pedro27: surely God would forgive my minor sins and i will enter into paradise
The God I know, never had to forgive me for anything,, She never held anything (my humanity) against me. Now,,, evidently She did set all this life up with consequences and benefits,,,
For centuries, the mystics of spirit had existed by running a protection racket—by making life on earth unbearable, then charging you for consolation and relief, by forbidding all the virtues that make existence possible, then riding on the shoulders of your guilt, by declaring production and joy to be sins, then collecting blackmail from the sinners.
Conrad73: Christians believed it too,at one time,until the Churchfathers found out,that the Oneshot-Deal,and the Opportunity to Blackmail People by threatening them with Eternal Damnation and Hellfire proved way more lucrative!
And pumped those satanic beliefs into people from the day they were born, to the point that very many have evolved to totally scared sh#t less beings believing in all kinds of nonsense, just in case.
pedro27: i heard a voice, it said to me,,,i am the lord your god there are no false gods b4 me
I remember being off my face at 17 when this voice in my head sounded like Brian Moore who used to do the football on the radio saying "pack it in Son, mug's game".
HarleyquinnBetwixt the stix, Illinois USA1,707 posts
Dadude62: I read a very interesting spiritual book one time, "The teachings of Don Juan, a Jaqui way of knowledge". In it an old man, a sorcerer, explained that we all are on a road in life to become a "man of knowledge" and in order to attain that we have to defeat the 4 enemies of man. The first one being FEAR. If one does not defeat fear one becomes just a scared man or worse, a BULLY. The way to defeat FEAR according to the old man is to face it head on and persist. Eventually the fear subsides when one persists and then gains CLARITY,,, the next enemy of man,,,
Also been claimed to have said.."We're ALL fools in our own folly!"!
bodleingGreater Manchester, England UK13,810 posts
I believe the soul is eternal...I am not a body that has a soul, but a soul that has a body. This body is just a vehicle for this life...I try to wear it well, but it is not the true self.
Hiya Bode I've watched that video before...a lovely, intelligent woman shared it with me as we were discussing this topic in email awhile ago. It seems that they didn't come up with a concrete answer regarding this boy but I do believe there is a spiritual/soul thing going on nonetheless. I'm not sure there will ever be scientific evidence of such a thing but I like to believe there is more. I'm convinced there is.
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The God I know, never had to forgive me for anything,, She never held anything (my humanity) against me. Now,,, evidently She did set all this life up with consequences and benefits,,,