rudyw
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Post by rudyw on Jan 14, 2023 0:54:30 GMT -5
I know that alcoholism is often caused by physiology. But, to say that it’s all caused by physical problems isn’t true. A lot of alcoholic behavior is caused because the alcoholic is attempting to numb emotional & mental pain. Intoxication is also used to numb guilt. It’s not necessarily a ‘physical’ problem. The same could be said for religion,the most dangerous and addictive opiod there is. Yeah, we’ll have to agree to disagree on this.
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Jan 14, 2023 1:11:53 GMT -5
The same could be said for religion,the most dangerous and addictive opiod there is. Yeah, we’ll have to agree to disagree on this. [br Why is your god and the accompanying creation myth any more important than any of the other gods nd creation myths?]
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Post by fixit on Jan 14, 2023 1:54:54 GMT -5
Now I’ll tell you I’m just glossing over Mark but there is much more that makes it a problem such as all the details about Jesus saying very weird things: Like his answer to why he speaks in parables because he doesn’t want anyone to understand and be converted. Now if that's not strange then you really have drunk too much of the Kool aid already and you’re lost beyond saving. I could give more detail but if the reader hasn't grasped my point by now, I doubt more words will fix it. That's not how I interpret Mark. The parables were very applicable to life at that time, but not so understandable in our 21st century culture. You need to consider Mark 4:1-34 together. v33-34 sums it up: 33 Jesus used many similar stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they could understand. 34 In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables; but afterward, when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.
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rudyw
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Post by rudyw on Jan 14, 2023 2:01:41 GMT -5
Yeah, we’ll have to agree to disagree on this. [br Why is your god and the accompanying creation myth any more important than any of the other gods nd creation myths?] Did I say that my God & the so-called accompanying creation myth is more important than other gods & myths? No, I didn’t say that. Whether I believe that my God is superior to so-called gods is not something I want to discuss with you because it’s a time consuming subject, & honestly I don’t feel like getting into it with you because I don’t think it would benefit you nor me. You’re clearly looking to start a spat & I’m not interested in spatting with you. You have your faith & I have mine. I’m happy to leave it at that.
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Jan 14, 2023 2:06:19 GMT -5
[br Why is your god and the accompanying creation myth any more important than any of the other gods nd creation myths?] Did I say that my God & the so-called accompanying creation myth is more important than other gods & myths? No, I didn’t say that. Whether I believe that my God is superior to so-called gods is not something I want to discuss with you because it’s a time consuming subject, & honestly I don’t feel like getting into it with you because I don’t think it would benefit you nor me. You’re clearly looking to start a spat & I’m not interested in spatting with you. You have your faith & I have mine. I’m happy to leave it at that. My life is fact based, not faith based.
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rudyw
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Post by rudyw on Jan 14, 2023 2:16:16 GMT -5
Did I say that my God & the so-called accompanying creation myth is more important than other gods & myths? No, I didn’t say that. Whether I believe that my God is superior to so-called gods is not something I want to discuss with you because it’s a time consuming subject, & honestly I don’t feel like getting into it with you because I don’t think it would benefit you nor me. You’re clearly looking to start a spat & I’m not interested in spatting with you. You have your faith & I have mine. I’m happy to leave it at that. My life is fact based, not faith based. Well, I’d say that’s debatable. But then, like I said, I don’t have the time, nor the desire to discuss your fact based life. I’m not here to debate with you. I’m sure there are others here who might be interested though.
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Jan 14, 2023 2:36:53 GMT -5
My life is fact based, not faith based. Well, I’d say that’s debatable. But then, like I said, I don’t have the time, nor the desire to discuss your fact based life. I’m not here to debate with you. I’m sure there are others here who might be interested though. That's fine with me. I will leave you to your talking animals, virgin births, sun standing still and so on beliefs.
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Post by rudyw on Jan 14, 2023 11:34:57 GMT -5
Well, I’d say that’s debatable. But then, like I said, I don’t have the time, nor the desire to discuss your fact based life. I’m not here to debate with you. I’m sure there are others here who might be interested though. That's fine with me. I will leave you to your talking animals, virgin births, sun standing still and so on beliefs. Sounds good.
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Post by mountain on Mar 24, 2023 17:40:35 GMT -5
Did I say that my God & the so-called accompanying creation myth is more important than other gods & myths? No, I didn’t say that. Whether I believe that my God is superior to so-called gods is not something I want to discuss with you because it’s a time consuming subject, & honestly I don’t feel like getting into it with you because I don’t think it would benefit you nor me. You’re clearly looking to start a spat & I’m not interested in spatting with you. You have your faith & I have mine. I’m happy to leave it at that. My life is fact based, not faith based. I try to live by faith. That's a fact!
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Post by BobWilliston on Mar 25, 2023 3:36:32 GMT -5
My life is fact based, not faith based. I try to live by faith. That's a fact! Then your statement is the fact, not your faith.
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