God's warriors
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- JesseJensen0
It's like trying to steer a Hepburn dinner table with ten feet of reins, when it needs to get a grip like a steering wheel of a race car.
- Crouwel0
We have been discussing this for years but the smaller parties trying to come up have been unsuccesful. Nader, Perot... they have tried to no avail.
People like it easy here. We invented the value meal.
ethered
(Aug 30 07, 07:37)yeah, i guess the roots have settled deeper then we imagine.
it's a thing of culture i guess:
north vs. south
eastcoast vs. westcoast
etc
- flagellum0
perfectly stated, incog. Thank you for that.
- mrdobolina0
your metaphors are tripping me out on a regular basis, sir.
- TheBlueOne0
Great book to get, even though it's out of print:
http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Our…
Changed alot of my thinking about religion and spiritual practices in the West.
I found it most interesting that the author claimed (and I believe he makes a very convincing argument) that the rise of science was in fact a heretic movement within European Catholic system to find the Truth of God without resorting to priestly interpretations of the Bible. If you look at the writings of Newton, Galileo I mean they weren't "doing science" in our modern understanding of the word - rather they were searching for God and his Truth in their observation of natural systems. They were on a spiritual and faith based quest.
What we call "science" is really a heretically movement against the Church in Europe that became successful because it received the backing of political entities that were trying to break away from the Catholic church's sole and found science useful in both propaganda terms and in it's utilitarian function (the King that actually made use of physics equations were able to build more effective canon than say his "faith based" neighbor._
- JesseJensen0
Thank you, I do my best.
- flagellum0
need I remind you of phlogiston and ether and other rediculous ideas that were reigning paradigms in science?
- Crouwel0
How come you know these intimate details of kelpie?
I mean, i know them, but i thought it was supposed to be our little secret.
- BonSeff0
christian followers arent enemies. they're like harry potter fans
- BonSeff0
meanwhile, our homeless on up to the lowest of middleclass have nobody to blame but themselves.
- TheBlueOne0
It's funny, like you just typed all that for no reason, blue.
JesseJensen
(Aug 28 07, 07:05)I'm feeling chatty...and besides I had a few minutes to kill...
Like I said, funny.
- Mimio0
I didn't say it forced their actions directly. I said the God knows their outcome at the point of creation. I'm also aware that freewill and determinism are at odds and that these terms represent a limit in human understanding. That said, my point is that I would never be so arrogant to assume that such an omnipotent thing exists in the first place.
- flagellum0
so Biblical Christianity = absurd mythology. Lovely. You really maintain that position? Sounds like you have an unwarranted prejudice against the supernatural.
- incog0
Oh, and one thing I despise about many modern Christians is their disposition towards calling attention to themselves and believing themselves to be unarguably correct.
If you read the Bible, Christianity is more about admitting imperfection, introspection, and honesty with self.
The Bible does not, as many believe, call Christians to tell everyone else they are wrong.
I'm willing to admit when I'm wrong. Are you?
- mrdobolina0
they been hoodwinked, seff.
- Kuz0
we are bum chums.
- flagellum0
religion & spirituality are the inevitable product of beings wired to seek after their creator. Everyone is trying fill the God-shaped hole inside them.
- CALLES0
you guys should wrap this up before it hits 666
- Crouwel0
i feel cheated.
- OSFA0
and...