Does God exist?

[C1ay]

If the all-perfect God is the Creator, why did he create the chance for something which he disagrees with...

 

That remionds me of a quote from Friedrich Nietzsche.

 

"Is man one of God's blunders? Or is God one of man's blunders?"

[modest]

"Is man one of God's blunders? Or is God one of man's blunders?"

 

Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven's in fault,

Say rather man's as perfect as he ought.

 

-Alexander Pope, essay on man

 

~modest

[Thunderbird]

What was God doing before time began?

 

Inventing a Hell for people who ask such questions.

 

St. Augustine

[Thunderbird]

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. ~Albert Einstein

[freeztar]

"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere. … Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; 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

[Thunderbird]

When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.

 

Abraham Joshua Heschel

[InfiniteNow]

Quit whining like a little girl.

 

You think god exists?

 

Prove it, or you're no better than a delusional child who believes in the tooth fairy.

[Thunderbird]

"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere. … Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; 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

 

Just think of it as an evolutionary steps in human. Every body is evolving different aspects of being a human at varying phases, or stages. People are not all the same ether. Society actually works well this way it gives us all perspective to contras and compare our own lives with which to give us a choice of personal identity.

 

Let me tell you about my day. A couple came in to our office they have been displaced by hurricane Katrina. They were given $650 for losing their home by the government. They were put up in a hotel for a while then kicked out. I could confirm this since I had been one of the people calling those individuals to tell them they had to reapply when I worked a contract for FEMA.

They were living in a tent for a for a almost a year, logging lumber. They scrapped enough money together to by an old truck and camper and started off to Iowa were they were promised a good job , but when they got there the person had family problems and turned them away. They made as far as our small town before they ran out of gas and money and food. They where salt of the earth people it was a true grapes of Wrath moment, for all of us. I set to work looking for a job for the guy as his wife who offered to clean and vacuumed the offices. The girls in the office called the local churches for food and money we took a collection in the office picked up the food and loaded it the camper. They had a logging job and a campsite by afternoon. Thank you, God bless, you thank, God bless, They said over and over to us all.

 

If it wasn’t for the Church in this equation it would not have been enough to save theses people from hunger and the street. They church people I and a coworker went to for the food are very kind, also poor and unsophisticated, some on this forum might look down on them as just not evolved.

[Thunderbird]

Quit whining like a little girl.

 

You think god exists?

 

Prove it, or you're no better than a delusional child who believes in the tooth fairy.

Who are you speaking to? I went back and cannot for the life of figure out where the hell this post fits as a response. Are you have a conversation with an Imaginary friend? This is not a joke.

[InfiniteNow]

Kindness is often over rated. That was the point you missed.

 

Now, you've had like 8 off-topic posts in a row. I think it's time you tried harder to understand the context of the threads to which you contribute (if you can call it that) before you submit your posts. :steering:

[Thunderbird]

Kindness is often over rated. That was the point you missed.

 

Now, you've had like 8 off-topic posts in a row. I think it's time you tried harder to understand the context of the threads to which you contribute (if you can call it that) before you submit your posts. :steering:

Sorry I'm not a guy with narrow mind,

That post is a little wierd, and was still way off anything I said, SO the question still remains do you have an imaginary freind or enemy in that head of yours? Again not I joke.

[Thunderbird]

You think god exists?

 

Prove it, or you're no better than a delusional child who believes in the tooth fairy.

Kindness is often over rated. That was the point you missed.

 

Now, you've had like 8 off-topic posts in a row. I think it's time you tried harder to understand the context of the threads to which you contribute (if you can call it that) before you submit your posts. :steering:

 

The only "things" that really exist in the universe are relationships, this a Religious truth, as well as a Scientific fact.

 

This is the contex of my thread. Now please wake up smell the coffee, and start reading the threads and stop listening to the voices in your head.

[InfiniteNow]

The only "things" that really exist in the universe are relationships, this a Religious truth, as well as a Scientific fact.

 

This is the contex of my thread. Now please wake up smell the coffee, and start reading the threads and stop listening to the voices in your head.

 

So, you have more than one account, and also post here on Hypography as "Jim Colyer?" :steering:

 

Perhaps you meant to say "post?"

[Thunderbird]

So, you have more than one account, and also post here on Hypography as "Jim Colyer?" :steering:

 

Perhaps you meant to say "post?"

No, thread, as in more than one post tied together.

[TheFaithfulStone]

So, you have more than one account, and also post here on Hypography as "Jim Colyer?"

 

Why not? God himself has a whole bunch of sock-puppet accounts. There's the original YHWH, then there's just "God" or "the Lord" (but that's actually three accounts, but really there's only one account... there's "the Son" you see and also the... you know what - best just to leave that one alone for now.)

 

And, then there's Allah - and God (or is it YHWH?) does this really funny thing where he pretends to pretty much be a total ******* for like half the Quran. Also, he switches back and forth from like "mad-dog-son-of-a-*****" to "wishy-washy-hippy" several times in the New Testament. Depends on what Pauline flame war he's involved in at the time.

 

And he cares what you do in your bedroom (or in the kitchen, if you like) too. And he needs money. Lots and lots of money. And he wants to help you get that new job, so you'll have lots of money. He says things like "Yea, verily I say unto you..." Really?

 

Seriously, I think God is a spam bot, and the universe is all one (more) complicated (more) f**ked up version of USENET.

 

TFS

[sure, God can create the earth in seven days, but can he solve a captcha?]

[modest]

[sure, God can create the earth in seven days, but can he solve a captcha?]

 

:hyper: :steering: :hihi:

 

Very good one

 

Honestly, I don't know which bothers me more - the old testament god or captcha :hihi:

 

-modest

[Boerseun]

Seriously, I think God is a spam bot, and the universe is all one (more) complicated (more) f**ked up version of USENET.

 

TFS

[sure, God can create the earth in seven days, but can he solve a captcha?]

Now THAT is the best description I've EVER heard.

 

We are living in the Matrix, and God is a spambot!!!

 

ROTFLMAO!!!

 

:hyper::lol::D:hihi::lol::hyper::D:lol::hihi::hyper::hihi::lol:

 

Rock on, dude - rock on...