1) he views devotees with disgust; because they use god as a means to fulfillment of their materialistic ends, and they constantly pester him with request to violate his own laws (principle of action and consequence).
hence devotees are materialistic in its true sense.
they even interpolate things into scriptures to suit their convenienceas confirmed by prophet jeremiah himself (jeremiah 7:22; 8:8).
My problem with the God in your O.P is that he hates most of his creation. He hates them, despises them. I mean I am only human and there are very few people I hate or despise, but on the contrary I find your God hates atheists, sinners,ect ect,ect,.
And according to my interpretation of your O.P he seems so cold and lacks virtues and sanity that even the most wretched of humanity have.
The Rebel.
1) he views devotees with disgust; because they use god as a means to fulfillment of their materialistic ends, and they constantly pester him with request to violate his own laws (principle of action and consequence).
hence devotees are materialistic in its true sense.
they even interpolate things into scriptures to suit their convenienceas confirmed by prophet jeremiah himself (jeremiah 7:22; 8:8).
Interesting Topic Iconoclastic.
Personally I once believed in a god, who I wanted to "feel" was the mysterious power over life and death. I discoverd his nonexistence in many biblical tales, and concluded God was clearly a psychological phenomenon.
But maybe If there is a God, he knows I am right not to believe on an invisible God. The invisible cannot be prayed to, and it is idolatry to worship your own brain. Therefore, if there is a God,maybe he will view my being athiest, as ascetic, maybe regard me as the real Saint, part rebel, part hero, and maybe my reward will be to be declared righteouse?
Or maybe God is an old man, his hearing has simply failed, and that is why he never answered my prayers? I guess much of life is just a mystery.
The Rebel.
science can explain how of things, but it cannot explain why of certain things (for example, why did life arise from non-life and evolved from simpler creatures to more complex life forms only to die and disappear?
) so are the conflicted religions whose chief concern is in safeguarding each ones separate identity..
next option is to look for pearls among the stonesusing power of our own reason.
Iconoclastic: " Death is not something to be feared!
And when I concluded there was no God I pondered that question. My answer:-
Why should I be afraid of something that doesn't exist?
The Rebel.
well it seems for many on this board the time came to leave the w.t and cross the bridge in to a real world.
speaking for myself l feel i did not enter the cold and lonely world i was lead to believe i was entering.
rather i have discovered it was no great loss leaving a world that had protected me with false, dreams, fantazy and false promises.. but what have i really achieved by my leaving that i value?.
SAHS: " To Thine own self be true"
The Rebel." You then can't then be false to any person" Shakespeare.
Alive:- "....but the FDS didn't get it straight away"
The Rebel.:- And therefore " Alive" your correct, why be subservient to these men?
The Rebel
while many think that the ruling is good for the gays and their response is: how does that affect your marriage; then on the other side the religious people cry god and sinners.
but both are missing the forest through the trees.. the problem with the ruling is that which is discussed here so many times.
five unelected federal officials decided on policy for the whole country, running roughshod over every democratic principle.
In my opinion it's all about projection and image. If we see people who have a sweet humanity, we will root for them. So I think the answer lies with the entertainment industry. If we are constantly bombarded with narcissist heroes like James Bond and the Bronson hero then people are presented with a very shallow image of masculinity. And I believe this effects a persons outlook on how they view masculinity and femininity.
Another example we have a royal wedding and n T.V, its like a Walt Disney fantazy of how the perfect wedding should be.
I generally believe the T.V is what holds the power of education.
So let's have formal gay marriages complete with male bridesmaids on our T.V screens. Let's have these ceremonies seen not as something to be scorned by the world, but rather:-
A) A marriage that enhances a persons character.
B) A marriage that involves courage and moral choice, rather than to deny the feelings of love that exist between two people.
So to conclude folks, I believe the entertainment industry holds the power to achieve a significant breakthrough in people's attitude on this subject.
The Rebel.
well it seems for many on this board the time came to leave the w.t and cross the bridge in to a real world.
speaking for myself l feel i did not enter the cold and lonely world i was lead to believe i was entering.
rather i have discovered it was no great loss leaving a world that had protected me with false, dreams, fantazy and false promises.. but what have i really achieved by my leaving that i value?.
Has anyone seen the film " The Fake Mr Ripley?"
The main character says " ITS BETTER TO BE A FAKE SOMEBODY, THAN A REAL NOBODY"
This sums it up for me, why many witness won't " cross the bridge in to the real world"
The Rebel
p.s FayeDunaway:- " Eeeek babygirl I meant like" !!
I also on occasions have given dislike to posters when I meant to give liked. Anyway I gave baby girl a like on " our " behalf.
homo naledi has been added to our family tree but exactly where, is still to be discovered.
read more here.... over 1500 fossils making up 15 separate individuals have been discovered in a cave near johannesburg.
here are a few highlights of it's anatomy.... the skull was globular, like a member of our genus but the brain was small and primitive.
Science has dissolved in to hilarity and more ego and more government funding.
Before you give me the accidental red flags:-
How old are these " hominid species" skeletons supposed to be?
Answer.....
The Rebel
now that i have been a born again christian for 10 years, i see things that just boggles my mind.
like this: we all spent untold hours in the field service telling people (mostly christians) about the paradise earth.
that was the reason we were at their door.
Give a Christian a thread,
Explaining where the dinosaurs roamed,
And I will show you a thread,
With very smelley answers.
And if they say the dinosaurs
Didnt roam
I am a dog,
Wagging my tail.
With seven paws.
The Rebel.
well it seems for many on this board the time came to leave the w.t and cross the bridge in to a real world.
speaking for myself l feel i did not enter the cold and lonely world i was lead to believe i was entering.
rather i have discovered it was no great loss leaving a world that had protected me with false, dreams, fantazy and false promises.. but what have i really achieved by my leaving that i value?.
OnTheWayout:-
from your name you now sound well and truly out. Glad you got through " the rough period". Glad we both got out of what I now see as a dictatorship.
The Rebel.
now that i have been a born again christian for 10 years, i see things that just boggles my mind.
like this: we all spent untold hours in the field service telling people (mostly christians) about the paradise earth.
that was the reason we were at their door.
SecretSlaveClass:-
If as you say the heart has " no emotional feelings like love" then my answer will be answered with out hysterical reaction:-
In my figurative heart, and not simply the muscle pumping blood, I can still laugh and cry.
further analyze,my heat is a private and personal, personality, even if you think mine belongs in the mental asylum.
The Rebel.
