I mean, that's true. I reject Paul. Jefferson had a good idea. It's not the ultimate idea ever but it's a good one. You made no argument whatsoever other than fiat bullshit for why the authority of the apostles is valid. Your myopia causes you to be unable to see that. It's not a conspiracy theory. Maybe you should spend time reading declassified documents. Einstein seemed to think Hapgood's theory was possessed of great scientific merit. It's called doing due diligence. It's called recognizing the law of diminishing marginal returns. You can study King James Bible or whatever version you like till you're blue in the face but until you study every religion looking for common ground under every rock, you'll never know what else is out there. That's the lesson of the camel and the eye of the needle but, again, modern Christians typically don't get that lesson. They say "How the hell could a camel fit through an eye of a needle?" and then move on, harboring confusion.

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You reject Paul because accepting him requires submission to authority you don’t like. That’s not scholarship. That’s rebellion. Christ commissioned Paul. Peter called his writings Scripture. The Church received them for 2,000 years. You dismissed it because you have no counter. Hapgood and comparative religion aren’t theology. They’re distractions letting you build bespoke spirituality while staying autonomous. The camel and needle isn’t hidden wisdom. Christ said wealth makes salvation humanly impossible, but with God all things are possible. The disciples got it. You’re inventing mystery where clarity exists.