).

He was also not crucified.

This part (son of god, crucification, wonders, resurrection and so 
forth) stems from Egyptian sun-worship and had the form of 'Mitraism' in 
Rome.

Now the Arians were prosecuted after the council of Nicea  and had to 
flee from Syria. Much later their believe build the roots of what is 
today Islam.

The change from Aramaic language to Arabic changed the title of Jesus 
(in Aramaic) 'mahmed' to the name 'Mohammed' in Arabic.

But originally meant was the exact same person.

TH

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#2167928

FromChristopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net>
Date2016-09-12 23:56 -0500
Message-ID<gh1ftblimv9soefkv170vkril6m6m6enl5@4ax.com>
In reply to#2167926
On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:45:21 +0200, Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de>
wrote:

>The change from Aramaic language to Arabic changed the title of Jesus 
>(in Aramaic) 'mahmed' to the name 'Mohammed' in Arabic.

What a fucking moron.

And why are you posting this mindless stupidity in alt.atheism and
sci.physics.relativity where it is completely off-topic?

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#2167940

FromThomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de>
Date2016-09-13 08:16 +0200
Message-ID<e3pjt7F6b7rU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2167928
Am 13.09.2016 06:56, schrieb Christopher A. Lee:

>> The change from Aramaic language to Arabic changed the title of Jesus
>> (in Aramaic) 'mahmed' to the name 'Mohammed' in Arabic.
>
> What a fucking moron.

The idea stems from a German Islam scientist and historian named 
Karl-Heinz Ohlig.

He wrote this

http://inarah.de/sammelbaende-und-artikel/inarah-band-4/geschichte-rueckwaerts-gelesen/

Unfortunately this is all in German. But eventually you can get it 
translated into English by google.translator.
>
> And why are you posting this mindless stupidity in alt.atheism and
> sci.physics.relativity where it is completely off-topic?


Well, cross-posting is a common problem in the UseNet. Actually I read 
sci.physics.relativity and reply to posts, that show up there, even if 
they are off topic to relativity (as is this topic).

But what other method would you suggest?

I don not really want to extend the number of groups which I read, but 
have on some occasion something to say about cross-posts reaching these 
groups for unknown reasons.


TH

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#2167955

FromJeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com>
Date2016-09-13 00:07 -0700
Message-ID<hlwdjsd2-79599C.00072513092016@news.giganews.com>
In reply to#2167940
In article <e3pjt7F6b7rU1@mid.individual.net>,
 Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> wrote:

> Am 13.09.2016 06:56, schrieb Christopher A. Lee:
> 
> >> The change from Aramaic language to Arabic changed the title of Jesus
> >> (in Aramaic) 'mahmed' to the name 'Mohammed' in Arabic.
> >
> > What a fucking moron.
> 
> The idea stems from a German Islam scientist and historian named 
> Karl-Heinz Ohlig.
> 
> He wrote this
> 
> http://inarah.de/sammelbaende-und-artikel/inarah-band-4/geschichte-rueckwaerts
> -gelesen/


What evidence does he present? And has it been peer-reviewed and found 
valid.

-- 

JD

Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream 
up a God superior to themselves. Most 
Gods have the manners and morals of a 
spoiled child.

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#2168116

FromThomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de>
Date2016-09-13 22:00 +0200
Message-ID<e3r46iFhtugU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2167955
Am 13.09.2016 09:07, schrieb Jeanne Douglas:

>>>> The change from Aramaic language to Arabic changed the title of Jesus
>>>> (in Aramaic) 'mahmed' to the name 'Mohammed' in Arabic.
>>>
>>> What a fucking moron.
>>
>> The idea stems from a German Islam scientist and historian named
>> Karl-Heinz Ohlig.
>>
>> He wrote this
>>
>> http://inarah.de/sammelbaende-und-artikel/inarah-band-4/geschichte-rueckwaerts
>> -gelesen/
>
>
> What evidence does he present? And has it been peer-reviewed and found
> valid.
>
Sorry, but I don't know.

As far as I can tell he's a honourable scientist. But actually Islam 
studies are not really my subject. So I have read something he wrote, 
but I'm not able to estimate how influential he is.

Certainly he is far from the mainstream.

anyhow: I like his idea.

Here is a link to what google.translator made out of his web-page:

https://translate.google.de/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Finarah.de%2Fsammelbaende-und-artikel%2Finarah-band-4%2Fgeschichte-rueckwaerts-gelesen%2F&edit-text=&act=url

a few quotes:

"First was, as will be seen below, the Quranic movement a special form 
of Syriac Persian Christianity. She defended aggressively to the 
accuracy of this sectarian peculiarities, but without separating from 
the other Christians or to break away from Torah and Gospel."

