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originally posted by: Diderot
a reply to: orangetom1999
"The counterfeiter who would try privily ..without many knowing it..to take Gods Glory. Please give me a name for this other religion and this other god??"
Dear orangetom, Perhaps I misunderstand you, but
the Truth that I embrace is not a religion.
Glory is not the sole province of God.
We observe the majesty before us
and you might see the hand of God.
I see the spectacle of Nature.
Nature is God is Nature.
Glory is not the sole province of God.
originally posted by: Diderot
a reply to: jmdewey60
"What that means is that God will not abandon his sheep, as it continues on in the analogy to describe what He continues to do as the good shepherd."
Dear jm, You point is well taken, but I have a problem with the first line of the psalm. I have no problem with God our Father, or God our Teacher, or God our Inspiration, but God our Shepherd puts us on the level of sheep, with no autonomy, or promise of our rightful domain upon the earth. The excellence of Humanity is no virtue to this God the Shepherd.
originally posted by: subtopia
The LORD is my CEO, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green fifties and one hundreds,
He leads me beside quiet cafes, He restores my internet connection.
He guides me in paths of corporate takeovers for His name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no lawful conviction, for You are with me;
Your military and Your nuclear arsenal, they comfort me.
You prepare a virus before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my corporations with oil; my pockets overflow.
Surely madness and hate will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Amen.
Just thought I'd put up this version again just in case anyone missed it...
originally posted by: subtopia
a reply to: OpinionatedB
I like your version too.
I still feel though that the belief in a God like that stems from mans inability to accept the possible reality that he is the result of coincidence and chance within the evolution of existence.
originally posted by: Diderot
a reply to: nenothtu
"He won't be 'leading them beside still waters'."
Dear nenothtu, Perhaps you have been reading too much D.H. Lawrence, but I see you as a
misanthrope of minor conviction.
Perhaps your true family lies beyond the ties of blood.
It is really a matter of how we define our family.
originally posted by: Diderot
I think that we might have two different perceptions of the meaning of misanthropy. To me it is essentially a pathological
animus towards humanity. This necessarily entails a degree of self-loathing.
originally posted by: subtopia
a reply to: OpinionatedB
Is there that much difference between a billion to one spontaneous organic occurrence and immaculate conception?