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originally posted by: vethumanbeing
originally posted by: AdmireTheDistance
a reply to: vethumanbeing
That is nothing but belief.
What is or what not is and how do you define a 'belief system' (you have to have a belief system) you are or are not operating from. You seem very sure of yourself, what bunker/location/ perspective are you aiming from?
Don't believe now and I never will. I think that story is truly for the birds.
Any God would live forever.
originally posted by: TzarChasm
a reply to: WeAreAWAKE
Any God would live forever.
i find it curious that many think to be "godly" is to be invulnerable. who decided that invincibility was a positive attribute? surely no one who has ever lived forever. we only hear of immortality and its benefits from those who have never experienced immortality in its fullness. and thats when it crosses from being curious to being hilarious: imagine a fish declaring how invigorating it is to enjoy a lengthy stroll through the amazon rainforest. a fish would have no concept of this, having never had legs nor been above ground long enough to enjoy such geography.
having said this, please pardon my incredulity.
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
originally posted by: TzarChasm
a reply to: WeAreAWAKE
Any God would live forever.
i find it curious that many think to be "godly" is to be invulnerable. who decided that invincibility was a positive attribute? surely no one who has ever lived forever. we only hear of immortality and its benefits from those who have never experienced immortality in its fullness. and thats when it crosses from being curious to being hilarious: imagine a fish declaring how invigorating it is to enjoy a lengthy stroll through the amazon rainforest. a fish would have no concept of this, having never had legs nor been above ground long enough to enjoy such geography.
having said this, please pardon my incredulity.
Don't get me wrong...I don't believe in "God". I'm more of the ancient astronauts crowd. But yes...the general idea of God seems to include living forever, being able to magically do anything and always watching what every person is up to. I'm not that self-centered (ha-ha).
originally posted by: TzarChasm
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
originally posted by: TzarChasm
a reply to: WeAreAWAKE
Any God would live forever.
i find it curious that many think to be "godly" is to be invulnerable. who decided that invincibility was a positive attribute? surely no one who has ever lived forever. we only hear of immortality and its benefits from those who have never experienced immortality in its fullness. and thats when it crosses from being curious to being hilarious: imagine a fish declaring how invigorating it is to enjoy a lengthy stroll through the amazon rainforest. a fish would have no concept of this, having never had legs nor been above ground long enough to enjoy such geography.
having said this, please pardon my incredulity.
Don't get me wrong...I don't believe in "God". I'm more of the ancient astronauts crowd. But yes...the general idea of God seems to include living forever, being able to magically do anything and always watching what every person is up to. I'm not that self-centered (ha-ha).
mankind's idea of the "perfect deity" translates to being the "perfect psychopath". absolute awareness and absolute dominance. pretty primitive for a species that has fought wars and sacrificed billions of lives (accumulatively) for freedom. but i think what appeals to most is the idea that perhaps absolute awareness and absolute dominance can share space with absolute benevolence, although history belies this notion as being whimsical at best.
originally posted by: theabsolutetruth
Would any higher power ever want to 'reveal' themselves as such.
Most of humanity is about as truly spiritual and enlightened as a pile of laundry in a dark room.
originally posted by: cooperton
originally posted by: vethumanbeing
originally posted by: AdmireTheDistance
a reply to: vethumanbeing
That is nothing but belief.
What is or what not is and how do you define a 'belief system' (you have to have a belief system) you are or are not operating from. You seem very sure of yourself, what bunker/location/ perspective are you aiming from?
I find it strange, I've come to know things before I believe them quite often...
dawnstar: didn't bother reading the whole thread, sorry, just wanted to express my opinion..
first are you sure he was never manifested? the jewish people looked forward to their messiah's arrival for centuries, even had an idea of when the arrival would come, and well, when it came, God was manifested on earth as Jesus. one could say that he was just a man that was exploited after his death I suppose but one cannot deny that his presence on our earth has driven much of earth's events since then. And well, there are many, many people who pray to him, praise him, and follow his teachings... to them isn't he like a God?
dawnstar: but something was required to begin with wasn't there? mainly that the people believed that God would manifest himself in the flesh. people now day, christian included, don't believe in miracles any more it seems, not like the ones told in the biblical stories, and they look for their savior to arrive in the sky...and well, we have ufo's buzzing around.
my guess is that part of manifesting anything is the belief that it can be done.
originally posted by: arpgme
No reason to look for God when God is already here. We are Gods. We are manifesting the world through Law of Attraction.
The Present Moment contains many blessings, if you can relax and enjoy them. Enjoyment of Now creates more Joy in your life through Law of Attraction.
WeAreAWAKE:
What the hell...I'll throw this out there. Maybe all collective living things, or life, IS God. Consider this. Any God would live forever. We would consider it magic or God-like if we said "I want a ball" and immediately, the first ball ever appeared out of thin air. But if a God said "I want a ball"...maybe that ball would take the same percentage of that God's existence (eternity) as that split second for us (80-100 years) to appear.
WeAreAWAKE: We as humans seem to think of something like a submarine and many years later, one becomes reality. Sure it takes many years to become possible...but if you think of us as part of all life, that many years is the equivalent of a split second to life...which lasts for eternity.
WeAreAWAKE: Another example. The bible says everything was made in seven days (or something like that). Sure it was seven days of our lives but maybe millions of years for some God that lives forever. The percentage of life might be the same. One more example. If an insect's life span is a few months...do they perceive it as the same length as we perceive our 80 to 100 years? And if so...wouldn't God perceive time also as a percentage of life?
I hope I explained that well enough. Not an easy one to describe.
a reply to: vethumanbeing
Don't tell me its all about faith in a system that seemingly has no rules.
originally posted by: rupertg
People get paid to sell an invisible product?
They also get tax exempt status?
And their bigotry will be protected?
Man, I'm in the wrong business!