The first step to understanding is looking.
I have targeted a place where god exists.
Focus and tell us what you see.
I don't get it? Is this a trick question?
this is not a trick question pennyofheaven
inspired by the hub prove you exist
tricks are for clowns
Welcome
Ok cool! Why the cross hairs and not beyond the cross hairs, before the cross hairs as well? Are you meaning our understanding of or communication with God?
I would agree that god only exists in ones perception.
hi Beelzedad
getting you to agree that god exists is my finest achievement to date
he is a conceptual being /castlepaloma told me so
we both accept his existence but only as a figment of people's imagination
i'm i getting this right
But God hates figs the Phelps said! Imagination is good!
hi pennyofheaven what on earth is a phelp
it's mentioned on the forum but i honestly don't know what they are
figs?
Sorry luabu I was joking. On that Phelps thread there is an article that said God hates figs. And your fig-ment bought it to mind. Phelps are a family in a babtist church that protest in the most unusual of places like funerals.
I would agree with anyone who said gods exist within their perceptions. Gods don't exist anywhere else, though.
there is a quantifiable phenomena here with measurable characteristics
gods exist in perceptions
god as a meaurable identifiable single object exists in the cross hairs of these perceptions
we are all looking at the same thing at the same spot
QED it is there it exists
now we need to study it and see what we have been looking at
i'd love your opinion on this
luabu
Then, show me those "quantifiable and measurable characteristics"
Yes, the perceptions of reality induced from religious myths.
LOL! I still see reality, but it appears quite void of gods.
Yes, the perceptions of reality induced from religious myths.
a bit like what happens arb further down this hub/have a look
also what is making people see a god
i have it cornered and in our sights/we all agree that it is there/now what is it
luabu
So, no "quantifiable phenomena with measurable characteristics" are forthcoming?
Figments of ones imagination.
i'll be on this tomorrow Beelzedad/info forthcoming
this thread has me thinking at a very deep level
i knew i had something to do Beelzedad and i honestly forgot
quantifiable phenomena with measurable characteristics
in the oven as we speak apologies
There seems to be a common subconsious perception of( a God being ) among humans which is real and quantifiable.I personally suspect that all living things have this in their own way.It is an intrinsic part of being alive.
People feel an external warmth,a light,a radiance,a love,something beautiful....etc
They have a desire to approach this thing.They call it God.
Suggesting that this phenomena does not occour is as proposterous and wishful as stating that you or I know anything about it.
Beelzeedad:thousands of people rushing into a shop suggests that there is something of value in the shop:Deep within humans there is a God thing.
So, no "quantifiable phenomena with measurable characteristics" are forthcoming?
Thousands of people rushing into a shop suggests a good advertising campaign.
Beelzedad :you wrote.....
I would agree with anyone who said gods exist
within their perceptions. Gods don't exist
anywhere else, though.....Yes, the perceptions of reality induced from religious myths.....Figments of ones imagination
.
My research based on the small sample used in
this thread is sketchy but revealing never the
less.
You agree that Gods exist in perceptions....
when you looked yourself you reported back to
us....you said
I still see reality, but it appears quite void of
gods.
I don't think you looked?
No description of the reality you saw.
I wouldn't say for example
I saw Dublin but it appears quite void of laughter.
Would that not be a very subjective thing to say
and would it not suggest that I hadn't really
checked the place out.
There are things here
one guy saw a diamond
another saw love
another saw light
arb was nearly blinded
Don't be afraid of what you might see Beelzeedad
Take a better look /what does this reality of
yours really look like/don't just tell us what it
hasn't got/we've figured their are no God's in
your perception/perceptions
How real is your reality to you/
Focus and tell us what you see.
Sure I did, I look at reality ever waking moment of my life.
Why should I be afraid of looking at reality, there is nothing else to look at.
Perhaps, I'm not getting through... I see reality with clarity and focus, it is completely devoid of gods. If anyone claims to see gods, they should seek professional help.
Why should I be afraid of looking at reality, there is nothing else to look at
that is what you said
Beelzeedad
please apply your logic to this
when you look at reality do you see love
if you do /how is it measurable and quantifiable
is love real
if it is then this thing we are talking about God is real and exists
it is a human phenomena just like love
if you do not see love in reality then i respect your viewpoint and concede the logic of this discussion
Thanks for your previous answers and looking forward to your post on this .
