Justintime - "has anyone who does not belive in God, ever looked at prophecy in to bible even whole nations that would rise and fall, even how they would fall and sometimes by whom"
Isn't it funny how the oracle of Delphi did the exact same thing? And isn't it funny how - just as it happened with most parts of the bible - only those predictions that were fulfilled were written down, while all the other prophecies were simply left out? ;o)
I'm not trying to attack your believe, I mean no offense. But if you're asking a non-Christian to evaluate this, you may need some better arguments.
"Also atheists don't BELIEVE that there isn't a god, atheists simply state there there is no proof for such a being, period."
That's agnositcs, dear. Not atheists.
The OED defines "atheism" as "the belief that God does not exist.", whereas and agnostic is a "person who believes that nothing can be known concerning the existence of God."
"Atheism is a non-belief in a god." - Correct. As such, it is a belief. Please don't confuse atheists (who BELIEVE that there is no god, but cannot prove that belief any more than theists can prove that a god exists) with agnostics, who simply accept the fact that neither existence nor nonexistence of god(s) can be proven and therefore neither believe god exists nor that he doesn't exist. Personally, I'm an agnostic.
And Siddharta Gautama, the Buddha himself, taught Anicca, the fact that all things a impermanent, therefore excluding the existence of any form of eternity and of god.
"atheism is not a "religion". A religion, by definition, is a "belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe". Atheists have no such belief and are therefore NOT religious."
Not quite... the OED defines religion as 1. the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. 2. a particular system of faith and worship. 3. a pursuit or interest followed with devotion.
There are established atheist religions on the planet. Buddhism for example is essentially atheist. Western atheisim itself can be regarded as a religion, as atheists believe that there is no god. It's a form of believe as well.
Not quite, the story is a bit different. It's about a hppy, well-off man, a vet actually, who starts drinking and grows to despise and hate his cat who he used to love dearly. In a drunken fit, he kills it rather gruesomely. He repents, and finds another cat just like the first one. But he starts drinking again, and in a attempt to kill the second cat as well, he accidentally kills his wife. He decides to hide the body by walling it in to his cellar. When the police come around to question him, he shows them around the house and alos shows the the cellar where he his the body. There, they suddenly hear the mewing of the cat, but can't find it... until the police tear down the wall. He had walled the cat in with the corpse.
I was born and raised Catholic, but turned agnostic.
While I do believe that Jesus lived and preached in Israel, I don't believe he was some sort of supernatural being. He was a preacher, a prophet, and a good one at that. He had some brilliant ideas that are worth considering and following. But that's about it, in my eyes. All religions hold the same truth, be that theist or atheist ones.
Well, my favourite two are MacBeth and Midsummernight's Dream, they are fascinating in a way. It always amazes me what insights into the human psyche Shakespeare is giving, considering the time he wrote in and the general mindset of the era.
The goos thing about his collected work would be that it includes a large number of books and poems, so it would really take a long time to read through it all ;o)
Vanity Fair is on my To Read List right now, I simply adore classical English literature. I had given Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice a thought, but it still can't compare with Les Miserables
Tea. Completely and totally. I started drinking tea because I didn't really like the taste of coffee, although the smell is quite nice. And now I'm addicted to the stuff ;o)
1) "The Lord of the Rings". I read that at least 15 times by now, and it never ceases to amaze me how everytime I read it, I seem to read a different book
2) "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo. It's a fantastic and detailed read, clearly a book yo uhave to read at least twice
I would propably finally finish this painting that's been waiting for the finishing touches for a few weeks now. Other than that, I don't know. Destroy incriminating evidence of my evil side, most likely ;o)
I'm normally reading several books simultaneously... two is the minimum, but it can be up to 5 or 6 at any given time. I started that habit as a child, when my mother would throw me out of the house to get some exercise and fresh air, and I would hide books in the garage, the neighbour's shed and anywhere I could think of in order to be able to sit soemwhere and read. Could be a bit awkward in winter, though.
Anyway, I'm just finishing "One hundered years of solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I'm reading the Barrytown Trilogy by Roddy Doyle (Dublin writer, a fantastic read, really. A bit like sitting in a pub listening in to other people's conversations), "Helden wie wir" by Thomas Brussig (German book about the fall of the Berlin wall) and "Rouge et noir" by Stendhal, a French classic.
Sounds interesting enough... but it would depend on the kind of books that are chosen to be read and discussed. I'm just reading the last pages of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude and I would love to discuss it with others. I would give the Ayla books a miss, though. I read two of them ages ago when I was 14 and they didn't really impress me that much, sorry.
Personally, I tend to stay away from total honesty... now, I wouldn't resort to lying, but I may avoid telling the exact truth now and then, if I feel it might be hurtful to anybody.
Well, I live in Ireland, so it's not going to be much different from any other evening. People dressing up strangely and getting completely pissed. ;o) I like dressing up, as a general rule, but I haven't decided anything regarding costume just yet.
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RE: who would you be and why?
Myself. I don't think I'd have much fun being someone else