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Originally posted by merky
It is impossible for the human mind to comprehend what is commonly called God.
To have faith in something that you can in no way know, seems fruitless.
Must be the drugs.
Originally posted by LastOutfiniteVoiceEternal
Originally posted by merky
It is impossible for the human mind to comprehend what is commonly called God.
To have faith in something that you can in no way know, seems fruitless.
Must be the drugs.
The human mind accepts impossibilities and the comprehension of it, this is why there are no impossibilities or miss-comprehensions. When everything is known the faith is no longer required in it; having faith in something that is not currently known precisely fits the definition of faith. Now, why would faith Be fruitless if it is all ways only what it defines as faith? It is that faith that ultimately allows those who are faithfull to see this idea of God when it arrives in the consciousness.
As for the drugs comment, it was not needed, it was merely an attempt to mentally flatulate at the things that you are not understanding and accepting... that makes for a smelly departure.
Even for you to know that God is unkowable is to know God
[edit on 23-12-2006 by LastOutfiniteVoiceEternal]
Originally posted by LastOutfiniteVoiceEternal
You are your God.
What you choose to Be is what you become. Think about how strong and influential you are. You are Everything, Being
Originally posted by NowAmFound
You're right, we can never fully comprehend God. We are more pitiful than maggots in comparison...there is no comparison. But, we can still have a relationship with Him. I mean, you don't have to fully understand anything to have a relationship with it. We have faith in the others everyday and it is impossible to fully know anyone. I mean, it's impossible to even fully know ourselves.
Originally posted by merky
It is impossible for the human mind to comprehend what is commonly called God.
Originally posted by NowAmFound
LastOut:
I didn't mean to say that maggots are pitiful in themselves, just a comparison. But,although everything is valuable without comparisons, everything does not play an equal role in existence. You missed the point.
On thought being sufficient for relationship--in the most shallow sense. It takes alot more than thought to trascend into something meaningful. Most of us want the latter.
Originally posted by NowAmFound
P.S. God does not have a sex. It is a convenience to refer to God as Him. It is also common because males are often seen as the more dominant of the sexes and most people feel that it is a sign of respect to address God with the dominant pronoun "Him."
Originally posted by LastOutfiniteVoiceEternal
Men are just women with penises.
Originally posted by dbates
Originally posted by LastOutfiniteVoiceEternal
Men are just women with penises.
No, it's not that simple. Men are most always larger, have more body hair, a faster metabolism, different emotional responses, and different logical skill sets than women. True that women and men are both humans, but men are dominant. You can't get around that fact.
So back to the topic, God is neither male or female, but is referred to in the masculine form because we perceive this being to be more dominant than we are. Also it's easier to say Him than "the higher being".
Originally posted by NowAmFound
LastOut:
Actually, the compariston was the comparison, not an admittance of anything. Many people are confused by comparisons, though, I know.
Um, yeah, a point was missed. Everything does not play an equal role in "existence". All roles played are valuable, but not equally valuable.
On your thought discourse...you really failed to say anything meaningful. :/
On God not having a sex. I'm sorry you don't like the reasons why He is referred to as He. Most of the world is happy with it. And, did I ever say that I agreed? Chill, dude.