Questions that try to reduce life

[The Pandector]

I should have predicted that Christians would come and confirm what I wrote in the beginning. Oh well. No, I won't reconsider and think there is "something wrong with me because I don't believe in "God"", but I recognize exactly that from other conversations with Christians. Funny but sad experience here. I have nothing further to add here. Don't have time for preachers.

Then maybe you should quit preaching.

 

[Greening]

Then maybe you should quit preaching.

I use my free speech. Another thing Christians often try to remove. With preaching. "Funnily" enough. Bye.

 

[NB79]

Right. The point that can’t be made to nonbelievers. Sending a preacher to a rock concert is like sending a rocker to a sound sermon; it simply isn’t what they’re listening for. Both will say they have heard nothing of value. Believers are in it for the rare exception, because some will meet God. Doesn’t everyone wish we knew which ones?

My experiences with God were and are so strong, i am sure as you can be sure as anything else about the reality of the spiritual, that i don't care to share with others, i don't know if it's 'appropiate' sometimes, but for me is so important for people to know what i know, that i can't help it but say something even if i get in a bit of trouble sometimes.

 

[NB79]

I use my free speech. Another thing Christians often try to remove. With preaching. "Funnily" enough. Bye.

I didn't meant to sound hostile in any way, we could keep conversations civil.

 

[jsilver256]

"Our father, who art in heaven ....". Hm. I am not interested in Christianity. Maybe I should just add that for now, although I thought it was obvious.

I take that to be symbolic of the role.

Women are explicitly included in a comparison to firstborn sons. The context makes it clear the comparison exists because firstborn sons culturally have a special inheritance status which no other offspring does.

In multiple places, the entire Church is compared to a bride. So, plenty of gender-bending in both directions as an allegorical device.

 

[Greening]

What a surprise. Another thread hijacked by Christians. You people always act like you own this place anyways, so knock yourself out here as well. Don't forget to forgive yourself everything, while you do so. In that way you are allowed everything by your god. And somehow, very mysteriously, call it humble. What is humble about believing in an almighty god, who has created one single species, that we just happen to be a part of, in HIS image? Answer: Absolutely nothing humble about it. It is badly camouflaged megalomania.

I am out of this thread that I started myself. No point in staying. Will see if I can find free conversations elsewhere.

 

[NB79]

What a surprise. Another thread hijacked by Christians. You people always act like you own this place anyways, so knock yourself out here as well. Don't forget to forgive yourself everything, while you do so. In that way you are allowed everything by your god. And somehow, very mysteriously, call it humble. What is humble about believing in an almighty god, who has created one single species, that we just happen to be a part of, in HIS image? Answer: Absolutely nothing humble about it. It is badly camouflaged megalomania.

I am out of this thread that I started myself. No point in staying. Will see if I can find free conversations elsewhere.

own the place? we can barely talk on religion subforum?.

 

[jsilver256]

What a surprise. Another thread hijacked by Christians. You people always act like you own this place anyways, so knock yourself out here as well. Don't forget to forgive yourself everything, while you do so. In that way you are allowed everything by your god. And somehow, very mysteriously, call it humble. What is humble about believing in an almighty god, who has created one single species, that we just happen to be a part of, in HIS image? Answer: Absolutely nothing humble about it. It is badly camouflaged megalomania.

I am out of this thread that I started myself. No point in staying. Will see if I can find free conversations elsewhere.

I thought I was keeping it factual and focused on specific claims (e.g., genders) without preaching, but I seem to have failed in that. If you have feedback on how I can do a better job next time of keeping the discussion intellectual, I'm open.

 

[The Pandector]

What a surprise. Another thread hijacked by Christians. You people always act like you own this place anyways, so knock yourself out here as well. Don't forget to forgive yourself everything, while you do so. In that way you are allowed everything by your god. And somehow, very mysteriously, call it humble. What is humble about believing in an almighty god, who has created one single species, that we just happen to be a part of, in HIS image? Answer: Absolutely nothing humble about it. It is badly camouflaged megalomania.

I am out of this thread that I started myself. No point in staying. Will see if I can find free conversations elsewhere.

As I said, it’s the vehemence that is the giveaway. I suspect this was a free conversation that didn’t go your way.

Another poster spoke eloquently about having a close relationship with God. Some might profit by asking themselves how they themselves would respond if someone were to misrepresent and badmouth someone whom they hold dear. A useful thought game, potentially humbling and enlightening.

 

[Fino]

I've never really understood the question, "What is the purpose of life?" Vacuums have a purpose, but what purpose could life possibly have? It's also interesting when people argue that life is meaningless because we all die eventually. How does pointlessness somehow gain meaning by being stretched into eternity?

 

[Outdated]

I've never really understood the question, "What is the purpose of life?"

I often wondered this myself. Even if there was a purpose to life, how would knowing this change anything? You still have to get up and go to work the next morning.

 

[Au Naturel]

Watches don't need watchmakers. Watches don't have needs. They exist solely for the purposes of the watchmaker. A watchmaker needs but one watch. In case it breaks, he can always make another. The rest are sold for profit.

 

[Au Naturel]

I often wondered this myself. Even if there was a purpose to life, how would knowing this change anything? You still have to get up and go to work the next morning.

Life is its own purpose. We make up justifications to avoid confronting that. Perhaps getting up and going to work in the morning is the purpose of life that morning.

 

[NB79]

Life is its own purpose. We make up justifications to avoid confronting that. Perhaps getting up and going to work in the morning is the purpose of life that morning.

I always had the thought that the 'purpose of life' could be something greater, something worth fighting/having passion for, and giving meaning to our existence.

 

[Au Naturel]

I always had the thought that the 'purpose of life' could be something greater, something worth fighting/having passion for, and giving meaning to our existence.

The meaning in life is created by the values you hold. Our genes have some values ingrained in them. You can decide for yourself if something is good and worthy. Or you can have them handed to you by peers, parents, popular media, the state, or the church. Usually, it is a bit of all the above. How much you value something determines the level of passion in pursuing it.

 

[The Pandector]

Would it be preachy to say that the purpose of human life is to glorify its creator?

 

[Au Naturel]

Would it be preachy to say that the purpose of human life is to glorify its creator?

Only if you tried to make it something beyond your personal opinion. Friendly acceptance of disagreement is important.