That whole post must come so close to preaching it isn't even possible to separate it. You get away with it for you are preaching atheism but if I did the opposite I'd be banned again. So why is there favoritism around here?
Just to humour me, what do you mean by "problem" in such a statement? At one point, as I understand it, it was inconceivable that people did not believe in the existence of gods, and "atheist" was a derogatory term for those that, while believing in the existence of god (because everyone did), they turned their back on the gods and lived their life as though the gods were absent to them. In today's parlance these would be theists but also practical-atheists... i.e. they believe in the existence of gods but have shunned interaction with the gods.
You have an entire thread dedicated to you preaching your fringe Christianity. I don't know what you're complaining about.
I had 2 days off so I read a lot of this thread and the Christian song thread, and my favorite was the Song thread of course. There could be a powerful testimony there, it would be like having a powerful argument that persuades. But it isn't preaching, not in my opinion.
Seattle, Really? Is that what you got from that? No. You're conclusion is not correct. Ooh! Hey that reminds me, it nearly Christmas. Glad I could be of assistance. Go Ray! Go Ray!... Dis lil lite o' mine I' mo led it shine Dis lil lite o' mine I' mo led it shine Dis lil lite o' mine I' mo led it shiiiine led it shine, led it shine, led it shine..... I guess you're right. What was I doing, tryin to think. I should know my place. Thank you, you kind, knowledgable person. Oooooh! Dis lil lit o mine, I' mo led it shine....... ....led it shine, led it shine, led it.......SHIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNE! Thank ya. jan.
I'm pretty sure that's what everyone got from it. I mean, you say yourself that your insight into God's existence comes from scripture, yet you can't explain who decides what is or isn't scripture, or how these decisions are made. You haven't even attempted to make a case for their legitimacy, so one can only be left with the notion that your insight comes from a feeling. From emotion. There's no other way to read it. You won't ever elaborate, so if we're off base, you only have yourself to blame. Neither is your spelling of "your." You're is a contraction of "You Are." Keep that in mind, and you'll avoid that mistake next time. Yes, I understand this requires you taking on new ideas, but trust me, it's for the best.
You guys should ease back on Jan for I think you have nearly broken him. Do you want him to become an atheist? Soon you will have no one left to pick on but me.
Coward. Too late to go all noble and serious. Again: How do you decide what to count as scriptures and what not? Why Srila Prabhupada's version of the Bhagavad-gita, why not Srila BV Narayana Maharaja's, or Gandhi's, or Srila Sridhar's Maharaja's, or Swami BV Tripuari's or yet some other version?
If he has the sort of divine insight that he claims to have, us questioning him a bit shouldn't be a problem.
No! That would mean killing somebody, because someone else said so. In that instant you would only have the three options fight or flee or try to talk you way out of it.. No! though I have worked in some of the most dangerous place in the world. No! yet admittedly it can be unnerving. This is why I said "We all have problems throughout our lives. our character comes from how we deal with them." I was given two questions regarding a robbery and divorce, which have happened to me. if you read my latest reply to Rob above you will understand what I meant by problems. Be they life threatening or not they are still problems to be dealt with.
His watchtower is a house of cards. He has great insight, but I sense the cards are moving, buckling under the strain. There has been no let up for months on end. Picking picking the cards are moving.
Check this out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gln7zRFhOqg I think this is about the only discussion on this subject I've seen that seems "honest". The participants weren't trying to score cheap debating points, the pastors were actually gracious all the way through even when the other "side" was making very effective comments. Everyone was civil and even friendly. I liked it because the religious side allowed open discussion and really didn't become too defensive. Mainly it was because it was a discussion and not a debate and most importantly because the pastors actually showed the toleration that they frequently preach but seldom show. There were no Jans, Robittybob1, Mazulu arguments going on there Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Few - and maybe even no - things can defeat a man who possesses great faith in himself. Which is why, for all practical intents and purposes, the first step toward believing in God, is to become a cocky self-assured bastard. Weaklings with humanist sensibilities never get far.
