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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2010, 2:14 am
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| Waltur, I'd have to say that we don't see God the same way. God is a loving Father in Heaven. God of all creation and ruler of the universe. Job is a resilient example to us all. The following passages come to mind: Hebrews 12:6-10 "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son who... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2010, 2:16 pm
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| I honestly think jehovah's witnesses study the bible the most. if you really get to understand them, you will realize that they do everything according to what the bible says. I'd say it's relative to the bible they read... They do everything according to what which bible says? The Jehovah's Witnes... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 3:13 pm
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| i looked for other options. i didn't consider judaism. at the time, my understanding of religions was informed entirely by inaccurate church descriptions. i thought the only difference between jews and christians was that jews missed the boat and didn't realize christ had come. i didn't consider is... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 2:58 pm
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| It doesn't really matter what you WANT death to be, when you die, you're still going to be around. You will enter a world of spirits just like everyone else. What you do with that will determine your level of boredom I'm sure. Everyone is going to live forever, like it or not, but I'm willing to be... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 1:43 pm
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| The best way to give up that lust for Life Eternal is to consider the Boredom Eternal that goes with it. why do you believe that eternal life [in a higher realm] must be boring? I suspect he does not answer because he does not really even believe that! I most certainly do mean what I say or write. ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 1:34 pm
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| I once was a Christian, but I left after a deeply trying period where my community rejected me, an act that left me very psychologically damaged, but also that caused me to doubt those answers I would give to the problem of evil.(among other things) In slightly different words: Same here. I had don... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 1:15 pm
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| Given that Sand will insult many other groups other than theists, I doubt that this is just a theism thing. Even further, the whole stuff about "fear" is silly in all directions. Some people may stick to religions out of a fear of death, but not all religions even focus much on death and afterlife ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 1:05 pm
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| ^^^^ Atheists believe that death is the end and that there is no judgement. That the way you live your life will be subject to no eternal accountability. Sounds like belief in death could equally be a pacifier for those who fear judgement. Some people are afraid of spiders, some of snakes, some of ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 1:02 pm
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| Religion is a pacifier for those who fear death. Everyone has some kind of religion, Ruveyn, and even the atheists who might not fear anything. I suspect atheists fear (or at least dread) death just like any other natural born human beings. They just do not make up comforting fairy tales about it. ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 12:59 pm
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| what kind of faith is possessed by the gifted people who can miraculously walk on hot coals sans injury, or persuade wooden planks and bricks to part sides when a gifted person's karate-trained hand makes contact? It's called science. Coal walking has something to do with surface area and heat disp... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2010, 1:32 pm
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| Religion is a pacifier for those who fear death. ruveyn Was this man part of a religion? And does he fear death? Maybe he once was a part of religion, came to not fear death, then became "unreligious". Or best yet, maybe he was someone who never was a part of religion never will be, and never will ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: anarchism, individualism, peaceful coexistance |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2010, 1:09 pm
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| Personally, I would prefer a Theocracy, but if that's not possible (not everyone is consenting), I think the next best thing is to have a democracy (in which there still is a lot of force of making you do things - sacrificing freedom). In a way I agree with the anarchism statements about governing s... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are ministers only religious storytellers? |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2010, 12:42 pm
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| In my experience, that's what most of them are, just story tellers. And often times, sadly enough story embellishers. Clearly from any point of Theology the goal is to obtain some form of Salvation, preferably an Eternal Salvation. Jesus Christ is the Savior of this world we occupy, and is the only ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Self-nomination to godhood |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2010, 12:24 pm
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| Psalm 82:6 "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High." He is a god. The rest of you... I urge you to study the scriptures. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religous Thought of Aspies |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2010, 12:09 pm
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| i found the answers i searched for, in the books "you cannot die" [dr. ian stephenson], "life after life" [dr. raymond moody], "return from tomorrow" [dr. george ritchie], robert monroe's 3 "journeys out of the body" books, "hello from heaven" and various books about folk who underwent hypnotic pas... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Immortality possible in our lifetime? |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010, 11:19 am
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| Literal "immortality" is impossible, as everything must go with the heat death of the Universe. Amen. Or such alternative jumping off point as science or religion may from time to time predict or time reveal. You would think there would be by now a small herd of alternatives to the said heat death.... |
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