What this has to do with myths and superstitions and the fact that you have yet to produce anything measurable or quantifiable about gods is beyond me.
Beelzeedad
i have just searched all of Jerusalem for you and i find you in a hubbers synagogue praying for sick relations.
Almost biblical Beelze/ answer the question please. /i was worried about you/yuu need to work on your sincerity whilst praying/just an observation.
Beelzeedad
when you look at your reality, do you see love?
Don't you think that it would be much easier to just say you have nothing quantifiable or measurable rather then trying to squirm out of it by turning it on me?
if you cannot answer this question in any way Beelzedad i feel that you are not really being open and frank about your real beliefs
this would be a surprise to me as it would seem that you had suddenly become your own version of a fundamentalist religion
ie i see what i see and thats whats there
your challenge to me is easy for me and i assure you i will answer it in my next thread post /something you are welcome to
now we have two new concepts faith and trust
do you trust me/ do you have faith that i will attempt to give you satisfactory /measurable/quantifiable/proof that god exists
you have already admitted as much yourself
answer this question now
when you look at your own reality ,do you see love?
No, you are not being honest about your claims of producing "quantifiable phenomena with measurable characteristics" - that has nothing to do with me.
Yes, I understand that believers are unable to quantify anything they claim and must turn their failures against others in defense.
I'm almost sure you'll just dance around waving your arms rather than producing anything quantifiable, or you'll just keep asking the same question as if it were my job to do your homework.
Yes, as expected.
Recap of thread for those just home from work
Filters like rays of sunlight coming through a passing cloud-pennyofheaven
I am for once, momentarily, intrinsically exposed. It was not me searching the scope. It was He.-Arb
I would agree that god only exists in ones perception Beelzedad
everybody is my brother in humanity and I love them all.Paarsurrey
Too funny! Thank you for the laughter. I've not laughed all day until this moment. Cagsil
We're going along nicely
Lets take a look at this article it will help us in our perception - http://hubpages.com/hub/The-being-Called-man
Too funny! Thank you for the laughter. I've not laughed all day until this moment.
The Creator-God has many attributes; two of which are relevant here; the first of the two is that He is az-zahir- evident of the most evident and the second is that He is al-batin- He is hidden from the most hidden; one cannot perceive Him unless He Himself comes near to the focus of our eye or inner-eye:
[6:104] Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware.
http://www.alislam.org/quran/search2/sh … ;verse=103
Thanks Paarsurrey for your comment
az-zahir- evident of the most evident
al-batin- He is hidden from the most hidden
is it that he decides whether you see him or not?
is this stuff explainable to me?
like evident of the most evident/take this
like /big of the largest/
what does big of the largest mean to you?
I really really don't understand this
Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes.
--is this like /he'll tuck you in when you have your homework done/kinda like a father/like he's definately male/yeah?
He's incomprehensible but definately male/I think i'm getting it.
One can only reach Him or know Him under the principles and methods He has set for us to know him as He is out of our reach in this sense that our methods fall short of that dimension. We cannot reach Him through our own faulty devised methods. He has created everything with such precision and set it on an automatic mode that apparently it seems that it needs nothing from outside to run.
Here comes the need of Word of Revelation from Him.
hi paarsurrey
You believe in your journey and you have methods and principles to get there.
Sounds like a plan to me.
Focus and tell us what you see.
it's a god we can't understand,quantify,imagine or describe in a way that anyone has yet devised
i think you believe in an omnipotent god same as most religous people
there is logically only room for one of these /that means sharing
unless there is a dimensional hierarchy among omnipotent gods
kinda like /one on first floor /top floor etc
think about this point please
you have no tangible quantifiable human evidence about your god but yet you know enough to dismiss other peoples gods as false gods.Maybe there are sub gods.
religous people could haggle over real estate in this not world sphere
i'll take it you can't see anything because it is unseeable.
Thanks for your contribution
You tried to explain it to me (commendable and generous) but i just don't get it
Yes; we can't ourselves understand, quantify, imagine or describe the Creator-God Allah YHWH; yet he comes near us and we can know of him from His attributes manifest in the Universe and the Life.
Here comes the need of Word of Revelation from Him.
It's a belief in an omnipotent creator god.
Take your pick from the top shelf.
