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Old 05-15-2009, 07:27 AM
 
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this may be a risky, but IS a (very) polite question:

are we putting characters or characteristics on display here?
It is difficult not to do both when making assertions about the maturity and intelligence of SOME . . . implicitly.
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Old 05-15-2009, 07:31 AM
 
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It is difficult not to do both when making assertions about the maturity and intelligence of SOME . . . implicitly.

i would rather do without such difficulties, always bearing in mind one could end up assassinated, one way or the other.

grave implications.
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Old 05-15-2009, 06:25 PM
 
Location: An absurd world.
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I would just like to butt in real quick and make one point.

You can't see somebody's emotions over the internet. Claiming that you know whether or not somebody is getting angry or hyped up over what you typed is just foolish. With that said, you can't act as if the way you're treated on forum means anything in regards to attributing certain behavior to certain groups of people.


Carry on.
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Old 05-15-2009, 07:11 PM
 
Location: England
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Well I just can't identify with this OP - I have no doubts whatsoever that God exists. None. I know it in my spirit, my soul, my mind and my heart. Nothing could convince me otherwise. I think its because I didn't find God - God found me. I have had too many experiences to change my mind, well it couldn't be changed because I just know!!!
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Old 05-15-2009, 08:35 PM
 
Location: CA
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Well I just can't identify with this OP - I have no doubts whatsoever that God exists. None. I know it in my spirit, my soul, my mind and my heart. Nothing could convince me otherwise. I think its because I didn't find God - God found me. I have had too many experiences to change my mind, well it couldn't be changed because I just know!!!
I appreciate your conviction in a God, but don't confuse conviction and belief with empirical evidence when you say that you KNOW something, which implies factual proof. Factual proof in a God would be evidence which could be verified, otherwise you are just stating your opinion and what you term as KNOWING is in fact just your belief.
As to the OP, there is no credible evidence to suggest there is a God. Coming to grips with this reality should be liberating. There is freedom in truth, and although it's not grandiose like Mansions and Streets of Gold, it is real. At the very core, survival is the purpose of life. When you have mastered that, then there are any number of ways to be happy and enjoy this 1 life; by making this world a better place. How to do that is for you to decide.
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Old 05-15-2009, 09:27 PM
 
Location: Victoria, BC.
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Naw, being an Atheist doesn't disappoint me, but it sure seems to disappoint a lot of other people.
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