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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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Sat, 4 Mar 2000 19:54:29 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ben Roller writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Markus Wolf writes:
> > Not what some guys who claim to follow God,
> > because every religion says that they do.
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> I didn't want to be picky, so I almost didn't post this, but... It's important
> to realize that not every religion has a God. That is, I think, one of the
> more common differences between Eastern and Western religions.
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> Ben Roller
I honestly know little to nothing about eastern religions. But I figure,
if there's no god to be accountible to, it doesn't matter if you believe in it
or not. It might be a nice little "this is good, this is bad" system that
might have it's pluses and minuses. Who cares. Anyone can make up a pretty
good system of morals based on past experiences.
I'm on a different search. If God is who I understand Him to be, meaning
the God of the Bible, then He's a God who wants to be known. So I've taken
the opportunity to introduce myself, so to speak, and open the doorway for Him
to know me. And I believe He's spoken back.
So I no longer have to participate in the "Does God exist?" debate and
moved to, "How does God think? How can I hear Him better? Why does God...
etc?" type of questioning. I know there's alot smarter people then me who can
come up with scientific explanations for anything that does or doesn't have
one. That's great for them, but I dare anyone to measure a pint of love or a
pound of hate that I know exists but can't be proven.
Markus
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| (...) I would suggest that its a conceit of your ego that these "things" exist. Love is probably just your nervous system "grooving" with someone else's nervous system. There are lots of popular "scientific" views now that "love" is largely a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I didn't want to be picky, so I almost didn't post this, but... It's important to realize that not every religion has a God. That is, I think, one of the more common differences between Eastern and Western religions. Ben Roller (24 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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