Originally posted by FabianFnas
To publish a picture of a man or woman is not worshipping. If that was the case, very much worshipping is going on. Darwin or Einstein, Madonna or Caruso, Mother Theresa or Nelson Mandela, we all like them (?), but not their person, rather what they have done or are doing.
But that is in my definition. No god of my liking wants to be worshipped. Defini ...[text shortened]... g people, quite cruelly. No thank you, not for me. He is not worth worshipping from my behalf.
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To publish a picture of a man or woman is not worshipping. If that was the case, very much worshipping is going on. Darwin or Einstein, Madonna or Caruso, Mother Theresa or Nelson Mandela, we all like them (?), but not their person, rather what they have done or are doing.
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Well, when you open a newspaper expecting to read a well reasoned apologetic of a science theory, you don't expect an iconic religious portrait.
And the very reason some Evos come to the Spirituality Forum and speak of all they know about Darwinism, is really their declaration that their "Spirituality" is really Science. Or at least God is not needed because some science concepts is all that is needed.
Take the case of Charles Darwin. I think history will eventually recognize that his biggest contribution to culture was that he furnished the Atheist with a plausible, if not tenable, alternative Paley's argument for God's existence by design in biological nature.
Darwin equiped the atheist with a rational for the non-necessity of an Ultimate Designer in creation. A college professor proudly proclaimed the first day of class that an amino acid was his god.
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But that is in my definition. No god of my liking wants to be worshipped. Definitely not the christian god, who in 'love' of the mankind kills nearly everyone, according to the bible, killing people if they are not worshipping him, punishing people, quite cruelly. No thank you, not for me. He is not worth worshipping from my behalf.
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How come so many billions of people are alive then? The sun, the rain benefits them regardless of whether they love God or not. The benefits of creation are thier freely for billions of earth dwellers. Do we see the sun only shining on Christians? Do we see rain only falling on Christians?
That is ignorant talk you are talking. You're just unthankful. You just never thought to turn around and look over the 365 days of the past year and thank God for anything, not even the smallest thing.
God has afforded you many days of happiness. In spite of some problems you have had in life like all other people, yet God has alloted you many days of happiness. Did you ever turn around and say "God, if you're there, I want to THANK you."?
Haven't you had many days of happiness in spite of some problems? Did you suffer each day because you raise the flag of denying God any belief or worship?
You're just unthankful. Worship toward God can be as simple as saying "God I want to THANK you." I would be miserable to live in the unthankful spiritual darkness that you live in.