i do not think god is a'morphic.
god is not human, so hence he does not possess human characteristics, to know god better and to understand him better i study science.
there has been a new discovery of strange signals picked up from black holes and distant supernovae suggest there's more to space-time than einstein believed.
Hmm, gonna jump in here and read the thread later
The thread title is leading. Millions die with or without god, fact. God couldn't do anything if he didn't exist. Therefore, the OP title asserts a god that does nothing by choice. The question assumes this plus the idea that such is a human trait.
I think Spinoza was spot on in such matters
This assumes he is right, which is a big assumption :)
peace to you!.
this thread is about false things (some) atheists think theists believe.
this is not a thread about false things that atheists think about theists.
:)
in my culture using the first name or even last name ( we use mom,dad,sir,ma'am,grandma,grandpa,auntie,uncle) of my parents or an older and respected person in my family or circle of friends it is considered downright disrespectful!!!
even when it comes to a person who is a doctor in secluar society, out of respect you would say dr. last name, not using the first name.
not sure of how your culture does things, but if its a friend or an aquatintence of the same age we typicaly can use their first name.
What I've found interesting is the lexicon of names for god that have existed, and sometimes the grammar. Of course, each is supposdly the "true" name of god.
Which begs the question, what if you get the name wrong?
has anyone here left jehovah's witnesses to join the churuch of jesus christ of latter-day saints?
what was your motivation for doing so and how has it worked out?.
if you haven't joined the lds or considered it, as an ex-jw, what is your general view of the lds faith?.
If you haven't joined the LDS or considered it, as an Ex-JW, what is your general view of the LDS faith?
Never considered it; they seemed to have their own sunday flavour of divine right nutjob beliefs and it wasn't anything I wanted a part of
I have been in the local "hall" and spoke with the "elders" on business a few times. No breaks and full pop on rates. Creepy dudes.
It was interesting to walk through their church and observe some of the peoples. Different but all to familiar in a lot of ways.
No thanks.
i would like to thank everyone for the discussions that we've all had.
after all of them i have realized, all of you have made me realized that after all of the stuff i have been through, i just need a good friend.
and regardless of how hostile our discussion could get i have felt that you have all shared something with me that have helped me.
Don't forget your fish...
i enjoy the odd thread about evoloution vs creation, etc but lately it seems that a large percentage of threads here devolve into fighting between atheists and theists and distract from what most of us here see eye to eye on, the wt and related things.
i wish things could be more civil here and fr people to realize that people will never see eye to eye on the topic.
it gets so tiring to see the contstant bickring and fighting on those threads.. they seem to go on page after page but very little of substance is discussed seeing as the existence or non existence of a god can be proven by anyone.
And often enough it is the ones who claim not to want to hear about it who ask the most questions.
Questions such as "could you lay off the preaching please"?
lol
Seems to me if one really wants peace, then one must do their part to keep it.
my question is, why do so many think the watchtower bible tract society is a cult?
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The topic is amusing
The OP asks why the JW org is considered a cult but wishes no response from apostates
Anyone active in the JW org wouldn't consider it a cult, naturally
Those who have little to no knowledge or interest in JW affairs likely wouldn't be posting here
Anyone who was a member but left because they recognized it as a cult is apostate by definition. These make up the vast majority of posters here
So who does the OP expect to get responses from?
lol
i enjoy the odd thread about evoloution vs creation, etc but lately it seems that a large percentage of threads here devolve into fighting between atheists and theists and distract from what most of us here see eye to eye on, the wt and related things.
i wish things could be more civil here and fr people to realize that people will never see eye to eye on the topic.
it gets so tiring to see the contstant bickring and fighting on those threads.. they seem to go on page after page but very little of substance is discussed seeing as the existence or non existence of a god can be proven by anyone.
Ignoring the ramblings of modern day prophets and those who profess divine, direct revelation is good policy IMO
At one time, such people irked me. Now it's more like, eh whatever. Arguing with fools and/or the faithful is rather pointless.
Offering a counterpoint is of value to those who are undecided but I'm not responsible for the decisions of others. There's a sucker born every minute.
As for the thread topic, this site has always had such "battles", just the faces have changed and will always IMO.
watching the fertilization of an ovum and subsequent cell division it appears that the new being is making itself.
parents were involved, unskilled labor, time, energy.
no thing has ever been observed to make itself, to my knowledge.
what is the most significant step in the process of a universe making itself?
That it happened
what will living be like after 5 billion years?.
doug.
There can be only one
