Tag: freedom
group name: god101
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October 03, 2007 09:39 PM EDT --
The old saying "you don't miss the water until the well has gone dry" rings so true for me today. I am so excited to have my "voice" restored on Gather. I have been away for a while . . . more
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December 27, 2006 04:47 PM EST --
Infinite is a difficult concept to grasp, and one which leads to much generally good natured contention in discussions of a theological nature. Sometimes people take it almost as a sign . . . more
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October 17, 2006 10:17 AM EDT --
There is a phrase folks use a lot that is rather misleading; 'People of faith'.
You see, there is no other kind. Though many like to think their view of reality is based on something solid, that . . . more
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November 22, 2006 11:49 AM EST --
We reside in a melting pot; a great democratic experiment where people of all races, creed, nationalities, political stances and religious persuasion (or none at all) seek to live together in harmony. . . . more
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January 08, 2007 11:14 PM EST --
There seems to be a bit of confusion about what a person is. Well, actually the problem is better described as confusion about what a person is not . . . I guess.
I often hear persons speak of . . . more
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June 09, 2007 05:28 AM EDT --
OK, I know this is not my customary "original", "serious" article, and I admit to a terrible breach of my normally impeccable gravitas a la mode, but I found this list . . . more
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November 25, 2006 09:50 PM EST --
It has become clear to me that many people do not grasp the notion of "God". The general concept this notion revolves around is that such a "Being" would have capabilities . . . more
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February 09, 2007 10:16 AM EST --
While many religous groups support such things as a ban on Gay marriage , people need to realize that such a law violates freedom of religion. Actually the government having anything to do with sanctioning . . . more
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September 03, 2006 08:33 AM EDT --
You are alive. You will die. This much is clear to all. What God is offering in Christ is an alternative in the form of an amendment; to be saved from death, and live forever.
This is . . . more
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November 22, 2007 08:31 PM EST --
There is a logic which, if employed, results in a rather convincing illusion. The logic goes; To be free, the mind must not be encumbered by belief in any specific "truths" or . . . more
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November 19, 2006 08:18 PM EST --
There's a lot of trouble created by having various beliefs being held by various people as "Truth". If we could get rid of all these variations, we could surely act . . . more
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February 09, 2007 08:39 PM EST --
It is clear that a human being cannot be absolutely certain of anything. Regardless of what one may think is true at any given moment, it is conceivable that one is dreaming, drugged, mentally . . . more
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February 20, 2007 06:22 PM EST --
When we eat a bite of fresh ripe fruit some very pleasant things happen.
When we eat a piece of delicious candy, similar, but more pleasurable things happen. Candy is stuff created specifically . . . more
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March 12, 2007 07:37 PM EDT --
Only six percent give as their reason for admiring Al-qaeda type actors, the extremist Islamic approach to religion often claimed by such groups. The large majority say it is because they feel . . . more
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October 23, 2006 12:33 AM EDT --
If God exists he's hiding.
People that can't find God are not looking in the right places.
You won't find God in your imagination, too obvious.
You won't find God in collective consciousness, . . . more
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February 22, 2007 09:19 AM EST --
Roughly a million years ago, when I was a young boy, Len told me a joke. Len was my grandfather, but I didn’t know that at the time. He was my step-grandfather actually, and that, when one . . . more
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February 24, 2007 11:25 PM EST --
For there to be meaningful dialog, one must be aware of ones own interests and motivations. I see little indication that you are. How one approaches a matter has a great impact on what is perceived. . . . more
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February 16, 2007 10:00 AM EST --
If I think of someone doing something cruel or destructive, something happens inside me. I can feel it happening, and I don’t like that feeling. If I think of someone doing something . . . more
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September 29, 2006 09:40 PM EDT --
By Martin Arnold in Paris
Published: September 29 2006 13:03 | Last updated: September 29 2006 13:03
A French philosophy teacher has gone into hiding under police protection after receiving death threats . . . more
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June 26, 2007 07:23 PM EDT --
Humans are capable of a vast array of feelings. Some so subtle they go virtually unnoticed as we contemplate things, or interact with others. Some overwhelmingly powerful, and liable to "sweep . . . more
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