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Try to get a computer to function using the communication standards of "common folk."
Let me know how that works out.
Somehow this dumb ol' country boy managed to acquire an A+ Certification. Nowadays all you have to do is follow the dialogue windows. It's so easy a caveman can do it.
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.
normiss 891
A+ is so easy I've had High School interns that got theirs in Jr. High.
You keep throwing out such low standards.
I know you're capable of better.
You keep throwing out such low standards.
I know you're capable of better.
RonD1120 62
I was 62 at the time. I never booted a PC until I was 54. Then the next thing I did was reformat C drive. Then things became puzzling.
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.
JackC1 0
QuoteLogic only makes complete sense to people who have studied logic. It is a secular humanistic concept, shared by mortal philosophers. Common folk communicate without it.
Reading this forum is like having your IQ extracted through your eyeballs with a pair of pliers.
maadmax 0
I was once a full fledged believer and I had my own "spiritual" experiences as you call them so I know exactly what you're talking about. If anyone has a broader spectrum of insight, I've been on both sides of the fence and you have not. You don't know what it's like to see the religion for what it really is.
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Well then I have a question. Since you have gone full circle in your spiritual life and are now back where you began without God, what is driving you so passionately to convert other to your fabricated reality? Especially when your reality has shit to offer except anger and hate. Oh and by the way, scientific discovery is available to all. So concluding God does not exist based on our current technology is a naive delusion.
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He started as a believer, I think. No full circle here, just what he thinks of as progression.
Many intelligent people who were raised by intolerant religious types seem to turn far more forcefully against religion than those who are either not as smart, or who don't have it used as a club in their upbringing.
A club is a rotten tool to use on a kid, whether it's physical, emotional or religious.
Wendy P.
Many intelligent people who were raised by intolerant religious types seem to turn far more forcefully against religion than those who are either not as smart, or who don't have it used as a club in their upbringing.
A club is a rotten tool to use on a kid, whether it's physical, emotional or religious.
Wendy P.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)
RonD1120 62
QuoteQuoteLogic only makes complete sense to people who have studied logic. It is a secular humanistic concept, shared by mortal philosophers. Common folk communicate without it.
Reading this forum is like having your IQ extracted through your eyeballs with a pair of pliers.
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.
RonD1120 62
QuoteHe started as a believer, I think. No full circle here, just what he thinks of as progression.
Many intelligent people who were raised by intolerant religious types seem to turn far more forcefully against religion than those who are either not as smart, or who don't have it used as a club in their upbringing.
A club is a rotten tool to use on a kid, whether it's physical, emotional or religious.
Wendy P.
Amen
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.
QuoteI was once a full fledged believer and I had my own "spiritual" experiences as you call them so I know exactly what you're talking about. If anyone has a broader spectrum of insight, I've been on both sides of the fence and you have not. You don't know what it's like to see the religion for what it really is.
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Well then I have a question. Since you have gone full circle in your spiritual life and are now back where you began without God, what is driving you so passionately to convert other to your fabricated reality? Especially when your reality has shit to offer except anger and hate. Oh and by the way, scientific discovery is available to all. So concluding God does not exist based on our current technology is a naive delusion.
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Do you believe in god?
oldwomanc6 60
QuoteQuoteI was once a full fledged believer and I had my own "spiritual" experiences as you call them so I know exactly what you're talking about. If anyone has a broader spectrum of insight, I've been on both sides of the fence and you have not. You don't know what it's like to see the religion for what it really is.
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Well then I have a question. Since you have gone full circle in your spiritual life and are now back where you began without God, what is driving you so passionately to convert other to your fabricated reality? Especially when your reality has shit to offer except anger and hate. Oh and by the way, scientific discovery is available to all. So concluding God does not exist based on our current technology is a naive delusion.
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Do you believe in god?
This is an interesting question. If he said yes, I believe there is a God, would you immediately discount his view? If he said no, would you give what he said more credence?lisa
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Nope...but I do think he should read the whole thread before he asks me about things I've already covered.
Coreece 190
QuoteMany intelligent people who were raised by intolerant religious types seem to turn far more forcefully against religion
Projecting one's negative experience of religion onto everyone else is far from intelligent...it's just typical everyday bigoted ignorance.
Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are...
QuoteQuoteMany intelligent people who were raised by intolerant religious types seem to turn far more forcefully against religion
Projecting one's negative experience of religion onto everyone else is far from intelligent...it's just typical everyday bigoted ignorance.
I would argue religion has had a net negative effect on you, me, and all of society. Why defend it?
maadmax 0
Do you believe in god?
Yes I do. And at the same time I reject religion that has been created by some as a power grab to manipulate the masses. To some extent Christianity has been corrupted into a religion.
Coreece 190
QuoteNope...but I do think he should read the whole thread before he asks me about things I've already covered.
Are you kidding me, again? This is SC...we're still discussing the same crap from when I got here 5 years ago, lol...it's like being suspended in a steaming vortex of shit.
...and btw, you might want to heed your own advice.
My Statement:
"I didn't grow up in a really religious home."
Your response to me:
"I was raised in the church and I used to be a believer just like you."
I've also gave you plenty of reasons why I believe, but you still seem to insist on believing it's because I was raised in the church...I didn't believe until I was 27. Completely different perspectives.
How am I to have a meaningful conversation with you, when it's like talking to a jabberwacky?
Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are...
Coreece 190
QuoteQuoteQuoteMany intelligent people who were raised by intolerant religious types seem to turn far more forcefully against religion
Projecting one's negative experience of religion onto everyone else is far from intelligent...it's just typical everyday bigoted ignorance.
I would argue religion has had a net negative effect on you, me, and all of society. Why defend it?
Nobody is asking you to...If you prefer to live life through a negative perspective then there is nothing I can really do about that. I know many bitter old bats that have been quite "successful" being driven by anger, hate and resentment...that life just doesn't work for me anymore.
Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are...
Coreece 190
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Do you believe in god?
Yes I do. And at the same time I reject religion that has been created by some as a power grab to manipulate the masses. To some extent Christianity has been corrupted into a religion.
+1
Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are...
normiss 891
That statement would also apply to those projecting their positive experience with religion.
Coreece 190
QuoteThat statement would also apply to those projecting their positive experience with religion.
Deltron insists that it's meaningless that my faith makes me feel good and that my experience with religion was actually negative.
He's the one projecting his experience onto me...
I never told him that his experience with religion was actually positive but he just didn't know it...lol
Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are...
RonD1120 62
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Do you believe in god?
Yes I do. And at the same time I reject religion that has been created by some as a power grab to manipulate the masses. To some extent Christianity has been corrupted into a religion.
I agree. My wife are checking out a new church in the mountains of north GA. First one I attended in years.
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.
normiss 891
Mormon?
Yeah. They use their guts, and truthiness.
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