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QuoteHow can you assume that your version/understanding of Non-God is correct and everyone else is wrong?
Specifically how can you look yourself in the mirror and honestly believe in your Non-God, while firmly believing that all religions God's are simply figments of their imagination?
Can I propose a similar question by re-writing YOUR question?
Personal belief in any religion doesn't need to be "rationalized". Only non-believers would even have to ask the question.
My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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It amazes me how people who accept as fact an all-seeing, all-knowing entity that has always existed and always will, "fathered" a child by a virgin, sent that child to die so the sins of others would be forgiven, and created all from nothing, all while remaining invisible and refusing to furnish proof of his existence....would dismiss as fantasy the idea a man could sprout fangs and hair, and laugh at the idea of an egg laying rabbit.
I would be far more inclined to believe the latter two.
I would be far more inclined to believe the latter two.
HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.
QuoteI am curious how people (not only Christians) rationalise their beliefs?
How can you assume that your version/understanding of God is correct and everyone else is wrong?
Specifically how can you look yourself in the mirror and honestly believe in your God, while firmly believing that other religions God's are simply figments of their imagination?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnsLzHYRtts
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QuoteIf we open our eyes, we will find trace from the very beginning, where humans have been searching for god, the same basic stories which have evolved during time. All our major religions is about the same, and some connection their families/tribes to the story as it goes. Those who deny are blinded of their fate for their own truth, and have fallen for the political truth instead of the pure truth.
Humans tend to search for meaning and comfort in their lives, and god/afterlife stories tend to pacify a lot of people. So it's no surprise that these sort of stories have stayed with us in one form or another for so long. But the number of people who believe has little to no relevance in whether there is any truth in the stories. However, I do think the number of people who believe suggests that there is some benefit to belief--probably something to do with social cohesion and individual comfort.
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QuoteThe Jewish faith is the one that puzzles me the most.
What is it about Judaism that puzzles you?
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QuoteIf we open our eyes, we will find trace from the very beginning, where humans have been searching for god, the same basic stories which have evolved during time. All our major religions is about the same, and some connection their families/tribes to the story as it goes.
True to a point. The religions that stemmed from the Middle-east and spread to Europe are extremely similar. Additionally early Christians grabbed onto just about any and all local folklore and Pagan religions and attempted to make them their own as well, which accounts for things such as Easter in general and placing Christmas around the winter solstice.
However, if you go east of Pakistan, you'll find religions that have no relationship to Islam, Judaism or Christianity and the religious stories of the indigenous people's of the Americas bear no real resemblance to "the big three" either.
Jung and Campbell were reaching quite a bit in saying religion was universal. It's true primitive people frequently end up looking for a supernatural explanation of natural phenomenon, but even that isn't "always" the case.
About the only universal you'll find is when a religion has a god, there will be people who will claim to be in contact with the god and try to run things "in his name." ANYONE that ever attempts to do this ought to be immediately forced out of power because in pretty much every case throughout history they've been proven wrong by their abuse of power, but . . . they almost never are. Which is something I find fascinating.
People as a whole are gullible and they keep falling for this abuse over and over and over.
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QuoteQuoteThe Jewish faith is the one that puzzles me the most.
What is it about Judaism that puzzles you?
How loving Jewish people worship God and reject Jesus.
Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.
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QuoteAll our major religions is about the same,
There isn't even one common denominator that binds all the religions in the world. There isn't even a consensus whether god(s) exist or not. This lack of consensus is actually one of the major arguments against religion.
OK, Judaism I, Judaism II and Judaism III are similar, but then again, Judaism, Christianity and Islam are closely related. If you compare those to for instance Shinto or Buddhism there's next to no similarities.
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>The Jewish faith is the one that puzzles me the most.
That's fine. I know some Jews who are quite puzzled that Christians profess to follow the Bible but effectively ignore the Old Testament. But as long as you are happy doing what you do, and it doesn't hurt anyone else, there's nothing wrong with that.
That's fine. I know some Jews who are quite puzzled that Christians profess to follow the Bible but effectively ignore the Old Testament. But as long as you are happy doing what you do, and it doesn't hurt anyone else, there's nothing wrong with that.
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Quote>The Jewish faith is the one that puzzles me the most.
That's fine. I know some Jews who are quite puzzled that Christians profess to follow the Bible but effectively ignore the Old Testament. But as long as you are happy doing what you do, and it doesn't hurt anyone else, there's nothing wrong with that.
Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.
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QuoteWhat is it about Judaism that puzzles you?
How loving Jewish people worship God and reject Jesus.
They were there.
Shotgun 1
QuoteQuoteWhat is it about Judaism that puzzles you?
How loving Jewish people worship God and reject Jesus.
I think that, aside from Christians, most religious people don't think of Jesus as anything more than a human prophet. Well, except for those who believe we are all part of God.
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I think you should look better, and open your eyes.
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Most seems to forget about Hinduism have influenced christianity.
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.
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