I’m not a theologian, but it’s my understanding that of the four testaments “Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John” (I think?), only two of those actually suggest a resurrection, and they both give differing accounts of it.
I personally don’t believe that Jesus was born of a virgin, or that he was resurrected. I believe that he was a mortal man just like you or me. That’s what I believe.
The testaments were written years after the actual crucifixion, so it’s make a lot of sense that they would be elaborated on by wishful thinking.
I don’t buy into the ‘mystical’ aspects of the story. To me it is a distorted historical story of a very wise and dedicated man who lived in an oppressed society and hated the Roman’s guts. He defied them and paid for it via a horrific punishment that later writers attempted to immortalize by making him into a divine martyr larger than life.
The real irony to me is that if most Christians actually discovered that Jesus was ‘just a man’ they’d most likely denounce him.
I don’t believe that Christians are the slightest bit interested in Jesus. I believe that they are solely interested in the promised salvation so they can worm their way into a make-believe heaven.
You made a mistake when you made the promise not to tell in the first place.
I've made it clear to all my friends that if they want something kept a secret don't tell me about it. It's as simple as that.
It's not that I'm going to instantly run off and snitch on them. That's not the point at all. More to the point is that I don't want to be in a position to have to lie to protect my promise to them. So I solve that problem up from by simply not making those kinds of promises to begin with.
I’ll try to guard people’s personal ‘secrets’ for purpose of respect. Although, in those cases rather than lying for them I can simply respond to any inquisitions by stating that I feel a topic is too personal and I’d rather not discuss it.
However, in the case of actually having to lie to officials about a crime? No, I don’t want to be put in that position.
Moreover, why would a so-called ‘friend’ want to put you in that position?
Perhaps you need to reevaluate who you consider to be a ‘friend’.
You broke my heart, cauze I couldnt dance You didnt want me around Well now Im back to let you know I can really shake em down
(two, three, four)
Yeh, do you love me (I can really move) Well do you love me (Im in the groove) Well do love me (do you love me) Now that I can dance, dance, dance
Watch me now (push push) Ah shake it up baby (push push) Why, youre driving me crazy (push push) Oh cmon a little closer
Well I can mash potato (I can mash potato) Well I can do the twist (and I can do the twist) Woh tell me baby (tell me baby) Do you like it like this (do you like it like this)
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Do you love me (do you love me) Do you love me (do you love me) Do you love me (do you love me) Now that I can dance, dance, dance
Watch me now (push push) Ah shake it up baby (push push) Why, youre driving me crazy (push push) Oh cmon a little closer
Well I can mash potato (I can mash potato) Well I can do the twist (and I can do the twist) Woh tell me baby (tell me baby) Do you like it like this (do you like it like this)
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Do you love me (oh do you love me) Do you love me (do you love me) Do you love me (do you love me) Now that I can dance, dance, dance
The forums on Connecting Singles are almost used like Chat.
They are supposed to be for 'discussion', but people use them more like IMing most of the time.
You can't edit or delete anything you post on a forum. Like AB already said, the forums are like the 'town hall'
You have a bit more control over the blogs. You can edit them and delete the comments that other people make to your blog after you've read them. It's more like it belongs to you. But you'll also get less reads and comments there.
You can post to both if you like. Theres a lot more action on the forums, but you might get a deeper discussion going on in a blog.
You can actually use a blog as a personal daily diary but I don't think anyone has actually done that yet.
I sincerely hope you find the one who's searching for you as soon as possible. I can fully identify with the wasted days and wasted nights you speak of. Sounds like she will be a very lucky woman. And I'm sure you'll be a very luck man as well.
I think any cognitive mind is going to automatically question its own nature just by the simple fact that it is indeed cognitive.
I would personally reject any hypothesis that this stems from a physiological force. I mean, other than the obvious fact that brains are physiological in their nature. But what I’m saying is that if it were possible to have a purely spiritual non-physical cognitive mind I would readily believe that that mind would also be interested in discovering its own nature.
So, to me, it’s simply a result of being cognitive, period.
Any cognitive creature would surely question where it came from and what its true nature is.
Seems to me that if it didn’t, then it wouldn’t be very cognitive.
Numbers really aren’t dependable indicators of a person’s ‘age’.
I’ve met people in their 30s who looked and acted like they were in their 80s, or at least their 60s to be sure.
On the other hand I’ve met people in their 80s who look and act like their in their 30s.
My aunt is 75 and she runs around socializing like 20 year old. She goes to the gym and works out regularly. She is fully of vigor, and would easily pass for a young 50, or possibly even a late 40.
I’ll be 58 this year, and in some ways I’m feeling old, however, I think this is due more to health problems than my actual age. I also attribute much of it to the depression of being alone for a very long time. I sincerely believe that if I had a partner in my life I would perk up quite a bit. In fact, I know with certainty that it would because it always has in the past. So it’s really not just a guess, it’s an observed fact.
Depression and attitude can make a huge difference in how a person feels about life. I don’t even think about a person’s numerical age. It’s not a consideration. I just meet them in person and if we click we click. I’m not going to ask a number for permission to feel good about being with someone.
Trying to guess her emotions from a photo would be entirely futile.
I’m sure that her feelings are an entire ensemble of emotions harmonically undulating with desire to be shared by a man who can embrace the entire ocean of her being.
She requires a man of great intellectual and spiritual depth to even remotely begin to identify with him. A freethinker who is not restrained by dogma or stereotypical thinking. A man who is in touch with the core of his being and who knows himself in a way that is entirely free of ego.
The sad thing is that there are probably a lot of women out there that I could be extremely happy with, and they would be thrilled to death to live with me too, but like you say, I can't see them through their profile.
Profiles really are meaningless.
Gotta get out there and meet people in person. That's the only way to do it. But that's a hell of a lot easier said than done. Especially if you're financially strapped. It cost money to run around meeting people!
There's a lot to the idea that having money would make it easier to meet someone. If you have a lot of money you can meet a lot of people! The more people you meet the greater your chances of finding someone compatible. Also, if you have a lot of money you can buy sharp clothe and a nice vehicle etc.
Don't tell me that doesn't make a difference. A woman is much more apt to be attracted to a well-dressed man who's driving a decent looking car, than she is to be attracted to a man who's wearing worn-out cheap clothes and driving a rust-bucket. That really does make a difference in the first impression, and if you make a bad first impression chance are you won't get a first date.
I don't think a person needs to be rich. But they need to be richer than me.
Profiles are useless, not only to read but to try to write.
How can I convey who I am in a profile?
I can’t.
If a woman wants to get to know me she’s going to have to experience me in person.
It’s that simple.
And I wouldn’t even begin to think that I know a woman whom I haven’t met in person.
We might find some common interests and ground via talking. But we can never know what each other is truly like until we actually meet in person.
I’ve known women (and read posts by women) who have met men on the Internet and started screaming to high heaven how they’ve met the most wonderful man ever and they will often even claim to be ‘in-love’.
Then they go to meet him.
All of a sudden they are searching for another man and you don’t hear another word about their previous bad experience. And that was even after they had been talking with him via emails!!!
Hmmmm?
Nope, profiles are pretty useless. Although in some cases they can be good for clearly displaying what you don’t want.
I mean, if I’ve read some profiles that made me click-off so quick I almost broke my finger on my mouse.
There are women that I don’t EVEN want to meet in person.
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RE: Did He or did He not ?
Just stating the facts ma'am.I never said that it was dumb to believe in a religion.
All I said is that it doesn't require an ability to think.
So your conclusion is illogical and unwarranted.