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Geo, I don't think we're at the point where we can't answer (or at least significantly address) Kman's inquiry in this forum. In addition Pascal's wager is not meant to be interpreted as the exclusive motivator for faith in God. It has more signif…
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Before I begin with part 2, is there anything you were confused about in part one? Did I satisfactorily respond to the difference of disproof and non-belief? Is there anything else in part 1 that you (or anyone) may have a question about?
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K-man, Most of what you are describing will be addressed in part 2 of my introduction. But let me respond to something we already discussed. I think we need a little more definitions. If someone says, "The sky is bright green" and I look and I have…
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What you're question really asks is "Does God have a reason for the Creation?". This philosophical question has been asked thousands of times. There are many answers. Most answers lead to more follow up questions. So if I say God's reason for creati…
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I was taught that the 29th is not celebrated in Toba and Amshir (and Nase of course). I forget the reasons though. I'll have to check up on this.
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mabsoota hit it on the nail. Both of you are sinning if you're in a bar with prostitutes. In the absence of additional information, we can only judge this way. Unless a deacon from church comes the authority of the bishop, he has no business going…
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Non-belief is not justified true knowledge. Non-belief, by definition, justifies lack of knowledge. Non-belief becomes a claim to ignorance. Look at the Gettier case I used. If someone said, "That's a barn" and I say, "why do you believe it's a bar…
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[quote author=K-man link=topic=13328.msg156115#msg156115 date=1338158264] You seem to be choosing to accept your perception of the universe in one way, but without any evidence it is the right way, especially if you are not at peace and 'working pr…
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I don't understand why there are so many responses assuming that the only way to God is a spiritual path and void of reason, evidence and logic. In the spirit of ILSM, Rational=logical The Logos=logical The Logos=rational If you can't prove your f…
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Apostolic Canons It's in the Ant-Nicene Fathers series. And there are many other canons there also. But I don't think this there is such a thing as "all the canons of the church". The Roman Catholic have their own list, the Chalcedonians have their…
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Caji, I hope you don't think I'm picking on you. Your response makes sense to someone who accepts scripture. Logically, it is irrelevant at best. K-man and others like him are not going to find the answers to their doubts only from the Bible. Let …
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K-man, I think you're going about this the wrong way. All the books you're reading and all the books recommended address issues at different levels of faith. Each book addresses a specific audience with the assumption of a basic acceptance of facts…
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Actually, yes there is a canon. Canon 17 of the Canons of the Twelve Apostles: "He who has been twice married after his baptism, or has had a concubine, cannot be made a bishop, or presbyter, or deacon, or indeed any one of the sacerdotal catalogue…
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My initial response to your post, K-man, is a question. It seems you are looking for logical and rational evidence for many subjects. Why do you think Case for Christ, Mere Christianity, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine's writings? These are all based on l…
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[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=13302.msg155589#msg155589 date=1337126351] So, The psalmody of Ekladious Labib, the version i am looking at was printed 1908, it doesn't have any footnotes. The psalmody of Abouna Mina elmahalawee el baramousi, a…
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[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=13305.msg155590#msg155590 date=1337131072] REM, Firstly, I am a Profit not a Prophet.[/quote] And I always profit from your proficies. ;D Secondly, ear plugs do wonders. You mean to tell me that when you tra…
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[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=13305.msg155551#msg155551 date=1337044168] It seems a bit out of step that the only people not facing God are the Chorus. [/quote] I visited a church for Holy Week and Resurrection this year and the deacon be…
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Irishpilgrim, Having admitted that you don't have credible epidemiological data, let's examine what evidence you do have. As far as I can tell, you are claiming through personal observation that a feminist loving Freudian counselling has infiltrate…
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Mina, He said he can't reproduce it. Until someone can produce any evidence that the JUDAS PROCESSION (and we are only talking about this rite) existed before 19th or 20th century, then we can confidently conclude it is a new rite. I would respond…
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Ioannes, Can you elaborate? What exact is it that is disgusting behavior? Female choirs? Female liturgical vestments? What? ILSM, Thank you for a response that promotes discussion. Until we have a more meaningful, semantic term for female choirs, w…
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There will never be credible data on Coptic divorce for many reasons. The most pressing is that we can't eve come up with a consensus on the number of Copts in Egypt and abroad. How will be able to get demographics on divorce when we don't have demo…
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Irishpilgrim, I will address your questions with an open mind. I expect the same in return. If you respond with a rant about feminism or Coptic clergy authority, then I will not continue. First of all, I'd like to point out that your rhetoric, (mo…
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I've already showed how the Judas procession is antithetical to God's message of love and forgiveness. So don't argue my claim is unspiritual. I've already said that the rite has been abused. There is no conformity among churches, leading me to beli…
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Ramez, I soooooo glad you're on this site. Now I can refer all Greek grammar to you. And I get to enjoy more of your wonderful, insightful views on religious studies, Coptic theology, and Coptic alhan. It's about time you came.
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=13164.msg155363#msg155363 date=1336485795] Judas procession is done simply to: Show the betrayal of Judas[/quote] Everyone who sins betrays God. Sin is infidelity, just like betrayal. Show that the love of this wor…
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Do you have the Kiahk Vesper rite by Ibrahim Ayad here?
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You make a good point Ioannes. Maybe modern Judaism has become demonic. Maybe they have replaced God with another. But what other god? Is it a real god? The answer maybe more philosophical than factual. If modern Judaism does factually have another …
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Welcome to the forums AvaPavly. I will prepare a full answer about the deutrocanonical books a little later. The Teaching of the Apostles is the Didache. It can be found online here. The Shepherd, also called the Shepherd of Hermas, can be found h…
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I'm glad this thread came back because I have a few comments. This Judas procession seems to me to be a "rite gone amok." I have seen everything under the sun when it comes to this procession. People wearing their stoles (tonias) backwards. People …
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Just out of curosity, why doesn't anyone want to learn it from HCOC? It is identical to Ibo and their recordings are professionally done. The only recording I heard from Ibo is on the Lent Vespers he did on CTV a few years back. I don't know if he a…