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Friendly discussion and thought exercise to religious people
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[quote:MarPep:MV8zODYxMTg4XzY5NTE2MjgxX0VDOTdGRTdG] [quote:MaybeTrollingU:MV8zODYxMTg4XzY5NTE2MTg2XzcwQjVENTg1] [quote:MarPep:MV8zODYxMTg4XzY5NTE2MTAxXzI2MDhDQTJF] [quote:MaybeTrollingU:MV8zODYxMTg4XzY5NTE1ODc5XzdBRjY0MEJB] [quote:Anonymous Coward 76507967:MV8zODYxMTg4XzY5NTE1ODQ4XzI2REMyM0VG] [quote:Anonymous Coward 76426692:MV8zODYxMTg4XzY5NTE0MTY1X0REMzY2MTNB] [quote:Anonymous Coward 11375876:MV8zODYxMTg4XzY5NTEzNjYyX0RCQ0FEQUE1] [quote:Anonymous Coward 76507967:MV8zODYxMTg4XzY5NTEzNTU2X0Y1Q0NGMzI2] I'm just confused as to which God is the right one..and I've tried the Christian path a few times [/quote] Maybe the idea of "a" God being the "right" one is the start of all the problems. [/quote] So there could be multiple "right" gods? I mean we come from somewhere and yet the Bible and any other religious text were all written by humans and probably also translated/mistranslated numerous times so they're going to be flawed. Maybe the better way to put it is what is spiritual truth? [/quote] I for one, would say there are no "right" gods. [/quote] Perhaps "God," rightly considered, is that thing we consider the most important in our existence? For those that I consider true Christians, that is the Spirit of Truth (which you deny exists) and Love, and Justice. An interesting aside, is--"Is God a production of evolved intelligent Life?" The idea of an Egregore--an entity of intention created by the will of conscious living (or "passed" Living) beings--that is capable of action on the plane of existence--would make the conception of a living (awake to the here and now existence of everyone) God possible. Such a God would not necessarily be incompatible with the God of Christ. [/quote] It would also not be incompatible with the god in islam, or the hindi gods pantheon or even budhism as a whole. [/quote] That is true. In that case, there would likely be more than 1 God. Would there be more than 1 Satan? Or would there be One God of Truth, Love, and Justice and a host of false Gods? Heaven would be union of the spirit with God, Hell would be exclusion from the presences in/of that God. [/quote]
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Its a thought exercise, an abstraction exercise. If you can, imagine that all you know about your specific religion is a lie. Like all the religions along history that arise, faded and die, think that your religion is also a lie. What would you do?
- If you can't do it and go with the path "It can't be" or "I just can't cope with such an idea", don't bother posting.
- Don't quote the bible, its pointless for the exercise, if you can't do it, you fall under the category above, of people incapable of abstract thinking
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