What is your personal relationship with God?

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XMNN: Apr 26, 2008; I am incredibly stupid

i sort of buy the free will answer to the problem of evil, but there are babies who are born into this world, spend their entire short lives in agonising pain and then die

if there is a god, "kind of an rear end in a top hat" is an understatement

# ? Mar 23, 2017 23:48

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Bulgogi Hoagie: Jun 1, 2012; We

im an atheist op

# ? Mar 23, 2017 23:50

XMNN: Apr 26, 2008; I am incredibly stupid

same

# ? Mar 23, 2017 23:51

Hardawn: Mar 15, 2004; Don't look at the sun, but rather what it illuminates; College Slice

Your body already knows the answer, so stick your thumb in your butt and take a reading

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:04

Mr.Tophat: Apr 7, 2007; You clearly don't understand joke development

I light incense and meditate, and then I get all my spells back so I can deal with the problem of evil by casting protection from evil

It's really very simple

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:04

smug n stuff: Jul 21, 2016; A Hobbit's Adventure

Stoatbringer posted:

Religion is fine until people start taking it seriously.

That's is what I think too! :hfive:

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:18

tactlessbastard: Feb 4, 2001; Godspeed, post; Fun Shoe

Hardawn posted:

Read the tao de ching

Yeah I'm gonna use a bunch of eastern bullshit to feel better about western bullshit

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:24

Hardawn: Mar 15, 2004; Don't look at the sun, but rather what it illuminates; College Slice

tactlessbastard posted:

Yeah I'm gonna use a bunch of eastern bullshit to feel better about western bullshit

Then just keep crying you little bitch

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:26

tactlessbastard: Feb 4, 2001; Godspeed, post; Fun Shoe

Hardawn posted:

Then just keep crying you little bitch

Confucius say shut the gently caress up

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:29

Vladimir Poutine: Aug 13, 2012

Hardawn posted:

Read the tao de ching

read the tao of nature by chuang tzu imo

there's this bit where confucius going for a walk and he sees a skull on the side of the path and it calls him a moron who doesn't know poo poo

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:42

SpaceClown: Feb 13, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

CareyB posted:

Rubbish, try letting go of everything material in your life and all that you know. Not easy. If you see yourself as equal to all things you will feel urged to make a LOT of changes in your life and laziness is not an option.

Lots of people "meditate" but who releases themselves from all that we know as described in something like the dhammapada? The fact is we can measure everything to a certain point and then it's guesswork anyway. What doesn't make that loving amazing, and beyond what we know, and why wouldn't you want to understand it better? We all like to think of the universe as travelling through space having orgies aboard alien spacestations but I think the reality is all you have is you, me, and the world around you, and your obligation should be on respecting that and making the sure the thing that sticks around when you die (your memories) are good ones and have a positive lasting impact.

So I would question why you think it's a lazy cop out. Your opinion is based on all that you know, driven by all the things that we are taught or conclude ourselves and Western civilisation itself is materialist in nature. I came to my conclusions through study of religion just through personal experience and life. With a dose of athiesm and love of science I *feel* like I've learnt a bunch but I can only offer you points, people and things that overall shine a light on actually just how loving similar everything is when you boil it down. There'll be a mathematical reasoning but it's not attainable as a string or summed up by a nice grandfather figure coddling or smiting you on his whim - the answer comes from within you to know it's there but you do live within it whether you like it or not.

You're really underestimating who you are talking to, lmao.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:43

Smash it Smash hit: Dec 30, 2009; prettay, prettay

Holy poo poo I'm not reading all this

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:46

Smash it Smash hit: Dec 30, 2009; prettay, prettay

Yeah you're talking to "THE SPACE CLOWN" which we all know is a dare alt

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:47

SpaceClown: Feb 13, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

If i wasnt on a phone id give a better reply.

Pm me dude, ill get to it when i get home tonight.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:47

Smash it Smash hit: Dec 30, 2009; prettay, prettay

Yeah pm THE SPACE CLOWN if you dare

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:48

Cabal Ties: Feb 28, 2004; Yam Slacker

SpaceClown posted:

You're really underestimating who you are talking to, lmao.

Care to expand on that at all? And I'm not talking to anyone specifically.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:49

DONKEY SALAMI: Jun 28, 2008; donkey? donkey?

he stays on his side of the line, i stay on my side.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:50

SpaceClown: Feb 13, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

Smash it Smash hit posted:

Yeah pm THE SPACE CLOWN if you dare

This but unironically

CareyB posted:

Care to expand on that at all? And I'm not talking to anyone specifically.

Its a long story. But uh, yes I have done that and far more my dude. If you would like to know, pm me and ill get back to you tonight (if I remember/feel like it)

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:52

ra tehuti: Feb 9, 2017; Thoth is protecting
my flesh entirely
I am Ra
day every
Seer of millions of years
is my name
traveling twice
along the way of
Horus the Judge

I am the lord of eternity
I feel
I perceive
I am in the utchat in it's closing
I exist by it's strength
I come forth and I shine
I go in and I come to life

tactlessbastard posted:

Yeah I'm gonna use a bunch of eastern bullshit to feel better about western bullshit

your problem is confusing the two

bs=bs

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:52

Infinite Karma: Oct 23, 2004; Good as dead

I'm God, haven't had one of these in a while, ama

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:56

ra tehuti: Feb 9, 2017; Thoth is protecting
my flesh entirely
I am Ra
day every
Seer of millions of years
is my name
traveling twice
along the way of
Horus the Judge

I am the lord of eternity
I feel
I perceive
I am in the utchat in it's closing
I exist by it's strength
I come forth and I shine
I go in and I come to life

Infinite Karma posted:

I'm God, haven't had one of these in a while, ama

what's it like to be dead?

