[King Prout]

well, as I asked no question in that post, save the one: "what the hell is an ouche of gold?"...

;)

ok.
Yes, I have discussed this issue with some folks before - including catholic (jesuit) priests, protestant ministers, and an orthodox rabbi I accosted once on vacation in NYC.

I didn't get what I would call definitive answers from any of them.

[SubSailor]

Sorry, after reading the post again, I see that you did not ask questions about the other gods. MY bad.

[SubSailor]

I didn't get what I would call definitive answers from any of them.

I doubt that you will ever get definitive answers from anyone. Eventually, it is for you to decide. From my own experience in seeking answers regarding faith, I would offer that you will find what it is you seek.

I don't mean to be cryptic, that is just what I believe. If you earnestly seek reasons to believe, then you will find them. If you seek excuses not to believe, then those are what you will find. One of the biggest hindrances to my own faith was my desire to understand everything. Once I finally realized that I wasn't required to understand it all in order to believe, it became much easier to believe. Like the example I used before, I believe that God created and I don't think it necessary to understand how he created in order to believe that he created.

(I have left some of my questions for a later time when I have been freed from my chains.)

[Doctor Stochastic]

Is not an ouche of gold a weight of somewhat less gravitas than an ouche of feathers? Neither of them can be boiled in oil with an onion added thereunto for making sandwiches.