"I tend to think of God as falling within the third category, as an idea. I often refer to God as a definition. We can choose to label something that exists as God. My favorite definition is St. Anselm's with a slight…"
The mixing of religious and non-religious beliefs in an individual.
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Is God simply an idea, or is he a real and sentient being?
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This came up in another discussion I was having and I thought it's an interesting split in a lot of people's beliefs.The way I see this, you can respond in one of three ways...1. There is no God,…Read More
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Sidian M.S. Jones Apr 23, 2012.
How can you be a gnostic atheist?
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One of the questions I am most often asked after revealing that I am a gnostic atheist (an individual who is relatively confident that he can state with certainty that there is no god), is how can I…Read More
Started this discussion. Last reply by Blade Swift Apr 16, 2012.
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jlong7 replied to Blade Swift's discussion Is God simply an idea, or is he a real and sentient being?
Kernel John replied to Blade Swift's discussion Is God simply an idea, or is he a real and sentient being?"4. One cannot know God without knowing the self/soul. One can only know God by connecting the soul (mind) with the Mind of God.
You are not a physical being, you are metaphysical point of conscient energy. If you turn God into a…"
Blade Swift replied to Blade Swift's discussion How can you be a gnostic atheist?"Well first I'm talking about knowing whether or not something exist, not knowing how a particular feeling feels. I'm more interested in the search for a living God, a sentient entity which created the universe and possibly interacts with…"
Kernel John replied to Blade Swift's discussion How can you be a gnostic atheist?"There are some things one cannot know or understand until one believes in them first.
If you don't believe you can be victorious, you probably can't.
If you've not yet been presented any hypothetical God which you think…"
Blade Swift replied to Blade Swift's discussion How can you be a gnostic atheist?"Understood Khem.
What I'm saying though is that whenever we observe an occurrence and from what we observe we make deductions we realize that there might be some situation where what I learn from that situation might refute my…"
Kernel John replied to Blade Swift's discussion How can you be a gnostic atheist?"Nothing escapes Khem. That's why we must pay attention to what we say.
In this case Blade Swift says, "Of course, there might be some God which is outside of my realm of understand". . . then goes on to mention he/she is…"
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- What religion or philosophy, if any, do you adhere to?
- Gnostic Atheism
- My question for the OSR community:
- Presuming the Christian God exists, and the Garden of Eden is a literal event, then how can mankind be punished for an sin he committed (eating the apple) before he was knowledgeable of good and evil (which he was granted after eating the apple.)
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- At 5:51pm on April 22, 2012,
Sidian M.S. Jones said… Hey thanks for the mention on reddit. I love the community there but unfortunately they don't seem to feel the same. Oh well though, it's worth mentioning OSR time to time when appropriate. Someday maybe a group of them will see in this project what we see.
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Kernel John replied to Roman Kozlowski's discussion What is God? And why the idea of God?"Yes Roman, our ideas and beliefs can be thought of as territory.
If they are fundamental to…"
Roman Kozlowski replied to Roman Kozlowski's discussion What is God? And why the idea of God?"Dear Khem, you are an interesting one in that you tend to rebuff first with further questions…"
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I very much enjoyed the recent Open Source Religion (OSR) discussion about the role regarding the…See More
Khem the Is Real-ite replied to Roman Kozlowski's discussion What is God? And why the idea of God?"Please explain what you mean by "scientific". How could proceeding by trial and…"
Roman Kozlowski replied to Roman Kozlowski's discussion What is God? And why the idea of God?"Your answer must go beyond the the faith mentioned in Hebrews 11:1 and all other similar universal…"
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Roman Kozlowski replied to Kernel John's discussion God God Para Gate"Cut circle into 4 parts - mmm?"
OpenSourceRlgn via Twitter@davidbgoode People don't rely on definition to believe in a God, they rely on belief. OSR promotes exploration and clarity of beliefs.
DavidBGoode via TwitterAs interesting as the idea of Open Source Religion is, why? If God can be defined by us, why have one at all? http://t.co/AE0FCIwJAa
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