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30 Aug 2008, 11:51 am

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Does worshipping The Flying Spaghetti monster make me a Satanist or a Pastafarian, or both?

It makes you a time-waster.

Look who's talking.

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30 Aug 2008, 11:55 am

Are you then in direct communication with God?

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30 Aug 2008, 12:01 pm

Not at the moment.

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30 Aug 2008, 12:02 pm

Thanks for that. I'm beginning to get some perspective on your outlook.

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30 Aug 2008, 12:04 pm

Seriously?

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30 Aug 2008, 12:09 pm

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Perhaps not now, but in ancient times, it was.

If anyone could know the Mind of God -which is impossible in any timeframe-

Some physicists are trying to read the mind of God, Einstein already tried.

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30 Aug 2008, 12:09 pm

It is quite apparent that seriousness has very little to do with this discussion.

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30 Aug 2008, 12:13 pm

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Perhaps not now, but in ancient times, it was.

If anyone could know the Mind of God -which is impossible in any timeframe- they could draft church policies to perfectly reflect His will. That's the classic stumbling block, though. Human beings can create churches and church-policies on what they believe is God's will, but unless you are God Himself your understanding is obviously limited.

The modern church is a reflection of the modern man. Maybe it more reflects man than it does God. I don't know.

Such are the mysteries and challenges of the spiritual life.

In all seriousness, what you say it makes sense, and that is a problem I see with religion to be honest, how people can really know what God wants? is something interesting to see, and most would claim to know what God wants or expects basing it on following a specific religious dogma.

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30 Aug 2008, 12:25 pm

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before the Christian world knew that Africa existed.

You do know where Israel is? Right next to Africa. Ethiopian eunuch and Phillip mean anything? There were Churches in Africa until they were annihilated around the 7th century.

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30 Aug 2008, 12:27 pm

I just tell it like I see it, and no longer will make a point by using ad hominems.

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30 Aug 2008, 12:44 pm

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.
Albert Einstein

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30 Aug 2008, 12:47 pm

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I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.
Albert Einstein

"I do not believe a judge should reward good and punish evil."

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30 Aug 2008, 12:49 pm

Perhaps Einstein did not consider God a judge.

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30 Aug 2008, 12:53 pm

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Perhaps Einstein did not consider God a judge.

"the God of Theology"

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30 Aug 2008, 1:48 pm

"God does not play dice with the universe". Albert Einstein

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"God does not play dice with the universe". Albert Einstein

Einstein was also pantheistic at that stage of his life.

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