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Originally posted by whyamIhere
I would never bash anyone's chosen beliefs.
Is it too much to ask for the same courtesy?
Everything that is written is from the hand of a man.
I choose to put my "Faith" in Jesus.
You have the freedom to choose your own beliefs.
Why should my choice bother anybody?
Originally posted by Iason321
reply to post by apushforenlightment
If a Muslim or Jew or other spiritual person has a very close connection to God, lives a righteous life, who am I to say Jesus couldn't have mercy and grant them eternal life in Paradise? Also, I have no proof reincarnation doesn't exist, so maybe God's way of showing mercy for Buddhists is to reincarnate them? Maybe he just sends them to sheol and gives them nirvana? I do not know Gods ways, for His ways are not my ways, nor His thoughts mine,
All I or anyone for that matter can do is make educated guesses...
I don't proclaim judgement on people, I leave that to God Almighty.
Originally posted by Iason321
reply to post by Starchild23
Do you know, that Amun Ra myth is another New Age myth, and that amen is a hebrew term meaning so be it?
source
Variants of the Sun God Ra - Atum, Amun & Amon
This god is universally associated with the sun, heaven, kingship, power, light and the creation of the universe. The variant of names and composite deities that result include the following:
Ra or Re
Atum or Atum-Ra or Atum-Re
Amun or Amun-Ra or Amun-Re
Amon or Amon-Ra or Amon-Re
Ra was also combined with Horus as Ra-Horakhte
The Sun God Ra is most closely associated with the legends and myths surrounding the Sun God Atum and his story related to the Ennead. The Ennead is the collective name given to the nine deities (Gods and Goddesses) of the cosmogony (creation myth) of Heliopolis, the birthplace of the company of the gods and where creation began.
The Egyptian the Sun God Ra - Creation and Relatives
The early Egyptian priests evolved a creation myth, or Cosmogony, to explain how some of the Gods and Goddesses came into being. The early Egyptian priests then evolved a Family tree, the relatives of the main Egyptian Gods, like Sun God Ra, to explain how some of the Gods and Goddesses were related.
The Beginning of the Egyptian Sun God Ra
The Sun God Ra (as Atum or Amun) was one of the Ennead, the collective name given to the nine original deities (Gods and Goddesses) of the cosmogony of Heliopolis (the birthplace of the Gods) in the creation myths and legends. The story of creation relates that the Sun God Ra (as Atum) rose in the beginning from the primeval ocean called Nun to the first, conical-shaped, mound of earth. The first rays of the sun fell on Ra marking the way to heaven by ascending the rays of the sun. No woman was ever associated with the first God and the creation myth tells that Atum-Ra created the earth , and the first God and Goddess, from his seed through masturbation.
Where does a young, ignorant mind such as yours get this stuff? Inquiring minds want to know.
Proverbs 3:5-6
New International Version (NIV)
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Originally posted by Starchild23
reply to post by apushforenlightment
Are you agreeing or disagreeing? And if so, with whom?
Originally posted by apushforenlightment
Originally posted by Starchild23
reply to post by apushforenlightment
Are you agreeing or disagreeing? And if so, with whom?
I am agreeing with this:
Faith" is defined as "belief that is not based on Truth." Belief in things told one by another is a good analogy here. Wiccans do not have "Faith," we just "Know."
We research our (and everyone else's) religion down to the bone, unlike the average Christian who only reads verses as asked by the minister.
Originally posted by swan001
reply to post by Starchild23
Bloodthirsty? Is not your Illuminati God Bloodthirsty too? What about all those sacrifices, this ''Roseline''?
Originally posted by Iason321
reply to post by autowrench
LOL
I am not saying Amun Ra, or Amon Ra, or Amon, or Amun, I am saying Amen, and when I say it, I repeat in my head, So be it.
You're a funny guy.
Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu (also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, Zeus Amun,
Originally posted by swan001
reply to post by Starchild23
Yes, that's true. Dan Brown believes that ''God'' is our brains.
But I at least agree with you on the ''stop killing each other''s point.
Enough wars.
orry for saying you were Illuminati. You think so much like one...
Originally posted by Starchild23
reply to post by nolongerblind
Christian, Muslim, or what ever faith you subscribe to is purely rooted in you because of who and where you decided to be in this life.
I have to disagree.
Your religion is forced upon you more often than you choose it.
Whether you choose it because you want to make your family proud, because it was ingrained in you from an early age, or because you were coerced by your elders and peers (similar to smoking), you had virtually no choice in the matter.
When it comes to these things, will power only goes so far. When you are trained to take everything for granted and attribute every coincidence to God because you can't explain it without using that oh-so-diabolical science, you don't really see any other path. You may consider it, but you are programmed/taught to not take it.
Why? Because then you'll burn forever. This can be applied to any other faith as well...except for Taoism, Buddhism, and a few others that do not condemn you for not choosing their faith. And that is one of the final giveaways for Christianity:
"If you don't do and believe as we say, you are f***ed. Why? Because we say so. We speak for God, so you have to listen to us."
Just like that.edit on CWednesdaypm222210f10America/Chicago11 by Starchild23 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Iason321
reply to post by apushforenlightment
If a Muslim or Jew or other spiritual person has a very close connection to God, lives a righteous life, who am I to say Jesus couldn't have mercy and grant them eternal life in Paradise? Also, I have no proof reincarnation doesn't exist, so maybe God's way of showing mercy for Buddhists is to reincarnate them? Maybe he just sends them to sheol and gives them nirvana? I do not know Gods ways, for His ways are not my ways, nor His thoughts mine,
All I or anyone for that matter can do is make educated guesses...
I don't proclaim judgement on people, I leave that to God Almighty.
Originally posted by swan001
reply to post by Starchild23
Bangkok.
I use my brain, all right. As much as you do. You are just looking for others to agree with you, and only then you call them ''intelligent''.
No offence meant. I assure you my tone has less variations than Neo's talking to Smith in Matrix 2.