Spirituality
30 Aug 05
30 Aug 05
Isn't the real question of God about sentience rather than existence?
If we are to say 'God is', this means that God is everywhere and is
everything. I doubt anyone of us would deny that even in a metaphysical sense 'we are', 'I think therefor I am'...
So if that statement were to stand alone, even athieists and agnostics
would have to agree that it is true.
The problems arise when we attribute morals and meanings to his
actions. 'God is cruel', 'God is good'. These are stipulations placed
on society in order to control it, without these controls society would
not have evolved to todays world.
Like any good lie, the bible it is mixed heavily with the truth.
30 Aug 05
Originally posted by Thequ1ckLike any good lie, the bible it is mixed heavily with the truth.
Isn't the real question of God about sentience rather than existence?
If we are to say 'God is', this means that God is everywhere and is
everything. I doubt anyone of us would deny that even in a metaphysical sense 'we are', 'I think therefor I am'...
So if that statement were to stand alone, even athieists and agnostics
would have to agree ...[text shortened]... ave evolved to todays world.
Like any good lie, the bible it is mixed heavily with the truth.
I feel the same way about evolution...
30 Aug 05
Originally posted by HalitosePushed forward from the past by evolution or pulled forward to the future by a sentient being?
In which direction?
There are many humorous things in the world: among them the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages.
- Mark Twain -
Don't understand the relevence of race there??
30 Aug 05
Originally posted by Thequ1ckPulled.
Pushed forward from the past by evolution or pulled forward to the future by a sentient being?
Don't understand the relevence of race there??
The race quote being made to point out that so called civilized nations have only found more civilized ways of killing each other. The base human nature remains the same. A cursory scan of the history of this past century would suffice.
30 Aug 05
Originally posted by HalitoseA man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts; the rest are details.
- Albert Einstein -
Albert Einstein
A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest--a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Albert Einstein
My sense of God is my sense of wonder about the Universe.
Albert Einstein
If there is any religion that could cope with modern scientific needs, it would be Buddhism.
Albert Einstein
It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.
Albert Einstein
30 Aug 05
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Originally posted by frogstompI'd be interested to see your source here, because to my knowledge Einstein was an outspoken Theist...
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Albert Einstein
A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. ...[text shortened]... admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.
Albert Einstein
30 Aug 05
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Originally posted by HalitoseAnd you are being closed minded enough to miss that whilst Einstein believed in God, he disagreed about your brand of Christianity as an institution. For him it was as simple as 'if God exists, then he exists and that is all I need to know'. Even as an atheist, I respect this view.
I'd be interested to see your source here, because to my knowledge Einstein was an outspoken Theist...