I guess I need to spend more time with my brother...
When I was in middle school, I decided to tell my friends I had an invisible twin brother. The thing was, I was a damned good actor, and I managed to pull this off. After years of animated conversations, and "my brother said to tell you"...
Oh yeah I forgot: nobody wears watches anymore. :p
You need a few imaginary friends.
Then again I always like to say you don't need a whole bunch of imaginaryfriends, just one good one.
As the laws of nature are manifest in the functioning of nature, John's Gospel tells us God is manifest in all thought: In the beginning was the thought, and the thought was with God, and the thought was God.
As a rock is, to the laws of physics, i.e., a manifestation of them, every thought is...
I suspect you never had imaginary friends?
https://www.moms.com/10-benefits-of-having-an-imaginary-friend-and-10-signs-parents-might-need-to-pay-attention/
Not to claim gods are imaginary but whether or not they are, the benefits would be the same.
So that's the end of the first story of Book 1. Thanks, mods, for allowing me to put it on here.
If anyone liked it enough to want the rest, and you don't mind PMing me your email, I'll send the entire document as an attachment. No strings attached. It's also on Amazon Kindle, and in...
I interrupted, “I agree. The last situation a kid wants to go into is a dog fight. Those beasts can bite you instead of the other dog. I learned the hard way. Scars tell stories.”
“So what? said River. “We made it this far, didn’t we? Let’s continue. Feather’s safe, and poor old Syne is...
...dumb. It was a Real dog. But they have Imaginary critters all about them. They appear magically from a dog’s thoughts. People have Imaginaryfriends, but dogs have Imaginary enemies. They think anything that moves is a life-threatening danger. Rustling leaves, moving water, even shadows can...
“The one about going to Syne’s place next full moon to release him. That one.”
“It’s good,” said Feather.
“We’ll take care of the pooches for you,” added River.
“How?” I asked. A legitimate question, as mine usually were.
“Trust me, Hungry. If I announce we can take care of them, we can.”...
I proceeded to lay it out for them - without interruption for once. They listened intently. Then I made the mistake of saying, “Any questions?”
“What’s a borrowing account?” asked Feather.
“Mine is Dad’s loose change. He never notices a penny or a nickel at a time. It’s not like he’s gonna...
I'm debating how crass to be. Sometimes lesbian acts can be penetrative with sex toys, and there's a reason we trim our nails. I'm sorry if that was very crass, but I'm curious why that doesn't count.
Well, I want to use an anecdote as a counter-example, but it's not the purest...
In short, it doesn't. But often I find it is more an issue of representation and basic respect than someone believing in or not believing in a deity. Atheists (and more keenly anti-theists) often paint all Theists with a broad brush, treating us all the same regardless of creed, ignoring the...
Its not mind reading, nonconformists are all alike. I notice that you all say the same thing. A real secure Atheist doesn't bother, they don't care, they live their short lives without joining religious forums to mock religious people.
...Why do some theists think they know what all atheists think and what motivates them?
I could say (for example) that theists are afraid of life without their imaginaryfriends, but that would be absurd. I can't and won't pretend that I know how all theists think or what their hopes and fears...
Very cool thread! Thanks for the post. Things can only improve the more we all listen to each other and understand each other.
1. I want to believe as many true things and as few false things as possible, so my goal is to find the most reliable set of tools to differentiate the likely real...
Myths, in the broad sense, are simply subjective narratives that underpin our cultures, value systems and that explain why things are the the way they are and what future outcomes are desirable.
You seem to be advocating some form of scientistic meliorism, a version of the core Enlightenment...
Can't I have imaginary elders and friends? I do not invoke them, I do not need their help, but they belong to my culture. Moreover, I am writing it for my fellow Hindus who are theists. So, what I believe (personally) may be different from what I acknowledge (in public). Basically, when I am...
You'd never consider sacrificing yourself for a loved one?
How so?
Are you saying that you would do things against your own nature if you became all-powerful?
But things like training are completely subjective.
Just like with the two baseball players - both would need to be applying...