I enjoy your intellect Crotalus and regret that I have not spent more time in the sciences you are very enlightening in your own way. Hopefully it is all in good fun even though these are issues that touch the soul lol. I admit to much ignorance and definitely coming from a place of the soul rather than the natural world and seeming infallible evidence.
So in that vain good morning everyone. Teach on as at least i am teachable and am not full of hatred in any way lol.
replying to this. God bless you Crotalus. When you go to your local pub may he pour you an extra whiskey with a twinkle in his eye and whisper to you the secrets of your soul. lol
No one is trying to scare anyone into believing in a deity especially not moi lol. It was stating a situation that us beings, spirits and all those other illogical essences might respond to in a way to cry out to a deity. How does this constitute religious fundamentalism and please do not patronize me.
What I stated above was where do you have empirical evidence about others faith or what they are thinking when they behold something magnificent in the natural world.
Okay well math was never my strong suit. lol As far as the sinking ship and atheism yes the debate has gotten to the point whether there is a god or not not only if he was among us. As far as appreciating nature without creating a deity to go along with it who says all of us do? You are making unscientific assumptions about the faith of peeps in this discussion. Tell me do you have empirical evidence to show that just because someone doesn't totally ascribe to a scientific, material world that each time they look up and wonder at the universe they are ascribing that vast wonder of the universe to a deity or to look at the beauty of say a peace rose that is mainly a butter yellow but has tinges of orange and peach on it that they are not simply admiring nature apart from any idea of a force behind that creation.
You must have taken too many of us on at once because the whole idea or theme behind the sinking ship is that when faced with mortality man most people are going to want to live and are going to be seeking help. Common sense there buddy. Atheism, agnosticism and belief as well as science all have places in this discussion as there are imperfect and fallible people making all types of assumptions lol.
I did not say that Einstein was a believer but what an interesting statement from anyone and in this subjective world that we find ourselves in. I admit to being fairly ignorant in the matter of the sciences and mathematics. With new theories floating around like the string theory how do you know anything you are learning in your classes will hold. Why can't a sometimes equal b? While I don't have a mathematical and scientific brain as you do. How do you know? lol say a is water in the form of ice and b is water in the form of liquid. They are both still water lol. At least you are out here thinking about all this. Are we only to be thought of as molecules, flesh and bone no breathe or life that makes us marvelous yet messed up beings? Sorry something in me, maybe arrogance can't say that there was no intelligent life that created all we see around and put the very essence into us that makes us each unique.
There is a saying while not in regard to intellect smeintellect lol that there are no atheists on a sinking ship. Just a thought and while I am not a believer any longer if it ever comes back to me I will not let it go. Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Proverbs 26:12 Wisdom is so much more encompassing than mere intellect it takes into account and has a bit of mercy and compassion with it. This from an agnostic lol.
Really is that so? Einstein was attributed with saying that God doesn't play dice with the universe. I don't believe faith has anything to do with intellect. While you are obviously quite bright you do not have all the answers and there is something marvelous about people with faith that act out on that faith to reach out to others beyond themselves. Two very marvelous writers JRR Tolkien, who was Catholic, and C.S. Lewis are examples of quite brilliant men who believed and lived their lives in reverence to a deity.
Ouch. Yes lead by Commander Dawn here lmao we are poised to take Guam, and only Nova Scotia. Damn American imperialists. Especially after losing so many men in Iraq and Afghanistan. god bless our boys no matter what nation. Now is the time I wished I believed in prayer.
Hey Crotalus lol you have the poetic thing going on too lol. However does a always equal b. Does believing we have souls/spirits/energy/essence automatically qualify some of us for every other strange idea out there. NOT! lol.
There was a sect that grew their hair long and that reference in Ezekiel was to a particular group of people Levitical priests namely. The second passage was written by Paul and thank god is outdated as women no longer have to cover their hair in most services. What it comes down to really is our hearts not how long our hair is and that is what Jesus was interested in. It's funny again I don't know the passage but the Pharisees of his time did all these things right but Jesus said they were "full of dead men's bones". Dried up and not full of life lol Go figure. Thanks for the correction though.
