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Welcome New Year 2025
I’m not overly optimistic about 2025 (to put it mildly), but let’s hope diplomacy, reason and common sense will prevail despite the rather gloomy odds. Anyway, wishing all of you a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year. Cartoon by Roald … Continue reading
My First Encounter with an AI Bot
This morning I had quite a weird experience as I was suddenly cut off from the Internet. I noticed that the small lights on my fibernet box had gone out and tried to switch it on and off a few … Continue reading
Homosexuality, Incest and Rape in the Holy Bible
During the Easter holidays I thought it would be appropriate to read a little further in the Holy Book, and this time I came upon a rather bizarre chapter, namely the story about Lot and his two daughters, and how … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, Lot and His Daughters
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The Flying Jellyfish
Forgot to tighten the grip on my tripod when I tried to capture some of the fireworks last night. Anyway, I thought the result looked quite interestingly, like a flying Jellyfish or something. Hope you like it too, and wishing … Continue reading
Pope: A Christian Refusing to Serve Others is a ‘Pagan’
I stumbled upon this speech by Pope Francis and was astonished (and slightly indignant) by the way he used the word ‘pagan.’ “It is an ugly thing when one sees a Christian who does not want to lower himself, who … Continue reading
Garden of Eden and the Original Sin
In the previous chapter of the Holy Scriptures we saw that there were actually two conflicting accounts of the Creation, both believed to have been written by an ancient Hebrew god named Yahveh. Why it is so, is a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam and Eve, Bible, Christianity, Garden of Eden, Old Testament
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Second Version of the Biblical Tale of Creation
In a previous post we learned about how an ancient Hebrew god by the name Yahveh created the whole universe in only six days some 6,000 years ago. That also included all life on planet Earth, land, seas, plants, trees, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, Bible, Creation, Old Testament
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First Xmas Gift!
Wow! When I opened my mailbox this morning, I found that someone had dropped a thick book in there, entitled “New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures”. An attached note revealed that it was a gift from Jehovah’s Witnesses who … Continue reading
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Tagged Allah, Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Old Testament, Torah, Yahveh
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Bible Reading for Dummies
I always enjoy when members of Jehovah’s Witnesses come knocking on my door to teach me a little about their faith, and that’s just what happened this morning. I invited them inside for a cup of coffee and a chat, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, Jehovah's Witnesses, Ten Commandments
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Hvorfor JEG er aktiv på nettet og hvorfor DU også bør være det
Vi befinder os midt i den digitale tidsalder som startede for ca. 25 år siden. Flere og flere af de ting vi er vant til at bruge i dagligdagen bliver, eller er allerede blevet, digitaliseret. Det gælder bl.a. billeder, film, … Continue reading