Velvetann: "The state of the world right now is frightening, I am worried for my children and my grandchildren as to what kind of world is in the future for them."
I worry too!
DeputyDog: "Is it possible for you to see the character of God as revealed in Jesus and not throw away the notion of a personal God."
mmm, I think I can probably find some inspiration in the gospels, although I tend to believe that they are more legend than fact, esp the miracles. I don't think that belief in a personal god is in the cards tho.
H4O: "Read this thread, "
I'll have to check it out later (I'm kinda in a hurry here unfortunately), but thanks for the link.
gaiagirl: "However, I find the universe to be a very beautiful place. I have decided that the reason it appears beautiful to me is that I am part of an interrelated web of existence"
Yeah, the "New Theory of the Universe" article that BurntheShips posted the other day got me thinking along these lines, of the "interconnectedness" of things and the role we observers play in creating the universe. Heady stuff.
digderidoo: "I like the idea of praying, but i do not believe in God. So for me, praying is meditating to myself, thinking about what i'm going to do and how i'm going to rectify something. Call it praying to my free will."
Yeah, last year i sorta gotten into the practice of meditating every day for 20 minutes or so, and it was good, I always came away feeling much calmer. Gotta get back into it, methinks.
Narkissos: "The day when you have it all figured out may never come[...]Instead of waiting until you're sure of the right path before beginning to walk, walking while you can and find out you have made your own path."
Yeah, I keep waiting for the day to come when it will all make sense and I'll feel at home in the world. A favorite musician of mine had a song on his most recent album titled "Musterion" and in a series of podcasts he put out leading up the album's release he discussed the meaning and inspiration of each of the songs, and he had a lot of interesting things to say about the meaning of Musterion - he says it better than i can so check out the podcast if you're interested.
real one: "I've heard it said that the relationship one has with their father in many ways determines how they will feel about God."
Probably true. My dad was short tempered like you wouldn't believe, and combine that with the fact that I was an annoying kid in a lot of ways (maybe an annoying adult too!), well, it wasn't a great combination, lol.
WTWizard:"
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Are you suggesting satan worship or something?