You own wisdom thread --- say something quotable about whatever you want.

[rickymooston]

Slavery as an institution isn't evil in itself, but the way that slaves were treated down the ages was evil because they were not treated with love. ,

[rickymooston]

Is an "athiest" a person who denies the existence of his thighs?

[rickymooston]

theologyonline.com.  Bring us back a screenshot of your ban message.  : )

[rickymooston]

  No potty talk around Ricky.

[rickymooston]

In my seventeen years of life, i can honestly say i aint been punched in the face once. So i must be more skilled than you!

[rickymooston]

God's answer to everything-----kill it.


The word kill is mentioned in the Bible more times than love-----figures.

[rickymooston]

Remember Ricky, don't put all your protons in one atom!

[Shakaib]

He what are you talking about? singing is ABSOLOUTLY allowed in Islam, and everyone has their own opinions on hadith, it has been clearly studied that the Quran doesn't say anything about music, and not all hadith are true.
Tamer is an awesome singer!

wow aren't i just special! ?

[rickymooston]

The wise man, places a single quote entry in the thread but yes you are special in your own special way

Ricky the Moose before he logged out and continued with his code merging.

[rickymooston]

But if one's every decision is predetermined then one's actions can neither be moral or immoral since the decision does not stem from them but rather "what is supposed to happen". Individuality would be a myth along with morality.

[rickymooston]

I consider it [signing one's post with "God bless" ] insincere at best. Maybe I'll start signing all mine (equally insincerely), "Hope You Die." Or maybe, "Go Choke on a Cracker." How about, "I'm Reporting You To the IRS?"

No--those are too mean. That's because death, crackers and the IRS can all be demonstrated to exist.

Maybe something biblical...

I GOT it!

May God Spread Dung Upon Your Face!
(Malachi 2:3)

[rickymooston]

Your post : medical delusion :: just a theory: scientific theory

[rickymooston]

There is good reason to distrust people as parents. They are prone to more violence, promiscuity, and psychological problems than we should be willing to permit in those who raise children. Their relationships do not last long, and there is no reason to suggest that they can parent as well as monkeys.

[rickymooston]

I thought I'd posted this on the forum, but apparently, I didn't; i.e., I can't find it so I'm assuming the post didn't succeed as happens on occasion. Apologies if I did in fact post it elsewhere.

<--- Taoist "teacher of sorts on taoism.net on homosexuality.
 "The Bible does indeed condemn homosexuality, but Taoism does not.

Abrahamic religions in general are harshly judgemental in this regard. The Tao itself passes no judgement.

There are plenty of people who opine that the male / female pairing is natural and therefore same-gender pairings are unnatural in the Tao. This is a deeply rooted misconception.

They point out that same-sex unions produce no offspring. I point out that if this goes against the Tao then you'd also have to include heterosexual couples who do not want children or are infertile.

The most basic flaw in the above is our incessant focus on the physical. Gender and reproduction are inextricably tied to biology. But is the physical aspect all there is to existence? I would suggest that it is only one aspect of the multidimensional totality.

Transcend the physical in your thinking. Move to the level of the spiritual and examine the issue there. You'll find that when you strip away all the external layers, there is only love in its purest form. That love can express itself in many different ways. That expression, among consenting individuals, flows in perfect alignment with the Tao.

So is there anything that flows out of alignment with the Tao? Yes, but it has nothing to do with gender or reproductive ability. That which goes against the Tao is the antithesis of love: fear, loathing, hatred. In the material world, we recognize it in one of its many forms as homophobia and prejudice. "

[rickymooston]

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[rickymooston]

Onesimus doesn't believe that Jesus existed.

It needn't be said again.  Besides, I don't want it to turn into spamming.

[rickymooston]

My point is pretty simple though, we know very little about the age of the universe, even though we can piece together some relative dates. I agree with the relative dates, and I think that the relative dates can be interpreted as sequential indicators. I can see how it might be possible that 6 or 15 thousand years ago God created everything more or less how it is. I could see how it is possible that God created the heavens and the earth and then a LONG time after humans came along. I could see how evolution fits for a lot of animals, and possibly (very small possibility) humans. My basic position is that of skepticism, I am unconvinced.

