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  Do you miss the sense of superiority?

  by Diest in

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  this is and odd topic but there is a part of me that really misses feeling that i knew more about the world than 99.9% of the people.

  i spent so many years in school being the odd person because of religion.

  i embraced it to some extent.

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  Ya, there is a sense of warm security thinking we are one of the few who know the fundamental truth of all existence.

  Then we enter into a "scientific" material dogma that says we exist for 70 years and then we die and are no more.

  However, many throughout time -- including Einstein -- have hinted that time and space is but an illusion, so perhaps all our cherished ideas of what is "real" (those stories which rely on time and space).... are nothing at all.

  To know you know nothing, may be the wisest knowing of all.
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  Why Is A Tiny Ant More Complex Than A Religious Persons God?

  by JamesThomas in

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  we never hear of people speaking in the name of ants.

  never do people say this or that is what an ant wants, or this is what will make an ant like you, or hate you, etc.

  we just don't know how ants think.

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  JamesThomas

  We never hear of people speaking in the name of ants. Never do people say this or that is what an ant wants, or this is what will make an ant like you, or hate you, etc. We just don't know how ants think. They are too complex. There is far more going on within a little ant than our tiny minds can comprehend.

  However, when it comes to the Source of all creation ("God"), which must be infinity X infinity more complex, there is no end to people who speak in the name of "God".

  Sometimes the world is just fucking upside down.
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  For all believers: I have a serious question

  by confusedandalone in

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  god ordered the killing of men women and children and animals and pillaging of various nations around them.

  in some instances god apparently led the way with his might arm.. this is not a question of wether it is right or wrong, but moreso a question(s) of:.

  1. if you were there would you have personally participated in those killings or would you ignore the commands?.

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  JamesThomas

  Perhaps what is most tragic thing is that the biblical "God" is embraced by many millions as the very highest form of kindness and love. An archtype that is freely willing to kill countless men, women, children and animals.

  If this is good, then what is evil? If this love, then what is hate?

  What does such a grossly demented concept of "love" do to our mind and soul?
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  Yerba Mate: Drink of the gods (not including Jehovah)

  by JamesThomas in

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  preface: jehovah's past exploits excludes him from anything that may benefited all of humankind.. .

  please share your knowledge and experience of mate..

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  JamesThomas

  Here is a cool YouTube vid:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej9n8Ivo_FI
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  Yerba Mate: Drink of the gods (not including Jehovah)

  by JamesThomas in

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  preface: jehovah's past exploits excludes him from anything that may benefited all of humankind.. .

  please share your knowledge and experience of mate..

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  JamesThomas

  Preface: Jehovah's past exploits excludes him from anything that may benefited all of humankind.

  Please share your knowledge and experience of Mate.
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  Animal Magic

  by JamesThomas in

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  in the past there were horses here.. .

  i could gently lay my head up against them and breath in the delicious unique fragrance that subtly drifts from a horse.. as the warm pleasant sent entered me it immediately calmed my nerves, stopped my mind, and carried me along into a sense of unmoving unity.

  there was no longer a me and a horse; there was just pure presence/life/being.. no words can explain.. .

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  JamesThomas

  In the past there were horses here.

  I could gently lay my head up against them and breath in the delicious unique fragrance that subtly drifts from a horse.

  As the warm pleasant sent entered me it immediately calmed my nerves, stopped my mind, and carried me along into a sense of unmoving unity. There was no longer a me and a horse; there was just pure presence/life/being.

  No words can explain.

  Today, the horses are gone. But here next to me is a little doggy bichon that we rescued from the animal shelter. The very same magic is in her.

  When I gently wrap my arms around her and softly lay my head on her, my mind stills, and instantly her sweet smell and presence takes me away from all cares into a silent warm forever.

  Perhaps the key is to be still. Just breath. Let yourself embrace and fall into the inviting atmosphere of these precious being.
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  I think my wife is going to open the can of worms...

  by sosoconfused in

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  so over the last 5 - 7 months as some may know i have resigned as an elder and just came to a cold stop going to the meetings.

  brothers call i wont answer the phone.

  if they come by i just wont answer the door.

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  The only sad part is your dear wife did not say:"OK I am finally sick of this *#&*. Get your phone out and video record this"!
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  Did Jesus Use Gods Personal Name?

  by Comatose in

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  the wt says yes.

  i looked it up a few weeks ago and they said "we can be sure he used his fathers name".

  for me the argument is more just interesting from a biblical and academic stand point.

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  God's personal name?????

  Here is an opportunity for us to expand our minds; to go outside the box of limited thinking.

  A “”name”” implies a limited, circumscribed, THING. A tiny piece within the universe.

  Certainly the True Source of the infinite universe is greater still. No beginning, no end. Not separate from existence and life.

  To name the Tao, is not the Tao.
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  What differences have you noticed between RELIGION and the GOSPEL?

  by Fernando in

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  on our journey we are learning that:.

  religion is a preoccupation with man's views on god.. the gospel is a preoccupation with god's views on man.. "man's search for god" versus "god's search for man" if you will.. it seems to us that there is no intention or prospect of ever reconciling the two.

  therefore it seems we have to choose one or the other, no matter how hard.. what are your observations?.

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  JamesThomas

  No matter what their source, words on a page can not grasp the living truth of anything.

  E.g.: If you have read everything ever written about trees, you still remain blind and ignorant to what it is to be a TREE. You have no genuine living knowledge of your subject.

  The gospel, is no different. It's two dimensional symbols on a page. Meaningless in themselves.

  That said, words can inspire us (e.g. Terry's words have a way of doing that...for some).

  If the Christian gospel inspires you to dissolve the walls that seemingly separate you from all mankind and nature, and opens you to unconditional love and appreciation....then fucking-hallelujah.

  You have successfully realized what "pagans" have been trying to tell you for centuries!!!
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  God Of Love Kills Millions Of Innocent Babies And Pregnant Women For Not Knowing Him At Armageddon Yet Still Condemns Abortion?

  by frankiespeakin in

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  do you see the contridictions of the governing body's made up scenerio?.

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  JamesThomas

  Dear Franky,

  It's not the “Governing Body's made up scenario”, it's the Abrahamic god scenario: a made-up deity that is the polar opposite of pure, unending, unconditional love.

  It kills wholesale for the minimal offense. Just like the psychopathic rulers throughout history.

  The Abrahamic god was designed for one purpose: FEAR.

  Instill fear in the masses and you can control them.

  Thus the present day boogeyman of TERRORISM. Keep people afraid and they will surrender everything to keep a sense of safety.

  The more things change, the more they remain the same.