"According to the inscription in the Rock has Abd al-Malik muammad more 
than Christological predicate understood?. [34] This document the 
coinage, which he minted during his turn from east to west: point to one 
side of a MHMT, in the West arrived with the Arab explanation muammad, 
and on the other a Christian iconographic design. [35] 750 AD ago. But 
John of Damascus sees in his Liber de haeresibus if this passage is 
authentic, Mamed (Machmed) as a proper name of the herald of a graphe 
(writing). [36] Thus should the transition to the conception of Mohammed 
as a historical figure in the first half of the 8th century to be done."


"Even earlier, however, about the year 77 H. (around 701 BC) Can be 
found far to the east, in Merv  coins, bear the marking 'machmatan' one 
reads this word as Persian vocabulary, it means the attached syllable. 
  means "people of ...", the whole concept it means "people (or 
followers) of Muhammad". Another possibility would be a Syrian reading 
in the has an adjective meaning, ie "to Mohammed belonging" - in two 
versions, consequently, the same statement. But if you also 'machmat 
'only translated ( "the Promised" or "the Honorable to"), then it would 
be to people who belong to the Honorable to (Jesus). However, the latter 
possibility seems most grammatically possible, but for the intentioned 
situation too complicated (unless you draw a parallel to the Greek name 
Christianoi [Christians], which indeed literally also means "people [or 
trailer] the Messiah" [ Jesus]). Suppose - it is the most simple 
solution - that is mentioned on the coins of "people of Muhammad"."


Certainly a terrible translation. But somehow it should express, that 
'mahmed' was a title in Aramaic (for Jesus), which morphed to 'muhammad' 
(Mohamed) in Arabic.

TH

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#2168276

FromJeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com>
Date2016-09-13 20:53 -0700
Message-ID<hlwdjsd2-2134B5.20531513092016@news.giganews.com>
In reply to#2168116
In article <e3r46iFhtugU1@mid.individual.net>,
 Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> wrote:

> Am 13.09.2016 09:07, schrieb Jeanne Douglas:
> 
> >>>> The change from Aramaic language to Arabic changed the title of Jesus
> >>>> (in Aramaic) 'mahmed' to the name 'Mohammed' in Arabic.
> >>>
> >>> What a fucking moron.
> >>
> >> The idea stems from a German Islam scientist and historian named
> >> Karl-Heinz Ohlig.
> >>
> >> He wrote this
> >>
> >> http://inarah.de/sammelbaende-und-artikel/inarah-band-4/geschichte-rueckwae
> >> rts
> >> -gelesen/
> >
> >
> > What evidence does he present? And has it been peer-reviewed and found
> > valid.
> >
> Sorry, but I don't know.
>
> As far as I can tell he's a honourable scientist. But actually Islam 
> studies are not really my subject. So I have read something he wrote, 
> but I'm not able to estimate how influential he is.
> 
> Certainly he is far from the mainstream.
> 
> anyhow: I like his idea.

I like the idea of the Big Bang resulting from the collision of 2 
branes. Doesn't mean I give it any credence in reality. Because there's 
no evidence to support it.


> Here is a link to what google.translator made out of his web-page:
> 
> https://translate.google.de/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&
> u=http%3A%2F%2Finarah.de%2Fsammelbaende-und-artikel%2Finarah-band-4%2Fgeschich
> te-rueckwaerts-gelesen%2F&edit-text=&act=url
> 
> a few quotes:
> 
> "First was, as will be seen below, the Quranic movement a special form 
> of Syriac Persian Christianity. She defended aggressively to the 
> accuracy of this sectarian peculiarities, but without separating from 
> the other Christians or to break away from Torah and Gospel."
> 
> "According to the inscription in the Rock has Abd al-Malik muammad more 
> than Christological predicate understood?. [34] This document the 
> coinage, which he minted during his turn from east to west: point to one 
> side of a MHMT, in the West arrived with the Arab explanation muammad, 
> and on the other a Christian iconographic design. [35] 750 AD ago. But 
> John of Damascus sees in his Liber de haeresibus if this passage is 
> authentic, Mamed (Machmed) as a proper name of the herald of a graphe 
> (writing). [36] Thus should the transition to the conception of Mohammed 
> as a historical figure in the first half of the 8th century to be done."
> 
> 
> "Even earlier, however, about the year 77 H. (around 701 BC) Can be 
> found far to the east, in Merv  coins, bear the marking 'machmatan' one 
> reads this word as Persian vocabulary, it means the attached syllable. 
>   means "people of ...", the whole concept it means "people (or 
> followers) of Muhammad". Another possibility would be a Syrian reading 
> in the has an adjective meaning, ie "to Mohammed belonging" - in two 
> versions, consequently, the same statement. But if you also 'machmat 
> 'only translated ( "the Promised" or "the Honorable to"), then it would 
> be to people who belong to the Honorable to (Jesus). However, the latter 
> possibility seems most grammatically possible, but for the intentioned 
> situation too complicated (unless you draw a parallel to the Greek name 
> Christianoi [Christians], which indeed literally also means "people [or 
> trailer] the Messiah" [ Jesus]). Suppose - it is the most simple 
> solution - that is mentioned on the coins of "people of Muhammad"."
> 
> 
> Certainly a terrible translation. But somehow it should express, that 
> 'mahmed' was a title in Aramaic (for Jesus), which morphed to 'muhammad' 
> (Mohamed) in Arabic.

