Nope, that is out of my league.
I put it in another frame of reference for you.
Regards Tony
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Nope, that is out of my league.
I put it in another frame of reference for you.
Regards Tony
Oh, sure, she does, Hinduism as well as Buddhism.Next she'll say she understands and believe in Hinduism.
Do Baha'is believe that some religious people have superstitious beliefs?Are all the other 93% of people in the world deluded?
They aren't, yet Baha'is have a way of explaining that away.Well they sure as hell aren't all telling the same story! Hahahahahaha...
Do you believe that there are and has been false Messiahs and false religious leaders?I can say definitely He was not a con artist and I could explain why, but that would take some time.
I think Krishna is like the eighth Avatar of Vishnu, and he was not the one who "revealed" and/or started Hinduism. Baha'is never list those others or mention them. And can't name a founding "messenger" who started Hinduism. I guess God ignoreth whoeth he wisheth. And explaineh awayeth things that contradiceth his neweth message.Those things do not just "build" on one another. They are, in some cases, so different that it should boggle the mind if what you're saying it accepted as "true." Just because your graphic is made from nice colors doesn't make it magically explain a darn thing.
The other problem - things like the greek (and then roman) pantheon of gods, and norse understanding of who and what the gods were does not appear in your timeline. Why is that, do you think?
Yes.Do Baha'is believe that some religious people have superstitious beliefs?
Yes.Do you believe that there are and has been false Messiahs and false religious leaders?
Yeah, I looked at the maps of the ancient Assyrian Empire again and, to me, it doesn't look like it goes far enough east to get to Teheran. But she doesn't care. Why research something that might prove her beliefs wrong.Interesting, that's why prophecy is so messy and something that's so divisive. It doesn't make sense why an all powerful being would use something so problematic
If it's vague that means that it can be interpreted a million different ways and be used to verify anything and so it would be very easy for a vague prophecy to be accurate thus not making it convincing to me.
I know. Of course she does, because the Baha'i Faith tells her what is the truth about Hinduism and Buddhism.Oh, sure, she does, Hinduism as well as Buddhism.
And what's wrong with believing that each people and culture created their own religions and Gods? Like the Greeks or the Egyptians, or the Hawaiians.Yes, they are very different in some cases, but there is a logical explanation
What I said to Aupmanyav also applies you. Every time you attack the Baha'i Faith and I have to defend it, and every time you post misinformation and I have to correct it, I am honored in the world to come, so you are doing me a big favor. I guess you just like helping me out, so thanks.Baha'is never list those others or mention them. And can't name a founding "messenger" who started Hinduism. I guess God ignoreth whoeth he wisheth. And explaineh awayeth things that contradiceth his neweth message.
No, the Baha'i Faith does not tell me the truth about Hinduism and Buddhism....I know. Of course she does, because the Baha'i Faith tells her what is the truth about Hinduism and Buddhism.
I thought you get mad at God sometimes? At those times, don't you think he's being a jerk? Being petty? Being even cruel? Like when he allows or is the cause of great suffering to a child and to innocent animals? I don't know how your logic works, but if God knows all and is in control of all, then he's responsible.Only logic.
Nothing is wrong with that, except that some of the gods they created were not real, which means they were not true religions "of God."And what's wrong with believing that each people and culture created their own religions and Gods? Like the Greeks or the Egyptians, or the Hawaiians.
Or Baha'is that spew things out to get people to respond to the OP, so that the Baha'i can then post all sorts of Baha'i Scripture and call it "defending" the Faith? But is it defending the Faith, or trying to convince yourself that what the Baha'i Faith teaches is the truth? And I mean the deeper self. That other self sounds like all she cares about is arguing her points and winning at all costs. Do you really think that what you're saying here is getting you closer to God? I would think it would be more like learning to be more loving, and kind, and understanding of others. What do you think? Would those qualities get someone closer to God?What I said to Aupmanyav also applies you. Every time you attack the Baha'i Faith and I have to defend it, and every time you post misinformation and I have to correct it, I am honored in the world to come, so you are doing me a big favor. I guess you just like helping me out, so thanks.
“It is incumbent upon all men, each according to his ability, to refute the arguments of those that have attacked the Faith of God. Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the All-Powerful, the Almighty......
If any man were to arise to defend, in his writings, the Cause of God against its assailants, such a man, however inconsiderable his share, shall be so honored in the world to come that the Concourse on high would envy his glory. No pen can depict the loftiness of his station, neither can any tongue describe its splendor.” Gleanings From the Writings of Baha'u'llah, pp. 329-330
So keep talking, as every time you say something that I have to defend or correct that is getting me closer and closer to heaven, whether you believe it or not.
I am in no mood for correcting anything tonight so I guess I won't get any more points, but I have already chalked so many points it is a sure fire guarantee that at least I will never go to hell, even if I do rank on God a lot, as you well know.
I can get mad at God and still retain my logical abilities. Anger is an emotion so it is not logical, and even when I am angry I know I am not being logical.I thought you get mad at God sometimes? At those times, don't you think he's being a jerk? Being petty? Being even cruel? Like when he allows or is the cause of great suffering to a child and to innocent animals? I don't know how your logic works, but if God knows all and is in control of all, then he's responsible.
Exactly. Some people have made up their Gods and their religions. What is the difference between those and the ones that Baha'is believe are real?Nothing is wrong with that, except that some of the gods they created were not real, which means they were not true religions "of God."
Great, Giving fallible humans multiple choices. Hmmm. Should I do things that I like doing, or do what an unknowable, invisible God wants me to do. Which includes me not doing some of the things I like doing? How many laws have been revealed by Baha'u'llah? Should you serve God and obey his laws with all your heart? Are you planning on obeying them all? Do you feel guilty for doing something just for yourself?The caveat is that God gave man free will so man is responsible for his free will choices and the actions that ensue.
You are attributing motives to the Baha'is that you do not know that have. I cannot speak for any other Baha'is, but I know that is not my motive for posting threads.Or Baha'is that spew things out to get people to respond to the OP, so that the Baha'i can then post all sorts of Baha'i Scripture and call it "defending" the Faith?
I do not have to convince myself, I absolutely know that what the Baha'i Faith teaches is the truth and that Baha'u'llah was a Manifestation of God. 100%. That is one reason I am willing to take all manner of criticism and defend the Faith.But is it defending the Faith, or trying to convince yourself that what the Baha'i Faith teaches is the truth? And I mean the deeper self.
You might want to pay a little closer attention to what I am posting because I am not arguing with anyone; I am explaining things and using logical reasoning. Show me where I was unkind or unloving.That other self sounds like all she cares about is arguing her points and winning at all costs. Do you really think that what you're saying here is getting you closer to God? I would think it would be more like learning to be more loving, and kind, and understanding of others. What do you think? Would those qualities get someone closer to God?