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Can you tell that to my father in law for me? 😉

What's everyone's thoughts on Revelation? My Evangelical father-in-law, seemingly a Bible literalist, described what we should expect when Jesus comes back. He told me I shouldn't get the mark of the Beast which is likely coming as part of Artificial Intelligence.

It's a non-fiction series about the history of human civilization as far back as the Sumerians. It explains each civilizations' attributes including their rise and downfall, economy, culture, laws, and religion. Put in this context, it's easy to see the patterns that humans like to repeat.

I should have specified that this is regionally specific. Some areas are worse than others. link

I saw that housing supply is reaching levels not seen since the 2008 bubble. The dynamic corrects itself when sellers lower prices to meet what the demand can afford.

My family did this too although structured it like a Sweet 16 tournament where two would be matched against each other each week with the winner moving onto the next round.

I mentioned before that I listen to The Story of Civilization when I go to sleep. Last night's reading covered Judea and the culmination of the Jews worship of Yahweh. It's interesting to hear this covered in a historical context rather than in isolation.

Things like this certainly aren't helping.

Incorrect assumptions usually lead to incorrect conclusions.

I think the Israeli government killed too many innocents with their response to October 7th. I protest the continued killing of innocents in Gaza. Does that make me anti-Semitic?

If we agree that 34-35 is a striking departure in tone from the rest of the chapter, then I'd say it's also the most likely explanation. Are there any more examples where Paul is theorized to have written in the margins?

Hmm. Good question. To answer that I'm trying to put Jesus in Paul's position and asking whether he would direct the Corinthians in the same way. On one hand you have the cultural norms and the need for order; on the other you have the Gospel depicting someone who treated women as equals and...

Thanks for presenting your thought process. Paul does seem to be crafting things in the context of cultural norms of his time. Perhaps Jesus did the same, but I don't think we see evidence of that in the Gospels here. ChatGPT summarizes the key difference as: "Jesus and Paul share the...

That makes sense and I agree that historicity is more difficult than interpretation. I still like the exercise of attempting to simmer things down to what Jesus most likely taught versus what was layered on by scribes, Paul, etc. who had their own agendas. For example, there is nothing is the...

Is this the same homeowner who watched the value of their property go up 50% since COVID? I'm ok with that guy taking a haircut, myself included.