Does the book of Isaiah say anything about Jesus of Nazareth?

[SarahM32]

50. Oh brother.

I had hoped for something more constructive, but so be it.

About Apologetics: All I care about in our discussion is pointing out to you that Thomas Jefferson was not an Apologist for Christianity or for the Bible. That’s the fact, and I’ve explained why. Your continually going off on tangents is an avoidance tactic and rationalization.

As for Theosophy, I agree that Helena Blavatsky was misguided, as was Alice Bailey and as is Benjamin Creme, who is perhaps the biggest pusher of a misguided version of Ageless Wisdom. They all were right about some things, but got some pretty wild ideas — whereas the message I promote is not wild and does not require a suspension of belief and reason.

Another thing I agree with you about is that the concepts and insights in the Vedas, the Sutras and the Tao were well know before Jesus was born, which is obvious. That’s why Jesus was familiar with them. (Read the stories of Jesus as Saint Issa, who studied with Buddhist and Hindu scholars.)

As for your simplifying the definition of ecstacy to something you experienced playing chess, and claiming that my teacher merely saw “patterns” as you did and that there is no guarantee that his experience was real, you are entitled to think and believe as you wish. I have already stated that his experience was unique, and I’ve already said what I should say about that.
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