The Concept of God

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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    The One?
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    HesCalledDyer said:
    The One?
    Yeah, that's it!  Had some good Kung Fu if I remember correctly.
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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    The concept of Fairies.

    and trolls in my garden
  • Attaway77
    Attaway77 Posts: 3,703
    It's interesting to see so many people who don't believe in God still talking about God.....  Excellent stuff....
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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    Attaway77 said:
    It's interesting to see so many people who don't believe in God still talking about God.....  Excellent stuff....

    “In fact, "atheism" is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a "non-astrologer" or a "non-alchemist." We do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs.”  - Sam Harris


  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Attaway77 said:
    It's interesting to see so many people who don't believe in God still talking about God.....  Excellent stuff....
    It's more a case of people expressing their disbelief that in the modern era... there are still ties to medieval days.

    It really doesn't make a huge difference to me whether someone wants to believe in a deity or not- except when such beliefs impact others in any way.
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  • Attaway77
    Attaway77 Posts: 3,703
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    What if God was one of us?
    Just a slob like one of us
    Just a stranger on the bus
    Tryin' to make his way home?
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  • Attaway77
    Attaway77 Posts: 3,703
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Attaway77 said:
    It's interesting to see so many people who don't believe in God still talking about God.....  Excellent stuff....
    It's more a case of people expressing their disbelief that in the modern era... there are still ties to medieval days.

    It really doesn't make a huge difference to me whether someone wants to believe in a deity or not- except when such beliefs impact others in any way.
    Humans are the ones who impact each other, whatever or whoever their belief is in. Just as those who love God and do some fucked up shit, there are just as more who believe in infinite and nothing at all doing the same fucked up shit. Humans are the ones who impact each other, no matter the belief.
    1998 Dallas (7/5) 2006 San Fran (7/15,7/16) 2009 San Fran (8/28) 2010 Bristow (5/13) NY (5/21) 2011 Alpine Valley (9/3,9/4)
    2012 Missoula (9/30) 2013 Chicago (7/19) Pittsburgh (10/11) Buffalo (10/12) Baltimore (10/27) Dallas (11/15)
    2014 Austin (10/12) Memphis (10/14) St. Paul (10/19) Milwaukee (10/20) Denver (10/22)
    2016 Ft. Lauderdale (4/8) Miami (4/9) Hampton (4/18) Philly (4/28,4/29) NY (5/1,5/2) 2018 Seattle (8/10) Missoula (8/13) 2022 Nashville (9/16)
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,876
    Damn this makes me feel dumb. I guess we are all good at something. Still searching. But i do admire the depth of knowledge here. And the width of thought. Just goes to show for all we know we know nothing really! Have that!!


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  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    lastexitlondon said:
    Damn this makes me feel dumb. I guess we are all good at something. Still searching. But i do admire the depth of knowledge here. And the width of thought. Just goes to show for all we know we know nothing really! Have that!!
    Agree about depth of knowledge that's what I'm saying. I've learned quite a bit site wide here. I thought I was keepin up till I came here.
    Oh please let it rain today.
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  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    FoxyRedLa said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Damn this makes me feel dumb. I guess we are all good at something. Still searching. But i do admire the depth of knowledge here. And the width of thought. Just goes to show for all we know we know nothing really! Have that!!
    Agree about depth of knowledge that's what I'm saying. I've learned quite a bit site wide here. I thought I was keepin up till I came here.
    I agree. I thought I was fairly well read before I came here. Then realized I was way out of my league. I changed the way I looked at everything when I started reading and talking and getting my ass handed to me.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Attaway77 said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Attaway77 said:
    It's interesting to see so many people who don't believe in God still talking about God.....  Excellent stuff....
    It's more a case of people expressing their disbelief that in the modern era... there are still ties to medieval days.

    It really doesn't make a huge difference to me whether someone wants to believe in a deity or not- except when such beliefs impact others in any way.
    Humans are the ones who impact each other, whatever or whoever their belief is in. Just as those who love God and do some fucked up shit, there are just as more who believe in infinite and nothing at all doing the same fucked up shit. Humans are the ones who impact each other, no matter the belief.

    Ultimately... you are correct. Trust me when I say I have just as much a problem with other drivers or motivations that lead people to impact others in a negative way.

    Leave people alone. Be a giver more than you are a taker.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    Degeneratefk said:
    FoxyRedLa said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Damn this makes me feel dumb. I guess we are all good at something. Still searching. But i do admire the depth of knowledge here. And the width of thought. Just goes to show for all we know we know nothing really! Have that!!
    Agree about depth of knowledge that's what I'm saying. I've learned quite a bit site wide here. I thought I was keepin up till I came here.
    I agree. I thought I was fairly well read before I came here. Then realized I was way out of my league. I changed the way I looked at everything when I started reading and talking and getting my ass handed to me.
    Lol! I wasn't even at the level you just described. :lol:
    Oh please let it rain today.
    Those that can be trusted can change their mind.
  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Attaway77 said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Attaway77 said:
    It's interesting to see so many people who don't believe in God still talking about God.....  Excellent stuff....
    It's more a case of people expressing their disbelief that in the modern era... there are still ties to medieval days.

    It really doesn't make a huge difference to me whether someone wants to believe in a deity or not- except when such beliefs impact others in any way.
    Humans are the ones who impact each other, whatever or whoever their belief is in. Just as those who love God and do some fucked up shit, there are just as more who believe in infinite and nothing at all doing the same fucked up shit. Humans are the ones who impact each other, no matter the belief.

    Ultimately... you are correct. Trust me when I say I have just as much a problem with other drivers or motivations that lead people to impact others in a negative way.

