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Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious, cosmological or transcendent place from which heavenly beings (such as a God, angels, the jinn, and sky deities like King or Queen of Heaven, Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, Son of Heaven, heavenly saints or venerated ancestors) originate, are enthroned or inhabit. It is commonly believed that heavenly beings can descend to earth or incarnate and that earthly beings can ascend to Heaven in the afterlife or, in exceptional cases, enter Heaven alive.
Heaven is often described as a "higher place", the holiest place, a Paradise, in contrast to Hell or the Underworld or the "low places", and universally or conditionally accessible by earthly beings according to various standards of divinity, goodness, piety, faith, or other virtues or right beliefs or simply the Will of God. Some believe in the possibility of a Heaven on Earth in a World to Come.
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: john666
As far as the Earth is concerned, I believe it is not older than few thousand years.
But WHY do you believe that?
It's pretty much evident that it is way old. Billions of our "years" old.
Still waiting for your explanation of Young Earth, no Jesus, no Pagans....
still not adding up.
Sorry to seem "dense".
Have you heard about a guy called Anatoly Fomenko?
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: john666
As far as the Earth is concerned, I believe it is not older than few thousand years.
But WHY do you believe that?
It's pretty much evident that it is way old. Billions of our "years" old.
Still waiting for your explanation of Young Earth, no Jesus, no Pagans....
still not adding up.
Sorry to seem "dense".
Have you heard about a guy called Anatoly Fomenko?
??? The nutjob who thinks that the Trojan War was the same thing as the Crusades, and that Jesus died in the 12th Century? That guy???
originally posted by: john666
a reply to: Ophiuchus 13
I am a radical skeptic.
Some would say that I am skeptical to the point of absolute paranoia.
I don't believe that any of the history before the 16th century is even remotely real.
In another words, I don't believe in historical Jesus, Abraham, Cesar, Alexander...
I also don't believe in neither mainstream or alternative histories about any of the religions.
I don't believe that any of the religions are older than few hundred years.
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: john666
As far as the Earth is concerned, I believe it is not older than few thousand years.
But WHY do you believe that?
It's pretty much evident that it is way old. Billions of our "years" old.
Still waiting for your explanation of Young Earth, no Jesus, no Pagans....
still not adding up.
Sorry to seem "dense".
Have you heard about a guy called Anatoly Fomenko?
??? The nutjob who thinks that the Trojan War was the same thing as the Crusades, and that Jesus died in the 12th Century? That guy???
You got it.
Can i ask you something personal?
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: john666
As far as the Earth is concerned, I believe it is not older than few thousand years.
But WHY do you believe that?
It's pretty much evident that it is way old. Billions of our "years" old.
Still waiting for your explanation of Young Earth, no Jesus, no Pagans....
still not adding up.
Sorry to seem "dense".
Have you heard about a guy called Anatoly Fomenko?
??? The nutjob who thinks that the Trojan War was the same thing as the Crusades, and that Jesus died in the 12th Century? That guy???
You got it.
Can i ask you something personal?
Ask away please. Depends what it is though.
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: john666
As far as the Earth is concerned, I believe it is not older than few thousand years.
But WHY do you believe that?
It's pretty much evident that it is way old. Billions of our "years" old.
Still waiting for your explanation of Young Earth, no Jesus, no Pagans....
still not adding up.
Sorry to seem "dense".
Have you heard about a guy called Anatoly Fomenko?
??? The nutjob who thinks that the Trojan War was the same thing as the Crusades, and that Jesus died in the 12th Century? That guy???
You got it.
Can i ask you something personal?
Ask away please. Depends what it is though.
Do you know the names and the surnames, of the majority of your ancestors, from now to about 400 years in the past?
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: john666
As far as the Earth is concerned, I believe it is not older than few thousand years.
But WHY do you believe that?
It's pretty much evident that it is way old. Billions of our "years" old.
Still waiting for your explanation of Young Earth, no Jesus, no Pagans....
still not adding up.
Sorry to seem "dense".
Have you heard about a guy called Anatoly Fomenko?
??? The nutjob who thinks that the Trojan War was the same thing as the Crusades, and that Jesus died in the 12th Century? That guy???
You got it.
Can i ask you something personal?
Ask away please. Depends what it is though.
Do you know the names and the surnames, of the majority of your ancestors, from now to about 400 years in the past?
I can date my family back to the Kingdom of Gwynedd. My wife has dated her family back to Ireland and the Wars of the 1640s. So yes, we do.
originally posted by: john666
a reply to: Ophiuchus 13
I am a radical skeptic.
Some would say that I am skeptical to the point of absolute paranoia.
I don't believe that any of the history before the 16th century is even remotely real.
In another words, I don't believe in historical Jesus, Abraham, Cesar, Alexander...
I also don't believe in neither mainstream or alternative histories about any of the religions.
