KingofMilwaukee
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What Is Your Conception Of God???
If any?
How do you imagine God? If you don't believe in God, then how would you describe the essence of reality?
CHERRY TOP
Last time I saw him was NYC October 2003. He looked pretty good, and seemed happy with himself, but was a bit unsure about the world. Seemed to be ok to me, pretty decent bloke.
Tarheel
to properly answer this (with proper justification), one would need to write a thesis. also, what prompted this? i assume the bombings in Madrid?
sawyer
another retreat is my guess.
tattooDad
I keep it simple: smokeyjoe.
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Hmm, never took God for a Replacements fan. Go figure.
Toony
"God is a concept by which we measure our pain."
John Lennon
works for me....
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jozzeke
God is black. Yes, she is.
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"....and God so loved mankind that he broke up His only begotten band, The Replacements....
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another retreat is my guess.
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Nope. George Carlin.
Tarheel
Absolute truth. The reason everyting is NOT relative.
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Now we are getting somewhere! Okay, question....if absolute truth exists, how do you explain the existence of the world around us, which seems quite relative? Is birth and death real?
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Cloudmouth
I have no conception of god.
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shhh... Do not anger the mods...
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Now we are getting somewhere! Okay, question....if absolute truth exists, how do you explain the existence of the world around us, which seems quite relative? Is birth and death real?
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(1) i assume this is your point/question: 'the world exists insofar as our senses tell us it exists. how do we know it exists outside of our senses?'
We must first accept that something can exist other than that which we directly experience with our 5 senses. If we do not accept this, how can we assume that we have senses at all? Our understanding of senses is that they are the product of neurons firing in the brain. But if we cannot grant that anything exists outside of our own brains, we cannot grant even that brains exist or that neurons exist.
so, unless you consider yourself the sum of existence (if nothing else exists except in your own thoughts, at least your own thoughts exists. hence "I think therefore I am".), we at least can agree that there exists something else in the "world" other than ourselves.
once you accept this, you can begin to consider if these "other things" have any absolute qualities...
(i am writing this at work, so by necessity it will be broken up)
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that's disgusting. on a side note, Pete is the best mod ever!
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------We must first accept that something can exist other than that which we directly experience with our 5 senses. If we do not accept this, how can we assume that we have senses at all? Our understanding of senses is that they are the product of neurons firing in the brain. But if we cannot grant that anything exists outside of our own brains, we cannot grant even that brains exist or that neurons exist.
so, unless you consider yourself the sum of existence (if nothing else exists except in your own thoughts, at least your own thoughts exists. hence "I think therefore I am".), we at least can agree that there exists something else in the "world" other than ourselves.
once you accept this, you can begin to consider if these "other things" have any absolute qualities...
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Killer!
Now, can "absolute truth" be described ACCURATLY with the 5 senses if truth exists outside of them? Or can it be just vaguely described?
sergerca KOM, thanks. Exactly what I needed. I'm bored at work, and I was hoping for a good thread that could kill the next 3 hours.
I'll keep it short. Physically (if that's possible) I think God looks like anything you want. Heaven is the same way to me. A lot like "What Dreams May Come". Paint your own heaven.
To me, God is the streotypical, white bearded man, sitting on a throne. The good, wise old king. But very approachable and down to earth (if that's possible). I've always thought of God that way. Even though my spirituality has deepened, my image hasn't changed from my childhood view.
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that's disgusting. on a side note, Pete is the best mod ever!
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But you're the best mod that has a really cute puppy.
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