Why, since it's nonsense?

-- 

JD

Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream 
up a God superior to themselves. Most 
Gods have the manners and morals of a 
spoiled child.

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#2168464

FromThomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de>
Date2016-09-14 20:15 +0200
Message-ID<e3tiefF58puU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2168276
Am 14.09.2016 05:53, schrieb Jeanne Douglas:

>> Certainly a terrible translation. But somehow it should express, that
>> >  'mahmed' was a title in Aramaic (for Jesus), which morphed to 'muhammad'
>> >  (Mohamed) in Arabic.
> Why, since it's nonsense?

For me the story of Karl-Heinz Ohlig does make sense!

To understand the idea, you need to understand the economy of that time.

most profitable was the far-East trade.

Now there have been several ways, how you could get from Europe to India 
and China.

You could sail from the Mediterranean Sea past Gibraltar and around 
Africa, across the Indian ocean and would reach India.

But this route has a lot of disadvantages. At first it was very long 
and people of that time did not like to sail on the Atlantic. But most 
likely Phoenician and Chinese sailors went along this route.

You could walk along the Silk Road and send goods with camels to China.

This route was controlled by the Sassanides.

The Romans controlled a route over the Nile, a little bit of desert and 
the Red Sea.

The disadvantages of that route: the Romans wanted high taxes (about 25%).

Since the goods from the East had enormous value, the Empires fought 
constantly over control of these trade routes.

And the Romans wanted a monopoly and tried to wipe out all competitors.

For this purpose they hired the Arabs as associated forces. So the Arabs 
went east and conquered the Empire of the Sassanides.

The 'hub' of the trade along the Silk Road was the city Merv.
This city was kind of metropolis, because besides trade, there was a lot 
of information coming from all parts of the World.

Among these influences were Christian sects, like the 'Arians'.

Now the Arabs conquered this city and kept most of the intellectual 
resources.

The trade hub was relocated to the west and wisdom was taken with the 
occupants to the capital of the Sarazens.

And once the Roman Empire had disappeared the Arabs wanted their own 
religion (different from the Roma Christianity).

And the Arians could actually deliver. So their believes were fused with 
the culture of the Sarazens and out came Islam.

This is roughly the concept of Karl-Heinz Ohlig and to me it makes sense.



TH

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#2168559

FromThomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de>
Date2016-09-15 01:34 +0200
Message-ID<e3u552F9mjmU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2168464
Am 14.09.2016 20:15, schrieb Thomas Heger:

> The 'hub' of the trade along the Silk Road was the city Merv.
> This city was kind of metropolis, because besides trade, there was a lot
> of information coming from all parts of the World.
>
> Among these influences were Christian sects, like the 'Arians'.
>
> Now the Arabs conquered this city and kept most of the intellectual
> resources.
>
> The trade hub was relocated to the west and wisdom was taken with the
> occupants to the capital of the Sarazens.
>
> And once the Roman Empire had disappeared the Arabs wanted their own
> religion (different from the Roma Christianity).
>
> And the Arians could actually deliver. So their believes were fused with
> the culture of the Sarazens and out came Islam.
>
> This is roughly the concept of Karl-Heinz Ohlig and to me it makes sense.

It is actually possible to prove, that this had actually happened in 
reality.

The idea is, that the wars for control of trade routes also changed the 
streams of wealth associated with this trade.

The wealthy cities also attracted a variety of of ancient intellectuals 
and among them were the people who influenced religion.

If now the ruling powers changed, the predominant believe system also 
changed. And most likely it changes towards the culture of the then 
ruling powers - at the expense of former and defeated cultures.

In this case we have a couple of cities involved in a complex story of 
the migration and changes of a certain believe system (monotheism).

