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God in ReligionThe God Thread
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This is my first post here, and I don't surprise myself at all that I chose this as the first thread to reply to for the simple fact that God is probably one of the only absolute Truths I believe... |
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ChristianityHands up if you're a Christian
54 Posts • 12100 Views Religion Forum |
"I do think I can rationalize the scale because now there is a scale where before there was none. And we have all experienced this ourselves through pain and the relief of pain.
The scale is i... |
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SpiritualityEnlightenment
7 Posts • 3617 Views Religion Forum |
from an earlier post...why does light appear in religious texts? Because it was a way the spiritual preachers conveyed their message to people. Today we can go further.
lets assume the speed of lig... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismThe last leg for Atheism
185 Posts • 40088 Views Religion Forum |
What I mean by the statment "most atheists are actually agnostics" is the following.
An atheist is - 'One who disbelieves or denies the existence of God or gods' To deny the exi... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsCan inanimate objects carry expressive meaning?
6 Posts • 7814 Views Philosophy Forum |
hmm, i admit that "understanding" might not have been a specific word over there.
still, it has a sense of it's own.. let me explain as i see the words.
knowing :: knowledge of so... |
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GodOBVIOUS EXISTANCE OF GOD
64 Posts • 19111 Views Philosophy Forum |
Studying the many stories of the Bible, I see no difference from these and the many mythic stories of other ancient religions. The Creation of the universe and Mankind, the idea of the Tree of Knowled... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainDefining Quality of Mind
3 Posts • 8695 Views Psychology Forum |
Clever - Mentally quick
Clever: Cognitively adaptive and agile, capable of improvising with the confoundation of limited conventional alternatives. Able to provide semi effective solutions to a wi... |
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Religion & HumanityThe Meaning of Living
103 Posts • 24869 Views Religion Forum |
"Yea, and the fact it is still UNKNOWN belies you to put total credence into that. "
This knowledge on matter formation, is the same kind of knowledge that makes A-bombs work.
Functionalit... |
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God in ReligionGod?
88 Posts • 20328 Views Religion Forum |
agnosticism - 1: a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God; "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence" 2:... |
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Society & SociologyExcerp: Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment
34 Posts • 12721 Views Psychology Forum |
Sushil has some very valid truths that he puts foreward-all should take note of these. However, his? conclusions are exactly that...he proposes a end. However I ask you a simple question did nature ch... |
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Physics & CosmologyUniversal consiousness
22 Posts • 6011 Views Science & Technology Forum |
You really don't get it. Relativism never claims itself as universal. It is a theory. Theories aren't answers, they are simply reasons. Whatever beliefs we hold they are provisional. Don... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsRationalization of my perception
3 Posts • 2964 Views Philosophy Forum |
i m still at the point of my life of finding the niche of
my perception
though i formulate standpoints of my perception the point is i
formulate different standpoints, which contridict themselves... |
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The Theory of the Multi-verse(Omniverse)
18 Posts • 5933 Views Philosophy Forum |
To believe something is to have knowledge of it, to experience what is is to understand. Everyone has his/her own story or past, you can choose to believe what you are told to be real or you can exper... |
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About You / IntroductionsProblem with knowledge.
3 Posts • 7219 Views Talk Talk |
I have very little interest in other peoples personal lives, some exceptions exist and that as well I have learned well.
The problem is I can not find something, any kind of knowledge that interest... |
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Epistemology: Truth & KnowledgeWittgenstein's notes called On Certainty
4 Posts • 4660 Views Philosophy Forum |
What follows is my own analysis of On Certainty, and this analysis is done with very little input (reading or otherwise) from other philosophers. Hence, some of my thoughts may diverge or converge wit... |
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God in Religionproofs for God's existence
23 Posts • 7350 Views Religion Forum |
Then the question arises is religion certain or do they believe? -which is a more stand out point of probability. Certainty isn't based on relgion but on personal knowledge so regardless of if yo... |
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How do we know?
60 Posts • 16376 Views Philosophy Forum |
I'm not afraid to say it - please use smaller words. Some people like me can't speak "Big Wordish".
I don't believe in the garden of Eden, but I like the story. I relate it... |
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Alternative BeliefsGod = The Universe
72 Posts • 21760 Views Religion Forum |
When I was very young, my forth grade teacher taught us that there was the Galaxy. That was it. Later, we accepted that there were multiple galaxies. Our knowledge expanded. Now, no one questions the... |
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BiologyScience versus Instinct
37 Posts • 11513 Views Science & Technology Forum |
think we might have skipped that bit purely for the fun of continuing to argue black is white against each other.
and what word would you prefer us to use? predict fits the meaning, not psychicaly,... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainDefining Quality of Mind
3 Posts • 8695 Views Psychology Forum |
Side project, just for kicks.
Terms used.
Intellectual - Possessing or showing the understanding of knowledge both rational and creativity
Smart - Synonymous with intelligent and clever
Intellig... |
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GodQuestioning God's Existence
98 Posts • 24358 Views Philosophy Forum |
heyjme, although i do like all the theories about the different demensions, try thinking without realising they exist. forget about 4th demension, 5th and 6th demensions.
but yeah, i think i said w... |
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Human Nature & EmotionHaTe
8 Posts • 5594 Views Philosophy Forum |
I have the same problem. When i had depression i also painted my nails, and i was gothic. But 3 years later, i have changed alot. I have found meaning in my life. First off, i decided to gain alot of... |
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PedophiliaChild Predators
46 Posts • 18509 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
Strangler - I wonder if you don't have issues. What other people do in other countries they do in other countries, what people have done in the past they have done in the past. A wrong thing migh... |
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Epistemology: Truth & KnowledgeIs there a path to wisdom?
12 Posts • 3402 Views Philosophy Forum |
Some observations on the subject of "wisdom", it is mostly a salad of personal realizations.
The path to knowledge is endless and wisdom usually is defined as knowledge in things that mat... |
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God in ReligionThe Problem of Evil
202 Posts • 41492 Views Religion Forum |
"then if consciousness is all that is needed to propogate understanding, what's the problem?"
Are you asking me? I already said the problem, look again, you didn't negate anythi... |
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