"All that and more is likely true without question. Now why is it we moderns cannot think in terms of the ancients who never knew there was anything better and could not possibly imagine our tap…"

"Sadly, Rocky, I fear you might be right, but hope you're not."

"None of the bad? They all seem to run with bad things as the punishment for sin. When there are a million sins everyone is a sinner. That is what gives the priests their power."

"Copy this, Bjorn and save it, it's much more graphic than, "rofl" -- "

"We can only go by results. IF we were to stop using the fertilizers and fossil fuels we would condemn a billion or more to death by starvation. So we continue as we are and look for solutions before…"

""Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers, as useful."-- Seneca --"

"There are many ancient books, Mercedes, some much older than the Bible - one example would be the Mesopotamian book, the Ennuma Elish, which details the ancient Mesopotamian gods. I don't…"

"Mercedes, read what I've written, then come back and we can discuss it, either on the board, or by Private Message --"