Originally posted by RevelationGeneration
reply to post by Tripple_Helix
Honestly, I would rather burn in hell than be like you.
If I were you, in future I would choose my words and action very carefully.
One day you are going to regret that.
Did Christ not teach judge not? Perhaps you need to find a dictionary and refresh your mind on the definition of the word.
Last time I checked, your God didn't specify that he delegated the role of jury to you. No matter what you say or however you try to evade it, you
just judged another ATS member.
You're overstepping the boundaries and covenants of your own religion and yet threatening others burning in hell for an eternity because their not
following it. What gives you the right to judge others for not practicing a religion that you yourself do not? Do as I say, not as I do, eh?
This is why the precepts of your OP are losing so badly. For someone who believes and understands the likelihood of extra-dimensional beings, it's
amazed me that you're still intellectually stuck on the blind acceptance of books written and doctored by man.
Sure, there's much in the books of the Christian bible that arguably can be related to E.D.s fighting for our souls. Effectively it's the premise of
each book. You're overlooking the fact that some evidence supports E.T.s and E.D.s interchangeably which is why it's odd you've formed an absolute
conclusion on one when both are supported. It can easily be argued that the early books of the bible relate to E.T.s who created the earth and it's
species, genetically engineered us (Anikites, Nephilm etc.) reset us with the great flood, came from the "heavens" etc. It's simply not scientific to
pick one over the other simply because you're caught up in the hype of the latest greatest YouTube video of pertinence to these theories.
Personally, I believe that E.D.s and E.T.s simultaneously exist though I'm unsure of how they relate to each other. Are they one and the same? Is one
subordinate to the other? Can E.D.s only be represented as E.T.s in this dimension? I do not know. You do not know. Notice my basic scientific
practice and learn from. I clearly separate belief from knowledge. When I do not know, I know I don't know, unlike you.
The discomforts me because you're doing a lot of damage to the acceptance of theories pertinent to E.D.s. On at least twenty occasions in this thread
you've presented theory as fact and convoluted the investigation of the theory with your own religious bias. That's just not academic and it's the
primary reason why Christianity has lost all spiritual credibility in an contemporary sense. As soon as a whole exploited in Christian theories, it
always seems to end with some misguided Christian backed to a corner hissing "You'll be sorry, my God's going to get you, he's going to get you good".
This isn't good enough. I don't want the investigation and acceptance of E.D.s to sink with failing religions.
I'll say this to you: believe in a benevolent creator, even in a traditional monotheistic sense if you want but DO NOT rely on the Christian Bible to
serve your creator. Sure, you can extrapolate the aspects relevant to compassion, love, faith, forgiveness and morality but that's pretty much it
beyond clues about our creation and destiny. With all due respect, you're exceptionally theologically ignorant. How can you not be aware of the
religions and cultures that predate the formation Christianity? Why can't you see the same rehashed themes and astrological allegories replete
throughout the books? Do you not know that the Celtic cross predates Christ? The symbolism of the cross existed 2000 years before Christianity. I know
you want to love your God but you won't be able to until you let your ego, overcome your fears and accept that you were wrong, that you've been lied
to and that you've allowed yourself to mislead.
Christianity is all about altruism, compassion and offering it up for higher good. A competent Christian who practices what they preach would know
that he/she cannot reach and teach an audience by disrespectfully judging them or forcing them into dogmatic absolutes. A competent Christian who
understands the nature of E.D.s would know that he/she needs to cast aside their religious subjectivity and provide their audience with theological
evidence instead "it's the word of God, accept it or burn in hell". A good Christian would know that if their religious zeal was deterring others from
the acceptance of E.D.s, that they should turn it down a notch or two. The objective is to save souls rather than piously judging people for not
having as much "faith" or "wisdom" as you, right? Sort it out.
edit on 9/11/2011 by rexusdiablos because: (no reason given)