Originally posted by Vladamir no1I"m not overly concern with the gods of men, they range from pieces
We created god, god did not create us.
'Religion is society worshipping itself' (Durkheim)
of stone and wood and beings found only between the ears of men
in their fears and dreams. That being said, I do believe in the creator
God of the universe who holds all things together by the power of His
Word; He is worthy of fear and respect, honor and glory.
I'll waist a little time saying that the 'g'od of this world, the devil, is
a powerful being in comparision to us, but one whose time is short.
So this is my little statement of faith to go as an answer to yours.
Kelly
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Originally posted by KellyJayI agree with you. Whether your idol has a physical representation or only a mental one, your god is real because you believe so. A believer can brag to high heaven about how super duper cool their god is or why their god story is more clever than another's, but it really just comes down to an arbitrary choice.
I"m not overly concern with the gods of men, they range from pieces
of stone and wood and beings found only between the ears of men
in their fears and dreams. That being said, I do believe in the creator
God of the universe who holds all things together by the power of His
Word; He is worthy of fear and respect, honor and glory.
I'll waist a little tim time is short.
So this is my little statement of faith to go as an answer to yours.
Kelly
Originally posted by telerionI suppose personal experience does not factor into this decision?
I agree with you. Whether your idol has a physical representation or only a mental one, your god is real because you believe so. A believer can brag to high heaven about how super duper cool their god is or why their god story is more clever than another's, but it really just comes down to an arbitrary choice.
Originally posted by telerionHow can you say that when so many lives have been cut short, so many families destroyed and so much violence has been brought upon us in the name of this figure of imagination? I worship only the faith in people, hoping it is they who choose to do some thing about the wrongs in our world, after all me and you may only ever have this one.
I agree with you. Whether your idol has a physical representation or only a mental one, your god is real because you believe so. A believer can brag to high heaven about how super duper cool their god is or why their god story is more clever than another's, but it really just comes down to an arbitrary choice.
Originally posted by phillip pullmanIt's arbitrary from a epistemiological standpoint. Certainly xians have been responsible for all sorts of cruelty in the name of their god and their religion. A lot of religions have been that way. I am likewise repulsed by their bloodthirst.
How can you say that when so many lives have been cut short, so many families destroyed and so much violence has been brought upon us in the name of this figure of imagination? I worship only the faith in people, hoping it is they who choose to do some thing about the wrongs in our world, after all me and you may only ever have this one.