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Belief And Non-Belief-Are They The Same?
by choosing life in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
after reading the frequent threads on atheism verses theism, i find that both are very passionate about one thing, their beliefs.

atheists may not believe in god, but they are firm believers in the abscence of a god and evolution.

theists, on the other hand, are just as firm in their belief in a god and usually creation.
JamesThomas

Nice post, cl.
Much of the heat of such arguments is we come to identify with our beliefs as what we are: I am Christian, I am atheist, etc. So it in a way it becomes a psychological life and death thing.
Of course Reality is not dependant on beliefs, it's what IS, no matter what we think. This may be why many wise teachers of truth suggest to be still of all the minds interpritations and just silently be present in this moment of actuality and allow reality to wordlessly share what it will. Unfortunately we have come to believe (there we go again) that the beginning and end of intelligence and wisdom is our mind....even though the entire universe -- including the mind -- came into existence with no help from us.
j
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Isn't God Awesome?
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://wonderofitall.com/
JamesThomas

H.S.
That was a quote of Perry's to you from farther up the thread. I just placed it in my post as basis for the Dawkins link.
j
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Isn't God Awesome?
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://wonderofitall.com/
JamesThomas

Perry:
Hillary,You pulled the same disappearing act on me several weeks ago when you said that you would "posit" your souurce of the knowledge of good and bad in something called "social conditioning" .
Here, is a 10 minute Richard Dawkins piece on shifting moral zeitgeist, that is related and enlightening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ9JMUFIVqE
j
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Isn't God Awesome?
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://wonderofitall.com/
JamesThomas

Mouthy:
J I see where your picture is the court jester. Very fitting LOL.......Didnt they used to call them fools>>?
O.K. so it took the foolish thing in the world to put the wise to shame... Are you teaching Perry???
Well MY vote is for Perry!!!! In MY book you lost....Your rudeness to Perry was petty, small minded, cruel.
Dear Gracie, actually I would be the first to admit I'm a fool, which is why I use it as an avatar. If you read my posts at all you will see I have no animosity towards people, only some beliefs and ideas. We are not our beliefs.
Interesting that the little story you have created in your mind about me ignores the positive statements where I tell Perry "the truth of what he is is the light of my life", and instead you embrace what you see as negative, even "cruel". I told him I meant it endearingly, and that was the truth. Perhaps what really pisses you off is my not embracing your god. This, I understand. Whenever I mention our true Source as being infinite and without end, it most always angers Christians who tenaciously argue for a lesser god. Even -- it seems -- in a thread they start about how "awesome" God is. If it weren't so sad, I'd wet my pants laughing (at least then I would have an excuse).
That I do not embrace your idea of God, dear Grace, does not mean I wouldn't like to give you a big old hug and kiss....or several.
j
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Isn't God Awesome?
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://wonderofitall.com/
JamesThomas

Perry, where does your god begin and end? Or does it?
j
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Satan is greater than god. Live with it.
by LtCmd.Lore in
1. jw
2. friends
ok, i know what you're thinking: "duh, what took you so long!

" "is this guy nuts?".

but i can prove it.. nothing is better than god, right?.
JamesThomas

What Nathan said.
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Isn't God Awesome?
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://wonderofitall.com/
JamesThomas

I am not judging you, Perry. For what you truly are is the light of my life. It's your shithead beliefs that I find pathetic.
j
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Isn't God Awesome?
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://wonderofitall.com/
JamesThomas

Dear Perry, for you "shithead" was a term of endearment. As far as the rest of your post, it is clear we are not communicating at all. Which is likely my fault.
j
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Isn't God Awesome?
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://wonderofitall.com/
JamesThomas

Dear nvrgnbk, though I am very often remiss in acknowledging your warm comments towards my posts, please let me assure you that they are always noticed and appreciated.
j
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Isn't God Awesome?
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://wonderofitall.com/
JamesThomas

who pays for your sin?
What sin? Some book tells us we are a sinful asshole and so we wallow in it? That's sick.
When there is no mental commentary of sin, were is this sin? There is none, there is only this precious moment of now. When there is no mental commentary of "I am this thing, or I am that thing", then what are you? You are the precious indescribable conscious moment of now, the only Reality there is.
You are grossly lost in a story created in the mind. Look past the mind and it's beliefs and enter into the truth, actuality and peace of the present moment of being.
Only in your Bible and it's stories -- or better said: only in your mind for believing such stories -- is the Divine and pure nature of your own being so pathetic, as to be absent.
Stop reducing the wholeness of the Christ to a tiny thing far away. Who the hell are you to do that? Shithead!
Allow the perfection of the Christ and the infinity of no beginning and no end that it deserves....and then ponder silently on what that makes you genuinely just beneath all the bullshit lies.
Be still, and know...
j