    Leave people alone. Be a giver more than you are a taker.
    YES!! AMEN!! HALLELUJAH!! PREACH BROTHER!! HEAR HEAR!!
    Oh please let it rain today.
    Those that can be trusted can change their mind.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    FoxyRedLa said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Attaway77 said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Attaway77 said:
    It's interesting to see so many people who don't believe in God still talking about God.....  Excellent stuff....
    It's more a case of people expressing their disbelief that in the modern era... there are still ties to medieval days.

    It really doesn't make a huge difference to me whether someone wants to believe in a deity or not- except when such beliefs impact others in any way.
    Humans are the ones who impact each other, whatever or whoever their belief is in. Just as those who love God and do some fucked up shit, there are just as more who believe in infinite and nothing at all doing the same fucked up shit. Humans are the ones who impact each other, no matter the belief.

    Ultimately... you are correct. Trust me when I say I have just as much a problem with other drivers or motivations that lead people to impact others in a negative way.

    Leave people alone. Be a giver more than you are a taker.
    YES!! AMEN!! HALLELUJAH!! PREACH BROTHER!! HEAR HEAR!!

    Lol. Cheers!
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,658
    Degeneratefk said:
    The only problem I have with the energy theory is that you may have to believe in reincarnation. Or at least a form of your energy possibly transforming into another human being. I don't know about that. 
    Not to worry- entropy will solve that issue!
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,656
    FoxyRedLa said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    brianlux said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I disagree that belief in God harms no one though. Sure, on a personal, individual level that's how it seems, and I get that ..... But it's not that simple.
    Can you expand on that a bit, maybe give example where a person's belief is absolutely harmful to another?
    I'm talking about the big picture. Their belief is what feeds the religion monster at the end of the day, all around the globe. Their belief is what allows religion to play such a massive role in government control, gender inequality, bigotry, etc. Of course I don't literally blame every individual... but one cannot deny that each and every person's belief in God is what ultimately allows people to use religion to control the masses and do harm with it.
    I'm sorry. I know this isn't the subject. But I'm more exhausted with the racist bullshit back and forth. Daily I deal with :open_mouth: did you just say that. Wtf man. Prime example. My white female coworker has convo with black man coworker. Black man is telling story about how he and his brother both stand like their dad. Going on and on lovey dovey. Female coworker says blah blah blah monkey see monkey do blah blah blah you're family is so loving and close. Black coworker stops the convo and says something along the lines of you're lucky you are who you are and we're friends cuz if we weren't....blah blah blah. I was disgusted and immediately turned off. Really? Everyday at work. It's absolutely exhausting.
    Sorry, I have absolutely no clue what this story means in relation to my post or really what the convo was... who got offended for what now? .... :confused:;)
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Degeneratefk said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Degeneratefk said:
    The title of this thread "the concept of god," is completely man made. That alone should be a clue that the religious God people pray to and seek salvation from doesn't exist. 

    Now something I could get behind if I researched and studied it more is the idea that God is in all of us. The idea that we are nothing but energy and energy never dies. It simply transforms. Not that we have a soul, but the physical energy that we all are just transforms when we die and we just be something else. A rock, stardust, trees, lightning, another person? I don't know. It's more plausible to me than heaven and hell.
    Neil degrasse Tyson spoke about this recently. It actually, I believe, is fact that we are made up of energy and energy cannot be created nor destroyed, so in that way, we do always live on. People have asked him if he wants to be shot in a rocket to space when he dies to live among the stars, and he said no, because he doesn't want to "waste" the energy within him. 

    “I would request that my body in death be buried not cremated, so that the energy content contained within it gets returned to the earth, so that flora and fauna can dine upon it, just as I have dined upon flora and fauna during my lifetime”

    I'm certainly not as smart as Tyson l, but I would argue that your energy isnt in your physical body. There would be energy given off as your body decomposes. But I dont think that's the energy that moves on and transforms. I believe you have a living energy all around you. That energy immediatly transforms or just goes up into space when you die. 

    As far as being cremated, you are releasing energy as your body burns. The energy of the body just transforms into heat energy. So it's not being wasted. Unless you just want your body to be one with the earth. 

    if it was entirely under my control i would opt for a sky burial. that way the raptors and the meat eaters and worms and such could  use me for sustinence, distribute my bones.my parts would decompose and i would be returned to the earth. the circle would be complete.  but because death has become an industry i must be cremated or buried. though in all honesty just toss me off a cliff into the ocean and let the critters do the rest. :)  
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    lastexitlondon said:
    New here. I have no faith or god. I do not hate on those who do. I understand faith not so much god. But like the guys just said if it works for you then im pleased you found your peace. Also i would add religions can be very against eachother with makes me confused because surly they about love and acceptance. But most seem to alienate groups of people i.e gay people. I love all people probably too much for my own good. 
    religion does this because it was invented (obviously along with the various gods) by man. Man created God in his own image and because mankind is flawed it stands to reason theat religion is flawed, some would say hypocritical.  i have no religion. i was born atheist, as we all were. not many years after that i challenged the christian belief system and consequently thrown out of scripture class more than once. a child of 11, thrown out of class for seeking a 'truth'. instead of guidance i was pushed aside. as the precocious inquisitive child i was back then, being dismissed by a catholic priest didnt sit well.. so i started my own quest and guess what? i found no answers to back up the faith i was expected to just accept. it didnt take me long to discover that the search for truth in faith was futile. i just accepted i had no faith in god/s and was/am okay with that. tbh its been the surest, most stable doubtless thing in my life.  
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