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:56

Vladimir Poutine: Aug 13, 2012

Infinite Karma posted:

I'm God, haven't had one of these in a while, ama

What's the deal with airline food?

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:57

Infinite Karma: Oct 23, 2004; Good as dead

I'm not going to answer any of the ama questions though, that's not how God rolls. Still, ask away

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:58

Vladimir Poutine: Aug 13, 2012

Infinite Karma posted:

I'm not going to answer any of the ama questions though, that's not how God rolls. Still, ask away

FML

# ? Mar 24, 2017 00:59

ra tehuti: Feb 9, 2017; Thoth is protecting
my flesh entirely
I am Ra
day every
Seer of millions of years
is my name
traveling twice
along the way of
Horus the Judge

I am the lord of eternity
I feel
I perceive
I am in the utchat in it's closing
I exist by it's strength
I come forth and I shine
I go in and I come to life

Vladimir Poutine posted:

FML

# ? Mar 24, 2017 01:00

Rutibex: Sep 9, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

Infinite Karma posted:

I'm God, haven't had one of these in a while, ama

why is there something instead of nothing?

# ? Mar 24, 2017 01:04

ScRoTo TuRbOtUrD: Jan 21, 2007

# ? Mar 24, 2017 01:27

myDad: Jan 20, 2010; ce n'est pas ma m�re; College Slice

SCROTO TURBOSPERG posted:

# ? Mar 24, 2017 01:31

Whorelord: May 1, 2013; Jump into the well...

It's a shame Zoroastrianism isn't really around any more because it actually makes as much sense as a 6000 year old religion can

# ? Mar 24, 2017 02:34

ra tehuti: Feb 9, 2017; Thoth is protecting
my flesh entirely
I am Ra
day every
Seer of millions of years
is my name
traveling twice
along the way of
Horus the Judge

I am the lord of eternity
I feel
I perceive
I am in the utchat in it's closing
I exist by it's strength
I come forth and I shine
I go in and I come to life

the word of God can revive a hardened dick

# ? Mar 24, 2017 02:37

tactlessbastard: Feb 4, 2001; Godspeed, post; Fun Shoe

SCROTO TURBOSPERG posted:

It hasn't in twenty loving years, but what the hell maybe tomorrow will be the day.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 03:03

Bulgogi Hoagie: Jun 1, 2012; We

CareyB posted:

Rubbish, try letting go of everything material in your life and all that you know. Not easy. If you see yourself as equal to all things you will feel urged to make a LOT of changes in your life and laziness is not an option.

Lots of people "meditate" but who releases themselves from all that we know as described in something like the dhammapada? The fact is we can measure everything to a certain point and then it's guesswork anyway. What doesn't make that loving amazing, and beyond what we know, and why wouldn't you want to understand it better? We all like to think of the universe as travelling through space having orgies aboard alien spacestations but I think the reality is all you have is you, me, and the world around you, and your obligation should be on respecting that and making the sure the thing that sticks around when you die (your memories) are good ones and have a positive lasting impact.

So I would question why you think it's a lazy cop out. Your opinion is based on all that you know, driven by all the things that we are taught or conclude ourselves and Western civilisation itself is materialist in nature. I came to my conclusions through study of religion just through personal experience and life. With a dose of athiesm and love of science I *feel* like I've learnt a bunch but I can only offer you points, people and things that overall shine a light on actually just how loving similar everything is when you boil it down. There'll be a mathematical reasoning but it's not attainable as a string or summed up by a nice grandfather figure coddling or smiting you on his whim - the answer comes from within you to know it's there but you do live within it whether you like it or not.

i think you should try letting go of everything materialistic related to western civilisation like medicines and modern food and especially computers so that the world has to suffer your bullshit posting less

# ? Mar 24, 2017 03:10

Bulgogi Hoagie: Jun 1, 2012; We

Split Pea Superman posted:

Grew up Catholic, but became an edgy atheist in my teens and early 20's. Slowly realized that atheism is nothing but expression of a selfish vanity. Turns out God is real and cool and will make his ephemeral presence known if you look for it.

phew the atheist community really dodged a bullet there lol

# ? Mar 24, 2017 03:17

green chicken feet: Nov 5, 2015; spray-paint the vegetables
dog food stalls
with the beefcake pantyhose; Grimey Drawer

Pick posted:

Am I really the only Christian here?

I'm a Christian but I don't really talk about it here. I'm fully aware Christians are in the minority on SA and I have no desire to get into debates about religion.

I had an experience a few years back and it changed my life. I was agnostic before that. So yeah, I believe God is real and does take a personal interest in people, and I'll say it although it feels strange to say it.

green chicken feet fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Mar 24, 2017

# ? Mar 24, 2017 03:35