"Anna L. Abrante" wrote:

> This is why god changed from a malevolent one in the old testament,
> to a kinder-gentler forgiver in the new.  He was losing support and
> compliance.

If this so-called "malevolent" "old-testament" G-d was losing so much
support and compliance, one would think that His constituency would
have completely dried up and vanished by now...  Perhaps He isn't so
"malevolent" after all.

> If everyone saw that truth, together, there would be anarchy. There
> would be no society as we know it.  This applies to religion as well
> as nutrition.  This tactic works remarkably well in
> communist/totalitarian governments,

I think this topic (and ones like it) needs to go shopping for a new
list - one on which it's acceptable to make veiled disparaging remarks
about the spiritual beliefs of others.  On *this* list, however, we
discuss the Paleolithic diet and how it can be followed by people of
*all* backgrounds and beliefs - who come together here to share our
collective knowledge about health and nutrition, offer one another
support.

--
Deanna