Hey RF folks, it's RD94.
It's hard to put into words what I want to say. I have really appreciated the candor, intellectual stimulus, and truth seeking of each and every one of you. I can't tell you how that has made me grow as a person of faith/skepticism. I have gotten angry before, but that...
In your experience as meditators do you recall any time you felt the urge to lust in your mind for a certain person and then meditating and the urge going away? I'm asking because I do mindfulness meditation often and mantra on occasion, does meditation work for that? Thank you all, I feel like...
1. Lectio- Luke 9:6 NIV
2. Meditatio-
"So they set out"- The disciples of Jesus went out from experiencing Jesus' presence to doing ministry.
"and went from village to village,"- The disciples of Jesus were not tied to doing ministry in one place.
"proclaiming the good news"- Acting...
Okay, I don't know how people are going to react to this, but I'm going to say it anyway.
The first and primary command of the Bible and of God is what? Love the Lord, right? The second is love others. Correct?
Where in those two commandments is there anything about making people disciples...
Hello Religious forum(ites) of the Left Hand Path of God. I've come back to ask some questions especially about Dark religion. Today I'd like to have a conversation about being a Dark metaphysician and having empathy/values.
As LHPers what would you say are the underlying values of most people...
Lectio: Matthew 13:34-35 (focus on the latter part of verse 35)
Meditatio: God speaks in ways that can be confused if not understood rightly. God is a spirit and speaks from an eternal perspective... God speaks to us, and to the whole of creation... God's story is misunderstood... God knows and...
I am an existentialist of sorts. And from what I've experienced, I've got some questions about the supernatural.
I don't feel like going into the specific events (let's just say a minister was involved in my life and mishandled me). That's part of the reason why I'm back at this. The second...
If it is murder, we have an obligation to stop it. (It's against the law)
If it's not then we have an obligation to affirm it. (It's a constitutional right)
So, I will ask again, is it murder? And why or why not?
:):):) Aw c'mon guys, it won't be that bad... We'll just shoot each other over this government shutdown thing. :):):)
... God I hope it doesn't come to that.
I have noticed sometimes when I meditate that I experience a certain dizziness almost. It feels like the room spins slowly while I meditate every once and a while. Anybody know the reason for that?
What is the effect of suffering? (Line indicates conclusions)
1. Suffering exists.
2. Humans cause suffering.
3. Suffering is caused by conflict.
4. Other lifeforms cause suffering too, not just humans.
5. For example, carnivores hunt to survive.
6. Suffering is inevitable.
7. Suffering is...
If you are a skeptic about the whole concept of faith, have you ever heard a good argument for God?
That is, an argument that enlightened you more about the concept and made you skeptical toward your own skepticism.
Discuss.
Which should a person go with when they want to do something but the other part of them thinks it's immoral and doesn't really fit in the mold of what they want to do or are?
John Dewey was an American Philosopher who thought through the whole concept of what it means to learn. Learning was not meant to be boring to Dewey, and he realized that educating oneself was its own reward.
Dewey had three theories about how we understand the world and learn from it, either...