I thought initially the Chinese said the virus came from livestock at a market. And then Trump made some comments with a derogatory tone. This infuriated the Chinese who then made up the story about the US military brought the virus to the China during the military martial arts games in Wuhan...
I agree. An omnipotent god needs absolute nothing from us. This includes kneeling and groveling.
Worship - show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites.
Having reverence for God is one thing. Adoring or honoring God is having a lack of reverence in my opinion...
The Republicans want to get rid of the "undesirables" !
"Another consequence of Hitler’s ruthless dictatorship in the 1930s was the arrest of political opponents and trade unionists and others whom the Nazis labeled “undesirables” and “enemies of the state.” Some 5,000 to 15,000 homosexuals...
You have no idea what God wants. God is beyond our comprehension. People pretending to speak for God is the height of human arrogance. There is possibly no greater sin than pretending to be God.
What you are describing is not egalitarian at all. You can't have a lord without slaves. You...
Hakn a tshaynik - Call me a tea kettle
Oy vey! - Such is life
Shlemiel - not the brightest bulb of the bunch
Putz - someone who is lacking
Magillah - something long and complicated
Meshuggina - Me
Kvetch - people posting on RF
Chutzpah - A person's courage
Alter Cocker - Me again
This is total BS. An omnipotent God needs absolutely nothing from us. God is perfect, whole, and complete without any needs or desires. Since needs and desires are the source of all evil in the World God is absolute goodness. So please explain to me why would God have a need or desire to...
Hello RationalE, I hope you are doing well!
I have a background in computer science. I do not believe AI is real or even possible because of the work of John Searle:
And even if Strong AI ever does become a reality, the resulting conscousness would be just as messed up as human beings:
I was joking about being a Messenger. I'm just some bloke from New Jersey who has spent a lifetime studying the World's religions.
Yes, God knows everything. Our experience of time is different than God's. Essentially, things are exactly as I say because God is a time traveler. You...
I am not perfect. My mind and body are full of imperfections and flaws. To suggest God is like me is really showing your lack of reverence for how God is perfect, whole, and complete without any needs or desires. I am constantly needy. Wow, if you only knew the depth of what you are saying...
There's nothing the Messengers are going to teach you about God that you cannot figure out on your own.
What do they have two kidneys instead of one? What makes them extraordinary?
Yes, there is no reason God would send Messengers. God is perfect, whole, and complete without any needs or...
The Bible was clearly written by men and not by God. How else do you explain these gems:
In this verse, Samuel, one of the early leaders of Israel, orders genocide against a neighboring people:
“This is what the Lord Almighty says... ‘Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all...
Then what is your explanation for how existence came into being?
If you don't know, then God is as good of a word as any to represent the first cause.
Are you a nihilist?
All I said was if Jesus is God, and you can't kill God, then Jesus did not really die for our sins because Jesus was never really dead. Why are you talking about armies and battle?
Hey dad, since you seem to know exactly what God is thinking, I was wondering what you thought about Jesus being God. If Jesus is God, and you can't kill God, then does this mean Jesus did not die for our sins? No harm no foul kind of thing. Only a person who did not have a strong faith in...