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December 2, 2007 at
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personal attacks will not be tolerated and will be mod alerted, if you wish to set someone apart use generalities, such as specific religion not speific person on SD for example
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you dont get the right to feel insulted, u have been warned...
so, peeps, if you dont believe in god, do you feel that ones that do are delusional?
a lot of people will sight karma or other things as 'he got what he had coming' but i argue that it's all a mathematical randomness that on a small scale might seem like karma
perfect example is: when you play poker and u push with the best hand, a LOT of times, you can predict/be so sure that the card will come that will beat you even if the chance of it coming is less than 1:6. when the card comes, some might argue it as karma, but i argue that its all random, just on a small scale randomness doesn't work
discuss....
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you dont get the right to feel insulted, u have been warned...
so, peeps, if you dont believe in god, do you feel that ones that do are delusional?
a lot of people will sight karma or other things as 'he got what he had coming' but i argue that it's all a mathematical randomness that on a small scale might seem like karma
perfect example is: when you play poker and u push with the best hand, a LOT of times, you can predict/be so sure that the card will come that will beat you even if the chance of it coming is less than 1:6. when the card comes, some might argue it as karma, but i argue that its all random, just on a small scale randomness doesn't work
discuss....
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well maybe I take the capitalization of g_d to be offensive... maybe you take the way I use g_d as offensive... you can't appease everyone...all this PC crap has really afflicted people IMHO. You say g_d exists although one can't prove this pragmatically. I would say along with this poster that g_d is a fictional character or being.
right it was out of feeling... doesn't mean it was a direct attack at you or anyone on this board....just a general feeling the op was expressing.
I don't know...maybe it's just the way I read it...but you saying 'fictional character' comes across as sharing your opinion. The way it was previously said felt condescending.
I chose to forgive someone today. I had already forgiven them... but today it was done formally, if you will. I recieved the same in kind. This person has spoken out against me... and I against them. (on multiple occasions) I guess since we're only made in His image... we should be less understanding and compassionate to be more like Him.
Screw you! You person I forgave earlier today.... you know who you are...
I chose to forgive someone today. I had already forgiven them... but today it was done formally, if you will. I recieved the same in kind. This person has spoken out against me... and I against them. (on multiple occasions) I guess since we're only made in His image... we should be less understanding and compassionate to be more like Him.
Screw you! You person I forgave earlier today.... you know who you are...
To each his own opinion...but I consider God quite compassionate and understanding. There is nothing he will not forgive. He only has one requirement (a few related parts to it). I find that quite reasonable.
I think I'd like your god.
I think I might like PG's god, but your's and her's are pretty close.
I don't think I'd like BrnHntr's god.
So it's hard for me to generate responses to all 3 of you, because you all have different interpretations of what god really is.
By what I understand she would not have to acknowledge god while she's alive and still have a CHANCE to go to heaven, by BrgnHntr's interpretation of god, he'd send her to hell since she didn't acknowledge him while she was alive.
It would be great if you could die and have it absolutely drawn out and proven to you and then earn your way in...but like I said before (and you liked then), Christianity isn't a works driven religion. You can't earn your way into Heaven, it's all about accepting a gift in your lifetime.
IMO Peachyum's god is more compasionate/merciful, understanding than your god. (i.e. your god has stronger requirements) in my understanding.
OR it could just be the way each of you is explaining what you think. (But I think that each of you has a different interpretation).
IMO Peachyum's god is more compasionate/merciful, understanding than your god. (i.e. your god has stronger requirements) in my understanding.
To each his own opinion...but I consider God quite compassionate and understanding. There is nothing he will not forgive. He only has one requirement (a few related parts to it). I find that quite reasonable.
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To each his own opinion...but I consider God quite compassionate and understanding. There is nothing he will not forgive. He only has one requirement (a few related parts to it). I find that quite reasonable.
Also I believe one of the other stipulations was that you cannot live a life of sin...this of course is different from sinning. For instance some interpreters indicate being gay is living a life of sin ...even accepting jesus won't save you because you "choose" to live a life of sin.
Also another philosophical point would be...what if we have no previous knowledge of our past life? I know the bible talks about going to an awesome totally sweet pad just you, JC, g_d and a few billion other peeps drinking brews...but does it talk about past memories...like when you do you will retain all the earthly information.
If you do not it seems kind of moot what kind of life you led and had.
*maybe I understood wrong (wont be the first time)
Also Peachyum's god doesn't have hell (no torment in the afterlife, just a big dark nothing)
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Just wondering, because I for one will not discuss my opinions about religion with highly religious people for this reason. I personally don't want to hear their side or be made to feel like they know better and the rest of us go to hell. Like I said just curious to the threads intentions.