Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Conterpoint was fun but took a lot out of me. Still recovering. The muggy weather isn't helping. *shrug*

I just got spam with the subject, "Get a bigger instrument!" and the first thing I thought was, "What, the double bass isn't enough? They're going to sell me a theorbo?" (Jim's theorbo -- or archlute? I get those two mixed up -- is longer than the double bass, but the double bass has more volume, I think.)

Gonna go rearrange my to-do list again and try to get back to sleep ...

Conterpoint was fun but took a lot out of me. Still recovering. The muggy weather isn't helping. *shrug*

I just got spam with the subject, "Get a bigger instrument!" and the first thing I thought was, "What, the double bass isn't enough? They're going to sell me a theorbo?" (Jim's theorbo -- or archlute? I get those two mixed up -- is longer than the double bass, but the double bass has more volume, I think.)

Gonna go rearrange my to-do list again and try to get back to sleep ...

"The Christian bible is not, despite the claims of some fringe extremists, the literal dictated Word of G-D; but rather, the inspired or revealed word. This distinction is critical. It is the Word as filtered through human, and therefore imperfect, agents. This is the reason that non-Christians assume that the differences between the Gospels are errors, when in fact, they are simply differerences of perspective and empahsis between the various authors. It is an extension of the biblical legal principle of not accepting any claim unless it is supported by at least "two or three witnesses". Nowhere in scripture is it claimed to be literal. It is revealed through the Holy Spirit, and through the Spirit, the fundamental message is preserved through multiplication of witnesses and viewpoints. G-D never says that His literal word will endure unchanged, but that the Spirit will ensure that the message endures regardless of the method of transmission."

-- luchog, 2007-06-04 (these paragraphs are part of a response spanning multiple comments)

"The Christian bible is not, despite the claims of some fringe extremists, the literal dictated Word of G-D; but rather, the inspired or revealed word. This distinction is critical. It is the Word as filtered through human, and therefore imperfect, agents. This is the reason that non-Christians assume that the differences between the Gospels are errors, when in fact, they are simply differerences of perspective and empahsis between the various authors. It is an extension of the biblical legal principle of not accepting any claim unless it is supported by at least "two or three witnesses". Nowhere in scripture is it claimed to be literal. It is revealed through the Holy Spirit, and through the Spirit, the fundamental message is preserved through multiplication of witnesses and viewpoints. G-D never says that His literal word will endure unchanged, but that the Spirit will ensure that the message endures regardless of the method of transmission."

-- luchog, 2007-06-04 (these paragraphs are part of a response spanning multiple comments)