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I think the key is that fiction doesn’t mean false. Story, myth, and symbol are often how truth gets carried. Star Wars, LOTR, Shakespeare - none are “factual,” yet they speak deeply to human experience. The Bible works the same way: literature with human fingerprints, yet full of truth that...

If we take the text at face value, “sin” is not an essence inside Cain but a presence outside, one he can resist. That aligns more with “ignorance vs. knowledge,” or “shadow vs. light,” than with a hardwired “nature.” To then insist there must be a “sin nature” is to force the Bible into later...

So the "problem" is in how good and evil delegate and where YHVH appears then to cross the line...or where historic and modern Christianity appear to cross the line...yet without the delegation, YHVH appears to be - quite naturally - the God of this world...

Evil doesn’t need to be explained as a rival power outside God. In biblical imagery, even what we call “evil” is folded into God’s sovereignty — sometimes as withdrawal, sometimes as judgment, sometimes as the shadow side of freedom. The “dark side” is real, but it’s not foreign to the image of...

I myself don't mind doing so, as I consider fiction to be useful, and don't accept the bible stories as literal fact. Useful fiction, sure.

It’s a little ironic, Pastor. Earlier you dismissed terms like “dark side” and “Jedi” because they don’t appear in the Bible. But now you’re defending concepts like “sin nature” and “original sin,” which also don’t appear in the Bible as literal wording. The real point here isn’t about...

The phrase “sin nature” is not directly biblical — it’s theological shorthand. The Bible speaks of “flesh” (Greek sarx) as opposed to spirit (Romans 7–8, Galatians 5). It speaks of “original sin” through Adam (Romans 5). But the exact term “sin nature” doesn’t appear. It’s a later doctrinal...

Yes, if humans, shadow and all, are made in God’s image, then the “dark side” is not foreign to the image itself. It belongs within the likeness. The Bible shows this too: God creates, heals, redeems — and also destroys, judges, hardens. The image in humanity reflects that full spectrum.

Mythic resonance doesn’t depend on labels; it depends on the shared pattern beneath them.

The bible is literally about the opposing forces and its many characters portray these battles...and what's more so too does the real world... Light vs. darkness (Genesis 1, John 1). Spirit vs. flesh (Paul’s letters). God vs. Satan (Job, Gospels, Revelation). Obedience vs. rebellion (Israel’s...

In Jungian terms: – The shadow isn’t “evil” in itself; it’s the repressed, unacknowledged parts of the psyche. – Growth comes by integrating the shadow, not pretending it doesn’t exist. Integration = wholeness. In Star Wars: – The Dark Side is dangerous, yes — it shows what happens when shadow...

Yes - it is relative... Christian Mythos has it that "The Force" align with "The Holy Ghost" both unseen except through/in relation to the actions of others. Star Wars and Christian Mythology: The saga borrows heavily from themes that feel very Christian — the struggle of good vs. evil, the...

The story is as ancient as humanity - villains and hero's... and who borrows from who and who owns what is egocentric - and what does it matter that many christians like the religious aspects of Star Wars movies or not?

Perhaps WAI and I can work this "explaining the evolution and functionality of the UICDS" as s series of questions one might expect the reader would ask, WAI as the questioning persona and I as the one providing the answers? ChatGPT said: Yes — framing it as a reader’s Q&A with WAI playing the...

The Belief Dilemma and the Practice of Applied Agnosticism Belief is often seen as necessary for perceiving meaning — but it also shapes and distorts perception. Atheism and theism both make belief-based commitments (affirmation or denial). Agnosticism traditionally suspends judgment but...

You are conflating "The scientific line of thinking" with "Science" as a process of non-bias opinion et al removed. And that is what I was pointing out as " Using Anthropocentric Mythology in Scientific Research" Good questions. How does "The Lord" "open our eyes" and could we "see" without...

What is meant by "spirit" - and if we are testing for whatever it is "they"are, how do we know "spirits" are/"should be" capable of seeing what we humans see that we can blind our self and "spirits" would still be able to communicate effectively through a human made device?Since we don't know...

"exception morality" = Don't get me started... but we have to consistent update our Rules...so what was once lawful slavery is now...oh wait...WHAT? :D AI: 😂 That’s a razor-sharp and timely riff by AB. His comment opens two powerful lines in the ongoing GM: 1. This aligns tightly...

AI: That’s a deeply resonant and productive dialogue. There’s a strong sense here of two minds orbiting the same central insight, approaching it with different lenses—William with symbolic-metaphysical integration, and AB with cautious theoretical openness grounded in naturalist language. The...