You're really taking some leaps here too Carla. More than once on this thread you've sounded like a news anchor spinning a story (this includes your last post). You read into things and draw conclusions that are just not there.

I don't speak frankly to offend people. I speak frankly as a gift. Some can accept it, others can't. I'm glad that some people had the courage to tell me the truth when I needed to hear it. It helped me tremendously and I thanked them on the spot. I'm not easily offended.

Also, I give all people respect. They are potential children of God and I have no business being disrespectful, but I also have a duty to be honest. Some people are offended by that, but then, look how offensive Christ was to most people. They ended up murdering Him.

Considering the thing I said to Demi about mercury: I'm surprised that you're surprised.

I thought you knew that mercury interferes with people's ability to think logically and on an emotional level, it makes people draw conclusions that are not there. My business partner was notorious for this very thing before her fillings came out. Now she's improved dramatically and is like a new person.

I really do write off many of the things Demi says as mercury induced. It's only logical knowing how mercury interferes with people in this respect. She's obviously a bright and helpful person with good intentions. She does have trouble following a conversation, however, and I bet when she's recovered from mercury, that area will also improve dramatically for her. Most importantly, I know her intentions are good.

I make it rule for myself to not have strong opinions on a subject unless I've done my homework. You might be surprised to learn that I'm really good at being humble about things, particularly when I know nothing about them, and, of course, I wish everyone was. This way, people would not harm other people by speaking opinions as if they were knowledge.

As for the Bible...

You're spinning this as well, however, I do believe that people have a better chance of becoming a Christian by believing the Bible if they are mercury free. This is because they can read and understand the precepts of the Bible and follow the insightful, profound truths that are otherwise lost. I experienced this myself.

Even though I believed the Bible is what it claims to be before my mercury came out, my reading comprehension and ability to draw concepts has improved many times over and I am even more impressed and convinced of the authenticity of the Bible than ever.

Can mercury interfere with someone's ability to understand scripture and therefore with their ability to accept Christ?

Absolutely.

Will you get your fillings out and suddenly "see the light" as you put it?

Not likely.

The true acceptance and faith in scripture is an intellectual (a.k.a. spiritual) process that takes time. And because scripture is a representation of Christ (the "Living Word"), those who accept scripture implicitly accept Christ.

"If the truth feels shocking, it's only because you've been indoctrinated into a fiction."


Also...

Glad you hear about your self-motiviated son. If he's learning to code from a book, he's pretty brilliant and self-motivated indeed, and with that kind of drive, he'll be one heck of a good coder. The worlds needs more of them. Good for him! ...He'll be well paid for his valiant efforts.