blastingas10

I don't take more comfort in anything. Life is not the same for everyone, it's far too personal for me to conform to any titles like atheist, theist, Christian, etc...

Why rush into something like that? As if you've already figured it out. And I'm not directing this towards atheists, It goes for everyone. Live, experience, figure life out on your own. I'm far too young to come to a verdict on such a serious subject. I've invested too much into the whole intellectual debate of "atheist vs theist".

One thing I'm certain of is that life is a very powerful and personal journey and the experiences that shape your inner being are what will determine who you are and what you stand for. I strongly support self-searching rather than following others traditions and logic.

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interesting why you would capitalize that 'g', and, which is not exactly grammatically correct in the derivision of the term, according to the 2010 douglas-harper version of the online etymology dictionary. which has a disclaimer, i would imagine, stating that they are not responsible for the accuracy of the information, as does the oxford english dictionary. all those definitions are 'as is'. caveat emptor?

everything you quoted tuna is viable, just as all are. the one thing that one would hope for disappearance is the irritation.

John 6:62 if then ye may behold the Son of Man going up where he was before?

63 the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;

'the spirit (pneuma) it is that is giving life'. spirit in the sense of the greek pneuma, meaning 'breath, wind', or as to breathe, or blow, as in breath or wind. and, every word always takes one on a trip, and, is resolved to the root of its own nature, and with this we arrive at eros', which the romans equated with cupid. the god of love. however, it was Psyche who Eros loved. so, research it if you like, and, view the end of the story. a masterpiece of reel to reel cinematography, and, i don't think it would be a remake or sequel, which is the cruxt of the film industry today.

1600–10; < Greek agápē ‘love’. this applies to all, not limited to christians. and, it was not blasting gas when it is written, 'ye worship what ye know not'. because, love is a true verb. it has no opposite; only an absence of. Just as plain as black and white. an absence of color. illusion.

64 but there are certain of you who do not believe;' for -esus had known from the beginning who they are who are not believing, and who is he who will deliver him up,

65 and he said, `Because of this I have said to you -- No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.'

6:66 From this [time] many of his disciples went away backward, and were no more walking with him,

this is interesting, but, i won't dwell on it, because, i don't think it matters or 'profits the flesh' to concern. the numbers don't mean anything, but, an interesting observation i supposed. in a couple verses, it went from 'many' to twelve, and, the many 'went away backward'.

what has went away backward these days. love. what has come forward. hate. fear. irritation/anxiety. obstinant, narrow-minded intolerance, and bigotry. not for lack of knowledge, but, for not laboring under correct knowledge. an acronym. luck. fate. destiny? this is what my Mother wrote on her deed to her burial plot in the little green box she left explicitly for me. 'you kids can change anything you want'. if everything is programmed into the mind by a microorgasmic nudist colony of pixies, which in the fantastic view of the one called insuldor is represented, and, a fairly accurate allegory/metaphor(phosis) in the context of thought manipulating propaganda.

nature can teach you how faith in things invisible can be found in the visible realm. if one of the scientists on this forum would be so kind as to explain how the neurological process we call 'sight' works, then we could possibly learn why you or anyone should (or should not) probably publish that kind of paper. although, i would find it very interesting. which begs the question; is everything we view as fact, factual? but, you did publish a paper of sorts, and, the one concern i would have is the feelings generated by what these perceptions create. the bible quote is used only as a reference to the inner experience, and, not an attempt to push religious notions onto anyone who may or may not believe the books. but, to visualize your story would make for a great movie! it is a new idea, and, man has seemed to plum run out of new ideas. and, the quotes suggest that if he/she constantly refers to the 'Son of Man', then who would then be 'my Father? it may be significant from 'the father who sent him/her/me/you'

this is not blasting gas. this is the most important lesson that took a long time to realize. and, rather than write on here, it will come to an understanding through every participant that has posted things that in the past we chose not to address, because, it appeared to be only good news for those who like bad news. i would not buy all that dialogue doubling back on me, and, now just as then, i will not sell, or even suggest that these fingers type anything but information as i have painstakingly gathered, and a doomsday of biblical proportion, that played out, and one that could not be discussed until i was taught (no remarkable abilities of my own, we all have abilities), it is a matter of acting according to those abilites, with the intention of attempting to benefit one and all. i could not change until i learned how to change the 'mood' from doom. but, it is only by non-action, and, non-intent that may be most effective.