The believers usually do not see this long story, since they assume 
eternal and unaltered existence of what was there, when they were born.

So the believers in the Koran assume, it is original and had no 
forerunners.

But in fact everything is based on something older - usually.

Since the Koran mentions names and stories from the bible, it is obvious 
to assume, that the Koran evolved from a Christian sect, which itself 
evolved from Judaism.

Also Judaism will most likely have earlier traditions (and so forth).

Now the present believers of something new do not regard believers in 
the earlier versions as authority, but as moronic traditionalists.

And on occasion, they want to break free of such traditions and start 
something 'modern'.

Now they would certainly not support traditionalist, who point to the 
earlier versions of what appears to be new.

And traditionalist would get in conflict with the new ruling powers, 
since the earlier traditions included also other people in power than 
currently ruling.

Depending on the political system, the heresy of accepting other rulers 
  could eventually be punished in some societies.

But historians, theologians and other scientists have other objectives 
and can search for traces of roots in earlier cultures.

This would result in theories, which violate the demand for exclusive 
truth of the own interpretation of history, maintained by a certain 
believe systems.

In other words: historians are not always welcomed and can get in 
trouble in some cases.



TH

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#2168649

FromThomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de>
Date2016-09-15 08:23 +0200
Message-ID<e3ut39FemcbU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2168559
Am 15.09.2016 01:34, schrieb Thomas Heger:

> Now the present believers of something new do not regard believers in
> the earlier versions as authority, but as moronic traditionalists.
>
> And on occasion, they want to break free of such traditions and start
> something 'modern'.
>
> Now they would certainly not support traditionalist, who point to the
> earlier versions of what appears to be new.
>
> And traditionalist would get in conflict with the new ruling powers,
> since the earlier traditions included also other people in power than
> currently ruling.
>
> Depending on the political system, the heresy of accepting other rulers
> could eventually be punished in some societies.
>
> But historians, theologians and other scientists have other objectives
> and can search for traces of roots in earlier cultures.
>
> This would result in theories, which violate the demand for exclusive
> truth of the own interpretation of history, maintained by a certain
> believe systems.
>
> In other words: historians are not always welcomed and can get in
> trouble in some cases.

What historians and scientists try to deliver, should be correct in an 
objectives sense.

This would be in many cases in conflict with propaganda of the powers in 
control, since those powers usually want to decide, what is correct and 
what is not.

So science and power are acting on the same subject, but in opposite 
directions.

Scientists want truth and rulers want (more) power. If the scientists 
eventually threaten current ideology, then the ruling classes regard 
this as heresy.

We have seen this in a variety of forms in many authoritarians 
societies, like ancient Rome, medieval Spain or the former Soviet Union.

But history is science and science tries to find true stories, whether 
or not the politicians like them. Power, money, influence and ideology 
are not scientific categories, hence usefulness of a certain finding is 
not the aim of science, but truth.

If we apply scientific methods to the history of monotheistic religions, 
we would research similarities and historic developments over many 
millennia and over different  regions, countries, cultures and languages.

So Judaism, Christianity and Islam could have similarities, which were 
not seen as such.

E.g. all three religions created a unique era, after which they number 
the years.

But there was history before and the new era was not the beginning of 
the world.

Only this fact is rejected, without obvious reason and against simple 
logic. This was done, because the people of that new era saw themselves 
in the centre of the universe (at least of the Earth) and this had to be 
always there, where they are.

So further history was removed from the records and mentioning of older 
cultures was threatened with punishment.

And this is so until the present day.


TH

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#2168660

FromAttila <<prochoice@here.now>
Date2016-09-15 03:33 -0400
Message-ID<1cjktb1pjlt1vu94n860jiq4tmfiii8rou@4ax.com>
In reply to#2168649
On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 08:23:28 +0200, Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> in
alt.atheism with message-id <e3ut39FemcbU1@mid.individual.net> wrote:

>Am 15.09.2016 01:34, schrieb Thomas Heger:
>
>> Now the present believers of something new do not regard believers in
>> the earlier versions as authority, but as moronic traditionalists.
>>
>> And on occasion, they want to break free of such traditions and start
>> something 'modern'.
>>
>> Now they would certainly not support traditionalist, who point to the
>> earlier versions of what appears to be new.
>>
>> And traditionalist would get in conflict with the new ruling powers,
>> since the earlier traditions included also other people in power than
>> currently ruling.
>>
>> Depending on the political system, the heresy of accepting other rulers
>> could eventually be punished in some societies.
>>
>> But historians, theologians and other scientists have other objectives
>> and can search for traces of roots in earlier cultures.
>>
>> This would result in theories, which violate the demand for exclusive
>> truth of the own interpretation of history, maintained by a certain
>> believe systems.
>>
>> In other words: historians are not always welcomed and can get in
>> trouble in some cases.
>
>What historians and scientists try to deliver, should be correct in an 
>objectives sense.

