Of course they can and do because belief is so closely tied to emotion and ego.
I ain't miffed at ya Tater.
P.S. I love saying tater
If there is a God why didn't he sign our DNA
by scotoma 153 Replies latest jw friends
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jgnat
In case I wasn't clear, AGuest, I don't agree on the why. I don't believe your path leads to anything cohesive.
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AGuest
You were very clear, actually, dear jgnat (again, peace to you!). You usually are. And so I understood... and understand. You made a very accurate comment with which I totally agree. I simply set forth WHY I agree with you. I realize you don't agree with THAT... and that you didn't ask for that (any more than I asked for your acceptance), but I didn't want others to think that we agreed for the same reason. For YOUR benefit as much as mine, though, as obviously, we don't agree for the same reason.
And that's okay with ME. But it can be confusing for others, sometimes, when "believers" agree or disagree. And so I simply clarified as to the basis for why I KNOW that beliefs must be dismantled in such a situation: mine had to be and were. So you are RIGHT -
And so, yeah, I get that you don't agree with WHY I agree with you. You don't have to, though. And I truly didn't expect you to. But it is the truth: both what I shared... and, given what I shared... your position that beliefs will [need to] be dismantled. Absolutely, they will.
Peace!
YOUR servant and a doulos of Christ,
SA
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jgnat
I see no need to dismantle my belief system.
Your speech reminds me of glossolalia, AGuest, an almost musical noise.
Isaiah 28:10-11 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
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EntirelyPossible
Which is what those who define the word modernly do.
Making up new mythical creatures and calling it the same word is not the same thing at all.
It is a scientific approach
Sorry, you said no one said it was, now you are saying it. You are contradicting yourself.
Just pointing out that the modern depiction of dragon is just that... a modern idea/depiction
then why were you reaching into the past to support a modern ridiculous idea?
The word dragon throws people off because of its modern meaning.
No, it doesn't because it never meant what some people are trying to claim it means now. Why do you fall for such ridiculous ideas?
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then why were you reaching into the past to support a modern ridiculous idea?
I was not doing any such thing.
Peace,
tammy
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EntirelyPossible
why didn't god put his name in DNA? Or teach people about it? Or create a system where such suffering is not possible?
Because he is a myth.
Ummmm... your declination wasn't really warranted, dear jgnat (peace to you!), as I didn't actually offer you anything. It's not really within my power to do so, really. I mean, some have that gift - I don't think I do.
Says the person that claims they can abyss me to Satan and routinely claims others are children of the devil.
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soontobe
Message From God Found Hidden Inside DNA Sequence
Researchers at Harvard University announced today that they have found what appears to be a message from God written inside the human genome.
In a little-explored section of non-coding DNA, a team of top geneticists discovered a 22-word snippet of ancient Aramaic in which God confirms his existence and his role in creating life on Earth.
The stunning finding represents nearly irrefutable evidence of God's existence and his role in creating the process of evolution by natural selection.
The message was discovered when researchers noticed strange mathematical patterns appearing within a certain section of the genome.
For Heaven's Sake
"We knew the patterns weren't naturally occurring," explains Charles Watson, the lead scientist on the project, "but we couldn't come up with any convincing explanation for them.
"On a whim, we started cross referencing the patterns with language databases," he explains, "and we were shocked to find that the patterns corresponded to ancient Aramaic."
Stunned by its discovery, the team contacted language experts familiar with Aramaic - the language Jesus Christ spoke in daily life.
Entirely decoded, the message reads: "Hello my children. This is Yahweh, the one true Lord. You have found creation's secret. Now share it peacefully with the world."
Yahweh is the biblical name for the Judeo-Christian god.
Inherit The Earth
The findings will be published in the journal Nature next month, and are expected to provoke the biggest scientific controversy since Charles Darwin published his theory of natural selection in 1859.
"This doesn't mean that the theory of evolution is wrong," says Watson. "It's just incomplete. It seems that in reality the Judeo-Christian god actually started the whole process.
"And instead of just telling us about natural selection, he left a hidden signature that we could find 200,000 years later when we invented the right technology. It makes total sense really.
"Before this discovery I was a committed atheist. Now I'm a devout Christian. This is exactly the kind of proof I needed to ease my doubts."
In addition to its profound impact on science, the news is set to revolutionize the world of comparative religion.
"I think the message clearly indicates that God wants us to co-exist peacefully with our fellow human beings," says Janice Taylor, a bishop in the Anglican Church.
However, other Christian denominations have a different interpretation of the scientists' findings.
"Clearly this means our God is the one true God and that we should exterminate rival religions," says Frank Page, leader of the conservative Southern Baptist Convention."Now that we have truth on our side, I think it's time we start a new crusade."
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AGuest
I see no need to dismantle my belief system
.Of course, you don't, dear jgnat (again, peace to you!). Most don't. Not yet.
Your speech reminds me of glossolalia, AGuest, an almost musical noise.
Well, people DO more often tend to hear what they WANT to hear... versus what is true... so I can see how that would be.
Isaiah 28:10-11 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
Interesting. Particularly in light of what my Lord is recorded to have said to his disciples about them... which words I have personally found to be QUITE true, in all respects:
"... Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
“Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
" He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. This is why I speak to them in parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand." In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:
“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeingbut never perceiving.
For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears, understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’" But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
“Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
"But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown..."
Christ IS the kingdom, dear one... and all I shared with you is what... actually, whom... I saw. I realize that your beliefs don't allow you to accept that... and so, yes, a dismantling would have to take place (1) FOR you to accept it, and (2) for you to see what I did. I shared nothing more than that. That you don't understand... but only perceive a "muscial noise" when I tried to further clarify... is the result of your beliefs... and EXACTLY what I was referring to.
Peace... truly!
YOUR servant and a doulos of Christ,
SA
