Non-believers
Cags, give some of us more credit than that at least. There are some believers (like me) who are much more interested in actual discourse than the stupidity that others spew.
Hey Motown,
More often than not, and yes there are some exceptions, a religious person has to resort to conjecture to make their point, instead of using simple reasoning.
It always goes back to the basic of the original indoctrination, which has engulfed 80%+ of those who are of or hold a religious belief. They use the bible to prove itself, just as every other religion in the world does.
Bunches upon bunches of mystics have joined the ranks of HP, which isn't helping either, because each of them brings dishonesty to the table. Not a shred of honesty among the lot.
Not to mention, as I have said before and will again- spirituality for the human species is love and that's it. No other form of spirituality is actually required. This is evidence from the love I feel, not only for myself, but for the entire human species. I have even reached a point where I do not require love from anyone at all, for me to fulfill my purpose in my life.
Knowledge and Wisdom the only way to go.I understand where you're coming from with the above. However, I have said this before and I'll be glad to say it again- the only faith required in life, is in oneself and others. You cannot expect to better yourself, when you place your faith in something which you cannot prove not only to yourself, but to others as well. It's a fundamental flaw in the inter-connectivity of communications between each person.
Good to know, you are listening. It's a start. Listening is the key to learning.
That is kind of you to say and that is the kind of faith I am talking about. No other faith(other than in self) is actually needed.The only thing about this is that I have been able to prove it for myself because of personal experience. Trying to prove it to someone else scientifically is beyond my ability, and so it remains speculative in the grand scheme of things. There have to have been experiences that only YOU have had, and are unable to explain to others...right?
I understand it is a personal experience, but if your knowledge of the language prevents you from communicating the experience in detail, because it rips apart reality as it's known or borderlines on mysticism, then you shouldn't even be having conversation with regards to it in the first place. It just feeds the confusion, others purposely create, so people cannot understand their own life.
Proving it to others is in how you communicate the experience. If it shatters the knowledge already knowable to humankind, then just maybe, you are attributing it improperly? Just a thought.
I guess that would depend on what you mean? Like, what type of experiences?
Have I had dreams that actually come true? What made them come true? Was it a god guiding me?
If that type of experience, then yes I have had dreams come true. Plenty of them, which is how I learned about my capability for insight.
Perhaps I worded it poorly
It would be hard to insult someone without being a jerk. The key is to insult the idea not the individual. So poking fun at an absurd creationist argument but avoiding ad hominem attacks on the individual making the argument.Hey Qwark, did you forget you are slightly above the average intelligence compared to the average person?
We all have a long way to get where you are.
Fortunately.It must be wonderful to be you. I feel sure others will so thrilled when you reveal your specialness.
You and god are a pair eh? You seem to share the same megalomania.It does, it does!
It has!
I have to go to bed now.
But thanks for giving me a good laugh before I go to sleep. Perhaps, but certainly enough knowledge to challenge the existence of anything spiritual. Your intellect is not required for such a challenge.
Know better? Now, that's a real joke. You never told me you were a comic.
I am sure. There is also a remote chance that if I did learn more about you, I would still find you funny.
That would have solved the problem of getting your name in the book!
I would use a different word to describe your claims.
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