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07 Nov 2009, 10:24 pm

What's your view on him? Are you curious about God and why he never shows himself? Why does he seem to be slow on giving us what we want? Post your opinion here!

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08 Nov 2009, 12:44 am

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Why does he seem to be slow on giving us what we want?

Is he slow on giving us what we want? and I thought God gave people what they need instead. :shrug:

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08 Nov 2009, 11:31 pm

greenblue wrote:

LiberalJustice wrote:

Why does he seem to be slow on giving us what we want?

Is he slow on giving us what we want? and I thought God gave people what they need instead. :shrug:

He does give people what they need and want, but he can sometimes be slow. At least in my view.

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09 Nov 2009, 12:32 am

LiberalJustice wrote:

What's your view on him? Are you curious about God and why he never shows himself? Why does he seem to be slow on giving us what we want? Post your opinion here!

Define god please.

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09 Nov 2009, 1:05 am

LiberalJustice wrote:

What's your view on him? Are you curious about God and why he never shows himself? Why does he seem to be slow on giving us what we want? Post your opinion here!

Spoiler: Maybe your god never shows himself because he doesn't like you, or maybe he isn't real. You decide.

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09 Nov 2009, 8:36 am

LiberalJustice wrote:

What's your view on him? Are you curious about God and why he never shows himself? Why does he seem to be slow on giving us what we want? Post your opinion here!

Are you referring to the god that rained fire and brimstone down upon Sodom and Gommorah, killing adults and children equally?

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09 Nov 2009, 8:37 am

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What's your view on him? Are you curious about God and why he never shows himself? Why does he seem to be slow on giving us what we want? Post your opinion here!

Maybe that God is senile

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09 Nov 2009, 8:46 am

God = Big Brother

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09 Nov 2009, 8:20 pm

Why don't you ask him? [LINK]

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09 Nov 2009, 8:30 pm

LiberalJustice wrote:

What's your view on him?

I do not have one.

LiberalJustice wrote:

Are you curious about God ...?

From as far back as I can remember.

LiberalJustice wrote:

Are you curious about ... why he never shows himself?

I am curious as to why you think/believe/suspect He does not.

LiberalJustice wrote:

Why does he seem to be slow on giving us what we want?

He *seems* that way because of our steroid-driven expectations.

LiberalJustice wrote:

Post your opinion here!

Only one of my above statements is an opinion; the first three are facts.

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09 Nov 2009, 9:16 pm

God is everything or God is nothing.

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10 Nov 2009, 4:59 am

ruveyn wrote:

LiberalJustice wrote:

What's your view on him? Are you curious about God and why he never shows himself? Why does he seem to be slow on giving us what we want? Post your opinion here!

Maybe that God is senile

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Or he is a complete and utter control freak and a complete bastard. In which case both atheists and religionists are screwed.

Of course the ultimate question is who created god, answer = Us

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10 Nov 2009, 6:28 am

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Of course the ultimate question is who created god, answer = Us

There is actually an element of truth there in the sense that questions such as these in this thread stem from our expecting Him to be what/how we want Him to be. Hence, many people cannot distinguish Him from Santa Claus.

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10 Nov 2009, 7:15 am

Oregon wrote:

God is everything or God is nothing.

To be everything is to be nothing in particular.

Any principle that explains everything explains nothing.

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10 Nov 2009, 12:58 pm

ruveyn wrote:

Any principle that explains everything explains nothing.

Nonsense!
Any principle that explains everything explains everything.
A principle that explains anything explains nothing.

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10 Nov 2009, 4:18 pm

Does the 1st poster believe in God or not?

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