GhostofMaxwell.
07-10-07, 08:33 PM
Have you converted from theist or atheist or stayed the same?
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View Full Version : Have you converted from theist or atheist or stayed the same? GhostofMaxwell. 07-10-07, 08:33 PM Have you converted from theist or atheist or stayed the same? EmptyForceOfChi 07-10-07, 09:09 PM hey you did it, peace. EmptyForceOfChi 07-10-07, 09:10 PM what would i class as? my family raised me agnostic/atheist and i converted to daoism? peace. GhostofMaxwell. 07-10-07, 09:11 PM :shrug: I dont know, what is Daoism? ashura 07-10-07, 09:19 PM what would i class as? my family raised me agnostic/atheist and i converted to daoism? peace. Do you believe in a god? god (gŏd) Pronunciation Key n. 1. God a. A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions. b. The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being. 2. A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people, especially a male deity thought to control some part of nature or reality. 3. An image of a supernatural being; an idol. 4. One that is worshiped, idealized, or followed: Money was their god. EmptyForceOfChi 07-10-07, 09:21 PM :shrug: I dont know, what is Daoism? its translated as "the way" here are a few translations of the dao de jin or tao te ching, whatever you want to call it, http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/taote-v3.html http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/taote-ex.html http://www.wright-house.com/religions/taoism/tao-te-ching.html just some different translations. peace. GhostofMaxwell. 07-10-07, 09:22 PM Hmm some kind of chinese philosophy. Do you think this philosophy suggests creationalism? EmptyForceOfChi 07-10-07, 09:24 PM Do you believe in a god? god (gŏd) Pronunciation Key n. 1. God a. A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions. b. The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being. 2. A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people, especially a male deity thought to control some part of nature or reality. 3. An image of a supernatural being; an idol. 4. One that is worshiped, idealized, or followed: Money was their god. a god? hmmm i believe in an infinite unseen force that lets all creation come to be. the dao. peace. EmptyForceOfChi 07-10-07, 09:26 PM Hmm some kind of chinese philosophy. Do you think this philosophy suggests creationalism? read it through and tell me what you think. :) i dont think it suggests creationism. peace. ashura 07-10-07, 09:37 PM a god? hmmm i believe in an infinite unseen force that lets all creation come to be. the dao. peace. Oh? Is that force: 1. a force that is conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe? 2. a being of supernatural powers or attributes that controls some part of nature or reality? 3. a supernatural being? 4. something you worship, idealize, or follow? EmptyForceOfChi 07-10-07, 09:49 PM Oh? Is that force: 1. a force that is conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe? 2. a being of supernatural powers or attributes that controls some part of nature or reality? 3. a supernatural being? 4. something you worship, idealize, or follow? http://www.thebigview.com/tao-te-ching/chapter01.html keep clicking next. 1 = no apart from the dao is perfect. 2 = no 3 = no 4 = no you cant follow the dao, you will not see it, peace. ashura 07-10-07, 10:23 PM http://www.thebigview.com/tao-te-ching/chapter01.html keep clicking next. 1 = no apart from the dao is perfect. 2 = no 3 = no 4 = no you cant follow the dao, you will not see it, peace. Then you don't believe in a god. Welcome to the atheist club. Sock puppet path 07-11-07, 07:47 AM Was very religious in my youth asked alot of questions, maybe too many :p 12 years of catholic schooling, though I was baptized episcopalian when I was 13. |