Thursday, July 12, 2018

The Christian Concept of Jesus' Begottenness is Silly

The definitions of the word "Beget", from the Oxford Dictionary:

  1. (especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction. ‘they hoped that the King might beget an heir by his new queen’
  2. Cause; bring about. ‘killings beget more killings’
  3. Origin: Old English begietan ‘get, obtain by effort’ (see be-, get).
In Matthew 1, we have so-and-so begat so-and-so, which seems clearly consistent with Definition 1 (i.e., Abraham copulated with Sarah, and the result was Isaac). Similarly, Genesis 5 shows a lot of copulating and begetting going on. So much so that, in Genesis 6, the "Sons of God" wanted to joint the fun.
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose...There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
The sons of God were "coming in unto" the daughters of men, and doing some begetting (Definition 1, above). How did the "sons of God" come into being? They were most likely the result of some jiggery-pokery between Yahweh (then known as El) and his consort Asherah.

Which means that Jesus is not God's "only begotten son."  God has some immortal half-brothers, presumably living in Heaven, and no longer seeking to have good times with our hot young blossoms here on Earth.

If we look at the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty...And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds (æons), Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father;
What the heck is that supposed to mean? It continues that Jesus
came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost and of the Virgin Mary, and was made man;
Wouldn't this be the point at which Jesus was begotten--when the Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mary got together?

Now the Orthodox Presbyterians proclaim:

In the unity of the Godhead there be three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost: the Father is of none, neither begotten, nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.
"Eternally begotten?" Once the sperm cell hits the egg, begetting ends.

Monday, July 2, 2018

Canadian Border Wall Needed Instead of Soo Locks

Republicans in Michigan want to spend a billion dollars to upgrade the Poe Lock, which allows ships to pass between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, and which is in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

This is an absolute waste. If God had intended for ships to go back and forth between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, then God would have certainly made the two lakes the same level, instead of making Lake Superior 21 feet higher than Lake Huron.

The United States really has no money for such nonsense.  If we're really going to upgrade this lock, then Canada needs to pay for. And, for a big, beautiful border wall, to keep Canadians from entering the United States.  If Canada doesn't want to pay, then we'll just fill in the lock, and Canada will have to pay just for the wall.

The wall will stretch across Lake Superior and Lake Huron, and be strong enough not only to prevent boats from crossing into the United States from Canada, but also to stop Canadians from getting into the United States by walking across the ice during the winter.

Canadians are absolutely horrible people. They are murderers. They are rapists. Absolutely none of them are good people, and possess no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The glorious President Trump said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has "done a terrible job so far", and that he "should be ashamed to call himself the president of Canada."  I would also be ashamed to call myself President of Canada.

When Canadians come to the United States, they infest our towns and cities.  They bring crime. They bring drugs. They bring diseases.  They bring pornography.  They breed like cockroaches.  They are nothing but vermin.  Any Canadians in the United States ought to be shot on sight.

Canadians had the temerity to loot and plunder our capitol city, ravage and rape our citizens, and burn down the White House. The Canadians also captured Mackinac Island, during prime tourist season, and scalped our refined and well bred tourists, leaving them to bleed to death on the steps of the Grand Hotel.
Even the dastardly Mexicans never attempted anything as dastardly as this.  Canada also gave asylum to our fugitive slaves.  If we'd had a big, beautiful wall along our Canadian border, then these atrocities would never have happened.  Believe me.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is dishonest and very weak, and who constantly makes false statements, said

Canadians, we're polite. We're reasonable. But we also will not be pushed around.

What an upstart!  Canada: you will be pushed around, and you will enjoy it! Your Prime Minister has a very pretty face. It would be too bad if something really awful happened to it.