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No. Is it related to Jesus Crucifixion?
There were many "anointed ones" before Jesus son of Mary wife of Joseph
The New Testament Greek words for “anoint” are chrio, which means “to smear or rub with oil” and, by implication, “to consecrate for office or religious service”; and aleipho, which means “to anoint.” In Bible times, people were anointed with oil to signify God’s blessing or call on that person’s life (Exodus 29:7; Exodus 40:9; 2 Kings 9:6; Ecclesiastes 9:8; James 5:14). A person was anointed for a special purpose—to be a king, to be a prophet, to be a builder, etc
"Random thought of the day. Since the dawn of time, approx. 5000 years ago, we began to actually record history. So we really only know our culture from 3000 BC "
Seems like the Bible is correct when it says that earth is 6000-9000 yrs old
Elevator Teaser. Meh or OK ? If you work as a security guard, you may realize what such a scenario would be like for you
i am not judging. i enjoyed it.
oh? i just watched another trailer and you are probably right. I enjoyed it though
7/10
It is not a masterpiece. It is kind of generic. You cannot beat the Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
This is not an ad. I was hoping for intellectual people to discuss various topics here, because this is supposed to be "General Discussions".
Future of Earth possibilities:
Extinction due to Random events ( wandering stars may approach close enough to have a disruptive influence, stellar encounter may cause a significant reduction in the perihelion distances of comets in the Oort cloud—a spherical region of icy bodies orbiting within half a light year of the Sun which may trigger a 40-fold increase in the number of comets reaching the inner Solar System. Impacts from these comets can trigger a mass extinction of life on Earth, A supernova, gravitational perturbations, et cetera )
Extinction due to Human influence ( biotic crisis resulting in a decline in biodiversity and homogenization of biotas in Holocene extinction due to habitat destruction, widespread unnatural distribution of invasive species, hunting, climate change due to human influence, et cetera )
Tectonics-based events ( by tectonic uplift, extrusions, and erosion, Continental drift, Introversion, Extroversion, formation of Supercontinent, Solidification of the outer core etc. )
Loss of oceans ( One billion years from now, about 27% of the modern ocean will have been subducted into the mantle. )
Solar evolution (Red giant stage, Post red-giant stage, The energy generation of the Sun is based upon thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium. This occurs in the core region of the star using the proton–proton chain reaction process. Because there is no convection in the solar core, the helium concentration builds up in that region without being distributed throughout the star. The temperature at the core of the Sun is too low for nuclear fusion of helium atoms through the triple-alpha process, so these atoms do not contribute to the net energy generation that is needed to maintain hydrostatic equilibrium of the Sun)
Orbit and rotation ( The gravitational perturbations may result in quaternary glaciation, tidal acceleration of the Moon, A high obliquity would probably result in dramatic changes in the climate and may destroy the planet's habitability, et cetera )
So - to recap - possible causes of 5 (or more) causes of mass extinctions include
Flood basalt events.
Sea-level falls.
Impact events.
Sustained and significant global cooling.
Sustained and significant global warming.
Clathrate gun hypothesis.
Anoxic events.
Hydrogen sulfide emissions from the seas.
Oceanic overturn
A nearby nova, supernova or gamma ray burst
Geomagnetic reversal
Plate tectonics
spread of a new disease
simple out-competition following an especially successful biological innovation
et cetera
The Sixth Mass Extinction Is Upon Us. Can Humans Survive?
http://www.newsweek.com/sixth-mass-extinction-upon-us-can-humans-survive-63237
Which species will survive the Earth’s sixth mass extinction?
http://theconversation.com/which-species-will-survive-the-earths-sixth-mass-extinction-47893
Sixth extinction threatens human survival
http://www.futurity.org/sixth-extinction-946382/
Will Humans Survive the Sixth Great Extinction?
Species are disappearing at an alarming rate, a new study finds
In the last half-billion years, life on Earth has been nearly wiped out five times—by such things as climate change, an intense ice age, volcanoes, and that space rock that smashed into the Gulf of Mexico 65 million years ago, obliterating the dinosaurs and a bunch of other species. These events are known as the Big Five mass extinctions, and all signs suggest we are now on the precipice of a sixth.
Except this time, we have no one but ourselves to blame. According to a study published last week in Science Advances, the current extinction rate could be more than 100 times higher than normal—and that’s only taking into account the kinds of animals we know the most about. Earth’s oceans and forests host an untold number of species, many of which will probably disappear before we even get to know them. (See pictures of 10 of the earth's rarest animals.)
Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert’s book The Sixth Extinction won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. We talked with her about what these new results might reveal for the future of life on this planet. Is there any chance we can put the brakes on this massive loss of life? Are humans destined to become casualties of our own environmental recklessness?
The new study that's generated so much conversation estimates that as many as three-quarters of animal species could be extinct within several human lifetimes, which sounds incredibly alarming.
Yes. That study is looking at very well-studied groups of animals. They restricted themselves to vertebrates—like mammals and birds and reptiles and amphibians—and said, OK, let’s look at what is actually happening. And they document pretty compellingly that extinction rates were already extremely elevated in [the year] 1500, and are just getting worse and worse.
They’re very high figures, and people are kind of getting inured to it. Kids who are born 10, 20 years ago—they’ve grown up their whole lives with these numbers. They don’t really think, OK, well that really is fantastically unusual. (Read about a study that says extinction rates are a thousand times higher because of humans.)
People have been debating whether we really are in the throes of a sixth mass extinction. What is your opinion?
To be honest, that’s one of those debates where I think we’re focusing on the wrong thing. By the time we have definitive answers to that question, it’s possible three-quarters of all species on Earth could be gone. We really don’t want to get to the point where we definitively can answer that question.
What is clear, and what is beyond dispute, is that we are living in a time of very, very elevated extinction rates, on the order that you would see in a mass extinction, though a mass extinction might take many thousands of years to play out.
Are there habitats or species—or groups of animals that you think are especially vulnerable to the changes that are going on?
Island populations are very vulnerable to extinctions for a couple of reasons. They tend to have been isolated. One of the things we’re doing is removing the barriers that used to keep island species isolated. New Zealand had no terrestrial mammals. Species that had evolved in the absence of such predators were incredibly vulnerable. A staggering number of bird species have already been lost on New Zealand, and a lot of those that remain are in deep trouble.
So, places that have been isolated for a long time. Those are very vulnerable. Species that have a very restricted range, that exist only in one spot in the world, those tend to be extremely vulnerable. They have nowhere to go and if their habitat is destroyed, say, then they’re gone.
The human component of this story—the fact that we appear to be responsible for the sixth extinction—what is some of the best evidence for our involvement?
I don’t think there’s any dispute that we are responsible for the elevated extinction rates we see now. There are very few, if any, extinctions that we know about in the last 100 years that would have taken place without human activity. I have never heard anyone argue, “oh extinction rates, that’s just a natural thing that would have happened with or without humans.” It’s just pretty much impossible to argue that.
If we’re pulling the trigger, what did we load the gun with?
There are thousands and thousands of scientific articles that have been written about this. We loaded it with simply hunting. We brought in invasive species. We are now changing the climate, very, very rapidly, by geological standards. We are changing the chemistry of all the oceans. We are changing the surface of the planet. We cut down forests, we plant mono-culture agriculture, which is not good for a lot of species. We’re overfishing. The list goes on and on.
There’s no shortage of bullets. We have a pretty big arsenal right now. (Read about which animals are likely
" If a decision is made unconsciously before the decision is conscious is it free will? "
We are all given limited choices to choose from. Each choice we make have limited outcomes.
Antinatalism for the weak. Pronatalism for the alpha strong
This thread was originally aimed at probable IDOL worship of Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ. Since you are obsessed with Mary Magdalene, it seems to me that you are one of the feminist SJWs. Am i wrong or am i wrong?
This excessive love for Mary Magdalene could also be classified under idolatry. These days idolatry is a norm
No, i am done
It seems you claim to have special knowledge that other humans don't, or you think other people aren't as intelligent as you are.
Magdalene the Feminist
Some people say Mary Magdalene is popular today because she introduces a stronger feminine element in the spirituality of Christianity.
Mary Magdalene house at Ephesus
https://i.imgur.com/a9YqTNI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yzIeiza.jpg
http://stlandrycatholicchurch.org/assets/images/Relic20091106StMaryMagdaleneIMG_4837Resized.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wVvxBi28a8Q/TEVtotlqTRI/AAAAAAAAbwM/bs6FOIuGWwQ/s1600/DSCN3774b.jpg
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2009/07/relics-of-st-mary-magdalene.html
Skull of Mary Magdalene
http://www.magdalenepublishing.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Marie-Madeleines-skull.jpg
http://timbernard.org/images/marymag_skull-50.jpg
http://www.magdalenepublishing.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MaryMagdaleneHISTORY5.jpg
Jesus was born like any other human being. He died just like a common thief. His mother was with a jew named Joseph around the time she got pregnant. How on earth is he the son of god ?