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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism vs. Agnosticism, a semantic clarification |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2008, 4:04 pm
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| I don't think Jesus was God, nor do I think Hitler was the Devil. Neither do I.. in the sense you mean it.. I used the Devil symbol to represent his spirit. For me.. God and the devil are symbols.. representing the polarity of the human spirit.. they are not supernatural entities.. but rather they ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism vs. Agnosticism, a semantic clarification |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2008, 12:08 pm
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| For the sake of clarity.. are you saying there is no proof that the spirit of loving kindness.. righteousness.. justice.. peace.. wisdom.. truth.. and freedom.. exists in people's hearts and minds....? No, I'm saying there is no proof that such a spirit comes from a superior being. I believe in the... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism vs. Agnosticism, a semantic clarification |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2008, 11:23 am
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| 5. The knowledge of God. Knowledge of God requires proof of God, and there just isn't any. That's why it's called "faith." Nevertheless the Bible consistently speaks of a knowledge of God.. not a belief that God exists.. to think otherwise is an error. If it were a belief.. how could Jesus explain ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism vs. Agnosticism, a semantic clarification |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2008, 10:18 am
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| I consider there to be 4 categories: 1. Believes in God 2. Atheist - believes there is no God 3. Agnostic - one who doesn't know, but is searching for the answer 4. (my category) Those who couldn't case less one way or the other. 5. The knowledge of God. God is the spirit of loving kindness.. right... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2008, 9:58 pm
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| A little scripture never hurt me either, regardless of what I believe. The doc says I have bronchitis. Flowers.. fruit.. and get well cards will be warmly recieved..;-) - http://www.funmunch.com/graphics/get_well_soon/graphics/get_well_soon_10.gif Thank you.. thank you.. thank you.. for the card..:... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2008, 9:28 pm
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| Some of us are theists who turned atheist *because* we read the bible and found it abhorent. Why is it abhorent to tear down organised religion.. and to replace it with the core human values like.. loving kindness.. righteousness.. justice.. peace.. wisdom.. truth and freedom.. ? I'm sorry.. but I ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2008, 7:30 pm
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| Most of the time, I'm polite and congenial to other WP users. But if somebody really wants to bust my balls I will respond in kind. In forums it is all too easy to read people the wrong way.. I can assure you I had no such intentions.. in fact I like your posts.. even if I don't always agree.. that... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2008, 6:17 pm
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| I can easily defend the ideals of Christianity regardles of the Crusades, which weren't really about Christianity at all. All I have to do is refer you to the source-material that is the Gospels and the unwavering nature of Christ Himself. On the other hand ... go to hell, Accelerator. What I wrote... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2008, 5:20 pm
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| It sounds like you have your mind quite firmly made up. So what you're posting here is pointless. Thinking about things and questioning them is never pointless.. if we are trying to get at the truth. I thought the post raised some good points.. I just don't have much energy to write a lot at presen... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Will religion die out? |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2008, 9:46 am
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| Do you think religion will die out? To ask.. "Do you think religion will die out?" Is like asking.. "Do you think justice will die out?" I'm not a historian.. but has there ever been a time that justice (fairness) ever existed in our world.. ? For something to die out.. it must first exist. Religio... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The genealogy of Jesus conflict. |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2008, 8:52 am
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| Here is the genealogy of Jesus according to the books of Matthew and Luke in the King James Bible...... What do the people who believe in Christianity think about this? Not only are the genealogies completely different, Luke's is almost twice as long as Matthew's. If nothing else, why would Joseph'... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2008, 3:59 pm
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| You fancy yourself some kind of prophet? How can you convert what he said into him calling himself a prophet? Accelerator pointed out above he's not religious, he's just saying that the stories of the bible are symbolic not actual events. And I disagree. Parts of the Bible are obviously meant to in... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Great Thinkers |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2008, 11:40 am
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| He couldn't comb his hair? My hair is always a mess too. Mine is a natural style..... you might call it.... wind-swept. Occasionally I have to use a brush.. to remove the mice that are nesting in it.. You appear well groomed though. But then we haven't seen one of your.. "first thing in the morning... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2008, 9:23 am
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| Many Christians seem to have poor reading comprehension though.. There are many who read the stories of Abraham.. Moses.. and Jesus.. as if they were history.. which is a grievous error Who are you to say this? A very insulting statement, insulting to Christians everywhere. You are an upstart. "And... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Great Thinkers |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2008, 10:31 pm
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Replies: 123
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| “I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” ~ Henry David Thoreau "The crowd neither wants nor seeks knowledge, and the leaders of the crowd, in their own interests, try to strengthen its fear and dislike of everything new and unknown. The slavery in whi... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Great Thinkers |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2008, 9:37 pm
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| “It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.” ~ Albert Einstein "As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know. Loneliness does not come fro... |
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