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It's a perhaps until I re-read it!
How about taking it from the administrator who banned him....I banned him because he repeatedly equated homosexuality to beastiality.
It's a perhaps until I re-read it!
NO ONE forces ANYONE on here to discuss anything.
Someone brings up a topic you don't want or like to discuss....here's a bit of hard to understand advice for you....DON'T DISCUSS IT!!!
You are not required to discuss anything. You are not required to reply to anything. You are not required to do any thing at all except to be civil.
Thanks!
Ok, agreed, but I think its fair to remind people respectfully what the scope of the the thread is and ask it not be changed after the fact to get subject sidetracked.
Yes, I read it now but my post above I hope answers the way I see it. And to be fair, I always like to read it myself (which I now have).How about taking it from the administrator who banned him....I banned him because he repeatedly equated homosexuality to beastiality.
And I apologize to Marvolo if I came across the wrong way. I really didn't mean it. As Christian, I try to be better. I use exclamation marks more than I should. Did mention this already in one of the recent posts in this discussion but thought I'd mention it again.
Agreed.It's all good. No harm no foul.
I'm in a really awful place religiously. For absolutely no reason at all I've started randomly contemplating our existence as humans, frantically worrying about what's going to happen to me when I die, and how I'm going to die (and I'm only 19 for goodness sake). I can't accept any religion at all really because I hit a brick wall with logic, yet science doesn't hold all the answers either. I'm miserable because of this; it's like our entire time on Earth is utterly pointless if we just fade away into nothingness (even if one day we progress to immortality, we have to worry about climate change and hope that we can all migrate to Mars or something in time); but that's another thing, we are limited by our ability to only feel what it's like to be consciously aware of ourselves and the world around us, so how are we supposed to fathom the idea of not even having that? E.g. I don't remember being a sperm, nor can I even tell you what it feels like to be asleep once I do so, it's like we can only feel the moments where we are awake, which is why when I drift to sleep I wake up in the morning having felt like it was only seconds after resting my head on my pillow. I wish I could just have faith in a God, because it would be a lot easier than having to stress about this everyday![]()
Whoa.... Ease down there pardner. Relax.
Lets take it one step at a time. Now... You say that you don't or can't believe in the general religious view of most monotheists? Ok... And yet the enormity of existence is also getting you down? The sense of meaninglessness if we are not the center of the Universe, yes?
I don't have an answer, I wish I did. The shifting sands of constant analysis, of not having an answer is overwhelming. Perhaps the best I can tell you is that, from my perspective, even though this life is fleeting, we are truly more connected simply by "being" in this Universe than we can ever contemplate, and that's amazing in and of itself.
Also any despair you feel? Well it only proves that in some way joy too must exist, in some way. You are young yet Brother/Sister. As someone with some years on you, I myself have found more solace in "Wisdom" over pure facts, or dogma.
Thanks. I know it's something I have to deal with, not having answers, it's still just scary.
Also, while I'm here, I should mention that however I personally feel about things, it doesn't bother me what other people believe and I in no way intend to start any heated arguments, nor do I hold any malice towards anyone no matter their religion (or lacktherof). Like I said, I'm not sure of anything, so I can't hate on others if they've managed to find solace in whatever conclusion they draw about how the universe works, in fact I'm happy for them, Christians, Muslims, Greek Orthodox, Atheist, Agnostic or any other world view/belief/religion/nonbelief. I guess I just need time to figure out who I am in that particular sense.
I'm in a really awful place religiously. For absolutely no reason at all I've started randomly contemplating our existence as humans, frantically worrying about what's going to happen to me when I die, and how I'm going to die (and I'm only 19 for goodness sake). I can't accept any religion at all really because I hit a brick wall with logic, yet science doesn't hold all the answers either. I'm miserable because of this; it's like our entire time on Earth is utterly pointless if we just fade away into nothingness (even if one day we progress to immortality, we have to worry about climate change and hope that we can all migrate to Mars or something in time); but that's another thing, we are limited by our ability to only feel what it's like to be consciously aware of ourselves and the world around us, so how are we supposed to fathom the idea of not even having that? E.g. I don't remember being a sperm, nor can I even tell you what it feels like to be asleep once I do so, it's like we can only feel the moments where we are awake, which is why when I drift to sleep I wake up in the morning having felt like it was only seconds after resting my head on my pillow. I wish I could just have faith in a God, because it would be a lot easier than having to stress about this everyday![]()
I'm in a really awful place religiously. For absolutely no reason at all I've started randomly contemplating our existence as humans, frantically worrying about what's going to happen to me when I die, and how I'm going to die (and I'm only 19 for goodness sake). I can't accept any religion at all really because I hit a brick wall with logic, yet science doesn't hold all the answers either. I'm miserable because of this; it's like our entire time on Earth is utterly pointless if we just fade away into nothingness (even if one day we progress to immortality, we have to worry about climate change and hope that we can all migrate to Mars or something in time); but that's another thing, we are limited by our ability to only feel what it's like to be consciously aware of ourselves and the world around us, so how are we supposed to fathom the idea of not even having that? E.g. I don't remember being a sperm, nor can I even tell you what it feels like to be asleep once I do so, it's like we can only feel the moments where we are awake, which is why when I drift to sleep I wake up in the morning having felt like it was only seconds after resting my head on my pillow. I wish I could just have faith in a God, because it would be a lot easier than having to stress about this everyday![]()
You don't need to have faith in a god to be happy. Just think, you have one life and only one life to live. Go out and live it. Take a breath and enjoy this life for what it can offer you.
I'm in a really awful place religiously. For absolutely no reason at all I've started randomly contemplating our existence as humans, frantically worrying about what's going to happen to me when I die, and how I'm going to die (and I'm only 19 for goodness sake). I can't accept any religion at all really because I hit a brick wall with logic, yet science doesn't hold all the answers either. I'm miserable because of this; it's like our entire time on Earth is utterly pointless if we just fade away into nothingness (even if one day we progress to immortality, we have to worry about climate change and hope that we can all migrate to Mars or something in time); but that's another thing, we are limited by our ability to only feel what it's like to be consciously aware of ourselves and the world around us, so how are we supposed to fathom the idea of not even having that? E.g. I don't remember being a sperm, nor can I even tell you what it feels like to be asleep once I do so, it's like we can only feel the moments where we are awake, which is why when I drift to sleep I wake up in the morning having felt like it was only seconds after resting my head on my pillow. I wish I could just have faith in a God, because it would be a lot easier than having to stress about this everyday![]()
I'm in a really awful place religiously. For absolutely no reason at all I've started randomly contemplating our existence as humans, frantically worrying about what's going to happen to me when I die, and how I'm going to die (and I'm only 19 for goodness sake).
Personally as a Christian....
As Christian, ....
A law can go too far... it can go too far. I ask myself, 'would Jesus do it thusly?' There is so much done in Christendom of which Christ would be incapable.
The Harvest should have taken that discussion to religious debate thread or atheist thread or gay rights thread or news thread or wherever. He can discuss those issues without being sensationalist and hyperbolic.
More Christian movies on the way.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Persecuted-movie-Christian-Fred-Thompson/2014/03/10/id/557015/