Correct and should not include any personal beliefs.

>
>This would be in many cases in conflict with propaganda of the powers in 
>control, since those powers usually want to decide, what is correct and 
>what is not.

That is called political pressure.

>
>So science and power are acting on the same subject, but in opposite 
>directions.

Not power - politics.

>
>Scientists want truth and rulers want (more) power. If the scientists 
>eventually threaten current ideology, then the ruling classes regard 
>this as heresy.
>
>We have seen this in a variety of forms in many authoritarians 
>societies, like ancient Rome, medieval Spain or the former Soviet Union.

Political influence and pressure exists under every system.

>
>But history is science and science tries to find true stories, whether 
>or not the politicians like them. Power, money, influence and ideology 
>are not scientific categories, hence usefulness of a certain finding is 
>not the aim of science, but truth.
>
>If we apply scientific methods to the history of monotheistic religions, 
>we would research similarities and historic developments over many 
>millennia and over different  regions, countries, cultures and languages.

No such study could be made because it would be a study of belief, not
fact.

>
>So Judaism, Christianity and Islam could have similarities, which were 
>not seen as such.

Until one or more is validated that is irrelevant.

>
>E.g. all three religions created a unique era, after which they number 
>the years.
>
>But there was history before and the new era was not the beginning of 
>the world.
>
>Only this fact is rejected, without obvious reason and against simple 
>logic. This was done, because the people of that new era saw themselves 
>in the centre of the universe (at least of the Earth) and this had to be 
>always there, where they are.
>
>So further history was removed from the records and mentioning of older 
>cultures was threatened with punishment.
>
>And this is so until the present day.
>
>
>TH

--
Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting and abhorrent.

Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying, especially 
those proposed by His Imperial Majesty Emperor OBastard.

Any day now I expect some liberal to demand a government 
guaranteed above average income for every person.

Every illegal alien is a criminal.
No amnesty or work permit under any name or for any reason.
Deportation upon identification as the only option.

If you must text and drive please kill yourself quickly
before you run into me.

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#2168790 — Re: Theism is Witchcraft

FromWisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc>
Date2016-09-15 11:29 -0600
SubjectRe: Theism is Witchcraft
Message-ID<aaa-DF1254.11291115092016@news.giganews.com>
In reply to#2168660
Theism is Witchcraft, atheism is science!

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#2168804 — Re: Theism is Witchcraft

FromJohn Locke <johnnydemon666@demonmail.com>
Date2016-09-15 11:14 -0700
SubjectRe: Theism is Witchcraft
Message-ID<i1pltb5j0ab5te72md6ih2glbvak5shhnk@4ax.com>
In reply to#2168790
On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 11:29:11 -0600, Wisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc>
wrote:

>Theism is Witchcraft, atheism is science!
>
...absolutely. Especially Christianity...you've got your zombie,
walking on water, water to wine, possessed animals, demons, human
sacrifice...the epitome of the definition of witchcraft. In fact
Christianity makes those black magic dudes look like amateurs !

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#2168815

FromThomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de>
Date2016-09-15 20:44 +0200
Message-ID<e408g2Fp3v5U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2168660
Am 15.09.2016 09:33, schrieb Attila <:

>>> In other words: historians are not always welcomed and can get in
>>> trouble in some cases.
>>
>> What historians and scientists try to deliver, should be correct in an
>> objectives sense.
>
> Correct and should not include any personal beliefs.

Scientists can believe in whatever they like.

It the scientific finding is correct, than there is no problem with 
religion.


>>
>> This would be in many cases in conflict with propaganda of the powers in
>> control, since those powers usually want to decide, what is correct and
>> what is not.
>
> That is called political pressure.
>
>>
>> So science and power are acting on the same subject, but in opposite
>> directions.
>
> Not power - politics.


Wealth, position, personal relations, strength, knowledge, fame and a 
few other features could make a person influential.

The set of influential people are now named 'power'.

Politicians often have power, but not necessarily they alone.

E.g. the Pope is not a politician, but is certainly influential.

>>
>> Scientists want truth and rulers want (more) power. If the scientists
>> eventually threaten current ideology, then the ruling classes regard
>> this as heresy.
>>
>> We have seen this in a variety of forms in many authoritarians
>> societies, like ancient Rome, medieval Spain or the former Soviet Union.
>
> Political influence and pressure exists under every system.


