Sam Tideman
Background religion
1:00 Separation of church of state
Atheism is not a neutral position.
2:00 Pope Francis said everyone has a reasonable chance of getting to heaven.
3:00 Moralistic Therapeutic Deism lowers the standards of admission to heaven.
4:00 Fear of hell is counter-productive.
The law makes us fear punishment.
5:00 Most people are atheists.
7:00 Psychopaths and sociopaths
RON COPPERMAN asks if there are loving Communists.
8:00 Hypocrisy
9:00 Hell
Atheism
10:00 When did God lower standards of admission to heaven?
11:00 Law enforcement
12:00 Romans 7
13:00 Ten Commandments
14:00 Consumerism
15:00 Thoughtcrime and amputation
16:00 Obedience is valued by God.
17:00 Faulty printer
18:00 Redemption
19:00 Cancel culture in DEI
20:00 Master and Servant
21:00 RON COPPERMAN on redemption
23:00 Child of God
24:00 Slaves of God
The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord.
26:00 We are not God.
31:00 AI
39:00 "It wasn't me, it was the devil in me."
So it is OK to say when we sin "It wasn't me who did it, it was the devil in me that made me do it"? Would that work in a court of law?
43:00 YOAV joins to discuss hell.
46:00 Is the Mormon God the Abrahamic God?
If the Abrahamic God has a wife like Zeus had a wife called Hera, wasn't He committing adultery when He impregnated Mary with his illegitimate offspring?
Hindu mythology includes narratives of gods having offspring that are considered illegitimate by conventional or societal standards, though these stories often carry deep symbolic and spiritual significance.
One prominent example involves Satyavati, a woman of non-royal birth who becomes a pivotal figure in the Mahabharata lineage. Though not a god herself, her story is central to divine ancestry. She was impregnated by the sage Parashara, who was not her husband, resulting in the birth of Vyasa, a sage and the compiler of the Mahabharata.
This union was not considered illegitimate in the spiritual context, as Vyasa was born fully grown and was destined to play a crucial role in preserving sacred knowledge.
Another significant example is Karna, born to Kunti before her marriage, fathered by the sun god Surya.
Kunti abandoned him at birth, and he was raised by a charioteer, which led to his social marginalization despite his noble birth and valor. His status as a "suta" (charioteer) and his illegitimate lineage made him a target of discrimination, even though he was a key figure in the Mahabharata.
Additionally, the story of Shiva and Vishnu involves a unique case of divine "illegitimacy." During the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan), Vishnu took the form of Mohini, a beautiful woman, to retrieve the nectar of immortality (Amrita) from the demons.
Shiva, captivated by Mohini’s beauty, engaged in a sexual union with her, not knowing she was Vishnu in disguise.
As a result, Vishnu became pregnant and gave birth to Sastha (also known as Ayyappan) from his thigh.
This child, born from a union between two male deities in a non-traditional form, was considered illegitimate by conventional norms and was abandoned in the forests of Sabarimalai in Kerala.
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