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  1. Ella S.

    God can not be disproven by science

    I think you might be the first person in this thread to propose a model of God that isn't self-contradictory, which I find significant. I appreciate the input. It's also potentially falsifiable if it can be formalized, which is something, too. It sounds like you're essentially proposing another...
  2. Ella S.

    God can not be disproven by science

    I agree. If there is a God or gods, then none of the current religions have any reliable information about them. The only way we will ever be able to come to know anything about these beings would be through scientific investigation. Religious tradition is a complete dead-end when it comes to...
  3. Ella S.

    Should there be a predetermined structure in worship or not?

    I think it depends a lot on why you're worshiping and the place it has in your life. For some people, worship is a part of a broader traditional context, so formalized ceremonies are an important way to take part in that religious community. Different religions have a different understanding of...
  4. Ella S.

    Lent

    I've considered observing Lent (or something similar) even as a non-Christian, because I think it's a good way to practice temperance. I already live under a perpetual fast and dedicate most of my time to either work or maintenance, and I don't spend much time or money on what I don't think is...
  5. Ella S.

    [Poll] What is Your Level of Spirituality?

    I used to be level 4 when I practiced Quietism as a hermit, but since then I've come to the conclusion that mysticism is the illusion, not the material world. I answered Level 2, although with a bit of a caveat. I am a metaphysical naturalist. I'm a materialist in the sense that I think I can...
  6. Ella S.

    Why So Much Trinity Bashing?

    They were aware that some of the letters of Paul weren't actually written by him and that the Gospel of John was a forgery? No, they weren't. If they were, they wouldn't have canonized a Bible with those texts in them. Furthermore, the Catholic Bible (the one that goes alongside the Trinitarian...
  7. Ella S.

    Why So Much Trinity Bashing?

    This is an abuse of paraconsistent logic. Paraconsistent logic was designed to help navigate around apparent contradictions in datasets as a temporary fix until the underlying contradiction could be remedied through deeper understanding. It does not allow true contradictions in a metaphysical or...
  8. Ella S.

    Unity in Submission to God’s Counsels.

    I am an anarchist. I think "just ruler" is an oxymoron. Even if anarchy were chaos, which I don't believe it is, that chaos would still be preferable to the so-called "order" (i.e., subjugation) found under rulers. I think most people think rulers are necessary because rulers have fooled us...
  9. Ella S.

    Why So Much Trinity Bashing?

    I would argue that modern scholarship understands the Bible better than the church fathers did, yes. Part of that is, ironically, because we now know that the apostles did not write the gospels, which is something the church fathers assumed somewhat erroneously. We also have a better grasp on...
  10. Ella S.

    Unity in Submission to God’s Counsels.

    Interestingly, I think the group that's come the closest to actually doing this is the Theosophy/New Age community, because there are people in that community from a wide variety of religious backgrounds from Judaism to Islam to Hinduism to Buddhism to Paganism, etc. Part of that is because they...
  11. Ella S.

    Unity in Submission to God’s Counsels.

    Unity is simply not possible with human nature. We will always have disagreements and conflicts, even over larger questions. If there was a God who was more active in the world, they would become little more than another dictator, albeit one who could support their totalitarian demands with...
  12. Ella S.

    For those who have a religious belief in fate, destiny, divine providence, etc.

    Could you explain a bit about what you believe about fate, destiny, divine providence, etc.? How does this belief impact your life? How do you feel about the subject? What do you think are some misconceptions surrounding the topic, from your perspective?
  13. Ella S.

    I appreciate the concern. I didn't think anyone would notice or care. My absence has been a...

    I appreciate the concern. I didn't think anyone would notice or care. My absence has been a combination of two factors. First, I've been more preoccupied with my life, in a good way. Second, my compounding disillusionment with this forum has started to overpower my desire to continue posting...
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  14. Ella S.

    Are Believers Delusional?

    I am glad that you posted this. I have been struggling with this, myself, for some time now. Uncertainty seems to me like a problem that needs to be fixed through consideration, research, experimentation, and argumentation, especially when it comes to the larger questions in life such as "What...
  15. Ella S.

    Why exactly is Satan bad?

    I'm not sure that LHP philosophy is as antithetical to fascism as you seem to think. Social Darwinism is a common part of the LHP. Yeah, sure, the LHP is individualistic and can at times seem pretty anti-authoritarian, but so did a lot of historical fascist movements during their infancy, even...
  16. Ella S.

    Are Believers Delusional?

    I don't think entitlement has much to do with delusion, except maybe delusions of grandiosity, but I don't think entitlement alone is sufficient enough to make that diagnosis. People can be irrational and mistaken. Irrationality isn't a mental illness. It's the default way our brains work. It...
  17. Ella S.

    Why exactly is Satan bad?

    There are theistic Satanists who take "an enemy of my enemy is my friend" too far in their philosophy, in my opinion. It doesn't matter so much which deity they worship to me, because I don't think either is real. In the case of ex-Christian Satanists, though, it usually feels similar to one of...
  18. Ella S.

    Why exactly is Satan bad?

    He's the Yetzer Hara, the godless impulse, personified in the fallen Samael ha-Satan, the angel of death and accusation. He's the enemy of humanity because his divine job is to test our character through temptation and tribulation. In Christianity and Islam, he's often described as fulfilling...
  19. Ella S.

    Worship on RF

    I worship reason. I don't mean this as a cheap jab. It's hard to put into words the quasi-spiritual connection that I feel towards logic and rationality. I don't just mean my capacity to reason, either. Brilliant displays of reason invoke awe in me. Has anyone here read Leibniz or Euclid? More...
  20. Ella S.

    5 Planes of Existence

    Interesting post, thank you for linking it in the other thread. For starters, I would like to say that 3 (social constructs) is actually an extension of 1 (what you call "reality" and I might call "nature" or "the physical universe"). This does seem a bit counter-intuitive, but think of it this...
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