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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000 23:53:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bill Farkas writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > Bill, you're falling into the trap of quoting from scripture as if it
> > > were authoritative again. It is to you, we grant that, but it's not
> > > authoritative to me.
> >
> > It's not a "trap" for me. You're the one who seems to have a problem with
> > it. The fact that someone doesn't *want* to believe it doesn't diminish
> > it's authority. The bible IS my standard, your mind is yours. No offense
> > but the bible has been around a lot longer. [...]
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> Thank God we have the Bible so that don't have to use our minds.
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> --Todd
Thanks Todd, that one gave me a huge chuckle. :~)
I wasn't saying that we shouldn't think. What I meant was that our own minds
are incapable of true objectivity. We all translate experiences according to a
sum total of all our previous experiences. The human psyche has the tendency to
recoil and react defensively to negative stimuli. If our belief system is
framed by reacting against someone else's, are we likely to arrive at THE
truth? There is after all only one actual truth about God and how we got here.
Can that be discovered by constantly reacting in opposition to a philosophy
whose practitioners have ofended you. Not to be overly redundant, but many of
us feel and believe a certain way reactively and not proactively. That's my
point. We are all subjective.
Bill
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| (...) to (...) If that's the case (and I'm not debating that point...I happen to agree) then the Bible is even less of an objective source than our own minds... After all, the content of the Bible is purportedly eyewitness testimony, right? So it (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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| (...) Aha! OK, thanks for clarifying. I wasn't aware, prior to your pointing it out, that the good book was truly objective. I mean, I always knew it was completely factual, accurate, and consistent, but I never knew that it was truly objective. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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| The last refuge of religion is to turn rabid and claim that nobody can be objective, therefore you need God's revelation. Objectivity isn't an unattainable ideal. It includes using the sum total of your experiences to come to a conclusion! When you (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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