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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on September 14, 2012 at 7:45pm

RE: "the original text (Greek?)" - Hebrew --

Permalink Reply by Unseen on September 14, 2012 at 10:01pm

I have to believe you if you are sure (because I am not). However, I do know that the oldest texts of some versions of the books in The Bible are in Greek.

Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on September 14, 2012 at 10:21pm

The majority of the Bible was written before Alexander's conquest in c.300 BCE - in fact, that conquest is the primary reason that the Bible, and its offspring, Christianity and Islam, survive today. At a conference in Alexandria, 72 (funny how that number keeps popping up) Hebrew scholars translated the Pentateuch into Greek.

Their work was completed in - you guessed it - 72 days!

Permalink Reply by Arcus on September 14, 2012 at 11:19am

I think Lars Vilks, who drew the Mohammed cartoons, puts it best; Muslims will have to be offended until they're done being offended. Being from a country in which 'Life of Brian' was banned due to blasphemy laws(!) a mere generation ago and has since progressed to a post-religious nation, I can't really see any other option. 

The Onion had the best story on the issue, under the headline "No One Murdered Because Of This Image" they engage in equal opportunity offending:

Permalink Reply by Unseen on September 14, 2012 at 1:14pm

Well, I note that Mohammed isn't in it. Maybe that's why no one has been murdered.

Permalink Reply by Arcus on September 14, 2012 at 1:17pm

The cartoonist obviously didn't have a suicide wish.

Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on September 14, 2012 at 1:35pm

RE: "The cartoonist obviously didn't have a suicide wish." - I started to say, "Or maybe he was just trying to be respectful," but looking at the cartoon, even I don't believe that!

Permalink Reply by Arcus on September 14, 2012 at 2:03pm

Yeah, Jews will vehemently oppose Moses being depicted as having a smaller dick than Ganesha.

Permalink Reply by Hope on September 14, 2012 at 12:43pm

I think that this movie was nothing but crap.. These kinds of videos do not teach anything to anyone, and wise ones are those who keep silent when hearing news like that because this movie should not be spread as it is a low class movie too.   The main aim of that movie is insult muslim not to criticize Islam.. When you're insulting them, they think of nothing but revenge by attacking embassies an all that...

I'm assuming that the ones who made this crap are 'theists' because they no nothing about criticising religions.. That's the difference between us and theists, we are free thinkers, and we know how to criticize religions using our critical thinking skills.

And, of course all religions are illusions but, if we wanna pull those theist out of their boxes, all what we need is promoting basic methods of critical thinking and not by insults.

Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on September 14, 2012 at 1:23pm

I think everyone agrees that it was a poorly made movie, intended to tittilate and gain fame and notoriety for the film makers, but killing innocent people solves nothing.

Permalink Reply by Hope on September 14, 2012 at 1:48pm

Of course, there is no reason for all that violence..

Permalink Reply by Hope on September 14, 2012 at 1:41pm

//...embassies and* all that...//

//I'm assuming that the ones who made this crap are 'theists' because they know* nothing about..//

~I have to correct my errors..

LOL

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