Stigmata

Welcome MM12. Much more than “two cents worth” - mate, that is hysterical, I got my $10 subscription fee value just out of reading you post. Thank you. Still wiping the tears of my face.

ps Note for newbie - It is sometimes worth puthing down a smilie :wink: icon (semi-colon and close bracket) to show people you arent serious. Some people don’t understand irony.

BlueMit11, what other explanation is there for stigmata, other than self-infliction or assisted-infliction…or …heh…heh… the result of being a Split-Apart?

Whoa now. I haven’t finished reading this thread yet, but this brought me up. If you read the words of Jesus in the synoptic gospels, the tenet of Christianity Jesus was teaching was that we have as much talent/power/ability as Jesus himself! Relying on God’s power?

“All these things I do, you too can do, and greater things than these you can do, if you but have the faith of a grain of mustard seed (or somewhat).”

This is recognizing our own godly power within ourselves, and if that fails, “Ask anything in my name and it will be given unto you.”

I may not have the words exactly right, but the meaning is right on (till Paul (Saul of Tarsus) came around and messed things up).

So, I must ask, of whose Christianity is it a tenet? Jesus’? Sauls? The Catholic Church?

I subscribe to the idea that the stigmata are ‘psychosomatic,’ that is the power of the mind over the body, which is pretty miraculous itself. Can you make your hand bleed without physical wounds? If so, you would likely qualify for The Amazing Randi’s million dollar award.

SOP here is to say, “Well, if it’s true, why don’t they apply for Randi’s award???” assuming if they don’t, of course, that they are frauds.

Proof by omission…

I don’t want to hijack this thread, MM12, but all the places you mention have a certain esoteric symbol in common (or alledged to be associated with it).

Contact me by email (yours isn’t listed) if you want to discuss it.

EvanL@hawaii.rr.com

Shit, man, you said that much, you might as well show us all the damn symbol! But then it wouldn’t be esoteric, I guess.

Why do I feel that MM12 is a lurker who has previously placed inappropriate responses in other people’s post before!? :dubious: :rolleyes: :smiley:

I don’t see any evidence of that. MM12’s recent posts have some common themes, and a few searches didn’t pull up similar lurkers or short-term posters. I suppose it’s a possibility, but he/she/they seems genuine.