“ Clouding the exact evolution of El and Yahweh as concepts (and any other aspect of belief, for neither El nor Yahweh ever existed as anything except mind images of fervent believers) is the invariable… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ Had the common man in (first century) Palestine thought about it at all, he would have considered the world flat, with land riding on and surrounded by water below and above. Keeping water up there wa… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ Understanding points Jesus presented to his peers requires exploring how Jews, local Greeks, Romans and other ethnic mixes inhabiting the region perceived reality. Without a clear recognition of the c… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ Reality’s functional flow can never be debated: reality manifests as it does regardless of individual recognition of its value-based inter-active function. Only simulated notions about reality – creed… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ Yet, reality operates in a consistent way – the same physical, interactive functions are in play for every conscious human in existence. If religion reflected reality as it actually works, all religio… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ Religions take hold and dominate a culture, not because they accurately portray reality, but because they appear to, once having been accepted – such that succeeding generations are heavily indoctrina… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ While scholarly research provides extensive information, the real Jesus, the man who voiced various timeless insights on life, can only be revealed when life is understood better than the common minds… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ It is vital to see not only what Christianity asserts, but where its precepts came from – how they evolved from primitive, superstitious metaphysical claims into “Gospel Truth”. Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ As to “facts” as a basis of understanding things in this investigative age: if there is anything greatly preferred to valid, reliable information in our culture, it is the appearance of facts – nice,… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ Visionaries have two principal means to immediately communicate insights beyond people’s mundane, common mindset. They can liken awareness to equivalent situations in life to which the listener can re… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ Most people, solidly frozen into long-held, common notions, are unable to grasp clearer views. Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ Moving man’s view of himself and life past common thinking, the true visionary faces great difficulty: exactly that deluded mindset the sage would have listeners outgrow is the very filter through whi… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ Without understanding your place as a conscious entity manifesting and engaging an experiential Reality, you will only be able to perceive Jesus within the confines of your belief structure. And that… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ Indeed, of the major religions, Islam offers no discernible sliver of valid notion for How Life Works. Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ For deep adherents, the Koran would seem to echo great truths given directly to a vaunted and hallowed prophet by a deity of overwhelming power and grandeur. If you don’t hold any such archaic notions… Thomas Daniel Nehrer
“ New Testament gospels are traditionally accorded a cultural sanctity and lofty regard completely out of line with their literary worth. Thomas Daniel Nehrer