Zone1 Religion is not needed if a "golden rule" is valued

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how does what - not. from nothing is nothing.

the everpresent metaphysical (forces) responsible for cyclical bb, the boomerang theory embraces has always been - the heavenly origin of life.

God is no thing. Not God is nothing.

 

[BreezeWood]

God is no thing. Not God is nothing.

whether what you believe is true or not, the heavens are responsible for life whether your god exists or the polytheistic is irrelevant - jesus, your religion was a thing.

 

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whether what you believe is true or not, the heavens are responsible for life whether your god exists or the polytheistic is irrelevant - jesus, your religion was a thing.

The Trinity isn't. It is no thing. It is incorporeal. It's a relationship to be entered into. It's not a mystery to be solved.

 

[Blues Man]

The Trinity isn't. It is no thing. It is incorporeal. It's a relationship to be entered into. It's not a mystery to be solved.

You can't have a relationship with nothing.

 

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You can't have a relationship with no thing.

But I am, and the benefits are amazing. Just because you can't process it doesn't mean others can't.

 

[Blues Man]

But I am, and the benefits are amazing. Just because you can't process it doesn't mean others can't.

Yeah only because you need external validation so you make up imaginary "relationships" I bet you were one of those guys who had a girlfriend in Canada while you were in HS too.

 

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Yeah only because you need external validation so you make up imaginary "relationships" I bet you were one of those guys who had a girlfriend in Canada while you were in HS too.

I don't need your approval. I've chosen the better portion and it won't be taken from me.

 

[Blues Man]

I don't need your approval. I've chosen the better portion and it won't be taken from me.

Better than what?

You need to claim victory even with your religion.

It's really kind of sad

 

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Better than what?

Better than the portion you have chosen.

 

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You need to claim victory even with your religion.

Just stating reality. I'm happy with my choice. I don't believe you are happy with your choice. Otherwise, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

 

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It's really kind of sad

Said the guy criticizing the beliefs of others because he's not happy with his.

 

[Mashmont]

Just stating reality. I'm happy with my choice. I don't believe you are happy with your choice. Otherwise, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

I always get the feeling Blues wants to be talked out of his atheism.

 

[surada]

Thinking that the human race will adhere to the Golden Rule is absurd

In case you had not noticed, the man who gave us the Golden Rule was nailed to a cross.

Humanity needs saved, and only God can do the saving.

Clearly, the history of man should show you that man, left to his own devices, will destroy himself.

The golden rule is universal, dummy.

 

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I always get the feeling Blues wants to be talked out of his atheism.

I don't get that feeling. I get the feeling that misery loves company.

 

[surada]

Who makes the golden rule?

As you stated, there are many religions and beliefs.

The Golden Rule is universal. It shows up in many, many religions.

 

[Grumblenuts]

The golden rule is universal, dummy.

Indeed. To me it seems self-evident regarding things like the wheel, all of mathematics, and relativity; the golden rule sits waiting to be discovered and rediscovered. Timeless and profound. However, unlike religious belief ("Faith"), the golden rule does not favor wealth, power, or any establishment (including religious). It favors healthy social engagement. Certainly not so much here, but among those who really need to get along just to survive or subsist. We evolved from fairly doomed, hunter-gathering troglodytes because we learned how to give enough of a shit about one another to settle down and enter into more stable, mutually beneficial forms of relationship. Then we farmed, bred like rabbits, and all went straight to hell.

 

[DukeU]

The Golden Rule is universal. It shows up in many, many religions.

Atheists follow a golden rule?

How about satanists?

 

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Indeed. To me it seems self-evident regarding things like the wheel, all of mathematics, and relativity; the golden rule sits waiting to be discovered and rediscovered. Timeless and profound. However, unlike religious belief ("Faith"), the golden rule does not favor wealth, power, or any establishment (including religious). It favors healthy social engagement. Certainly not so much here, but among those who really need to get along just to survive or subsist. We evolved from fairly doomed, hunter-gathering troglodytes because we learned how to give enough of a shit about one another to settle down and enter into more stable, mutually beneficial forms of relationship. Then we farmed, bred like rabbits, and all went straight to hell.

So by your logic the need to get along just to survive or subsist is what doomed us. Brilliant.

 

[Grumblenuts]

So by your logic the need to get along just to survive or subsist is what doomed us. Brilliant.

Nope, but thanks anyway.

 

[Meriweather]

Sounds great. You

No need to change the subject and talk about me. I'm not that interesting, only one of hundreds of perspectives.