twenty five years ago i never would have even considered things found in this post but now days since i've been researching a good bit more i've come to see things the way larry does;

If you are a devout Christian, Jew or Muslim, fair warning — you may find this post offensive. I am not trying to offend, but I do plan to present and challenge the theological claims contained in the Book of Genesis aka Bereshit (aka Hebrew for “in the beginning”). The entire claim that Zionists have regarding their right to inhabit all land from the Nile in the west to the Euphrates in the east, stems from promises allegedly made by a person, or persons, claiming to be “God” to a fellow named, Abram. All of this belief is contingent on a separate belief — i.e., that the Pentateuch was written by Moses based on what “God” told him. If you believe that “God” spoke to Moses more than 3,000 years ago and that Moses had ample supplies of paper, ink and a writing instrument to record everything that “God” said, then it is an easy leap to be a Zionist.

For the sake of intellectual fairness, I note that there is a continuing scholarly debate on whether or not the Pentateuch was written by Moses. (You can follow that debate here.) Personally, I think that is nonsense. I believe the Torah aka the Old Testament was birthed from oral tradition passed down over a thousand years and finally put onto scrolls during the Jewish captivity in Babylon (those damn Persians again; maybe that is why Israel is so keen on destroying Iran).

Careful readers probably noticed my reference to the possibility that the “God” of Genesis is not necessarily a single entity. What!!!???? Blasphemy! Okay, here is my proof:......more......