@fshmidt , I have read through the pages, all though some comments not in detail to be honest, what i found reading the comments especially the comments that you posted.
Your heart (desires) lies in the Old Testament. When ones heart lies somewhere else, an individual will try to find whatever excuse there is to still want to follow what his heart desires. This whole topic has not been about the intellectual debate whatsoever. By default brother, you already have "won" this whole discussion with other brothers and sisters. As many times we ourselves want to justify our decision by lying to ourselves as.. "i have had the intellectual discussion and those guys had nothing to bring against my argument", while in fact you already had your answer so to say and want to "convince" your mind also that you were right and others were wrong.
An individual is ALWAYS right when the heart is involved in the discussion. As whatever is being used as an argument against the argument of this individual somehow the heart finds something to twist it. You will see that that individual will NEVER agree ..and i mean NEVER!!
This for example you see also with many atheists as well. Their desires (hopes) are in finding this "missing link" and science is the ONLY answer forward. However a conclusion is made based on factual evidence and NOT something abstract as hope. The other day i was reading some reviews about a book "The message from water" - Masru Emoto. A review looked very more like it was from an atheist, said that he found it was a bad book, because the author/scientist was doing all kind of prayers and see the outcome of the crystals in the water. If it for example would change the crystals. While he(reviewer) wanted to see the "scientific aspect" of it, while by logic one could say this reviewer doesn't even know what science is all about. Somebody who brands him or herself a student of knowledge is open for all the knowledge. That individual who wrote the review, would not even ponder about ..that indeed is odd that water reacts on good words and bad words and on prayers etc. This because the individuals heart already is fixed on nothing to have to do with religion, rather "science" is the answer and will ONLY answer everything. While science is all around is, but that individual wants "HIS/HER" version of "science".
This is my observation of your current situation, do please ponder about what i have just said. As it will not effect me, i will go in my grave and you will go in your grave. Hopefully you will have some benefit from my comment, if you say "no, i don't" then treat it as if i did not comment at all.
Peace
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