if anything appears to be inane, incoherent rambling; please reply with questions, and, someone will come up with an explanation. as for being titled this or that, or someone is going here or there for not believing this or that, get those notions out of the discussions, please. and, please post applicable music to each post. the music, and, the dissonance created as a divisive tool will be hopefully used as a unifying tool to address the proper 'they' who is unseen as the enemy. it is indeed a story of the 'Science of Myth'. and, bluegrass style, because, i prefer it over screaming weasels.

tore once wrote that we all come with a unique blueprint; change the blueprint, and, you change the person. and, i think tore will agree that the genetic code is nothing, if not redundant. is it unambiguous? degenerate? surely someone knows the central 'dogma' of molecular biology. it is, they say, 'nearly' universal. maybe the key lies in the underestimation of mitochondria. what do you think tore? it might be that memetics needs a discussion. i don't know, but, thank you all and if you can't make peace in your inner universe, take comfort in the knowledge that you all did in one.

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blastingas10

Hey, you're that one guy. I don't recall your original name but I recognize your comment style.

FRED HALE SR.

Steven something from Denmark I believe.

Lisnaholic

Is three years a necro-bump?

Without thinking it through in detail, these are some of the things I like about being an atheist:-

1. I can subscribe whole-heartedly to the Scientific Method, and be proud of how it has consistantly led humanity from one achievement to another. I feel unreservedly good about two of humankind's greatest accomplishments; going to the moon, and observing the universe from the Hubble telescope. We didn't pray our way to the moon - it was science, yeh!

2. One of the fundamental precepts of the Scientific Method is the idea of the Minimum Working Hypothesis, i.e., that the simplest hypothesis to explain the evidence is the one to adopt until it is proven false. Another is that extraordinary claims require extraordinarily good evidence or proof. This gives me the confidence, or is that complaisancy, to dismiss religious claims, yetis and UFOs.

3. The atheist doesn't have to "doublethink" all the time.(Doublethink is about accommodating two conflicting ideas in your head at the same time.) For example, many religious people talk about how their prayers get answered, but when they have a toothache, do they pray it away, or do they go to the dentist? If the latter, then they are doublethinking; relying on the Scientific Method to solve their problem, but simultaneously believing in the efficacy of prayer.

4. Today, the atheist doesn't have to spend precious time and money in and on some self-appointed religious institution. Once I've fulfilled my social and legal obligations, I'm a free man.

5. The atheist doesn't have to worry about being embarrassed by his church. One example of this embarrassment was with the Jehovah's Witnesses. They predicted that The Apocalypse would happen in 1975, so red faces all round when nothing happened. As an atheist, I can laugh at their folly and discomfort.

6. If I want I can indulge the pleasures of the flesh without agonising unnecessarily. I don't have to sacrifice the here-and-now in hopes of getting a better deal in the hereafter. I don't have to revere or strive for celibacy, which (Aldous Huxley) "is the most unnatural of all the sexual perversions."


7. Should be number one really, but I can think what I like, without having to conform to a system of belief that is decided by someone else. For example, I worked out the size of my family to my own convenience; the only opinion I had to consult was my wife's.

I'm sure I'm missing stuff. Anybody else want to continue the list or write their own?

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Frownland

Having no good reason to chop part of your kid's dick off is a good one.

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Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

There is one good reason, it makes it look a little less ugly.

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Frownland

Like putting lipstick on a pig.

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Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

Whatever makes your mother happy.

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DeadChannel

I don't particularly want to know how my mother thinks my penis looks.