You need to use the special viewer at the library homepage. Then, enter username/pw (provided on page), click 'Rylands medieval collection', click 'subject' on left, click 'cookery'...and the images pop up. Double click to view each page.
There is no difference between God and a god; they are both supernatural deities that exist and are perceived by individuals to have powers. Your beliefs in God are just as strong as the beliefs in the Hindu or Roman gods (yes, there are still communities in Greece that believe in Zeus and his minions). Everyone has a right to believe in what they choose, and no particular religion is ultimately correct.
The study of NDEs (near death experiences) is fairly common, with much research across different religions, sexualities, and social environments. It turns out, that individuals from other parts of the world have imagery from their own deities - in the same manner that Christians have imagery of Jesus. Mohammad, God, Allah, Great Spirit, etc. are all the same in NDE experiences depending on your social environment and religious upbringing. This leads to the scientific research that finds a strong correlation between the cause of a near-death situation and the crucial experience prior to the experience to incite such near death imagery (e.g. heart attack after a car crash).
There is nothing different about the post that varies from the NDE accounts of children, gays and lesbians, Hindus, Muslims, Jews, or Native Americans. That leaves the perception to most others that the implied 'neat' fact is the 'conversion' of an atheist to Christianity. And yes...there is an indirect bias. There are plenty of articles that are better suited and more interesting than the story presented.
For more research on the topic, instead of proposing facts from blind assumptions, I highly recommend
www.wikipedia.org
and
www.near-death.com
but it does support Christian bias to bring out the "conversion" of someone as a "neat" post. There are plenty of neat NDE
...It's interesting how his site (linked at the bottom) characterizes atheists as not enjoying anything, using rage to control people, not pleasant, and hostile to people who practiced religion. What a great way to win Christian readers for your new book.
A bit disappointed with this evangelist post. No facts, just another myth.
For a more entertaining read, check out http://www.snopes.com .
You need to use the special viewer at the library homepage. Then, enter username/pw (provided on page), click 'Rylands medieval collection', click 'subject' on left, click 'cookery'...and the images pop up. Double click to view each page.
Hope your old English is up to par. =)
Thanks
There is no difference between God and a god; they are both supernatural deities that exist and are perceived by individuals to have powers. Your beliefs in God are just as strong as the beliefs in the Hindu or Roman gods (yes, there are still communities in Greece that believe in Zeus and his minions). Everyone has a right to believe in what they choose, and no particular religion is ultimately correct.
The study of NDEs (near death experiences) is fairly common, with much research across different religions, sexualities, and social environments. It turns out, that individuals from other parts of the world have imagery from their own deities - in the same manner that Christians have imagery of Jesus. Mohammad, God, Allah, Great Spirit, etc. are all the same in NDE experiences depending on your social environment and religious upbringing. This leads to the scientific research that finds a strong correlation between the cause of a near-death situation and the crucial experience prior to the experience to incite such near death imagery (e.g. heart attack after a car crash).
There is nothing different about the post that varies from the NDE accounts of children, gays and lesbians, Hindus, Muslims, Jews, or Native Americans. That leaves the perception to most others that the implied 'neat' fact is the 'conversion' of an atheist to Christianity. And yes...there is an indirect bias. There are plenty of articles that are better suited and more interesting than the story presented.
For more research on the topic, instead of proposing facts from blind assumptions, I highly recommend
www.wikipedia.org
and
www.near-death.com
but it does support Christian bias to bring out the "conversion" of someone as a "neat" post. There are plenty of neat NDE
A bit disappointed with this evangelist post. No facts, just another myth.
For a more entertaining read, check out http://www.snopes.com .