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  1. TheSwede

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  2. TheSwede

    Is Yaldabaoth really real?

    No Fallacy: A religious cult and a paying government is not the same thing. Governments pay you and/or the family for your work and if the government go down you are not required to continue their work. Jesus was a cult leader and wanted a certain kind of devotees. They were to forsake...
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    Is Yaldabaoth really real?

    I don't think you read the verse or understood it, it wasn't a demand. You can't order someone to hate. It was a requirement. Those who didn't hate wouldn't be willing to leave their homes to do his biddings and live for only him until their death. ------- The gnostics didn't worship...
  4. TheSwede

    Is Yaldabaoth really real?

    It makes perfect sense. The way God is described in OT and the way God is described by Jesus does not seem to be the same God. One is jealous, cruel, threatens and use violence whenever he pleases. He makes regrets and doesn't give the impression of being perfect. But Jesus tells of a God who is...
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    Is Yaldabaoth really real?

    Jesus doesn't tell you to hate your family. He told that the ones that were going to be his disciples at the time (of which there only became 12) they had to basically hate everything including themselves because they would forsake everything that was their normal responsibility. He did not say...
  6. TheSwede

    Is Yaldabaoth really real?

    They didn't believe that he supported the demiurge. The Gnostics believed that Jesus was sent by the other true God who is perfect.
  7. TheSwede

    Is Yaldabaoth really real?

    OT describes a time where the religion was henotheistic or monolatric. Not dualistic. The gnostic system with a demiurge make more sense if you are trying to make the Christian god more loving and caring (considered what Jesus taught vs the Hebrew Bible), so it was logical for those groups...
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    Zizek believes atheism is ideological

    I see many that adhere to the new atheists movement that behaves like Slavoj Zizek says. I've also noticed that especially American atheists (which seems to be a bit more polarized society) behave in a tribal manner. I disagree with Slavoj Zizek. I think he is noticing the anti-theists and the...
  9. TheSwede

    Door knockers

    I don't really mind as long as it isn't in the morning. I have invited in them for a discussion a couple of times, and sent them away with the answer that I'm not interested and there haven't been any fuzz about it.
  10. TheSwede

    How you define God?

    There are no consensus on what a god or a deity is. I have come to the conclusion that what humans choose to call a god is a god. There is no specific attributes that you can use to set if a being is a god or not. For all purposes Santa Clause (not just the American version) in our days may...
  11. TheSwede

    Is enlightenment synonymous with ‘peace of mind’?

    As I have understood it the concept has a different meaning depending on which school of thought.
  12. TheSwede

    Why Does Religion Exist

    I personally believe religion is a side effect of how our intelligence evolved, and how our brain works. We are a curious species, pondering, we love patterns, even to the point that we see patterns where there are none (because that can have evolutionary advantages). Guesses is better then no...
  13. TheSwede

    atheism and fear of death

    I live in Sweden, an apatheistic country and worked at a retirement home for a while. Those who were deeply religious and were in the last days of their lives were the ones that were the most scared of death. I don't know why. Maybe afraid of judgement? Personally, like many other atheists, I...
  14. TheSwede

    Religious none? What do you call this?

    Sounds to me like you actually have figured it out. Others turn to organized religions because they don't know what they believe, you do. Don't feel bad about not having a definite label or if it doesn't always make sense (Buddhism have some struggles with the same question as you concerning...
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    Would life be happy with no afterlife?

    For some people the "belief" that there won't be an after life makes this life more precious. I personally do not hope for an afterlife as it has in any way been described by many popular religions.
  16. TheSwede

    Maybe I've come to the right place?

    Always been an atheist but had a fascination for religion for some odd reason. I live in an apatheistic society (Sweden). Studied almost 1 year religious studies, but dropped out to become an engineer instead. Still love the subject but don't really have anyone to talk about it with. If you are...
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