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06 Jan 2010, 10:25 pm

“Why abandon a belief merely because it ceases to be true? Cling to it long enough and... it will turn true again, for so it goes. Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.”

Robert Frost quote

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06 Jan 2010, 10:33 pm

Who could change my beliefs?

Only I can. Others are merely influences.

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06 Jan 2010, 11:31 pm

I'm afraid to say how much I love Jesus. :oops:

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06 Jan 2010, 11:37 pm

If he ever told me something in person - I doubt he'd need to tell me twice .

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07 Jan 2010, 12:02 am

He told me things personally. Of course I have doubts though. Doubting seems to be influenced by other people, more so than just myself over-analyzing things.

You can talk to God, but if God ever talks to you...yadayada

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07 Jan 2010, 12:08 am

"Appels and Oranjes"

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H8Ng11We2w&feature=related[/youtube]

What if What Is ISN'T TRUE?

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07 Jan 2010, 12:21 am

Could Jessica Alba make you believe you are not gay?

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07 Jan 2010, 12:25 am

Truth is not a matter of fashion. When something is discovered to be not true it never was true. Believing that things are true does not make them true.

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07 Jan 2010, 12:28 am

C'mon Magnus, Jessica Alba, seriously?
Laughable. :lol:

Would a gay man do anything with her except ask her about how to perform felatio correctly?

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07 Jan 2010, 12:30 am

Sand wrote:

Truth is not a matter of fashion. When something is discovered to be not true it never was true. Believing that things are true does not make them true.

Did you watch my video, Jan?

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07 Jan 2010, 12:33 am

Sand wrote:

Truth is not a matter of fashion. When something is discovered to be not true it never was true. Believing that things are true does not make them true.

I meant it more as in 'seeing is believing' and that if I did have that sort of experience I don't think I could even try to empiricize it as it would be absolutely hopeless.

As for the 'Jesus is Lord and anything he tells me in the bible I follow' - maybe some day if I get a lot more proof that I've seen to date. That may be a long time or, just as likely, never.

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07 Jan 2010, 12:37 am

techstepgenr8tion wrote:

Sand wrote:

Truth is not a matter of fashion. When something is discovered to be not true it never was true. Believing that things are true does not make them true.

Techie, did you read about Mother Teresa before she died?

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07 Jan 2010, 12:37 am

Averick wrote:

C'mon Magnus, Jessica Alba, seriously?
Laughable. :lol:

Would a gay man do anything with her except ask her about how to perform felatio correctly?

Lol, I agree - though to that last part I don't know that there's much proof she'd even be useful there. She might have to watch Bruno's Milli Vanilli scene for a few days and get back to ya.

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07 Jan 2010, 12:39 am

Averick wrote:

Techie, did you read about Mother Teresa before she died?

No, did she have a vision or profess closet atheism? I just remember reading in Michael Novak's 'No One Sees God' that she indicated having a dark night of the soul (ie. feeling as though God wasn't present and that she's praying into the wind) for a long time - it'd be interesting to see which way that turned.

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07 Jan 2010, 12:44 am

:lol:
I've always wondered how she landed all those roles.

About the Mother Teresa post. You need to look it up yourself, it's quite SAD. Apparently, she only felt the presence of GOD ONCE in her lifetime, AND that was when she was on a train heading for school; so she decided to drop out and help the needy. FROM THERE ON, she never heard or felt the presence of GOD ever again, up until her death, so she said, in her own diary. Do you think someone can have a peaceful death with so much regret in their life?

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