Well, no.

Political pressure on science about historical questions is by no means 
acceptable.

>>
>> But history is science and science tries to find true stories, whether
>> or not the politicians like them. Power, money, influence and ideology
>> are not scientific categories, hence usefulness of a certain finding is
>> not the aim of science, but truth.
>>
>> If we apply scientific methods to the history of monotheistic religions,
>> we would research similarities and historic developments over many
>> millennia and over different  regions, countries, cultures and languages.
>
> No such study could be made because it would be a study of belief, not
> fact.


The subject in question was a hypothesis of the German Islam scientist 
Karl-Heinz Ohlig.

He had researched history of the early Islam.

He found out something interesting: that the Islam was derived from a 
certain form of early Christianity, which was common the region, which 
today is Syria.

This was kind of sect, which is called now 'Arians' or 'Nestorians'.

Their holy scripts were later the foundation for the Koran.

They spoke Aramaic and they used the title 'mahmed' (in Aramaic) for 
Jesus. With translation to Arabic, this title was changed to the Arabic 
name 'Mohamed', but still meant Jesus.

So 'Jesus' and 'Mohamed' are different names for the same person.

Whether or not a real person existed, that is not really important in 
this context, but only the identity of the person.

And THAT is a really big deal today, since in case of Ohlig is correct, 
then Islam and Christianity are not two different religions, but only 
different forms of the same believe.

This has far reaching implications, since then Christians could not be 
treated as non-believers by Muslims.

>> So Judaism, Christianity and Islam could have similarities, which were
>> not seen as such.
>
> Until one or more is validated that is irrelevant.

No.

Since religion and politics are often mixed, the question of the 
boarders between one belief and the other has influence on politics, 
too. And this would influence the life of billions of people.

So it is precisely not irrelevant.


TH

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#2168858

From"HGWilson, DSc." <hgw@....>
Date2016-09-16 06:34 +1000
Message-ID<nrf0ka$bj4$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#2168815
On 16/09/16 04:44, Thomas Heger wrote:
> Am 15.09.2016 09:33, schrieb Attila <:

>
> This was kind of sect, which is called now 'Arians' or 'Nestorians'.
>
> Their holy scripts were later the foundation for the Koran.
>
> They spoke Aramaic and they used the title 'mahmed' (in Aramaic) for
> Jesus. With translation to Arabic, this title was changed to the Arabic
> name 'Mohamed', but still meant Jesus.
>
> So 'Jesus' and 'Mohamed' are different names for the same person.
>
> Whether or not a real person existed, that is not really important in
> this context, but only the identity of the person.
>
> And THAT is a really big deal today, since in case of Ohlig is correct,
> then Islam and Christianity are not two different religions, but only
> different forms of the same believe.

Who gives a hoot? All religions exist for one purpose. To give great 
power to a handful of evil people over the minds of whole populations. 
Until all forms of religion are seen for what they are and eradicated, 
there can be no civilized peace on this planet.

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#2168935

FromAttila <<prochoice@here.now>
Date2016-09-15 20:02 -0400
Message-ID<d8dmtbd3jjtaabahg86d46qb779q9i29fq@4ax.com>
In reply to#2168815
On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:44:09 +0200, Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> in
alt.atheism with message-id <e408g2Fp3v5U1@mid.individual.net> wrote:

>Am 15.09.2016 09:33, schrieb Attila <:
>
>>>> In other words: historians are not always welcomed and can get in
>>>> trouble in some cases.
>>>
>>> What historians and scientists try to deliver, should be correct in an
>>> objectives sense.
>>
>> Correct and should not include any personal beliefs.
>
>Scientists can believe in whatever they like.


True.

>
>It the scientific finding is correct, than there is no problem with 
>religion.

Science does not address religion.  

>
>
>>>
>>> This would be in many cases in conflict with propaganda of the powers in
>>> control, since those powers usually want to decide, what is correct and
>>> what is not.
>>
>> That is called political pressure.
>>
>>>
>>> So science and power are acting on the same subject, but in opposite
>>> directions.
>>
>> Not power - politics.
>
>
>Wealth, position, personal relations, strength, knowledge, fame and a 
>few other features could make a person influential.
>
>The set of influential people are now named 'power'.
>
>Politicians often have power, but not necessarily they alone.
>
>E.g. the Pope is not a politician, but is certainly influential.

Within limits.  For example, I could not care less what he thinks
about anything.