I don't believe that any of the religions are older than few hundred years.
originally posted by: john666
a reply to: Ophiuchus 13
I am a radical skeptic.
Some would say that I am skeptical to the point of absolute paranoia.
I don't believe that any of the history before the 16th century is even remotely real.
In another words, I don't believe in historical Jesus, Abraham, Cesar, Alexander...
I also don't believe in neither mainstream or alternative histories about any of the religions.
I don't believe that any of the religions are older than few hundred years.
originally posted by: Ophiuchus 13
originally posted by: john666
a reply to: Ophiuchus 13
I am a radical skeptic.
Some would say that I am skeptical to the point of absolute paranoia.
I don't believe that any of the history before the 16th century is even remotely real.
In another words, I don't believe in historical Jesus, Abraham, Cesar, Alexander...
I also don't believe in neither mainstream or alternative histories about any of the religions.
I don't believe that any of the religions are older than few hundred years.
That is the power in FREE WILL, you are allowed to adjust your awareness level best to suit your experiences and as more is experienced your WILL adjust. 1 must ask do you feel the ancient builds here now globally and data from Ancient Sumer are irrelevant or also 16th century in builds?
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: john666
As far as the Earth is concerned, I believe it is not older than few thousand years.
But WHY do you believe that?
It's pretty much evident that it is way old. Billions of our "years" old.
Still waiting for your explanation of Young Earth, no Jesus, no Pagans....
still not adding up.
Sorry to seem "dense".
Have you heard about a guy called Anatoly Fomenko?
??? The nutjob who thinks that the Trojan War was the same thing as the Crusades, and that Jesus died in the 12th Century? That guy???
You got it.
Can i ask you something personal?
Ask away please. Depends what it is though.
Do you know the names and the surnames, of the majority of your ancestors, from now to about 400 years in the past?
I can date my family back to the Kingdom of Gwynedd. My wife has dated her family back to Ireland and the Wars of the 1640s. So yes, we do.
Two things.
First of all, the majority of people around the world, does not know their ancestors even as far back as the 19th century.
Second, you know virtually nothing about the daily lives of the great majority of your ancestors, or do you?
originally posted by: john666
originally posted by: Ophiuchus 13
originally posted by: john666
a reply to: Ophiuchus 13
I am a radical skeptic.
Some would say that I am skeptical to the point of absolute paranoia.
I don't believe that any of the history before the 16th century is even remotely real.
In another words, I don't believe in historical Jesus, Abraham, Cesar, Alexander...
I also don't believe in neither mainstream or alternative histories about any of the religions.
I don't believe that any of the religions are older than few hundred years.
That is the power in FREE WILL, you are allowed to adjust your awareness level best to suit your experiences and as more is experienced your WILL adjust. 1 must ask do you feel the ancient builds here now globally and data from Ancient Sumer are irrelevant or also 16th century in builds?
I don't know much about Ancient Sumer, as for the ancient buildings, I don't think that they are ancient.
Let's look just at the Sphinx.
According to the conventional dating the Sphinx is several thousand years old.
But if you take into account weathering, how could that be?
We know that statues of relatively modern historical figures, are very much damaged by weather if they are older, than let's say 100 years.
Maybe the best example of damage done by weather is the Statue of Liberty; www.accuweather.com...
originally posted by: zardust
originally posted by: john666
a reply to: Ophiuchus 13
I am a radical skeptic.
Some would say that I am skeptical to the point of absolute paranoia.
I don't believe that any of the history before the 16th century is even remotely real.
In another words, I don't believe in historical Jesus, Abraham, Cesar, Alexander...
I also don't believe in neither mainstream or alternative histories about any of the religions.
I don't believe that any of the religions are older than few hundred years.
So its all made up. Kind of like the matrix? Why go back to the 16th century? Why couldn't it have been 1900? OR even current?
What if…
There is no history, there is no reality at all. This is all for you John666 we are all a figment of your imagination, or the reality that you've created. There is no way after all to actually know that anyone else actually exists besides you. Or in my reality its me, and you are the figment of my imagination.
I'm not mocking you, I've had these same thoughts. History could have been made up. The archeology is one of them. People claim the bible is only a few hundred years old sometimes. We have manuscripts that are older though. The problem is that we, meaning me and you, the not "they's" don't know really how old they are. This whole thing could be a fabrication like "The Truman Show". Or we are in a computer program.
The only viable option if we are to go that route is the matrix. To totally fabricate history would be far too difficult I believe. You say 1600's, probably enough generations removed to not know anyone, or much about anything of actual daily life like you said. The problem arises though when this new system is introduced, all the people alive at the time would know what their ancestors were like, a few generations at least, and they would have to all be in on it, or all not say anything to their kin. Thats why I say the Matrix is the only possible totally false history we could have because it would require total control, and no contact between people.
Or that there is no reality besides me, which is a bit self centered. The Nines