[rickymooston]

Much is happening on the Globalized New World Order and in all religions and political and scientific studies. I am amazed at this on every level and continue to soak in all I can in order to be informed.

[rickymooston]

this whole thing about the Son of God who was unjustly killed is just fiction.  It didn't really happen.  It's a story.  It was made up of previous, similar stories.  Yes, I am moved by some fictional stories, but not because I grant them factual status in my mind!

[rickymooston]

I know quite a few gay people (I think it's something in the water) and most of them are quite ordinary guys. They work hard, mow their grass, plant a garden, and paint the garage same as me and you. Like any other group, it's the few exceptions that give them a bad name.

[rickymooston]

God can't stop existing.By definition if God exists beyond time how can he(it) quit "existing"?If something called "god" did stop existing it was never god in the first place,just something giving the apparance of god.

[rickymooston]

Atheism by itself is a non-position but for a given person, its always possible that the realization that there is no God, may cause them to come to conclusions that they'd been denying when they were theists. In a society¹ in which specific changes appear to be happening and for which the religion's view resists those changes, one could occasionally associate atheism more with said views. It is however, invalid to use said analysis to "refute" atheism per se.

Ricky's claim that in context, athiesm could be a stronger position than one gives it credit for.

^{1- I don't contend for example that "athiesm" causes communism but there could be segments of certain societies where the mainstream religion is the main obstacle that many people have to communism. In that case, being an atheist under those conditions might increase one's probability of being a communist. This does not mean, to be an atheist one has to be a communist but rather that one had a natural inclination towards communism in that society that theism seemed to thwart.}

[rickymooston]

Btw QM.....are you not answering because you have no answer?

Don't be scurr'd now....I won't bite.

[rickymooston]

Exactly, but common sense isn't so common.
Humans are full of self-interest. I choose not to lie about it.

[Glostik88]

We only exist in the mind of God, therefore we, as ourselves, don't exist. We only exist as God.

Delusion blinds us from Truth. Jesus came to wipe away all delusion and give us Truth. It is impossible to have Truth without believing in Jesus. If we claim we can see without Jesus then we are truly blind.

We cannot realize we are one with God and be delusional. No man can serve two masters just as a fountain cannot be fresh and salty for the salty will surely contaminate the fresh; he must love one and despise the other.

Hell is a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth; not of unbearable torture. Hell is overly dramatized by Christians. The torture is psychological just as much as physical. You will be alone.

[sky]

Seeing is believing, look around.

[rickymooston]

Diogenes once caught a boy red handed trying to steal. The boy said, "It's my fate to steal."

Diogenes replied, "Then its your fate to be beaten" as he hit him across the head with his staff.

Causation doesn't negate objective morality. Objective morality only exists in the mind of God.

[Ladyofshallott]

We only exist in the mind of God, therefore we, as ourselves, don't exist. We only exist as God.

Delusion blinds us from Truth. Jesus came to wipe away all delusion and give us Truth. It is impossible to have Truth without believing in Jesus. If we claim we can see without Jesus then we are truly blind.

We cannot realize we are one with God and be delusional. No man can serve two masters just as a fountain cannot be fresh and salty for the salty will surely contaminate the fresh; he must love one and despise the other.

Hell is a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth; not of unbearable torture. Hell is overly dramatized by Christians. The torture is psychological just as much as physical. You will be alone.

I am lost here Glo...are you for Christ or against him?  I may not have read enough of your previous posts to recall this morning.



My wisdom this morning:         Just when you get comfortable on your pillow; the cat sits on your face.

[rickymooston]

My wisdom this morning:         Just when you get comfortable on your pillow; the cat sits on your face.  <--- +1 for the perfectly good quote part.

Everything in this thread should be quotes.  Glostik88, I loved your quotes so far. Keep up the imparting of wisdom. (You might consider creating a thread to answer LoS questions or other people's about your beliefs)

[rickymooston]

Much reference material out now (will get it and send to you later), has suggested that around the layers of mud in the Middle East Oceanic areas ; aquatic life was layered in such a way that Scientists now believe the Flood did , indeed, happen the way the Bible suggests.   A few months ago on here I wrote about it when I read it.  I will go back and get it out and send it to you.  Of course it is all theory in the Science world and Faith in the Religious world, right Assy.  LOS