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Originally Posted by GeddyBass2112
This is a question which has likely been done to death, but a search turned up nothing.
I'm just wondering, with all the religious discussion on here, how many people have actually read the holy books of other religions to their own (if they have a religious ID at all) or studied the culture, theology and background to those religions.
It just seems that there's an awful lot of misunderstanding going on about some religions (especially Islam) which could be sorted out by some basic research into that religion or that particular theology.
I can say that I've read most of the major religious texts, including some in their original language.
What about my fellow MBers?
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I must say that I have read just about everything there is to read. And, not exclusive to all the major religious texts. Truth is everywhere. In every Word ever written. So, I guess I would like to know what you have learned from your studies? Do you understand the concepts. Logos. Do you understand the Book of Tao? Or, even Mary had a little lamb?
Can you pinpoint Truth in the messages delivered through the brilliance of lyricists in rock n roll?
Let me post a song I wrote. The lyrics apply to a few problems. Let me know how many messages do you find that apply to everything you know through all the texts you have studied? And, the last line. What is the name?
The Score
In this world of numbers and digits
an endless supply of useless statistics
winning or losing the game of life
means life for your death, and death for your life
The powers that be love their numbers and digits
utilized for handy labeling kits
manipulation of numbers create deception and lies
And, with the labeling kits, they destroy men's lives
So they tabulate to stipulate
and recalculate to manipulate
but sadly they underestimate
the fate they await on the Judgment date
and all the numbers and digits that these men create
serve only to abominate, desecrate, and teach us to hate
In this world of numbers and digits
and labels created to suit us and fit us
to categorize us as an end to a means
And, we wear them as proudly as designer jeans
So they tabulate and calculate
to manipulate and validate
to amass a wealth that bears no weight
for bread that means nothing at the narrow gate
and on the great and dreadful judgment date
nary a man can manipulate his fate
because, judging oneself is a tough debate
The Powers that be want conformity
with numbers and digits they form strategy
and we follow along like little lost sheep
to be bound in a place called gnash and weep
Numbers and digits is the name of the game
But numbers and digits cannot form a name
and in this game there is no hero
cause man's final score is always on zero
So keep on following on the broad and wide path
use numbers and digits and keep crooked math
Use those numbers and digits for your son and daughter
for with numbers and digits you lead them to slaughter
So stand by while they calculate and tabulate
the numbers used to manipulate and dominate
and while numbers and digits for some seem to stimulate
death and destruction is what they perpetuate
by man's actions and words he seals his own fate
for numbers and digits not a single name makes
Because, this is exactly why I joined this site. Is to try to inform people that they must do exactly what you have done and more. If they want to seek and find what is incorrectly perceived as a name. god. And, the religions created from the messages of Logos that were altered and misinterpreted.
See what you think might the message here. There's several that apply to all the scriptures, and the teachings. How many can we find? I hope some of you participate, and please post anything you would want to see interpreted. I would love to see some original poetry, or songs you have written.
peace
steve