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Karen Armstrong's Case for God
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God as the highest self
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Simon Forman replied to gneognostic's discussion Plea for reconciliation"Thanks for pointing this out. It's a good read."
Kernel John replied to gneognostic's discussion Plea for reconciliation"To understand where the OSR community is today, one needs to become familiar, to a degree, with the past. This 2009 discussion illustrates how well the culture has been able to evolve. It has taken until now for this community call…"
James Germiquet replied to gneognostic's discussion God is beauty - my road to belief."
I see God as being simple.
God is the spirit of treating others in a way you would want them to treat you.
God is the spirit of trying to understand others the way you want people to understand you.
God is the spirit of doing…"
James Germiquet replied to gneognostic's discussion God is beauty - my road to belief."She missed the most obvious solution. Take the spiles out of your back. Even though you were raised in christianly and studied religion, Jesus teachings and the Spirit of Christ have nothing to do with 'religion' . Jesus said there will be…"
Khem the Is Real-ite replied to gneognostic's discussion God is beauty - my road to belief."All beauty definitely comes from God. This is the key to acquiring the spirit of discernment."
Jeff H replied to gneognostic's discussion Christ as trickster"
Jesus does just the opposite. He is the light on the hill."
Khem the Is Real-ite replied to gneognostic's discussion Christ as trickster"This is the best discussion of the true nature of Jesus Christ currently active on OSR. His greatest trick is keeping His "secret identity" from being discovered by the…"
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- What religion or philosophy, if any, do you adhere to?
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- Is there anything that ISN'T god?
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I've been gone for awhile, have we successfully redefined god yet?
It's one of those random nights when, all of a sudden out of nowhere, I get a hankering for theological discussion.
I feel like standing on a soapbox on a corner and shouting out random aphorisms like "God by definition exists and does not exist, since God is greater than the dichotomy of existence!" and "Everyone is right!" and "Carl Jung is my homeboy!"
Where to go, where to go? I suppose I could go to a church or shul or a mosque, but the…
Read More Posted on November 4, 2010 at 10:20pm — 6 Comments
Jesus on the gender dichotomy
Jesus saw some babies nursing. He said to his disciples, "These nursing babies are like those who enter the (Father's) kingdom."
They said to him, "Then shall we enter the (Father's) kingdom as babies?"
Jesus said to them, "When you make the two into one, and when you make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and when you make male and female into a single one, so that the male will not be male nor the female be female, when… Read More
They said to him, "Then shall we enter the (Father's) kingdom as babies?"
Jesus said to them, "When you make the two into one, and when you make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and when you make male and female into a single one, so that the male will not be male nor the female be female, when… Read More
Posted on October 18, 2009 at 1:08pm — 19 Comments
Those who struggle with god
I love religious paths, I think they're awesome and fascinating and variously fulfilling. generally, I feel like they don't quite fit with my outlook on things, especially because I feel like I need freedom to believe and not believe at my whim and leisure.
The path that I've felt most personally inclined to is judaism. the depth and richness of the cultural traditions, the beauty of the liturgy, the freedom and trepidation with which jews approach the divine. But judaism is a faith… Read More
The path that I've felt most personally inclined to is judaism. the depth and richness of the cultural traditions, the beauty of the liturgy, the freedom and trepidation with which jews approach the divine. But judaism is a faith… Read More
Posted on May 31, 2009 at 1:59pm — 2 Comments
I admire
-doone for his dogged devotion to the objective scientific worldview, expressed in countless diagrams and articles.
-Jeff H for his open mindedness and willingness to consider alternate frames of reference.
- doug for his passion and unshakable faith, the sheer totality of his surrender to the absurd.
and having said all that, I'm dropping out of the debates on evolution. I just find them infuriating and futile. RG is to me about collectively building frameworks for the… Read More
-Jeff H for his open mindedness and willingness to consider alternate frames of reference.
- doug for his passion and unshakable faith, the sheer totality of his surrender to the absurd.
and having said all that, I'm dropping out of the debates on evolution. I just find them infuriating and futile. RG is to me about collectively building frameworks for the… Read More
Posted on March 31, 2009 at 1:16pm — 2 Comments
Let the mystery be
Jeff has his christian rappers, Sid has his angry atheist rappers...
I have my agnostic folk singers. Carter Family + Bertrand Russel = Iris… Read More
I have my agnostic folk singers. Carter Family + Bertrand Russel = Iris… Read More
Posted on March 19, 2009 at 5:54pm — 4 Comments
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Tom Arnold said… - Thanks of the comment. I appreciate it. I try to talk to everyone without anger and honestly to see their opinion and how I can learn from it.
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Denita said… - oh, well, thanks! I'd been thinking the bio was tooo long and considered shortening it to just the web page link.
One of the secrets to my success? Quit watching t.v. about 7th grade. Too boring. Flat roles for women. Would rather live life than watch someone else do it. Also, willing to be (financially) poor for many, many years - even to point of not having a home at times. Part time work only. No ironing. And so on. All of it equals more time for what's more important!
- At 3:19pm on January 3, 2009,
Toriach said… - Hey GN,
One of the earliest influences on my beliefs was the character of Spock from Star Trek. In the rather wonderful book Spock's World written in the early 80's by Diane Duane we learn more about the history of Vulcan and about the person who helped guide the planet onto a path of logical thought and self control Surak. Chthia is a Vulcan word that commonly gets translated as "logic" but is more precisely translated as "reality truth". Basically Ms. Duane envisioned Vulcan's system of self mastery as kind of a blend of Buddhism, Taoism, and Stoicism. And it's always worked fairly well for me, especially since as much as I find admirable in each of those systems there are also many things that I have problems with.
- At 10:53am on January 3, 2009,
RevLGKing said… - You asked: "One question in my mind is, does god also exist apart from, or transcendent from, the natural universe?"
The following is no doubt a repeat of what I have said elsewhere. It is strictly my opinion and offered without any intention of being doctrinaire:
GOD is that which is without borders, dimensions, whatever. As you imply below: "There is nothing that ISN'T god."
Check out John 4: 7-30--the story of Jesus and the Samaritan Woman--where Jesus defines God as "Spirit". The Greek for Spirit is 'pneuma'--which literally means air, wind, breath. In Jesus day air was a thing of great mystery, not unlike what we have in mind, today, when we think about the vacuum of infinite space into which the universe is expanding.
In John 3--the story of Nicodemus--Jesus equates 'pneuma' with coming to conscious awareness of self--being born again.
- At 3:38pm on December 1, 2008,
Quorpencetta said… - Is there anything that ISN'T god?
- I would propose this as a matter of perspective. In one sense I am God, and I am one with the universe. In this mood, I look at the outside world as being a reflection of my inner landscape, and it serves as a mirror through which I can practice self-reflection. But sometimes it is more gratifying to focus on the alien aspects of experience. Things that through (our separation) lack of understanding cause shock or fear or anger. Or perhaps romantic love, there's a fine line there sometimes. Because there is a kind of love that cannot be experienced for ones self but only for a Beloved Other. And the most romantic is the evolution of the experience of the alien from hate/fear into love.
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rob stone posted a discussionPredestined for Glorification
We cannot earn salvation, and we can never lose salvation, because salvation is based not upon what…See More
Roman Kozlowski replied to Roman Kozlowski's discussion What is God? And why the idea of God?"I agree kernel. Our ideas and beliefs are to a greater extent what define us and make us who we…"
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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