Not really, i did say as long as it holds, my concern is more for the ethics of human dna manipulation.
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If you don’t mind telling me, what are some of your best wishes and intentions towards people in your life, towards all people everywhere, and towards the world around you; and what are some examples of how those come out in your actions?
The reason I’m asking is because I’m reaching for the best possibilities between you and me, here and now. One possibility I’m considering is that some kind of conversation with you could help me along in my path of progress. Another is that there might be some possible benefit for you in talking to me about what you’re learning to do, and hoping to do, for your highest and best interests
You might be suspicious of my motives and intentions. I think you know that I’ve seen enough of what Baha’is do sometimes in Internet discussions, to be able to sympathize very well with those suspicions. I’m hoping that in spite of that you will be willing to continue this conversation with me.
If there were a possibility that some day I might turn away from Abrahamic religion to a better path, can you think of any kind of conversation between us here and now, that might help me along in my path of progress?
Would you be willing to try talking to me about about some parts of what you’re learning to do, and hoping to do, for your highest and best interests, or for your best wishes for other people and for the world?
Wow. I love that. Thanks. Thanks for doing it, and thanks for telling me about it.One very different way to look at 'a spiritual person' is one who lifts the spirits of others. So although many days it's difficult, to enter a store, a home, a temple, and have other people watch you, observe you, or even perhaps talk to you, and then go away from that little bit of life feeling better about themselves, well that pretty much sums it up. In faith, I just try to be an exemplar. Here, the faith community I belong to is an immigrant one, and history shows that immigrants often dilute their faith when moving, losing languages, ole traditions, and the like. So to counter that, I behave in a traditional manner, wearing traditional clothing, being cheerful, engaging with youth, being generally enthusiastic, but not 'serious' or cold.
I don't know how to tell you how happy that makes me, and how much it means to me. I wish I knew how to tell you. So much, so much in that for me ... like an oasis in the desert. You made my day, no, my week.One very different way to look at 'a spiritual person' is one who lifts the spirits of others. So although many days it's difficult, to enter a store, a home, a temple, and have other people watch you, observe you, or even perhaps talk to you, and then go away from that little bit of life feeling better about themselves, well that pretty much sums it up. In faith, I just try to be an exemplar. Here, the faith community I belong to is an immigrant one, and history shows that immigrants often dilute their faith when moving, losing languages, ole traditions, and the like. So to counter that, I behave in a traditional manner, wearing traditional clothing, being cheerful, engaging with youth, being generally enthusiastic, but not 'serious' or cold.
@Vinayaka I didn't know what I was doing, or hoping for, in this thread, I was following some kind of intuition, I didn't know where, or why, or how to go about it. Stumbling around, and feeling more and more like a fool, and even a few dark feelings and thoughts. That post of yours lifted me out of all that, and washed it all away.
Economic structure and political thoughts would need to change for sure. I am happy to see children beginning to actively agitate for their future. We adults should support and encourage them.Do you see anything else that needs to happen, besides advancements in science and technology, for the best future for the world? If so, do you see anything for you to do, to help with that?
Do you have any ideas about what anyone who wants to can do, to help with progress in reducing pollution, and depletion of natural resources?
Are you faced with any moral or ethical issues in your work, or insufficiencies in your knowledge and skills? If so, what are they, and what are you doing and hoping to do about them?
It is true that the afterlife is the best possible future and we choose our eternal destination according to our faith in God and our actions in this life. God does not "send" anyone anywhere; we send ourselves by the choices we make. The choices we make in this world will determine our eternal destination. There won't be any second chances, this world was given to us as a way to become our true self.if there can be a chance of the afterlife..why not take it! Isn’t that worth something to live for? Doesn’t one think he owes to kids or loved ones to look forward to? And not only in this world will be the last time they’ll see one again..I understand it’s a big risk because there is no proof of afterlife but I’m willing to take my chances.
I like to always look behind in my footsteps and make sure there is no regrets. If worse case scenario if I didn’t believe in afterlife then my time came to an end, and then all of a sudden I’m standing at some gate being judge upon how I lived..I think I will not get a second chance..or the other option will be nothing at all after death..one can measure what is the BEST possible future he’s willing to choose.
I'd like to tell you more about what I've thought of doing in this thread, and about my religious views and interests. I'm not sure that any of that would interest you, but I'm not sure it wouldn't. I feel intuitively that there might be wonderful possibilities in Internet discussions and other online communities, for all of us to learn from each other, and encourage and support each other, in whatever we're doing for our highest and best interests, and for our best hopes and wishes for other people, for society, and for the world of nature. I think that the more we do that across the widest ideological divides, the better it will be for all of our best interests, hopes and wishes. I've always thought that, for as long as I've been in Internet discussions, almost twenty years. After some discussion in this thread, those hopes and wishes for Internet discussions burst into flame inside me, and I wanted to try to do something with that, here and now. What I thought of doing was to try to find some way for each person to help me learn something, and some way for each person to get some encouragement and support from me, for the good that they're trying to do. I actually have learned some wonderful things from it that filled me with joy, including something that I saw at least three people pointing out to me. Also, one or more people might have got some encouragement from this discussion, as I was hoping for.Everything can always be done better, so yes, whatever I do, I want to improve it as much as possible. And of course that being surrounded by people who are a good influence on me helps a lot. The greatest thing about being a part of a group is precisely the mutual encouragement we give each other. Sometimes I don't think I could do it if I didn't have help.
I keep my life very private so you won't find my activities online, but if you're interested in knowing more about what Jehovah's Witnesses do and teach there is plenty of information on our website jw.org; you can find some of us on the street regularly, or if you have any specific questions you can PM me and I'll answer to the best of my abilities.
I’ve seen that happening for me a lot in the past week, in these forums. It’s been a magical mystery tour, or like my house being picked up by a tornado and carried to the land of Oz.I have yet to fully come to grips with the “tricky” part: “knowing that you have what you ask for”. I’m calling that faith.