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@ghost-of-a-duke said
Have you studied the scriptures of Hinduism and Bahá'í to ascertain they are void of prophetic utterances evidenced by actual historical events to attest to their validity?! Please say you have.

Good grief Ghost! If I didn't know better I'd think you were trying to put me on the spot. 😉

I certainly haven't "studied" the scriptures of any other major religious faith, but that doesn't mean I haven't researched their histories and basic fundamentals and tenets, and I hardly think that studying them is a perquisite for posting what I believe in this forum.

Bahá'í for example- less than 200 years old. Hardly old enough to have produced a record of prophecy worth comparing to the thousands year old biblical record. And considering that of the some 27,000 documents produced by its founder and adherents only less than 8% of them have been translated into English. Not much to study there!

Not going to criticize Bahá'ís basic tenets. Well intentioned and full of the sense of rightness concerning humanity.

Hinduism on the other hand is another animal altogether. And like all other faiths its prophetic record is negligible, and most of its tenants are in direct conflict with what the Bible teaches.

As a Bible believing Christian I follow in the footsteps of a risen saviour and consider the persecution of others that don't share in my faith to be unchristian behavior, and I believe everyone has the basic human right to believe and practice whatever faith they choose as long as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others to do the same.

Nevertheless, by and large, the Bible dwarfs all other religious writings in scope and veracity on every level relative to the truth.

I study the Bible. It contains the Words of the one and only living God, which is the bread of life, the very source of life itself. And as far as I know no other religious writings even remotely comes close to making that claim.

I respect your right to disagree, and have no ill will against anyone who does.

@secondson said
Good grief Ghost! If I didn't know better I'd think you were trying to put me on the spot. 😉

I certainly haven't "studied" the scriptures of any other major religious faith, but that doesn't mean I haven't researched their histories and basic fundamentals and tenets, and I hardly think that studying them is a perquisite for posting what I believe in this forum.

Bahá ...[text shortened]... aking that claim.

I respect your right to disagree, and have no ill will against anyone who does.

Put you on the spot sir? never. 😏

Will come back to this later today and write something quite brilliant.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Will come back to this later today and write something quite brilliant.

It's a safer bet to simply write things that are quite brilliant all the time, like I do; it saves you having to come back later in the day to do it.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Put you on the spot sir? never. 😏

Will come back to this later today and write something quite brilliant.

Just so you know, I've taken a few days off, but will be busy again today. I may be a bit tardy getting back to this, but I'll certainly be looking forward to it.

Mind you, I don't have much brilliance. 😉

@fmf said
It's a safer bet to simply write things that are quite brilliant all the time, like I do; it saves you having to come back later in the day to do it.

Sometimes I try to be brilliant, but it goes against my natural disposition. I'm better off and safer remaining dull and dim of wit.

@secondson said
Sometimes I try to be brilliant, but it goes against my natural disposition. I'm better off and safer remaining dull and dim of wit.

People with your limitations would be advised to not make fools of themselves by using the supposed "intellectual obstacles" [of the people you're engaging with, and rather unsuccessfully so] as a 'debating point'. It's too much a case of wearing the chip-on-your-shoulder on your sleeve. It's counterproductive.

@fmf said
People with your limitations would be advised to not make fools of themselves by using the supposed "intellectual obstacles" [of the people you're engaging with, and rather unsuccessfully so] as a 'debating point'. It's too much a case of wearing the chip-on-your-shoulder on your sleeve. It's counterproductive.

Well, I'm not so dim of wit that I don't see your point.

But, "people with your limitations"? Not wise to underestimate others.

Sounds more like you're the one with the chip on his shoulder.

@secondson said
But, "people with your limitations"? Not wise to underestimate others.

I was referring to what you yourself had admitted in the very post I was replying to you. I overestimate you every time we start a conversation.

@secondson said
Well, I'm not so dim of wit that I don't see your point.

The key to it is to see the point on your own before it is pointed out to you.

@secondson said
Sounds more like you're the one with the chip on his shoulder.

Is it my supposed "intellectual obstacles" that make you think so?

@fmf said
I was referring to what you yourself had admitted in the very post I was replying to you. I overestimate you every time we start a conversation.

The post you were replying to was tongue-in-cheek humor, but I guess that went over your head.

And don't worry, you can't overestimate me. Not in your wildest dreams.

@fmf said
The key to it is to see the point on your own before it is pointed out to you.

Thanks for pointing that out Mr. Obvious.

@fmf said
Is it my supposed "intellectual obstacles" that make you think so?

No. It's your propensity for making digs.

@secondson said
The post you were replying to was tongue-in-cheek humor, but I guess that went over your head.

Of course not. It triggered four tongue-in-cheek posts in a row by me ~ following the one I addressed to Ghost of a Duke. Gosh. Did you really not pick up on that?

@secondson said
And don't worry, you can't overestimate me.

Oh but I do. Every time. Never seem to learn my lesson though.