Yes, I certainly don't want to reunite with anything. As the Hindus say, I want to taste sugar, not become sugar. I want to be a happier/more fulfilled human now and hopefully something more after...
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And of mine, since I'm a Satanist. The devil is Satan, not a jinn. He is the accuser of God and of all religious hypocrites. He is Lucifer, the bringer of light and of gnosis. He is Azazel, lover of beauty and of man. He is Baphomet, Lord of secrecy and arcane knowledge, and all magicks. He is...
decappy-choppy has just been added to my awesome word list:)
I agree with your OP but I think the reverse applies as well. Legless people shouldn't criticize those with legs for walking.
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I'm okay with Christian number plates, as long as they provide number plates for everyone else.
When can I expect my inverted pentagram plate with STNRULZ on it?
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After trying to put myself in the shoes of an Arab in the Middle East, I see all of these points as valid reasons for Arab ill will towards the U.S.
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I read through your post and I share your outrage at the atrocities that are committed for religious reasons or by religious people. However, I do not think that all atrocities are caused by religion or that atrocities would stop if all religion disappeared tomorrow.
I think the problem is we...
I think discussion is beneficial whether or not at the end of the discussion an agreement is reached. Discussing religion on this forum has helped me sharpen the reasoning behind my beliefs, like sharpening a knife on a whetstone. I don't think the point of a discussion is to win, but to learn...
I'm unsure of what you mean. Do you mean that God is responsible for the good that man does, and that Satan is responsible for the evil that man does?
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It seems to me that the good in the world comes about through a human agent. For example, a homeless person gets fed because a stranger gives him money. Many people would praise God for that.
It also seems that evil in the world comes about through a human agent. For example, a person is mugged...
I see some events in my life as beyond coincidence. My answer is spiritual. What other answer would you give for events that go beyond coincidence, and why do you have a good reason to believe this?
I never said I believed something because it made me comfortable. And why is there a burden on...
Beware the jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that snatch!
I always thought it was a cool poem. And it actually does have meaning. Brillig is like the time of day they used to boil potatoes or something...
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I would recommend a book by Tom Harpur called The Pagan Christ, or if you want something a little less mass market you could read Robert Graves, James Frazier or half a dozen other scholars that do a very good job at pointing out the pagan elements in the Christ figure and in Christianity...
That's fine. I am a Satanist, not a scientist, and do not care what name you call it.
That's because I came up with my ideas on spirituality based on events that I don't see as coincidence. How can I disprove that other than proving 100% that every significant strange event in my life is...
Did you mean for your version of Christianity or for all Christians or for everyone? Because pretty much every Gnostic Chrisitan that ever lived plus every non-Abrahamic religion would disagree with you, as well as every type of Satanist.
By the scatterer do you mean the creator god? Again, is...
This is indeed the problem. All religions contain a spirituality, which is what the positive aspect that the adherents are benefiting from. Its the dogma in religion that polarizes and leads to persecution and violence. If we could divorce dogma from spirituality maybe we could keep what's...