• Welcome to Religious Forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
    • Access to private conversations with other members.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

Search results

  1. Being

    What is your dating age limit?

    Check this link. The idea was not that the woman could not be younger than half-plus-seven, but that it was the ideal age for the wife. The rule was made so that men should have younger wives. The formula was not for determining the minimum age of the wife. She could be even younger than that...
  2. Being

    What is your dating age limit?

    Well, that's disappointing. But it's good that you found out before the date.
  3. Being

    What is your dating age limit?

    You asked the age difference for dating, but not for marriage. ;) I would date anyone above the legal age simply for the sake of having a good time socially. But for a serious relationship that might lead to marriage (or the equivalent), the age difference matters less than the person's...
  4. Being

    How is Satan the Adversary? Against Humanity, against YHWH, or against the Father?

    nazz, Thanks for your reply. In your understanding of the Gnostic POV, does Gnosticism view the evolution of the character(s) in the Bible as an actual evolution of real characters in reality? Or as an evolution of human perception (thus reflected in the writings as you've described), of who...
  5. Being

    Christian Atheist - Is that possible?

    I don't want to debate anything, but I would like some perspectives from Christians, or even former Christians who have had a deep and devout faith in Christ. Is it possible to be(come) a Christian Atheist? I have read that Frank Schaeffer considers himself an atheist but still prays/talks to...
  6. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    Yes, you explained it well. I used to practice meditation years ago. Life got me preoccupied, and I got out of the habit of meditating. Maybe I will get back into the practice. Namaste
  7. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    Be careful, if you do. I might tempt you to think. ;)
  8. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    Oh be careful, allfoak, or she will make you think too much, too! ;)
  9. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    Hi Geoff-Allen. In my post above (# 11), I mention Jung and the Collective Unconscious, and the subconscious. What are your views of Jung's ideas? My earlier post: The Consciousness and the Self | ReligiousForums.com
  10. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    Perhaps to be creative in one's own mind, to give birth to greater awareness, or to evolve consciously. Perhaps in a dialectical sense: thesis + antithesis = synthesis.
  11. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    "Universal" in what sense? Most people never even think (deliberately) about these matters. Do you mean universal in the "holy books" you referred to in your previous post? Speaking of the "I" and the "Me," one being more male and the other more female, does this dynamic operate somewhat...
  12. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    What other aspects of Self do you envision? Do you think there is a distinction between conscious, subconscious, and unconscious? Or are these concepts all conscious attempts to grasp the "Self"?
  13. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    Willamena, that's an interesting view. Do you mean the word "know" in the sense of "awareness"? I wonder if @The Sum of Awe (SoA) is suggesting that Self may be more than consciousness. It seems SoA is suggesting that Soul is a perfect, permanent being (in Platonic terms) and therefore more real...
  14. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    That makes sense, especially from a Jungian perspective...
  15. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    Of course! But it doesn't have to be split. I talk to myself all the time. ;) ... and I answer myself back o_O
  16. Being

    New Agers and the Christian God

    Thank you for your further comment. First, I want to acknowledge that the views you've expressed are not representative of all people who self-identify as being "New Age" in their beliefs. And as other people have pointed out in this thread, the New Age is a broad umbrella term that accommodates...
  17. Being

    Thanks for the chat this evening.

    Thanks for the chat this evening.
    • Being
    • Profile post
  18. Being

    New Agers and the Christian God

    Angel1, that's an interesting view and a vivid analogy. What do you think causes the conflicts among individuals and religious groups? If there is only One God, and God is One, where do the differences and the conflicts originate? Does God change? If people's understanding of God is incorrect or...
  19. Being

    The Consciousness and the Self

    I sense a deeper self behind or beneath the consciousness. More recently, I've been considering that consciousness is an emergent property, an evolutionary stage, in a sense. I wouldn't quite equate consciousness and mind. I think consciousness might be a function or aspect of the mind. And I...
  20. Being

    Christ Above All

    @well named Following is a condensing of my post on the other thread (Aum and Logos), with some added comments here. Hello. That's a fascinating question. I have done some thinking on the what the Logos of God is, from a biblical POV and a mystical POV. Jesus sending the Spirit (whom Paul...
Top