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    Should Bible committees consult Jews on how to translate the Jewish scriptures?

    According to whoever wrote the KJV, maybe. Better translators obviously do not think so! Anyone I've met so far agrees with them. I will not comment further on your strawmen, irrelevant "later literature" and so forth. Feel free to make stuff up as usual.
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    Should Bible committees consult Jews on how to translate the Jewish scriptures?

    You do not seem to grasp that Satan and Lucifer on become proper nouns when they're used in languages in which they're meaningless. Hence the significance of Hebrew words in the Greek OT.
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    Should Bible committees consult Jews on how to translate the Jewish scriptures?

    Whoever said anything about "Satan"? It's the Greek OT which made a mess of that issue with their inconsistent translation. "Lucifer" came much later. This goes to show the foolishness of relying on the Hebrew to make sense of Christian scriptures. You need the Greek OT. The most unambiguous...
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    Should Bible committees consult Jews on how to translate the Jewish scriptures?

    Certainly not in a non-Latin translation! Then there is the issue of whether the source used by Jerome and gang had anything like Helel where they used "lucifer"... where do you think it had Helel? Isaiah? We know they used "lucifer" to translate other things than Helel since we have some of...
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    Do you really know your self

    Obviously not if you use mainstream dictionary definitions of objective/subjective. If you want to use a different definition, please be upfront about it.
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    Should Bible committees consult Jews on how to translate the Jewish scriptures?

    Jews used Greek as well. The oldest Jewish scripture we've got is written in Greek. Many Christians used the Greek OT exclusively. The Romans then reintroduced Hebrew and/or Syriac sources in the Latin translation of the OT. But that happened centuries after most NT books were written. I don't...
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    A quick question on global warming.

    Global emperatures have only risen a tiny bit so far. The big impact on the global sea level is yet to come and will likely happen very, very slowly as ice in Greenland and Antarctica melts. The local sea level is in many places dominated by local factors (some land masses rise and others...
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    "Patriarchy"

    OK, let's use your definition. I was under the impression that Iroquois women inherited not only land but also the right to either rule or select rulers. Whether you want to define "rule" as including the right to select rulers is up to you. If you don't, I guess the Iroquois might not have...
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    "Patriarchy"

    I'm no expert either but I'm not aware of any matriarchy that wasn't "fairly egalitarian". It seems to be a feature of matriarchy. I don't know how it could work any other way in practice really. In fantasy stories, you have matriarchies which rely on imprisonning and killing boys. That could...
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    "Patriarchy"

    Yes, it is a form of oppression. Not just that: it is the basis for all patriarchal opression. The name as such is of course only symbolic. The number of husbands who take their wives' names demonstrates it isn't a trivial symbol however. And if you were part of the ruling group in a...
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    "Patriarchy"

    As far as I know, in the stultified way many dictionaries put it "descent was traced through the female line". Which would of course the most sensible way to proceed without paternity tests... if male war leaders weren't so fond of using illegitimate violence.
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    "Patriarchy"

    Since people keep engaging Me Myself on this trite argument, I'll state the obvious once more: Unless there is some form of overpopulation, women are objectively more valuable to any society. That's biology, not matriarchy. Biology also made women poorer fighters on average for most of human...
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    "Patriarchy"

    That's a particularly cute fantasy. So basically if we assume that these roles were not formed under patriarchy, the concept of patriarchy becomes useless. Bravo!
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    "Patriarchy"

    Viewing most men as useless is a feature of patriarchy. It follows in a fairly straightforward manner from biological differences. Finally a couple of specific points are made: This is of course wrong. Look up documents from the period during which women started joining various...
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    History Channel: Vikings

    I haven't seen the series but it definitely looks like historical fantasy and not like a historical drama. It's apparently got supernatural stuff. So it's not supposed to be accurate. People who write historical fantasy walk a fine line which is why some writers make a point of changing enough...
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    cessation of physical suffering

    That sounds bad. Both states of mind sound like they could potentially be very dangerous for your health. You're not indestructible. Have you discussed this with a medical doctor? If not, I think you'd better make it a priority. Some doctors are better than others so of course I'm not saying...
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    Would You Say You're Happy?

    Hell no! Excessive loyalty is of course not recommended and as for the rest you can have improved, adult versions of innocence, peace and awe. I rather like the upgrades. It sounds more and more like you have some kind of mental health issue.
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    Bruce Schneier: "The Internet is a surveillance state"

    Consider also how ineffectual the Stasi was.
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    cessation of physical suffering

    There are different kinds of pain. I have a very limited experience in the matter. I have never undergone actual torture for instance. But based on this limited experience, I think the replies you received understate how easy it can be to improve your handling of pain. While I can not endorse...
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    Should there be a salary cap?

    Does that mean what I think it means? You people beggar belief.
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