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  1. Ben Dhyan

    End Times?

    Ok, I think you are being naive about the financing of the wars, and the associated quid pro quos (no money, you lose) as being understood as the natural way reality works. However, that said, we do not want to go too far along the path where this could be headed, so I will let you have the last...
  2. Ben Dhyan

    End Times?

    True, but a) the UN was set up in NY on land donated by the Rockerfellers, so possibly a quid pro quo, and b) the UK could not vote because Palestine was their mandate/colony from the days of the League of Nations, however the UK was pushing for it to honor their promise to the Zionist as per...
  3. Ben Dhyan

    End Times?

    True, because the USA and UK created the present state of Israel after WWII, it is their 'baby', and the Zionist Jews of Europe came in to form a government, so they are morally obligated to support it. Prior to that, the state was called Palestine, and the indigenous peoples were Jews...
  4. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    Without an appropriate and efficacious religious practice, you do not know what and who you really are in the context of all that is, so what is the point, AI can learn and know much more about science than you do. But AI can never compete in the context of religion, and never will.
  5. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    Here are my exact words, "You cannot serve two masters without serving one second best, religion or science, which is first for you?" This is not implying that you should choose one over the other to serve first, it was just asking which of the two are you presently serving first, science or...
  6. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    You do not understand what was explained to you, there is duality involved in you accepting reality for what it is, you and the reality you accept. When one is in a state on non-duality, there is no you and reality, there is just reality.
  7. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    That was not what was implied, I said there was no competition between religion and science, you choose which comes first in your life, religion of science. I don't understand what you mean by "whether you will the contemporary sciences of evolution, physics, and cosmology without religious...
  8. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    You believe in God in the way you believe in science, for me the reality represented by the word 'God' is present always, no belief is involved.
  9. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    You believe in reality, but for me reality just is, that's the difference. Duality requires a believer and that believed in, non-duality is just reality itself. Try to be in a state of awareness, but instead of being in the normal state of being aware of thoughts, and sounds, etc., be aware of...
  10. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    Depending on one's inherent love, it will naturally be with that which is most appropriate for the present evolutionary state of the soul, and hence will be greater than the other. Do you love all that is more than a part of all that is, or do you love a part of the whole greater than your (if...
  11. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    No competition, science and religion are not contradictory, where did you get that from? Religion is my first love, because it is about all that is, whereas science is only about the finite. Life is for a short time, Heaven is for a long time, so my priority is aspiring for the long time. Sir...
  12. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    The prefix 'a' in front of theism means 'not', so to be an atheist is to not be religious, simple. It was never implied that one has to be an atheist to be a scientist, quite the contrary, there is no competition between them, take Sir Isaac Newton for example. Take yourself, science means...
  13. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    The two, religion and science are not in competition, one is about all that exists, eternally, and the other is the finite part relevant to the temporary material body. So all your concerns about the body's and human societies' material needs are unnecessary, a religious soul can be just as...
  14. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    That seems a bit luke-warmish, to be 'hot' is to give yourself to God, and to be cold is to be an atheist. You cannot serve two masters without serving one second best, religion or science, which is first for you?
  15. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    You stated that gnostic has a very good argument when he included in his argument against me that religion was superstition. In any event, the issue is over, I do not find your claim to be religious convincing, and until I'm persuaded otherwise by evidence of your devotion to God, I will have...
  16. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    With due respect, it is your lack of understanding that is the problem. Words are just words, the word 'gnostic' is just a mental creation, the reality represented by the word 'gnostic' in this context is the actual living breathing you! Now you are not the same as the name gnostic, agreed. If...
  17. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    Ok, 'all there is' is all there is. Do you think the concept of 'all there is' is superstitious? Now let me define the concept of 'God' to mean 'all there is'. Do you think 'God' in this context is superstitious?
  18. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    If one's relationship with the reality represented by the concept of God is only through belief, then they are lukewarm. Do you really think your opinion as to my scientific and religious devotion is worth consideration, was that meant to be a joke? It is not your agreement with gnostic's view...
  19. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    Ahem. gnostic says that God is nothing more than superstition, and you say he has a very good argument. Ok, I get that. Yet then you go on to claim you believe in God? In the light of the above, I don't get that, can you explain? Please explain why you think I am anti-science? In any event, I...
  20. Ben Dhyan

    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    "Everything other than God emanates from it." Hi simsi, yes that expresses it very well. Understanding that only God experiences and knows, helps us understand what and who we are as expressions of God. Thank you simsi for your excellent reply, we seem to be in agreement on the important...
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