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  How can anybody KNOW god?

  by Terry in

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  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.

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  Robdar

  Goodness, Perry. You are not going to get Satanus to convert by riding his ass all the way to Bethlehem.
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  How can anybody KNOW god?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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.

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  Robdar

  I concluded that he DOESN'T exist.

  But money doesn't exist either, my friend. Even though it may show itself to you, it really does not exist. It's only by our belief that money has any value at all. If somebody tells me he doesn't believe in God, then I assume he must not believe in money either.

  Since I believe in both, I pray to God that all the atheists out there give me their money.
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  How can anybody KNOW god?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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.

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  Robdar

  Perry, I think Satanus is saying is the same thing your saviour said, "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17:21 King James Version.
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  'God is love' . . . yeah right, dream on.

  by 3Mozzies in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc1vt9s9v8q.

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  Maybe God is love, maybe it isn't. How about you? Are you love?
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  I'm going on a work trip to Scotland & Northern Ireland!!!

  by Low-Key Lysmith in

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  2. friends

  pretty excited.

  i recently accepted the position of master of whisky-pacific northwest for diageo n america.

  basically, it's a whisky brand ambassador gig.

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  You are going to LOVE Scotland. You may not love some of the citizens very much because they might get testy when they hear your American accent, but the scenery will make up for it. I visited Glasgow and Edinburgh about 6 years ago and was escorted by Freedom Fighter and Little Toe (lovely people) from this db.

  I am totally envious of you in a good way. Have fun and don't forget to make an exchange between the Pound and Dollar before you go. It's a little more expensive to make the exchange once you get there. Oh, and don't forget to take converters for the electricity or you will burn your appliances up.

  Please remember to tell us all about it so we can live vicariously through you.
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  How can anybody KNOW god?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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.

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  Robdar

  Very interesting topic, Terry.

  I have also wonder how anybody can know money? Money does not exist and yet we see it's result around the world. As James W. pointed out, " After all, there is a very real possibility that man invented the idea of God." Why not? We also invented the idea of money.
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  Why This Atheist Respects the Jehovah's Witnesses-And why other Atheists should too!

  by RaustBD in

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  i'm an atheist, and i'd like to take some time to talk about why i hold a great deal of respect for the jehovah's witnesses, and some words of encouragement that may put an end to the ridicule and disrespect you seem to get from, well, all sorts of people.. .

  i never gave this kind of criticism a second thought: i knew nothing about you, and i figured you were just another fringe group of christianity.

  i now feel terrible about this, and i wish to apologize for my (admittedly never spoken) disrespect.

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  Robdar

  Raust, your writing style is reminiscent of a Jehovah's Witness witnessing.
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  Goodness gracious me...

  by Abaddon in

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  hi people,.

  well, i kicked the jwd habit a few years back, but idle curiosity and a long daily commute got me sniffing around the other day, and after trying every possible password i have ever used i get back in.... it's been long time everyone... cannot believe that, give or take a tiny bit, everything (and everyone) is the same.

  some new names, some missing... has anything major happened in dubbieland or xdubbieland?

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  Robdar

  Hello Abaddon. Long time no see. It appears you have been well.
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  I had my first attempted robbery at my restaurant at 10 am on a Sunday...

  by Botzwana in

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  little mexican bastards...my wife and i were sleeping and they came on our roof and jumped on our patio...they smashed the glass of our bathroom window and that s when we woke up...they got away with nothing but they could have killed us if they had wanted to..

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  Robdar

  OMG!

  I am glad you and your wife are safe.
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  I don't belong here anymore

  by sizemik in

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  these are some things i have been thinking about .

  .. when i first found this site i registered immediately ... never was a "lurker" ... and i've been here about six months.. everyone was very warm welcoming and i felt at home very quickly ... very pleasant at the time, but as time has progressed i look back and feel a bit "love-bombed" ... much like a religion i used to belong to.. i have found that this site is a bit "cliquey" ... groups of posters frequent at similar times and enjoy their familiarity with each other and that's great ... but they also sometimes exhibit a coolness toward those outside their clique ... almost as if your 'post count' is the first thing by which you are "judged" ... much like a religion i used to belong to.

  some posters develop a personal dislike for others and not only jump on their threads but even deliver the odd "slap" on unrelated threads to increase the discomfort for the object of their dislike ... not unlike a religion i once belonged to.. some posters even follow others around the board looking to counter or use snide or clever put downs at every opportunity ... a kind of intellectual "rivalry" that was common to those in that religion i used to belong to.. many posters like to use 'in-house' jargon and labels eg; "newbies" for those recently joined.

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  Robdar

  I hate to see you go. Cliques, dislikes and personality clashes are just a part of any social structure. I've enjoyed your presence on the board and hope you will re-examine your decision leave. Either way, I wish you the best.