Magicians of course are only performing tricks, but it's what they represent, which is the teaching 'philosophy that "the power is within one's self to perform miracles.
This is totally contradictory to Christ's teachings, plain and simple..
We have no powers in and of ourselves...no powers whatsoever, but we can draw upon the powers of Christ to perform miracles.
You implied that magicians are evil, for more than one reason, yet you haven't given me any reasons. I'm curious to know,
Same reason above, nothing complicated about that teaching, very straight forward and simple...
since I apparently can start a list now of "reasons why FFH probably believes I'm evil".
If I were to hang out at your place, I would see a lovely home, decorated the way I might have it decorated, from what you've just described in another one of your threads.
From your avatars you seem to display very very similar tastes in art as I also appreciate, especially your last oriental avatar, loved that one a lot...
You don't seem evil in any way, but very refined...
Most are innocent of evil and evil things....
God does not hold us accountable for what we don't know or understand...
I'm sure you would never push any of your beliefs onto myself... I know this for a fact, by the way you've conducted yourself here, and I don't want to push any of my beiiefs onto another here as well...
Just discussing/debating so we can both gain a better understanding of things..
I have learned so much here, much more than I had expected to.
That's why I keep coming back...
It's a very healthy addiction for me...
I can simply ignore anyone here who gets on my nerves, but if I was in the same room or same work space, it's nearly impossible.
If I'm getting to hot and bothered i Just close this site down until things calm down.. It's much much more difficult to do that in every day life. Can't just shut people down/turn them off, it would be nice if we could, but it of course just dows not work that way, that's the beauty of coming here, we can shut each other off if one or more of us gets too stuck on themselves..
Good checks and balances here.
Nice place...
Then, how do you explain hanging around here?
See above
This place is meant for people to hang around others and learn from people with different values.
Yes, and I've learned a great deal by hanging out here nearly all of my off/free time...
Being around only people who agree with you all the time means you never learn anything. Then you stagnate, and become ignorant and short-sighted.
In this type of setting it's great, but in real life it sucks...
Seriously I work in an industry that attracts ALL types. I've worked with the strangest of characters, two were definitely demon possessed and spoke jibberish often, it was sort of cool though to here a demon speak, then the person would come to and say do think I'm weird ??? wow, that was a trip, seriously, I learned a lot, because one person described what he felt while being possessed by a demon, he said he literally floated above his body, not being in control at all. He definitely checked out a couple of times and said some way off the wall unintelligable things, nothing of this earth...or that you could make up...
Have also worked with the finest of individuals, many I've learned a lot from. I've met all kinds, you would be very surprised. One of the girls I worked with I got along with the best, she is now married to another girl...well it was an unofficial wedding of course here in Utah.. She is cool, but obviously much different than myself, but we got along absolutely wonderfully, better than anyone I've known...
We totally respecte each other...she shared some horrible experiences growing up with me and I have never looked at another the same after hearing things about her father and her upringing and yet she pulled through it..
