Posts by Curtains

You might want to check your divine receptor for hearing. You claimed the things you hear from your Lord were always right, however, on no less that 3 occasions said your Lord Jemimah Maple Syrup told you things about me that were 100% incorrect.

I have also been on the receiving end on more than one occasion - it seems the lord only tells shelby what she wants to hear

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9996

by slimboyfat in

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according to the display when i view active topics there are 9996 pages of threads.

that's not far from 10,000, a bit of a milestone.

at times it seemed the board would not make it this far.

Curtains

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How can anybody KNOW god?

by Terry in

humans are to ants what god is to humans..... at least, that is how i see it.. ants can't know humans or entertain theories and ideas or myths about humanity.. if we step on an anthill they don't mourn and bury their dead and send prayers up to us.. we are just one more thing they have to deal with.. humans don't become an ant and live among them and die at their bidding only to rise and save a few for later reward.. humans don't help a select few ants write a wonderful and inspiring ant bible to enlighten and bond with us.. ants are extremely different from humans and the twain simply don't meet.

we barely tolerate their existence!.

but, we humans are convinced god is a guy in the sky.

Curtains

and self promotion?

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How can anybody KNOW god?

by Terry in

humans are to ants what god is to humans..... at least, that is how i see it.. ants can't know humans or entertain theories and ideas or myths about humanity.. if we step on an anthill they don't mourn and bury their dead and send prayers up to us.. we are just one more thing they have to deal with.. humans don't become an ant and live among them and die at their bidding only to rise and save a few for later reward.. humans don't help a select few ants write a wonderful and inspiring ant bible to enlighten and bond with us.. ants are extremely different from humans and the twain simply don't meet.

we barely tolerate their existence!.

but, we humans are convinced god is a guy in the sky.

Curtains

It's attempting to push it onto other people that is the irritating part. It's hard to correlate such pushiness w a person who claims self abandonment.

I agree satanus - I see it as propaganda and egoism

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Does God speak to you? HOW?

by Quentin in

an answer to this question is subjective to the individual an a posteriori experiene.

however, can there be an a priori experence, one that is objective, outside the bounds of personel experiene, or does it remain subjective?

god speaks to me, through many venus, except audible.

Curtains

hi watersprout - I experience the same intense sentiments and feelings you do as in

I have just realized that i haven't commented on how God speaks to me. So here goes.

God speaks to me in Babysprout when she sings ''you raise me up'' and her little face lights up and her arms start flying about... When i feel unwell and she covers me up with a blanket and makes me a drink... When ''spring'' starts to bloom, the flowers open, the trees bud and the animals start bringing new life onto this planet.

God speaks to me each morning when i open my eyes to a new day...God speaks to me when His son comforts me when i'm in turmoil... God speaks to me when He sent His son to teach, comfort and love me.

Peace

but I don't attribute them to God - I enjoy them for what they are.

I'm also trying to connect with psac and aguest. The difference between me and them is that I am not an auditory person but more of a feeling and seeing sort of person and this is the impression I connected with in your post

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Does God speak to you? HOW?

by Quentin in

an answer to this question is subjective to the individual an a posteriori experiene.

however, can there be an a priori experence, one that is objective, outside the bounds of personel experiene, or does it remain subjective?

god speaks to me, through many venus, except audible.

Curtains

I don't know why I feel drawn to this thread but I do so I have returned to your original question Quentin

An answer to this question is subjective to the individual an a posteriori experiene. However, can there be an a priori experence, one that is objective, outside the bounds of personel experiene, or does it remain subjective?

God speaks to me, through many venus, except audible. For my part there is no chit-chat with the Creator. NOTE; your comments are not limited to the God of the Bible. I am interested in peoples spritual thoughts. Atheist are welcome to comment as well, your input is important to the discussion. Keep it civil folks, no need to turn this into a donnybrook. Everyones comments are of value. If it gets nasty I'll request the thread be deleted. Now, lets talk......

In thinking about your opening post, my answer would be that the experience of god speaking to us (through the many avenues described in this thread) is neither completely objective nor subjective. For example there are echoes of all these experiences in diverse religious, social and political life in the past. At the same time when something is experienced what we subjectively experience is only part of a ripple effect going in both directions for example thusly < an experience> - so these experiences are neither subjective nor objective but seem to manifest when problems of living arise and when we are experiencing intense emotional/spiritiual/physical challenge.

So in the past (we can say in order to undertand) we have these wave effects which are neither objective nor subjective. Whilst in the present waves are passing through and by us all the time - we become conscious of parts of these when we reach a stalemate/a break. How we choose to describe these events is up to us and is influenced by our lives. On this understanding I agree that atheists and believers are open to these events but will describe them in different ways.

the above is how I understand it and I have tried to explain it as clinically as I can, but please feel free to disagree.

watersprout - I so agree with your sentiments but from an atheistic standpoint

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Does God speak to you? HOW?

by Quentin in

an answer to this question is subjective to the individual an a posteriori experiene.

however, can there be an a priori experence, one that is objective, outside the bounds of personel experiene, or does it remain subjective?

god speaks to me, through many venus, except audible.

Curtains

I'm very glad for you psac that you have found peace in the voice of the Lord.

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Free College Lectures

by Justitia Themis in

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i know there are many people on this discussion board who love learning, so i thought i would share this link i received from my undergrad university.. it will take you to a series of lectures at the school that were videotaped, and some look quite interesting.

best of all, you can watch them for free.

http://uwtv.org/video/series.aspx?id=1549959929.