Tag: philosophy
group name: god101
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April 06, 2007 01:40 PM EDT --
Faith is an internal desire motivating a person to accept certain propositions independent of the evidence supporting or denying the same. As a “basis or motive for action, decision, or conviction,” . . . 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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July 02, 2007 08:23 AM EDT --
The human mind is
A mental house divided
By relative thought.
[Rich Note 1: A primary "in-sight" from which all else naturally follows. Also points to "happiness" . . . more
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March 02, 2007 01:55 PM EST --
Why are we Here?
There are more than 6.5 billion people on this little blue plant third from the sun. As far as we know, no life exists on any of the other planets that we have had the . . . 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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July 01, 2007 07:24 AM EDT --
Overflowing Joy
Is the reward of those who
Love absolutely.
[Rich Note: This one, as does Truth, speaks for itself.]
(C) 2007 RFHay
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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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July 17, 2008 08:32 AM EDT --
In the thought of Vladimir Vernadsky and Teilhard de Chardin , the noosphere (sometimes spelled nöosphere ) can be seen as the " sphere of human thought" being derived from the . . . 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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September 05, 2008 08:38 PM EDT --
Trying to "fix me"
By "changing you" only makes
Sense to an "ego."
If "I" can change "you"
To make "me" feel better then
"I" . . . more
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July 05, 2007 07:38 AM EDT --
THAT in me which is
Relatively Changeless is
The Knowledge I AM.
THAT in me which Is
Absolutely Changeless is
Awareness Itself.
[Rich Note: Using more poetic and/or metaphoric terms, one might substitute . . . more
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July 09, 2007 07:15 AM EDT --
Re-integrating
Relative perspectives is
A divine calling.
[Rich Note: What’s going on within the geographic confines of your skull, behind your eyes, right now? Is it not everything you . . . 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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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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