Posts by pseudoxristos

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Atheists and prayer

by Narkissos in

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i have read some years ago that, according to the results of a survey in a western country (i think it was germany), the number of people who admitted praying occasionally was far superior to the number of believers in any kind of god.. when i read ancient prayers to the gods or goddesses in a polytheistic context, i notice they are not very different, in form and in content, from the prayers to the monotheistic "god".

many of the bible prayers (e.g.

psalms) have probably originated in a polytheistic context, even though we now read them as prayers to the one and only god.

pseudoxristos

Narkissos,

I prayed a few times (out of habit) after I had stopped believing. I finally realized that it was kind of stupid (to talk to myself) so I quit doing it.

The Mormons stopped by a few times recently. After about third visit, they asked me to say a prayer. I suggested that they do it the first time, but the last time they came by it became very awkward so I had to give them one quick one. I guess they just couldn't grasp the fact that I did not believe in God, even though I had repeatedly told them so. It seemed really strange to perform their little prayer ritual, but I was tired and ready to be rid of them.

Pseudo

"Religion is what the common people see as true, the wise people see as false, and the rulers see as useful."
-Roman philosopher Seneca-

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Would your faith be challenged if....................................

by gumby in

they find life on mars?.

as most of us know....they are expecting communication from the spacecrafts they have sent to the red planet.

they are searching for water, organic matter, and signs of life.. how would your understanding of things change......if at all........if they find life there?.

pseudoxristos

No effect. But, since I?m of the ?swine class? it wouldn?t affect me anyway.

I expect it to have about as much an effect as discovering that the Earth was not the center of the universe. Those who want to believe are going to believe no matter what.

pseudo

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I Am a Christian

by Greenpalmtreestillmine in

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i am a former jw just as many here are.

i have left the watchtower just as many here also have.

i also died as many here have.. i died, i cried, i died again.

pseudoxristos

gentlesoul ,

Satan is the controller of all evil as well as the root of all hate, as a Christian you should know this. And for those who read this I really don't care if you want to reply with your bitterness as I know you will, but then I guess it just proves what I am saying. Sabrina don't worry what these who hate God think about you or what you believe, just know full well that as long as you continue to love the Lord he will in return love you and give you your rightful place in Heaven. Gods peace be unto you.....

I always appreciate it when a Christian refers to Atheists or Agnostics as, ?these who hate God?. Especially when they preface such a statement with the idea that ?Satan is the controller of all evil as well as the root of all hate?? Obviously you haven?t a clue as to what the Atheist/Agnostic viewpoint is all about.

If it helps to reinforce your limited worldview, please view this as a bitter response from one ?controlled by Satan? that ?hates God?.

pseudo

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Agnostics-this question is meant primarily for you-what's the best religion

by outbutnotdown in

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i consider myself to be an agnostic, and i don't really find the need to "speak" to any particular god.

however, i am going through a custody battle with my ex-wife and a good part of the issue is religion... namely my strong desire to not have my children raised as jehovah's witnesses.

i don't really foresee this happening but if the judge ordered that i had to bring my children up with some sort of respect for god, i wonder which religion i would choose.. when you respond, please state if you are currently affiliated with the religion you are mentioning.

pseudoxristos

Brad,

I don't really foresee this happening but if the judge ordered that I had to bring my children up with some sort of respect for God, I wonder which religion I would choose.

It had better never happen! Religious freedom also includes the right to not believe in a God. The Agnostic belief (or lack of belief) is just as valid as any other belief system. At least most Agnostics won't stand by and watch their child die by refusing a blood transfusion just to please some god.

pseudo

"He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the past."
-- George Orwell, 1984 --

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Hell Test

by SpunkyChick in

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http://www.madblast.com/funflash/swf/helltest.swf

i scored 49

pseudoxristos

CHEVY

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No....., Dinner for four. pseudo Sorry Chevy, I guess that was your score and not the answer to the bad joke.

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Hell Test

by SpunkyChick in

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http://www.madblast.com/funflash/swf/helltest.swf

i scored 49

pseudoxristos

Hmm...., I got 69. I wonder if that means something.

That reminds me of a Joke.

What's 69 plus 69?

pseudo

"Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces."
Malachi 2:3

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Fables, Farces and Facts

by Farkel in

no, this piece is not about alliteration.

for true believers?

the subject matter is quite serious, and may just possibly affect the quality of the rest of you lives; it may also affect your eternal fate, if there is such a thing.

pseudoxristos

ros,

Why from history and anthropology books that are whole, entire and flawless, of course.

Well, I don't usually lead my entire life base upon what is written in those history and anthropology books that are whole entire and flawless.

If my eternal existence were based upon a history book, I would examine it very carefully.

yeudo

"It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change."

-- Confucius (c. 551-479? BC), Chinese sage

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Fables, Farces and Facts

by Farkel in

no, this piece is not about alliteration.

for true believers?

the subject matter is quite serious, and may just possibly affect the quality of the rest of you lives; it may also affect your eternal fate, if there is such a thing.

pseudoxristos

jst2laws,

WHO SAYS IT IS WHOLE, ENTIRE, FLAWLESS IN THE FIRST PLACE? GOD? NOT A CHANCE!
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What is important is not who wrote what, who authorized the writing or was it inerrant and unquestionably the word of God. What is important is WHAT HAPPENED BACK THEN, and what generally does it mean.

So, how do we really know WHAT HAPPENED BACK THEN, if the Bible is not WHOLE, ENTIRE and FLAWLESS?

yeudo

"Religion is what the common people see as true, the wise people see as false, and the rulers see as useful."
-Roman philosopher Seneca-

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JWD Maps America America

by Lady Lee in

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well here is the start .

if your name is not on it then either it wasn't on the old texas map or it wasn't added to the previous list so... .

if you want your name added please say so and let me know what state you are in.

pseudoxristos

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Finally OUT

by heianderen in

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i'm writting this post to comunicate you all that i finally da myself.

now it is a hard time for me.

the announcement was made this last friday, and i have known that there was a lot of people crying after that meeting.

pseudoxristos

Heianderen,

I'm glad you've gained your freedom. Sorry, for the hard time that you're going through. It will eventually get easier.

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you will meet some good honest people here.

(English is my mother language, and I still have a hard time getting it right.)

pseudo