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  1. dfnj

    30,000 feet of water?????

    I understand your point about "insufficient evidence," but I would go even further to assert that there is no evidence at all. However, framing the debate as one of insufficient evidence misses how people of faith and superstition typically operate. A superstitious person would argue that all of...
  2. dfnj

    30,000 feet of water?????

    For the record, an omnipotent God has no limitations. So the physics of the water used in the great flood is whatever is required to perform the miracle. That said, if we are going to get technical about it, the height of the water needed to wipe out all life on the planet is probably way less...
  3. dfnj

    What are the best and worst things about heaven?

    I think after we die we all go into the light, melt into the mind of God, and experience eternal heavenly bliss as time stops for our conscious self. Since there's no conscious self there's no judgment. Everyone melts back into the source until born again. Our mind's eye, the center point...
  4. dfnj

    What really happens to you after you die...

    I think when you die you are compelled to make a choice. First, you can decide to go into the light, look into the face of God, time stops, and you experience heavenly bliss for all eternity. And second, you decide you are not worthy, for whatever reason, and you turn away from the light. At...
  5. dfnj

    The nature of belief systems

    So your axioms are: 1. There are no absolute truths about reality. 2. Everything is true and everything is false at the same time depending on your way of understanding 3. All truths about reality are equal I might not have it identified perfectly but you get the idea. I'm not judging it...
  6. dfnj

    The nature of belief systems

    But, have you ever dubbed something someone said as "insane" or "crazy" when you heard it?
  7. dfnj

    Is July 4th evil

    What is evil and where does it come from? As conscious self-aware beings having limitations, when facing our limitations, people make bad choices. At the time these choices are being made, from the person making the choice, it seemed like the only reasonable or intuitive course of action...
  8. dfnj

    The nature of belief systems

    Everyone has a belief system, whether they acknowledge it or not. The foundation of every belief system is a set of axioms. Axioms are statements accepted as true without proof. Everyone has their own set of axioms. If someone believes in an axiom you don't accept, their statements, based on...
  9. dfnj

    Is the King James version of the bible political propaganda

    The Bible is more about obedience to the Lord in authority than it is about Jesus. Jesus is just a hook to get people to buy into the political indoctrination of having submission and complete obedience to someone who is in charge.
  10. dfnj

    Is the King James version of the bible political propaganda

    In ancient times, temple goers had to buy their absolution.
  11. dfnj

    Is the King James version of the bible political propaganda

    I doubt very much our omnipotent God believes in monarchy as the chosen form of divine government. Explain to me why? Being omnipotent means without having any needs or wants.
  12. dfnj

    Is the King James version of the bible political propaganda

    It seems to me the King James bible is political propaganda of its time. In King James book, "The True Law of Free Monarchies" he talks about the divine right of kings. Isn't slightly suspicious the exact form of divine government in the bible matches the one King James was promoting at the time...
  13. dfnj

    If God wanted us to have unlimited free energy he'd have put a giant fusion reactor in the sky

    What I find fascinating is how people use the word God in sentences. People will attribute supernatural meaning and cause to everything they experience in their lives. It's a very subjective act. People will "dub" their life experiences with divine meaning. I have some very religious friends...
  14. dfnj

    Shifting more towards atheism

    When I'm around theists I pretend I'm a theist. And when I'm around atheists I pretend I'm an atheist. For me, ideas are like clothing. I just wear whatever is appropriate for the occasion.
  15. dfnj

    How we experience good and evil in the world

    What I think is interesting is the idea of the Principle of Alternative Possibilities. If you have no control over your list of choices you have to choose from, then are you truly morally responsible for any choice you make.
  16. dfnj

    Shifting more towards atheism

    I agree. Once you have a "chosen" people, then there is no moral consequence to murdering the non-chosen. Labels are used for political power. How else can the king build an empire without demonizing the people about to be conquered with death and murder? And the last ingredient you need to...
  17. dfnj

    Shifting more towards atheism

    What I lack in ego I make up with ignorance.
  18. dfnj

    Shifting more towards atheism

    You make a good distinction between strong and weak. However, although you cannot prove a negative, that is, you cannot prove God does NOT exist, you can draw a strong conclusion based on induction. Since there has not been any clear and decisive evidence for the existence of God, then by...
  19. dfnj

    How we experience good and evil in the world

    At any moment in time, there's an equal amount of "evidence" for good and evil. I believe for most people, people experience reality based on their own bigotry and prejudice. People only see and experience what confirms their preexisting convictions and expectations. And if you obsessed with...
  20. dfnj

    Should we be disrespectful towards the Bible?

    The fact the Bible got the morality of slavery wrong is all you need to know. “Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel.” (1 Peter 2:18) I think people blindly idolize Jesus and idolize the verses of the Bible so they are...
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