The Fremen Mirage
2 weeks ago
Random thoughts on the blue highways.
You never know what you will find on the blue highways. Particularly when the choice at an intersection is controlled by the roll of a die. About the only rule is that highway onramps don't count as an intersection. You don't even have to roll the die. If one road looks interesting, go for it.
Skeptic wrote:I think that the difference between nature and supernature is similar to the difference between
Normal and Paranormal
Physics and Metaphysics
Medicine and Alternative Medicine
Astronomy and Astrology
History and Mythology
Philosophy and Religion
Science and Pseudo-Science
Knowing and Believing
christine3 wrote:'God' is a manmade invention. I'm not sorry that I think that. So much of what is in the Bible supposedly coming from 'God' (stories and instructions on how to treat people) is obviously man's thoughts treated as their imaginary invention - 'God's'. That's how people high up on the hierarchical ladder control us.
Fundy wrote:
Why do posters who do not subscribe to CHRISTIAN scriptures argue against CHRISTIAN scriptures? What possible point can they be making other than that they have nothing better in their sad lives to do...poor wretches with no God in their lives - nothing to look forward to after their demise in the first death. Poor wretches who cannot even read the scriptures they are denying yet put themselves up as opposers to this that that have no knowledge of... Phew!!
Theist wrote:If you believe so....
Skeptic wrote:
Have you ever changed your beliefs based on new empirical evidence? If not, then it's "you believing so".
BlĂĽ wrote:I agree with skeptic.
The only way to find out if something's true in reality is to look at reality - the world external to the self, about which our senses can inform us. And to reason honestly from our perceptions.
Thoughtful theist: God would simply be strictly identical to the plurality of the three divine persons.
BlĂĽ: No. God would be strictly identical not onto to the plurality of the three, but simultaneously strictly identical to EACH of them.
Fundy: Donald Duck has CREATED nothing! The Walt Disney Corporation created the animated Donald Duck out of human imagination and human-developed technologies!
Thoughtful theist No, God would be strictly, numerically identical to the three taken collectively. Your interpretation is explicitly ruled out by the Athanasian creed, which I've already quoted as well as your favorite internet sources - which btw - don't support your reading at all. I'm still waiting for you to post your "data" as you called them.
BlĂĽ No. God would be strictly identical not onto to the plurality of the three, but simultaneously strictly identical to EACH of them.Neither is correct. God is a single entity with three personalities striving for dominance only one of which can be expressed at any one time. And this all before there were serotonin antagonists to help.
My problem is not so much finding God, everybody and herm sibling will show you God. My problem is what to do with them once I have found them. So far the only use I have found is as inspiration for artists and musicians. Not trivial, great art and music is always a benefit to humanity no matter who or what it is celebrating. But as for the Gods themselves, nothing for me.beliefnet thoughtful theist
I don't attempt to show it. You must investigate the possibility yourself, as I'm sure you have and do. And no, I'm not arguing that if something's not seen then it exists; and I'm not even arguing that absence of evidence is evidence of absence. In the case of God, who is, he can be detected. But not, naturally enough, by those whose preconceptions rule out such a thing.
Rational Christian All religions have rules about sexual conduct.
Believer No, I said that I didn't feel that some forms of marriage are of equal dignity and honor as others. I commented on aberrations from traditional, normative marriage.