Very interesting Mr All. What makes living in the world so inspiring to an atheist such as I, is that there is SO MUCH mystery, Life itself is a mystery. But would you want it any other way? Not me. Science 'without mud men intervention' is the key to opening up mystery after mystery ad infinitum. If the human species still exists in five hundred years, and have 'evolved' I'm sure they'd laugh at our stupid little tribal gods

Boazy, you old fruit - it seems that you've taken your tortured analogy so far out on a limb that it's well and truly rooted :)

A minor correction, if I may: I am not employed by a university, in Australia or elsewhere. Nor am I a student of one.

Then again, as this thread so abundantly demonstrates, truth and accuracy aren't your strong points, are they?

Well boazy old chap seems you have been pruned, selectively logged , clear felled and now you are well and truly rooted, old fruit.

Yep, that's one branch of Boaz's anti-Islam campaign that withered on the vine.

But I don't suppose he's twigged yet.

Or that he will bough under the pressure.

But I think we might safely leaf it there for the time being, buds.

He'll be back, our ol' whack-a-mozzie, just wait and see.

This whole thread has gone a bit pear-shaped.

I can't believe noone really commented on this:

"Bottom line, when the 'root' is about sex, we should not be surprised if the fruit has a certain flavor."

That's pure comedy gold! It works for me on so many levels.

DB,

What did the historical Jesus do that justifies the attention given him? In histiory, there have been many martyrs and advocates of not being affixed of the Law above fundamentals and spoke of morals & humanist values? What is truly exceptual [unlike no other] about the historical Jesus? His values existed before and after his life in history.

Thanks.

O.