goldiloxgirl Forum Posts (4)

RE: long distance

I have a girlfriend who met and eventually married a guy long distance- she was in Sydney but moved to Scotland to be with him...love can do that.

However, I often have scammers email me from the other side of the world with comments like "I read your profile and just had to email you. I was born in Liberia, educated from Edinburgh, grew up into New Jersey and I'm current in New York. Distance not is a problem because love is all that matters".

My reply goes something like "Yep, love is all that matters and distance is not a problem...say, lets meet up on Friday night for a few drinks and a movie". I live in Sydney- so I never hear back from them- but they must think I was born yesterday. Sadly, some of us were.

RE: Evolution Vs Creation

To follow on from the premise outlined earlier regarding being at peace with your belief, the reason for that serenity is simple. If I want to know the truth regarding anything then I first must be willing to accept the implications of knowing that truth. If I am willing to do so, then the moral impediment to knowing it is gone and I have no inner conflict. It is that lack of inner conflict that gives rise to being peaceful in what I believe.

If I were not willing to accept the implications of there being a creator then I would raise all manner of objections to His existence. If I am willing to accept the implications then the evidence of His being becomes obvious. If the fact that something has come out of nothing is insufficient then the very order of all creation cries volumes to declare God's existence. However, we see in that order something insidious , for there is a decay that works against creation and brings with it pain and suffering.

And what are the implications of the existence of an infinite creator? If I was created by someone then I am their property and if I am their property then likely there is a purpose for my life and with that purpose a responsibility. If I do something that harms His property-whether to myself or another person- then I have harmed His order and created a debt to Him in so doing.

Rather than being responsible to the creator for my life, it would be so much easier to deny His existence and live my life on my own account. To do that I would then need to obfuscate all the obvious pointers to God's existence and seek out new objections to the cries of my God given conscience.

To deny God I would say "If there is a God then why do babies die?" or "if God is so loving then why are there wars?" or "why are religious people such hypocrites?" or many other similarly veined objections. The answer to those questions goes right back to the implications of not accepting God and the incumbent responsibility to Him. It is in the rejection of God's claim on our lives that decay of His order takes place.

No, this is not a question of evidence (which is essentially what science is about) but is a question of acceptance of moral implications of that evidence.

RE: Evolution Vs Creation

[there is too many unanswered questions!/quote]


Humans have always struggled with the concept of something coming out of nothing. Our minds are finite and simply cannot grasp what is an infinite reality. Evolution explains how matter changes form and relies on the 'big bang' theory where all matter was 'created' out of dense energy, but does not explain how this energy came into existence. The creationist's position however, ascribes this creation to an infinite being.

The belief in an infinite God merely recognises that existence is beyond humans comprehension and requires a default to a infinitely higher being. We can learn about the building blocks of life as much as we like but as we are finite beings we will never comprehend infinity or how something comes out of nothing.

I believe the rejection of an infinite being, has to do with not accepting the perceived moral implications of the existence of God, rather than a lack of evidence of His existence. In the end it is our own existence along with the natural realms that declares there is a God. Without God we cannot answer the questions of how we came into being and what is our purpose.

If mud slinging follows an in depth discussion on this topic, it is because proponents for and against creation are both afraid...afraid that they are wrong. The person who knows 100% that their belief is right does not fear but rests peacefully in their position.

RE: Looking for a nice lady to introduce to an Aussie male friend

Hi Charli,

There are good women in Australia, I know because I'm one of them...lol. But being good is not the only thing most folks look for in a partner, though I'm sure that no one looks for someone who is bad. All one can do is chat a bit and see if anything grows from it. And I'd be happy to chat to your friend.

Regards, Goldiloxgirl