I like your idea that the creator god is tangible in the created world/like it being a him/ at least it's earthed which is always a good thing for tall buildings
nice to chat
thomas
Word of Revelation guides us to the tools of ethical, moral and spiritual realms to know of the Creator-God Allah YHWH from his attributes.
The cross hairs are interesting as is your question. A first take (obviously from my own experience with scopes)prompts me to make adjustments to both the horizontal and vertical lineation. If not adjusted properly for the intended range I miss the target. I like the illusion of the scope, same scope, many adjustments, from many people result in various targets being struck.
As I make adjustments by focusing and counter focusing, I come to a place where I am simply blinded, for my feeble attempt can not penetrate the returning gaze. I am for once, momentarily, intrinsically exposed. It was not me searching the scope. It was He.
The Creator -God Allah YHWH is Omnipresent with his attributes in all realms; physical, moral and spiritual ones; created by Him. He does not claim that he exists in the physical realm bodily; so if a pseudo-Scientist claims that he has not seen Him anywhere in the Universe; he in a sense expresses that the Creator-God Allah YHWH does exist but he has used the wrong tools; or his tools are faulty.
Hi Parrasurry
Nothing left except real bullets
I was keeping them for Cagsil the cat
A lesson in endangered species so to speak
Beelzedad /good to see you.
parrasurry
here's the thing/
This how omnipotent Gods go down
They're like toys at Christmas
Action men figures usually
Jingle All The Way
Everyone kinda wants them.
Entrepreneurs perceive a need.
They become the shopkeeper
They escalate the cost of aquisition
They import cheap immitations
They become very very powerful
They go global
Luabu warning
Don't buy one.
I don't want any bullets; just expressing what I sincerely believe to be true; everybody is my brother in humanity and I love them all.
I love Jesus and Mary as mentioned in Quran.
I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim.
at last paarsurrey
you finally focused and told us what you saw
well done
The Creator -God Allah YHWH is Omnipresent with his attributes in all realms; physical, moral and spiritual ones; created by Him. He does not claim that he exists in the physical realm bodily .
thanks for calling
want to take a look in the cross hairs of perceptions and offer up what you see
"god" is a multifaceted diamond we all see 'it' differently, the path we walk is toward the same goal, just some are more aggressive then others.Some are more pushy. "god" is neither male nor female there is no gender it is just easier to give gender to understand. no book from ANY spiritual path is the only right answer period.
I am off my meds , I don't see anything right now.
Focus and tell us what you see?
anything happening in that bird brain of yours Opinion Duck or is it all seeds and corn?
Luabu
Hi all
guesss who's back
i've been locked in a closet up top with beelzeedad
one of those replies spots where hubbers go when they are backed into a hole
i wanted an answer to this question and pushed the point without success
Beelzeedad when you look at your reality, do you see love?
beelzeedad has no confidence in my producing a quantifiable measurable god for him
this conversation is back out in the light for all to read
worth a visit to the top press if you want to take sides
luabu
The Creator -God Allah YHWH is Omnipresent with his attributes in all realms; physical, moral and spiritual ones; created by Him. He does not claim that he exists in the physical realm bodily .
It appears your god does not understand the word "omnipresent." Your contradictions grow with every utterance.
hi lightning
i'm thinking of starting a new thread on this probably sunday
want to keep your powder dry until then as i would love you to contribute then/or just tell us anyway Hi from Luabu
Beelzeedad and Luabu conversation extract/in replies upstairs
Luabu
When you look at your reality, do you see love?
Beelzeedad
Don't you think that it would be much easier to just say you have nothing quantifiable or
measurable rather then trying to squirm out of it by turning it on me?
Luabu
If you cannot answer this question in any way Beelzedad,i feel that you are not really being open
and frank about your real beliefs.This would be a surprise to me as it would seem that you had
suddenly become your own version of a fundamentalist religion
.............ie i see what i see and thats whats there
Beelzeedad
I'm almost sure you'll just dance around waving your arms rather than producing anything
quantifiable, or you'll just keep asking the same question as if it were my job to do your
homework.
Luabu
I feel this was an important conversation and I would like opinion on same if possible
Luabu
They are in Jail! Or at least thats where every murderer or rapist or other scumm bag finds them.
This is such an easy question.
when you look at your reality do you see love?
Three people here with me at the moment
we all said Yes?
I guess it depends on where one looks luabu. If one only sees the weeds in the garden it is a real shame.
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