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02 May 2009, 2:21 pm

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Why does God give someone a condition like aspergers and then when they screw up hold them at fault for making "judgements" and being bitter?


I consider myself a minimal "agnostic".
I am not an atheist because I do like to think there is someone/ something...

and if that something/someone gave humans AS it can not be all that bad, because most people I do know with AS are wonderfull, sensitive persons and I am glad , no , "privileged"
to live amongst them.

I do , Scott, recommend for you to read the book by George Lynn:" Genius! Nurturing the Spirit of the Wild, Odd and Oppositional Child".

He puts it very nicely his philosophical beliefs that the world needs more people with As...
If I do not have As, then I would rather live with you guy's on your planet anytime, if I have it
the more the marrier :D
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02 May 2009, 2:23 pm

MissConstrue wrote:
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Why does God give someone a condition like aspergers and then when they screw up hold them at fault for making "judgements" and being bitter?


Because he too has aspergers.


Yes, for sure! Who else except an aspie would be able to create such a work like the whole world!?


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02 May 2009, 2:32 pm

Biene wrote:
I consider myself a minimal "agnostic".
I am not an atheist because I do like to think there is someone/ something...

...but you don't really believe in god, do you?

EDIT: To clarify: I would like to think Santa exists, but I'm not agnostic towards Santa. I would like to think Putin doesn't exist, but I'm not agnostic towards Putin.


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02 May 2009, 2:58 pm

I used to pray as a child and it helped me a lot. I could visualize a god realy well, so therefor I believed..
Now the visualisation part is gone and I dont pray anymore.
Just because I can not see him does not mean he does not excist, but I also can not tell he does ( I'd like too)
Call me a minimal agnostic pagan :)



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02 May 2009, 3:18 pm

Neuromancer wrote:
MissConstrue wrote:
ScottF wrote:
Why does God give someone a condition like aspergers and then when they screw up hold them at fault for making "judgements" and being bitter?


Because he too has aspergers.


Yes, for sure! Who else except an aspie would be able to create such a work like the whole world!?


Ignoring the issue of whether God exists or not, it is not even possible for God to have Aspergers Syndrome.

For Him to have AS, he would need to have a brain.

For Him to have a brain, he would need to be a physical thing.

He is not a physical thing, so he doesn't have a brain.

He doesn't have a brain, so he doesn't have AS.



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02 May 2009, 4:47 pm

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Is there really a God?


No.

Yes.


Who knows?


Does an all powerful God exist? I don't think so.

Does the experience of union with godhead exist? YES


If you don't believe in spirituality or faith, it doesn't matter. Ingest mushrooms and take LSD, you don't need faith to be shown exactly what godhead is. You can be as skeptical as you want....seriously.

Having blind faith is not healthy, but I'm sure with some mushrooms you'll look at life better.

Life is all perspective. If you believe there is a higher state of being that you can become then that's real for you.

Change your perspective and you'll change your life. Your mind is causing you all the unhappiness, not the world.



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02 May 2009, 6:29 pm

Is there a god/are there gods?

Well my question is: Does it matter?

If a god exists, it wont affect your life in any percievable way.
If gods dont exist, it wont affect your life in any percievable way.

Whether you believe in a god or gods it shouldn't matter to how you live your life. If you are only doing the right thing because you fear eternal damnation or wish for eternal paradise, then you are not doing what your religeon preaches. I'm pretty sure they all say that you should be doing the right thing without having to be lead into it. And if you are doing it because you are a genuinely nice person then why would you need a religeon to provoke it.

The god you believe in isn't going to say hello and show that certain things that have happened are his/her doing. There's no proof that they exist as yet or in fact that they don't if you go from what the religeon preaches about the god or gods.

If everyone does the right thing, regardless of who they believe in they should get to paradise if it exists and if not then it makes you a better person, you'll have a better life for it and you'll contribute to society while you live.

I honestly cannot see why being religeous or being an athiest matters. Therefore, it really doesn't matter whether a god or gods exist. Do what's right and end up better for it and you'll find out one day regardless.


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02 May 2009, 6:36 pm

TXaspie wrote:
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luchog wrote:
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Is there really a God?


No.

Yes.


Who knows?


Does an all powerful God exist? I don't think so.

Does the experience of union with godhead exist? YES


If you don't believe in spirituality or faith, it doesn't matter. Ingest mushrooms and take LSD, you don't need faith to be shown exactly what godhead is. You can be as skeptical as you want....seriously.

Having blind faith is not healthy, but I'm sure with some mushrooms you'll look at life better.

Life is all perspective. If you believe there is a higher state of being that you can become then that's real for you.

Change your perspective and you'll change your life. Your mind is causing you all the unhappiness, not the world.


Since you quoted me before making your post, I'm going to ask: what does my saying, "who knows," have to do with psychedelic drugs?



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03 May 2009, 4:11 am

God has ADHD.



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03 May 2009, 12:19 pm

McTell wrote:
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MissConstrue wrote:
ScottF wrote:
Why does God give someone a condition like aspergers and then when they screw up hold them at fault for making "judgements" and being bitter?
Because he too has aspergers.

Yes, for sure! Who else except an aspie would be able to create such a work like the whole world!?

Ignoring the issue of whether God exists or not, it is not even possible for God to have Aspergers Syndrome.
For Him to have AS, he would need to have a brain.
For Him to have a brain, he would need to be a physical thing.
He is not a physical thing, so he doesn't have a brain.
He doesn't have a brain, so he doesn't have AS.

There is no need of a brain: only aspies are creative, thus, the creator must be an aspie!


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03 May 2009, 7:27 pm

john_samer_98 wrote:
Well my question is: Does it matter?

If a god exists, it wont affect your life in any percievable way.
If gods dont exist, it wont affect your life in any percievable way.


THANK you. Where is the applause emoticon?


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03 May 2009, 10:39 pm

My higher power is John Lennon....

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5K1L2uAVxE[/youtube]


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04 May 2009, 1:42 am

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god knows.
(unless he has an identity crisis)


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04 May 2009, 1:49 am

"You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience."



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04 May 2009, 10:04 pm

God is a scam. God was invented to control people thousands of years ago through their fears. Much more people have died "in the name of god" then any other form of organized crime. Yes. Religion is organized crime.
People were not smart enough to realize that soon, and he became a part of many families lives even up to now.
Now, with people being raised believing him, getting brainwashed from the beginning, religious fanatics can use the bible as an excuse for being a bigot,
example:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9d38EoQ9pg[/youtube]
and now no one uses logic, they simply use whatever they were raised in believing.
No matter how much evidence you put in front of their faces, people will still believe in god.
Most of the world has been brainwashed.
Now of course, religious fanatics don't have as much power as they used to, but lots of money is still going towards churches, instead of hospitals.

As you can see, I am an extreme atheist.



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08 May 2009, 10:09 am

AlMightyAl wrote:
God is a scam. God was invented to control people thousands of years ago through their fears.

But it was not consciously done so.


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