>
>>>
>>> Scientists want truth and rulers want (more) power. If the scientists
>>> eventually threaten current ideology, then the ruling classes regard
>>> this as heresy.
>>>
>>> We have seen this in a variety of forms in many authoritarians
>>> societies, like ancient Rome, medieval Spain or the former Soviet Union.
>>
>> Political influence and pressure exists under every system.
>
>
>Well, no.

Well, yes.

>
>Political pressure on science about historical questions is by no means 
>acceptable.

Agreed.  Political pressure on science about anything is unacceptable.
It is still attempted.


>
>>>
>>> But history is science and science tries to find true stories, whether
>>> or not the politicians like them. Power, money, influence and ideology
>>> are not scientific categories, hence usefulness of a certain finding is
>>> not the aim of science, but truth.
>>>
>>> If we apply scientific methods to the history of monotheistic religions,
>>> we would research similarities and historic developments over many
>>> millennia and over different  regions, countries, cultures and languages.
>>
>> No such study could be made because it would be a study of belief, not
>> fact.
>
>
>The subject in question was a hypothesis of the German Islam scientist 
>Karl-Heinz Ohlig.
>
>He had researched history of the early Islam.
>
>He found out something interesting: that the Islam was derived from a 
>certain form of early Christianity, which was common the region, which 
>today is Syria.
>
>This was kind of sect, which is called now 'Arians' or 'Nestorians'.
>
>Their holy scripts were later the foundation for the Koran.
>
>They spoke Aramaic and they used the title 'mahmed' (in Aramaic) for 
>Jesus. With translation to Arabic, this title was changed to the Arabic 
>name 'Mohamed', but still meant Jesus.
>
>So 'Jesus' and 'Mohamed' are different names for the same person.
>
>Whether or not a real person existed, that is not really important in 
>this context, but only the identity of the person.
>
>And THAT is a really big deal today, since in case of Ohlig is correct, 
>then Islam and Christianity are not two different religions, but only 
>different forms of the same believe.
>
>This has far reaching implications, since then Christians could not be 
>treated as non-believers by Muslims.
>
>>> So Judaism, Christianity and Islam could have similarities, which were
>>> not seen as such.
>>
>> Until one or more is validated that is irrelevant.
>
>No.
>
>Since religion and politics are often mixed, the question of the 
>boarders between one belief and the other has influence on politics, 
>too. And this would influence the life of billions of people.
>
>So it is precisely not irrelevant.

Nothing involving religion can be part of a sane discussion.

>
>
>TH

--
Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting and abhorrent.

Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying, especially 
those proposed by His Imperial Majesty Emperor OBastard.

Any day now I expect some liberal to demand a government 
guaranteed above average income for every person.

Every illegal alien is a criminal.
No amnesty or work permit under any name or for any reason.
Deportation upon identification as the only option.

If you must text and drive please kill yourself quickly
before you run into me.

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#2168937

FromChristopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net>
Date2016-09-15 19:05 -0500
Message-ID<aodmtbdcupv37l0g1eooiqukbg4594gvhd@4ax.com>
In reply to#2168935
On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:02:45 -0400, Attila <<prochoice@here.now>
wrote:

>On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:44:09 +0200, Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> in
>alt.atheism with message-id <e408g2Fp3v5U1@mid.individual.net> wrote:
>
>>Am 15.09.2016 09:33, schrieb Attila <:
>>
>>>>> In other words: historians are not always welcomed and can get in
>>>>> trouble in some cases.
>>>>
>>>> What historians and scientists try to deliver, should be correct in an
>>>> objectives sense.
>>>
>>> Correct and should not include any personal beliefs.
>>
>>Scientists can believe in whatever they like.
>
>
>True.
>
>>
>>It the scientific finding is correct, than there is no problem with 
>>religion.
>
>Science does not address religion.  

Apart from cultural anthropology and psychology.

Although it addresses religious claims made in the real world.

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#2168946

From"Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk>
Date2016-09-16 10:25 +1000
Message-ID<e40sf6FtlimU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2168937
On 16/09/2016 10:05, Christopher A. Lee wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:02:45 -0400, Attila <<prochoice@here.now>
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:44:09 +0200, Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> in
>> alt.atheism with message-id <e408g2Fp3v5U1@mid.individual.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Am 15.09.2016 09:33, schrieb Attila <:
>>>
>>>>>> In other words: historians are not always welcomed and can get in
>>>>>> trouble in some cases.
>>>>>
>>>>> What historians and scientists try to deliver, should be correct in an
>>>>> objectives sense.
>>>>
>>>> Correct and should not include any personal beliefs.
>>>
>>> Scientists can believe in whatever they like.
>>
>>
>> True.
>>
>>>
>>> It the scientific finding is correct, than there is no problem with
>>> religion.
>>
>> Science does not address religion.
>
> Apart from cultural anthropology and psychology.
>
> Although it addresses religious claims made in the real world.
>

Also sociology.

