one of the very real dangers that we face today is the population explosion.
i read that the world's population "now" doubles about every 40 years,
this explosive rate is like cancer,, that no longer follows the proper cell multiplication arrangement in the body and threatens the life of the organism.
Yer,
Don't you see your views are very ego centered. The ego of the fetus is very undeveloped,, it is still part of it's mother,, the child has to be out of the mothers womb to really be able to develop an ego. Even after the baby is born it finds it hard to think of itself different than the mother. Ego development and seperation occur in gradual time to be what it see as seperate,, an awareness,,takes time,, and much observation on the childs part.
one of the very real dangers that we face today is the population explosion.
i read that the world's population "now" doubles about every 40 years,
this explosive rate is like cancer,, that no longer follows the proper cell multiplication arrangement in the body and threatens the life of the organism.
Sheila,
Are you trying to say his bark is worse than his bite???Smile.
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Yes,
There are many contries that are much more fair to minorities than the US.
I'm glad to see the tide turning for these people, it's teribble that bigot's have their way in the US and it's laws. We need sharper tacks then GB for president.
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the bible gives faith a very high value and make faith in god a virtue that is rewarded with everlasting life.
this,,, is what gives the bible strong power,,, over the mind causeing it not to think clearly and see the clever control faith is.
Thanks everyone for your kind observations.
I believe our species "man" is driven to increase knowledge of the meaning of life, and everything you can think of. But, will we ever really reach this "mythical" knowledge of absolute truth???
I think not and stipulate their is no one that can show us "absolute truth",, and that anybody that makes the claim that they have experienced this knowledge,, look at him very sceptically,,, faith,,in them is not neccesary for your salvation.
i'm learning to play guitar, and have mostly been goofing off w/ the slide, in open tunings.
any pointers?
Hey guys,
I'm a rather poor guitarist,, I've built about maybe 10 guitars,, figured I save some money,, thought it would cost me about 50 to 100 bucks,,, boy was I ever wrong LOL. When you don't have money you have to invent ways to save it,, and in the end cost you more,, but noth the less I was happy,,so as to be spending the wee hours of the morning building with plenty of energy to wake up for work the next morning.
The trouble is I only spent 10 bucks on 2 lessons at 5 bucks a pop.
And just recently discovered the value of a metranome. I use it to count 6,7, or 8 beats per beep. I am left handed and play a right hand guitar,, I have been useing the metrnome to train my right hand almost exclusively,,, my rythym is inproving rapidly and my goal is to,,train my right hand to be dominant and make my left hand more like a servant to the right.
Tell me what anybody thinks about that.
one of the very real dangers that we face today is the population explosion.
i read that the world's population "now" doubles about every 40 years,
this explosive rate is like cancer,, that no longer follows the proper cell multiplication arrangement in the body and threatens the life of the organism.
I think we can think much more clearer without the vengeful diety.
When we get him out of the way,, by recognizing,, that man's consciousness is evolving and these myths served a purpose,,then,, and still does BTW ,,because man's knowledge of his world is still very much incomplete,, and of necessity we must go thru this beleif in myths,,, and being we have a better understanding,, that as what we "now" consider this a primative understanding of man and his world, we have drop so many myths but this YHWH one seems to have a particular hold on many due to the "faith" doctrine.
Will wel forever perhaps?? be doing away with myths?? some will be quick to catch on some will be slow in this process but progress will continue. Won't it??
you know, i'm envious of some people who are at home and happy in a group situation.
i miss not being part of a group.
but, i see no group that is lead by truth.
I think the quest for absolute truth is way over rated. What does it really matter??? Will happen to you if you never find this truth? ,,,and what will happen to you if you really do?,,, Nothing that's what!!! Be happy to be the best you can be now,,be it learning more,,, about life or science or love or anything that grabs your attention,, if it will make you feel better about your life do it. Love as big as you feel you need to be,,see the beauty of now,,don't worry about some mythical god,, be happy it's a choice and a joy.
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the bible gives faith a very high value and make faith in god a virtue that is rewarded with everlasting life.
this,,, is what gives the bible strong power,,, over the mind causeing it not to think clearly and see the clever control faith is.
LT,
My problem isn't with your stance, it's your "hit and run" method of expression. The crux of my point was:
You've done plenty of attacking of beliefs, whilst providing little substancial argumentation.
I have alway felt that inside every fat book is a skinny little book that is much more to the point. I've alway felt that excess verbage destorts,, often,, instead of clearifies meaning. I think I would make a very lousy book writer because,, I hate long drawn out, story telling,, or just adding words to make the book fatter,LOL (maybe a poet,, someday,,if,, I can,,find an intrest in it).
Now I don't want to fault people who like to read really long books,,, while I like to skim them to see if the add to me anything new,, be it perspective or facts. We each have our own preferences,,which makes life far from booring,, in fact quite enjoyable,,,, shoot I think i'm being redundant right now,, so I won't say anymore about this subject and try to leave it a skinny book form, LOL.
Whilst I applaud the efforts of Flower and yourself to stand up for yourselves (and wouldn't have it any other way), you deliver plenty of "anger"as expressed in the tone of your posts (though this will likely eventually abate - else chew you up).
It's a cycle that we have all been through - some for longer than others - and which has been posted about frequently.
Thanks for the applaud,, you are a genuinely nice person,, and I mean it!
But,,,(everybody got big butts,, LOL),, I wish to disagree about the assumption that I am angry,, or what appears from your perspective as anger. I am not even the least bit angry,, and I mean this from the bottom, top and middle of my heart,, I feel no malice. I've experience some type of healing over the last months that have removed a great deal of anger,, my view point has very little room for anger,, at this point in life,, may it forever stay this way.LOL
What I feel is tremendous releif to know for certain that this cruel god of the bible is just an ancient myth soon to met the fate of all the other ancient myths.
To no longer be looking over my shoulder,, thinking,, "I wonder if this will make jehovah mad, sad, or glad. And instead feeling I want to do this good thing just for goodness sake,, and,, not becuase some tempermental god might take away my life if I don't. To me that is precious freedom,, and not something to cause anger,, but relief.
I'm not trying to cause offense, so much as point out the effect that your manner might have on your readers.
Be well, and keep up the growth - it's constructive criticism, not attack
LT, that is why people like you so much,, you are a genuine good bloke.
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the bible gives faith a very high value and make faith in god a virtue that is rewarded with everlasting life.
this,,, is what gives the bible strong power,,, over the mind causeing it not to think clearly and see the clever control faith is.
Flower,,
Thanks,, you are an inspiration to me,, you first came here all timid and lost,, and now I see a much more confident women,, bravo,,, don't let anything set you back,, And thanks for the encouragement.
I want many to feel what I feel right now,, the freedom I am experiencing,,I think it is great. I do have the tendency to get very singulaly minded,, but am lost as whether to fight it or just surrender to it???
tbn is having its telethon, and a group of them are singing this rather holistic-new-agey-sounding song, repeating the chorus over and over, "there is no god like jehovah!
" wouldn't the jws just love it!
"trinity broadcasting network" singing to jehovah!
You know it's all in the comma's Let see:
"There is: No God,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Like ,,,Jehovah???"
In this placing of commas we draw the idea that,,,, there is no god,, and definitely like jehovah,, because he's a mythological nightmere, a seflcentered wacko.
