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Originally posted by Charlie Murphy
The Hotel has 25 $.
The three men combined have 3$.
The cheap bellhop has 2$.
25+3+2= 30.
The way it was written is just an attempt to confuse the reader. As I'm sure you know there is no missing dollar.
Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
It's just a story, there was never really $30.00 to begin with.
Originally posted by Charlie Murphy
Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
It's just a story, there was never really $30.00 to begin with.
I know, just an attempt to put down atheists.
Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
Hey now, I put down everyone just as equally.
Originally posted by Mayet
How do you define supreme being.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
I think a definition of God would be a good place to start. Because if someone were to ask if I believe in God, the first thing I would say is "It depends on what you mean by God."
Originally posted by queenannie38
Nevertheless, I don't think it is possible to define God even for the purposes of someone else understanding what I mean by 'God,'
Originally posted by Charlie Murphy
Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
Hey now, I put down everyone just as equally.
Atheists can't tell you what it's like to believe in God, just as you can't tell them what its like not to.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Originally posted by Mayet
How do you define supreme being.
I think that's key. I think a definition of God would be a good place to start. Because if someone were to ask if I believe in God, the first thing I would say is "It depends on what you mean by God."
Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
If GOD is not aware of all things at all times and is not all knowing and all powerful and omnipotent and omnipresent, then it is not GOD.
This holds true to the teachings of many religions on our planet.
Originally posted by AkashicWanderer
God is.
Anything else is a human attempt at personifying a concept that may seem alien without any adjectives.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
To me, "God Is" is also a human attempt to make some sort of difinitive statement about something of which I have no real idea. Because I'm not sure 'God Is'. If I can't say, by any words or ideas or thoughts, what God Is, how can I say, "God Is"? I mean, the second I say the word 'God', connotations abound.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Sorry E. Teacher, if this is off topic. But I'm still not sure what responses you were trying to evoke or induce, these are simply my thoughts on the subject.
Originally posted by queenannie38
Nevertheless, I don't think it is possible to define God even for the purposes of someone else understanding what I mean by 'God,'
Even closer to what I'm thinking. I think the closest I can come to defining 'God' is to say what it isn't for me. I have also tried different words, because for me to say that I believe in 'God' is misleading, because of what I think other people have in their minds. Like you said, if I say the word God, people think of their interpretation of God, when in reality, I don't believe in that at all.
.... I won’t say that I believe in God, simply because there are too many assumptions made by people . . .
But I came to a very important understanding of myself and my beliefs when I thought about that travesty of organized religion has inspired. The travesty of separating ourselves from God and looking upon ourselves as lowly, unworthy, shameful, sinful creatures, while God is a perfect holy SEPERATE being.
I just don’t buy that and never will.
The other concept:
The height of arrogance and the height of control was when man made God in his image.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
If GOD is not aware of all things at all times and is not all knowing and all powerful and omnipotent and omnipresent, then it is not GOD.
See, in my mind, that's your perception of God. That's really just your opinion of God. Your definition of God.
This holds true to the teachings of many religions on our planet.
Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
This statement would be true if the athiest did at one point truly believe in God and experience everything with the accepted (by their mind) precept of an omni-presence that is conscious just as people who truly believe in an omnipresent omnipotent entity at one point did not really believe in a GOD.
Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
I appreciate your viewpoint, I just don't agree. Thanks for your input.
Originally posted by AkashicWanderer
If we accept the concept of God,
then the furthest we can get from human interpretation is to solely accept that the concept exists, and no more.