Newton, Huygens, Kepler or Copernicus. What does jane j know that the rest of us don't?
2006-12-30 10:55:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
she may have meant "excommunicated". Good point. But she just seems soooooooo intelligent that I find that hard to believe.
2006-12-30 11:02:09 · update #1
ok gang...is "executed" a synonym for "persecuted", "excommunicated" "banned" or "thought of as heretics by the church"?
C'mon, we're all atheists/agnostics here. We rely on evidence...now just admit that the chick is a dumb one and she's full of sh*t
thanks
2006-12-30 11:25:58 · update #2
If jane knew something that the rest of us didnt, i wouldnt know what it would be, because I dont know what jane only knows.
2006-12-30 10:58:18 · answer #1 · answered by Your hero until you meet Jesus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "dude" was probably Newton, and he was excommunicated for his rejection of the Trinity. He realized that the Trinitarians had carried out a fraud upon Christianity. The fraud had been perfected by monks and popes. The word TRINITY never appears in the New Testament.
For explicit foundation in Scriptures, the orthodox looked to the First Epistle of John: 'For there are three that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.' Only the King James Version had the last phrase. Newton's critical reading persuaded him that the original texts had been deliberately debased in support of false doctrine―a false infernal religion."
He marshaled his arguments and numbered them:
1. The [word] God is no where in the scriptures used to signify more than one of the three persons at once.
2. The word God put absolutely without particular restriction to the Son or Holy Ghost doth always signify the Father from one end of the scriptures to the other ...
6. The son confesseth the father greater than him [and] calls Him his God...
11. The son in all things submits to the will of the father, which could be unreasonable if he were equal to the father."
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"He felt Trinitarianism not just an error but as sin, and the sin was idolatry. For Newton this was the most detested of crimes."
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"They discussed theology -- [John] Locke amazed at the depth of Newton's biblical knowledge―and these paragons of rationality found themselves kindred spirits in the dangerous area of anti-Trinitarianism."
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"On his deathbed he refused the sacrament of the church."
So, did you have to point out her improper use of a word publicly to feel better?
2006-12-30 19:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by Kallan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's possible she's confusing Copernicus with Galileo, who was forced to recant heliocentrism, lived out his life under house arrest, and banned from writing any more books. Not as bad as execution, but tough if you know more about everything than the idiots persecuting you.
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2006-12-30 19:02:38 · answer #3 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heresy, each of them were seen as heretics by the church. Each also believed the world was round. These four were scientists and were thought of by the church as criminals.
Take some time to read about them. Interesting stuff.
2006-12-30 19:18:05 · answer #4 · answered by tian_mon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copernicus' worked was banned by the Vatican until 1835.
2006-12-30 19:00:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Excomunicated?
2006-12-30 18:58:36 · answer #6 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, since there are so many suggestions as to the "dudes", I assume she knows absolutely nothing.
2006-12-30 18:57:52 · answer #7 · answered by Valєηtiηa ☆ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
she may have meant persecuted by...
2006-12-30 18:58:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
ooooOoOooooOooOOoooO i'm a ghost
2006-12-30 18:58:23 · answer #9 · answered by Capt. Kirk 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