Neuropsychology (if that can be called a separate science).

Economics, in some respects.

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#2168998

FromAttila <<prochoice@here.now>
Date2016-09-15 22:11 -0400
Message-ID<p5lmtbp52888kulb5o6jggj67knautcssb@4ax.com>
In reply to#2168937
On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 19:05:48 -0500, Christopher A. Lee
<c.lee@fairpoint.net> in alt.atheism with message-id
<aodmtbdcupv37l0g1eooiqukbg4594gvhd@4ax.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:02:45 -0400, Attila <<prochoice@here.now>
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:44:09 +0200, Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> in
>>alt.atheism with message-id <e408g2Fp3v5U1@mid.individual.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Am 15.09.2016 09:33, schrieb Attila <:
>>>
>>>>>> In other words: historians are not always welcomed and can get in
>>>>>> trouble in some cases.
>>>>>
>>>>> What historians and scientists try to deliver, should be correct in an
>>>>> objectives sense.
>>>>
>>>> Correct and should not include any personal beliefs.
>>>
>>>Scientists can believe in whatever they like.
>>
>>
>>True.
>>
>>>
>>>It the scientific finding is correct, than there is no problem with 
>>>religion.
>>
>>Science does not address religion.  
>
>Apart from cultural anthropology and psychology.
>
>Although it addresses religious claims made in the real world.

I don't consider those as sciences.

--
Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting and abhorrent.

Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying, especially 
those proposed by His Imperial Majesty Emperor OBastard.

Any day now I expect some liberal to demand a government 
guaranteed above average income for every person.

Every illegal alien is a criminal.
No amnesty or work permit under any name or for any reason.
Deportation upon identification as the only option.

If you must text and drive please kill yourself quickly
before you run into me.

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#2169001

FromJeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com>
Date2016-09-15 19:25 -0700
Message-ID<hlwdjsd2-19C207.19253015092016@news.giganews.com>
In reply to#2168815
In article <e408g2Fp3v5U1@mid.individual.net>,
 Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> wrote:

> Am 15.09.2016 09:33, schrieb Attila <:
> 
> >>> In other words: historians are not always welcomed and can get in
> >>> trouble in some cases.
> >>
> >> What historians and scientists try to deliver, should be correct in an
> >> objectives sense.
> >
> > Correct and should not include any personal beliefs.
> 
> Scientists can believe in whatever they like.
> 
> It the scientific finding is correct, than there is no problem with 
> religion.
> 
> 
> >>
> >> This would be in many cases in conflict with propaganda of the powers in
> >> control, since those powers usually want to decide, what is correct and
> >> what is not.
> >
> > That is called political pressure.
> >
> >>
> >> So science and power are acting on the same subject, but in opposite
> >> directions.
> >
> > Not power - politics.
> 
> 
> Wealth, position, personal relations, strength, knowledge, fame and a 
> few other features could make a person influential.
> 
> The set of influential people are now named 'power'.
> 
> Politicians often have power, but not necessarily they alone.
> 
> E.g. the Pope is not a politician, but is certainly influential.

Of course he's a politician. He's the head of state of a nation.


> >> But history is science and science tries to find true stories, whether
> >> or not the politicians like them. Power, money, influence and ideology
> >> are not scientific categories, hence usefulness of a certain finding is
> >> not the aim of science, but truth.
> >>
> >> If we apply scientific methods to the history of monotheistic religions,
> >> we would research similarities and historic developments over many
> >> millennia and over different  regions, countries, cultures and languages.
> >
> > No such study could be made because it would be a study of belief, not
> > fact.
> 
> 
> The subject in question was a hypothesis of the German Islam scientist 
> Karl-Heinz Ohlig.
> 
> He had researched history of the early Islam.
> 
> He found out something interesting: that the Islam was derived from a 
> certain form of early Christianity, which was common the region, which 
> today is Syria.
> 
> This was kind of sect, which is called now 'Arians' or 'Nestorians'.
> 
> Their holy scripts were later the foundation for the Koran.

Do you have any other source confirming this hypothesis?


> They spoke Aramaic and they used the title 'mahmed' (in Aramaic) for 
> Jesus. With translation to Arabic, this title was changed to the Arabic 
> name 'Mohamed', but still meant Jesus.
> 
> So 'Jesus' and 'Mohamed' are different names for the same person.

Wrong again.

-- 

JD

Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream 
up a God superior to themselves. Most 
Gods have the manners and morals of a 
spoiled child.

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