Posts by hamilcarr

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Sirona's God and the Perspectivist Approach

by hamilcarr in

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our culturally biassed and contextual image of god is that of a male being, omnipotent, eternal, and existing outside the created world.

sirona introduced me to a new type of god (maybe one without caps, i'm not sure): a divinity who is human-like, framed within the human perspective, subject to suffering, growing and dying, like anything else in the visible universe.. isn't it time to face the fact that our western image of god is nothing more than our perspective on god with all its negative and positive aspects included?

why do we need to prove the existence of our god if it's only the perspective we feel comfortable with?

hamilcarr

Our culturally biassed and contextual image of God is that of a male being, omnipotent, eternal, and existing outside the created world.

Sirona introduced me to a new type of God (maybe one without caps, I'm not sure): a divinity who is human-like, framed within the human perspective, subject to suffering, growing and dying, like anything else in the visible universe.

Isn't it time to face the fact that our western image of God is nothing more than our perspective on God with all its negative and positive aspects included? Why do we need to prove the existence of our God if it's only the perspective we feel comfortable with? And maybe more important: why do we need to rail at others with different perspectives? Are there any empirical clues pointing at the possibility of a transcendental God without referring to the superiority of our perspective?

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A STUNNINGLY simple question about JOHN 3:16 "For God so Loved the world."

by Terry in

on what basis did god so love the world?.

the world of mankind had been condemned to death by god's curse in eden!.

god viewed mankind as "dust on the scales".

hamilcarr

But it is difficult to acquiesce when the atheists constantly pass judgement on those that have a belief.

Honestly Burn, are it only non-believers passing judgements? Seriously. I think both do --- erroneously, due to ignorance.

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?Human ego = Religion?

by R.Crusoe in

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does the need/insecurity for many people to have a partner devote to them alone cause them to want a religious type?.

is lifelong love 'holy' or does it simply feel so good that humans are selfish enough to create rules to enforce it as holy because they insist on having it - or are unable to cope with rejection or feeling worthless and replaced by another?.

do we each so hate being betrayed that we feel just in punishing ones who aren't?

hamilcarr

Cold dispassionate science kills the human soul.

Oh no, science is also contextual Just like any human activity it's an expression of our deepest emotions and anything but dispassionate.

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A STUNNINGLY simple question about JOHN 3:16 "For God so Loved the world."

by Terry in

on what basis did god so love the world?.

the world of mankind had been condemned to death by god's curse in eden!.

god viewed mankind as "dust on the scales".

hamilcarr

BTS,

I wonder is it possible to explain the difference between atheists and theists by accepting different contexts without immediately passing judgments on one another's views?

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Flogging Molly new album

by BurnTheShips in

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float.

seems less punk than the older works.

i guess that makes it more accessible.

hamilcarr

I enjoy the folkrock combination. I saw them a couple of years ago in Belgium and that was really impressive. The audience went totally crazy, great experience.

Good taste, BTS!

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A STUNNINGLY simple question about JOHN 3:16 "For God so Loved the world."

by Terry in

on what basis did god so love the world?.

the world of mankind had been condemned to death by god's curse in eden!.

god viewed mankind as "dust on the scales".

hamilcarr

Yes, but as you said earlier: for a particular time, people and place, not universal. Why would God escape these contextual factors?

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A STUNNINGLY simple question about JOHN 3:16 "For God so Loved the world."

by Terry in

on what basis did god so love the world?.

the world of mankind had been condemned to death by god's curse in eden!.

god viewed mankind as "dust on the scales".

hamilcarr

Justice has context. You simplistically put us all on the same level.

I like your perspectivist approach. Perhaps we can take it one step further: even God has context.

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What Does An Ultimately Cruel Universe Reveal About God?

by hamilcarr in

an interesting unanswered question raised by inkling in my thread on creation and god, which i'd like to devote a separate thread to: i would love to hear from some of the resident fundamentalists on this one.... why did got create a achingly beautiful, but ultimately cruel and twisted universe?.

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[ink].

hamilcarr

I'm sorry if I misunderstood you, the hint seemed obvious. I'd be happy to eat my words if that's the case.

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False Religion

by real one in

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this can be so overwhelming.

there are so many false religions around today that it is astounding.

if a person does not have a strong bond with god it is easy to fall prey to the devil's deceitful plans.

hamilcarr

all religions are true as long as

they give spiritual life to the people who profess them,

as long as they console them for having been born only to

die, And for each people the truest religion is their own,

the religion that made them...

The JW religion meets this conditions for many of its members ...

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What Does An Ultimately Cruel Universe Reveal About God?

by hamilcarr in

an interesting unanswered question raised by inkling in my thread on creation and god, which i'd like to devote a separate thread to: i would love to hear from some of the resident fundamentalists on this one.... why did got create a achingly beautiful, but ultimately cruel and twisted universe?.

.

[ink].

hamilcarr

SMALL MINDS ASK A LOADED QUESTION ON A THREAD

As thick as a brick ... I feel flattered