What some of the others have said about commitment makes a lot of sense but there are all types of girls out there. Maybe take a look at some of the girls you are trying to date. Like some of the other posters have said have fun. Friendship is also a good way to go into something more special. Again people are individuals so don't be discouraged when you are ready for something to happen it will. You stay nice and don't let yourself become bitter to women as there are a lot of good women out there. Most of us get hurt in this life and sometimes it's hard to not just close off. The great thing is that we heal and are somehow stronger. hang in there it will happen for you.
where does that say that. In fact there were a sect of people in the Bible that never cut their hair. sorry but I don't think that is in the Bible unless its in the Apocrypha.
Short hair where did you get that from? Yeah I think if most of us consider that he was Mediterranean we would figure that out and I hope they would know he was a Jew. He has many titles. Thanks for the added clarity.
I think Jesus was a very passionate person. That the milk toast idea of him is rather inaccurate. If you are that nice and passive would probably not be putting yourself on the line to be crucified on a cross. One of the worst ways for people to die in the history of mankind and only used for about 100 years.
Very nice may the Supreme Essence that makes us wonderful and naughty at the same time be smitten with you and poor showers of blessings from the skies onto you lol.
Hello Trish, I am not new to this site but new at putting my opinion out there on these threads for the most part. As pretty much I answer and am humbled by those of superior intellect. I have said hello in the Hello posting lol but that's about it prefer to meet peeps on a particular subject.
Maybe I have a crush on her. Scare me are you kidding. Bring it boys but keep with the program or the God of the Universe will send a lightening bolt and burn your cheeky bums lol.
You are right. Humility is never easy but necessary and the Bible talks about those of us who think we are wise in our own eyes. In spite of this I will now buy into a certain religion nor want any part of persecuting others for what they believe. Such arrogance to we know all the answers.
For one thing is you have read the Bible it does allude to God as a protector. Now I have not read the Koran or other books but read Psalms 139 its about him being omniscient and omnipresent. The Psalms of David, or mostly written by David talk about God as protector. All through the Bible God is alluded to on many levels. Starting in Genesis that man is created in his image right to Revelation where he will come back and judge. Thanks for that you are truly mischievous lol. Why go to extremes saying that if there isn't a God we must just be carbon chemistry or made up simply of cells what if the answer of where we come from is none of the above lol. You don't scare me. Look around at your loved ones and tell me that you don't see the precious in them. Am calling your bluff. We all both light and shadow it is up to us which we walk out in this life . I see extremes in your arguments between people blaming God and wanting to see him as benevolent. They are in mine too.
No offense but I am so glad that you are not a deity nor I for that matter. Might seem easy to say one would do this or that. But how about taking into consideration precious humans and their lives. Yes we are messed up and goofy but at the same time infinitely worth saving.
No I don't blame God and the God that I used to believe in allowed free will. Of course almost everywhere us humans live there are risks from nature. Just living is a risk. It just broke my heart when those all those people perished in that fire. The God I used to believe in was a compassionate one also. So even though some or our answers may seem one sided most people who are or have been have many layers in their view of God or the man upstairs as you would. Just an aside but I used to wait tables in the Denny's in Tom's River. I loved the peeps out there.
Wow I seriously misquoted that verse lol. No I am an agnostic but actually have great respect for those who have faith what a marvelous thing to have. have a lovely day.
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RE: what if god really was one of us
I enjoy your intellect Crotalus and regret that I have not spent more time in the sciences you are very enlightening in your own way. Hopefully it is all in good fun even though these are issues that touch the soul lol.I admit to much ignorance and definitely coming from a place of the soul rather than the natural world and seeming infallible evidence.
So in that vain good morning everyone. Teach on as at least i am teachable and am not full of hatred in any way lol.