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Author Topic:   Sai Baba is similar to Jesus Christ - same delusion
Pressie
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Message 16 of 29 (623877)
07-14-2011 8:21 AM
Reply to: Message 15 by Portillo
07-14-2011 4:01 AM


If they all claim to have been inspired by the same omnipotent entity to write down what happened, then yes.
Especially seeing that this book is supposed to be the only way of getting to know and to know anything about said omnipotent entity. Also knowing that the same entity would send anyone to burn for all eternity if he or she doesn't believe those contradictory renditions of highly unbelievable stories. All those people who he apparantly loves (that's what he says in that same book), but he will also let them all burn for eternity.
To tell you the truth, if I were that said omnipotent entity who loved everyone to death, I wouldn't rely on humans to write down those stories with the idea of that saving them from my own wrath. I would just do it myself in a very loud, clear and unambivalent manner. Just appear to anyone and everyone I love to get rid of the doubt. I would answer prayers. I would help children. I would send rain to drought-stricken areas. I would do lots of things just to deliver on what I promised in my holy book. I would even, after promising them that they could move mountains, just let it happen after a prayer or two.
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Pressie
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Message 19 of 29 (623989)
07-15-2011 5:54 AM
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07-15-2011 3:57 AM


You wrote the word 'many'. The word 'many' doesn't mean 'all’.
I, for example, would seroiously consider somebody who appears to me in a way that the appearance is verifiable, who claims to be god, who claims to be omnipotent, who claims to love everyone, who claims to listen to prayers and then also be able to act the way he or she promises to act. For example, I would seriously consider the truthfulness of someone who claims to be omnipotent, claims to listen to prayers and then also demonstrates to be able to miraculously grow back an amputated leg on someone.
I just don't believe anything when the only place you read about it is in a book or books who's authors are unknown. I should be able to observe verifiable evidence if it is true.
You also have to realize that all religions have holy books and/or write about unevidenced 'miracles'. They all are same, no verifiable evidence provided. Just long pieces of text claiming some miracle. Just claims coming from people who's existence are unverifiable andprovide claims about miracles. Claims, that's all that's provided.
The modus operandi iof all the religions are the same. A book with claims that can't be verified. I, for one, don't just believe what some unknown person who claims to be inspired by a ghost writes down. Too many crazy people around.
You write:
Portillo writes:
The Jewish nation in the old testament is a perfect example. God provided them food, water, escape from bondage etc and they still disbelieved and disobeyed.
That’s actually a perfect example of why I don’t believe those stories.
I mean, if someone appears to me, and also provides all that was described there to me, I certainly won’t doubt the existence of that entity.
For this reason those stories you believe to be true are very highly unlikely. The most likely explanation is that those are just so stories.
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Pressie
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Message 20 of 29 (623991)
07-15-2011 6:19 AM


Let's also have a look at all those prophesies about the birth of Sai Baba. It is very similar to those prophesies about the birth of a ‘redeemer’ as in the Christian faith. Sai Baba’s birth has been prophesized 500 hundred years before it happened. The information was obtained from
Sai Baba Of India- PROPHESIES
saibabaofindia.com writes:
Dr. E.V.Sastri, a prominent member of the Indian Astro Occult Research Association, New Delhi, during the course of his research, found out ‘Nandi Grantham’ available in Tamil Nadu, which had all the indications about Sathya Sai Baba’s horoscope written by a famous erudite Pundit, some five hundred years ago. It was written on a piece of palm leaf of the size 36 centimeters long and 2 cms broad. It reads : ‘The person to whom this horoscope relates and whose name is Sathyanarayana Raju will renounce the world in his boyhood, will start schools and hospitals, will publish books for the upliftment of the World, will spend every day of his whole lifetime for the establishment of Dharma, which is his ideal and objective’. It is further mentioned that, He will be an Avatar amongst the Avatars. (Taken from the book ‘The Grace of Sai’ by R.Lowenberg).
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