When someone lacks the intellectual ability to apply critical thinking to ALL aspects of life, religious included,
then Humanity as a whole is one step further behind in acheiving practical solutions to our problems.
Not exact matches
To the folks who are vehemently denying this person was a Christian, I would urge you to consider this: If a person with a muslim name commits an act of terrorism, he is immediately labelled an «Islamic» terrorist, no questions asked, even though the Quran clearly states that a person who kills an innocent is like he / she has murdered
then whole of
humanity (the Quran mentions this in reference to murder of ANY innocent person, irrespective of the victims belief): To quote from the Quran: «On that account We ordained for the Children of Isra`il that if any one slew a person — unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land — it would be
as if he slew the
whole humanity: and if any one saved a life, it would be
as if he saved the
whole humanity.
What makes the Bible such a great book is that it shows the truth about
humanity, the evil that sin creates and the truth that the devil is a liar and
as Jeremy has stated, has always laid the blame on GOD, but, myself being a fairly new Christian, know that we can not pull certain verses or stories from the Bible to try and understand what GOD is doing, (and I also know that you and your readers know this but I'm saying it anyway) it's history, HIS Story, and when taken
as a
whole we can see HIS plan laid out, from creation to the cross and
then throughout eternity, GOD is good and gracious to ALL!!!! (2 Peter 3:8,9).
Zant was established
as the real threat that her kingdom and even her own
humanity, but
then it was like «No, Zant was just a pawn the
whole time.
The next step the lover reaches in their journey is a perception of unity with the
whole of
humanity, which Plotinus refers to
as the «world - soul,» which leads to higher intuition («mind»), which
then leads to recognition of mind
as a single principle («world - mind»)-- the closest point human thought can reach to ultimate reality («the One»).
Perhaps scientifically acceptable compromise can be reached, but the bar seemed to be deliberately be set low — if the worst happens and no reputable targets are established
then that's what we expected beforehand; if everyone (finally) puts the interest of
humanity as a
whole over interests of nationality and strong targets are set,
then, well, «what a success; the international process works.»