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trendal
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Does God want me to believe?
#1519220 - 05/04/03 10:48 AM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Two questions for those who know: One, does God want me to believe in him? Two, does he understand me perfectly, how I "work"?
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Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.
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Re: God [Re: trendal]
#1519234 - 05/04/03 10:56 AM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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no one "knows", they like to think they do though.
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Re: God [Re: trendal]
#1519370 - 05/04/03 12:17 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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"One, does God want me to believe in him?
Two, does he understand me perfectly, how I "work"? " -----------------
I think the general concensus is that "God" wants you to be aware that there is more out there... To give you something to look forwrad to.
In the end... SEEING IS BELIEVING !
In terms of understanding... Simply looking at the fact that Existence goes beyond human understanding, to me anyways, means that all the rules and nuances involved in "human" is completely understood! - In impeccable detail !
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Re: God [Re: trendal]
#1519402 - 05/04/03 12:34 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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"One, does God want me to believe in him?
Two, does he understand me perfectly, how I "work"?"
People tend to forget a very important #3: Does He exist?
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bert
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Bingo.
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trendal
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I can answer that (to myself, anyway) if i get answers to the first two questions, so there is no need for me to ask if he exists - no one can prove it to me. Edit: I should have said, I can come closer to an answer.
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Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.
Edited by trendal (05/04/03 03:17 PM)
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Re: God [Re: trendal]
#1519602 - 05/04/03 02:04 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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is God a sentient being? does God think? does God think like we do? does God 'want' anything?
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: trendal]
#1519628 - 05/04/03 02:20 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: God [Re: trendal]
#1519641 - 05/04/03 02:31 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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"there is no need for me to ask if he exists - no one can prove it to me."
No one can prove to you any answers to the other questions either.. heh I'll stay out
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: World Spirit]
#1519667 - 05/04/03 02:46 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Is it possible, in your opinion, to "know" God, yet not believe in him?
-------------------- "America: Fuck yeah!" -- Alexthegreat “Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle. The real extent of this state of misinformation is known only to those who are in situations to confront facts within their knowledge with the lies of the day.” -- Thomas Jefferson The greatest sin of mankind is ignorance. The press takes [Trump] literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally. --Salena Zeto (9/23/16)
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#1519692 - 05/04/03 03:02 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: trendal]
#1519774 - 05/04/03 03:51 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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God is dead and noone cares. If there is a hell, I'll see you there. -NIN
-------------------- What if everything around you Isn't quite as it seems? What if all the world you think you know, Is an elaborate dream? And if you look at your reflection, Is it all you want it to be?
Edited by Murex (05/04/03 03:52 PM)
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: Murex]
#1519792 - 05/04/03 04:08 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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This thread is very interesting if you read it from the perspective I just read it from... now, all of you stop talking about me!
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: World Spirit]
#1519825 - 05/04/03 04:28 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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I don't think you can know God. God implies something so vast and infinite that there is no way that you can really 'know' God. Even the most spiritually connected, priests, monks, schizos, whatever, are interpreting something. But they themselves don't understand it. I think it's arrogant and ego satisfying to claim a connection to something so unconnectable. Whatever makes people feel better, though, right? People need a reason to live.
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: trendal]
#1519916 - 05/04/03 05:06 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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God is consciousness, creation, life. It exists in all things, we are all a part of it. Consciousness is evidence of God.
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: Shroomism]
#1519923 - 05/04/03 05:09 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: Shroomism]
#1520048 - 05/04/03 06:04 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Consciousness is evidence of God.
no, consciousness is the evidence of evolution.
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: Shroomism]
#1520376 - 05/04/03 08:30 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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I agree with Shroomism. Consciousness radiates through everything, living or not. Life is that consciousness trying to become aware of itself. God is that unifying factor, consciousness, the reason behind creation or the "creator" if you so please. My take on it anyways.
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: Teragon]
#1520775 - 05/04/03 10:53 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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I also agree with Shroomism.
-------------------- What if everything around you Isn't quite as it seems? What if all the world you think you know, Is an elaborate dream? And if you look at your reflection, Is it all you want it to be?
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Re: Does God want me to believe? [Re: trendal]
#1520895 - 05/04/03 11:33 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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1) God doesn't want everything. So no. Unless you want to believe in God. Then I would say that God does want you to believe in him.
2) YES
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