Posts by AlphaOmega

Thanks for the effort, but that's not it.
I listened to it on YouTube...it's like a country-pop song. This song sounds like the 40's. Like something Michael Buble or Harry Connick, Jr. would do.

What is the YouTube link ?

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Which song would you love to hear, but can't find ?

by JH in

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i remember the song "titanic" by birth control and can't find it on mirc.

any songs you'd love to download but can't find?.

AlphaOmega

JH... Here is the whole album. It is track 5.

http://files-upload.com/files/625481/Titanic.zip

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Which song would you love to hear, but can't find ?

by JH in

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i remember the song "titanic" by birth control and can't find it on mirc.

any songs you'd love to download but can't find?.

AlphaOmega

I'm trying to download it at the moment... if it arrives, I'll reupload it for you.

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Which song would you love to hear, but can't find ?

by JH in

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i remember the song "titanic" by birth control and can't find it on mirc.

any songs you'd love to download but can't find?.

AlphaOmega

JH - Your song (Titanic) is available on Emule... it's not a common file, so it may take a while to download (if it ever does).

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We're all connected- Spiritual Atheism

by nvrgnbk in

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as you know, common theists believe in a literal "god" who supposedly created and rules the universe; while common atheists reject the idea of "god" altogether.. generally,spiritual atheists are people who do not believe in a literal "god" (thus the term "atheist"), but still consider themselves to be (often deeply) "spiritual" people.. for spiritual atheists, being "spiritual" generally means to have thoughts, words, and actions that are in harmony with the idea that we are all, in some way, connected - that the entire world can be thought of as one entity made up of smaller interacting entities.. therefore, spiritual atheists generally feel that as they go about their lives striving to be personally healthy and happy, they should also be striving to help the world around them be healthy and happy.

this empowering concept is referred to as "wholistic ethics".. although spiritual atheists do not believe in a literal "god"; they generally recognize "god" as an important and powerful symbol of the inter-connectedness and one-ness of the universe.

they see that, individually, everything in the universe is a part of "god"; and, collectively, everything in the universe is "god".

AlphaOmega

Is the "God" conscious as an entity aside from the sum of the consciousness of the individuals ?
It's a wonderful question!
And, of course, the answer is...

Sorry, you broke up then, say again... it's bad reception here

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We're all connected- Spiritual Atheism

by nvrgnbk in

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as you know, common theists believe in a literal "god" who supposedly created and rules the universe; while common atheists reject the idea of "god" altogether.. generally,spiritual atheists are people who do not believe in a literal "god" (thus the term "atheist"), but still consider themselves to be (often deeply) "spiritual" people.. for spiritual atheists, being "spiritual" generally means to have thoughts, words, and actions that are in harmony with the idea that we are all, in some way, connected - that the entire world can be thought of as one entity made up of smaller interacting entities.. therefore, spiritual atheists generally feel that as they go about their lives striving to be personally healthy and happy, they should also be striving to help the world around them be healthy and happy.

this empowering concept is referred to as "wholistic ethics".. although spiritual atheists do not believe in a literal "god"; they generally recognize "god" as an important and powerful symbol of the inter-connectedness and one-ness of the universe.

they see that, individually, everything in the universe is a part of "god"; and, collectively, everything in the universe is "god".

AlphaOmega

Great post NVR !

It prompts a question :

Is the "God" conscious as an entity aside from the sum of the consciousness of the individuals ?

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NEVER LICK AN EVELOPE!

by Dansk in

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a woman was working in a post office in california.. .

one day she licked the envelopes and postage stamps instead of using a. .

sponge.

AlphaOmega

I have never licked envelopes, especially ones that are already addressed.

What an easy way to poison the recipient - simply send them a letter and a self addressed envelope with poison-laced glue !

I think I saw that on Columbo once ???

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Ex 32 - The Golden Calf: sources, intertexts, ideology

by DeusMauzzim in

first of all: the feeling i have while typing this, the feeling of coming 'home' to jwd after months of study, bears witness to the greatness of this board.

and you are the board, my friends!

and i brought something back from my journey:.

AlphaOmega

Just one word to Alpha Omega: one issue that most translations leave out in 32:4 (and parallels) is the plural syntax, literally: these ('elleh) are your gods, Israel, who brought you up (he`elukha) from the land of Egypt. A plural which is confirmed in the LXX: houtoi hoi theoi sou Israel hoitines anebibasan se ek gès Aiguptou. Actually the same plural is apparent from v. 1, 'elohim 'asher yelku lephanenu / theous hoi proporeusontai hemôn. There seems to be a deliberate will from the monotheist redactor to identify "idolatry" with polytheism, even though it makes poor narrative sense.

I saw this in some translations.

It does indeed make poor narative sense unless the golden calf is intended to be a composite god.

It seems strange that Aaron would have fallen back into polytheism so quickly after such dramatic events.

I understand that passage (as indicated that the calf is an image of YHWH) links in with the command not to make graven images. The command not to worship false gods is a separate command.

This passage has always intrigued me. I will put some more study into it when I have some more time.

Thanks Narkissos