Posts by confusedandalone

whenever i would try to talk about somethign from the bible that the jw's got wrong or reason on a scripture that had so much feeling you would stomp all over it.

talking about "flying spaghetti gods" and laugh at what seemed to be my expense and then leave the thread never to return and add any substance.

It became more apparent to me over time that the only reason the bible is so popular is because Chrisitianity was forced on people and the guide book of that religion proliferated. I can't see any reason that the Bible has more truth than any other religious book out there. It would also seem that god is not partial because he loved the people of one small region more than others.

The very fact that he used the Jews as his name people shows that he is indeed partial. Which goes against what I would see as being the greatest aspect of a god... his impartiallity.

I at the moment feel that there is a god, he revealed basic truth to everyone in forms that those peopel could relate to and with. There are just too many people on this planet for God to have picked just one group and then pretty much said screw everyone else until I decide to reveal my son in a few thousand years to them.

However if God really did just chose Israel and everyone prior to Jesus that was not part of this group only had to be nice to gain salvation of some sort then I am pissy that I was born in this modern era

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Do You Care About "The Royal Baby"?

by minimus in

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i don't get it.

(and i don't care about america's "royalty" either)..

confusedandalone

The funniest part of this is the front page of CNN the last few days:

Prince William and his wife, Catherine, present their newborn son to the world. Watch live on CNN TV

updated 2:19 PM EDT, Tue July 23, 2013 Make CNN Your Homepage

MEET THE PRINCE

Will and Kate introduce heir to throne

Notice all the headlines below it

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Do You Care About "The Royal Baby"?

by minimus in

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i don't get it.

(and i don't care about america's "royalty" either)..

confusedandalone

I love all children and life in general, but nope.

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You atheist really annoyed me

by confusedandalone in

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when i first came to this site.

whenever i would try to talk about somethign from the bible that the jw's got wrong or reason on a scripture that had so much feeling you would stomp all over it.

talking about "flying spaghetti gods" and laugh at what seemed to be my expense and then leave the thread never to return and add any substance.

confusedandalone

I didn't mean that athiests were rude. I meant that I was always upset at them because what they were saying seemed to hurt me. It was more of an internal thing for me. I like when people speak up and out. No one was really disrescpectful or hurtful its just the content hurt me because it was not in line with my reasoning.

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You atheist really annoyed me

by confusedandalone in

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when i first came to this site.

whenever i would try to talk about somethign from the bible that the jw's got wrong or reason on a scripture that had so much feeling you would stomp all over it.

talking about "flying spaghetti gods" and laugh at what seemed to be my expense and then leave the thread never to return and add any substance.

confusedandalone

Diana I am not bashing anyones beliefs I am just stating mine... I hope no one thought I was, I was just pointing out the inconsistencies that I see with my eyes. I am sure others have well thought out reasons that those things do not bother them - and that is great. I was one of those people for many many years.

I apologize if anyone felt that I was bashing them...

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You atheist really annoyed me

by confusedandalone in

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when i first came to this site.

whenever i would try to talk about somethign from the bible that the jw's got wrong or reason on a scripture that had so much feeling you would stomp all over it.

talking about "flying spaghetti gods" and laugh at what seemed to be my expense and then leave the thread never to return and add any substance.

confusedandalone

@punk " Why wasn't god being obvious for instance, haunted me."

This is what really began to piss me off. So some guys can sleep with prostitutes and it pretty much is all good. Fast forward a few years and now I can't look at a woman without committing adultery in my heart and ultimately dying. I can chop up a prostitute and leave various body parts in places to prove a point - yet a drunken brawler can't inherit the kingdom... my all time favorite is I can't let my wife get an abortion even if having the baby will kill her - yet when it is time for me to take over a small patch of land I can kil all the children I want to and its allll gooood.

These things made me think, maybe the bible is just an interesting read and that God maybe just dropped us here and said, "Hey, go have some fun till you die..."

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You atheist really annoyed me

by confusedandalone in

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when i first came to this site.

whenever i would try to talk about somethign from the bible that the jw's got wrong or reason on a scripture that had so much feeling you would stomp all over it.

talking about "flying spaghetti gods" and laugh at what seemed to be my expense and then leave the thread never to return and add any substance.

confusedandalone

when I first came to this site. Whenever I would try to talk about somethign from the bible that the JW's got wrong or reason on a scripture that had so much feeling you would stomp all over it. Talking about "flying spaghetti gods" and laugh at what seemed to be my expense and then leave the thread never to return and add any substance. I would get worked up inside and really get angry about it.

However after a few months of really thinking about things I am starting to really ask myself alot of things that make me not doubt whether God exists - but whether it is really important if I know... or if why am iI really concerned about the bible. After all as once stated if God really wanted us to know his name why didn't he preserve it? If he really wants us to serve him exactly the way he wants why is it not really spelled out in the bible?

Why is it necessary to apply calculus to the bible in order to understand prophecies? Why does he show favortism in the bible? The list could go on and on. My wife on the other hand who has pretty much just given up caring one way or the other in a short period of time said, "I believe there is a god I guess... I just think he made us, wanted us to be nice to people and enjoy your 80 years and die. Maybe we are here just to live those years and enjoy it - it is better than nothing."

That idea annoyed me as well, but the longer I think deeply the more it feels like it just doesn't matter that much

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Today is my birthday

by Gojira_101 in

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well so far it is a fantastic day!

i know my grandma isn't going to call me like she does every year to say she is happy i was born.

you know the jw form of wishing someone a happy birthday.

confusedandalone

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!