I am angry at you ....

[james blunt]

No God would ever approve of mindless acts of violence , if you think God would approve , then you are possessed by Satan

Feel my anger at you ....

I am................one

 

[SalixIncendium]

So mindful acts of violence He's okay with, then?

 

[Mindmaster]

No God would ever approve of mindless acts of violence , if you think God would approve , then you are possessed by Satan

Feel my anger at you ....

Apparently, if there is a God he doesn't give a **** either way. Next.

Satan is very much a representative of free will in any incarnation -- I'd find it strange that he'd possess anyone, presuming of course that was possible... But, I don't think so... So....

I don't care about random angry people either -- it's your choice to be happy, sad, mad, or whatever. It's no one else's fault, just yours.

 

[Brickjectivity]

No God would ever approve of mindless acts of violence , if you think God would approve , then you are possessed by Satan

Feel my anger at you ....

I am sometimes angry with God over different violent things, because for a long time I am told God is the creator of the physical world. Now I realize that we project an interest in our world onto God. Sometimes I still think the old way, but long after childhood I learn God respects no one. There is the popular imagination of God, someone who gets angry and who can be touched; but this is merely an as-if. I think of it as a model that lets us talk with God, much like talking with a book. Its a-if God were interested, but God isn't interested. God is supposedly in-human and is in-visible, non-physical. That is why people have trouble with the concept of Jesus and why they stumble over expressions like "The LORD was angry..." They get things mixed up, and then they tell us that God is so concerned about each and every one of us that God would never let anything happen. Then God does not live up to their promises that they make on behalf of God. Then I direct my anger more appropriately at them, those people who to tell me to expect God to fulfill their promises. The more they profit from my loss, the greater their portion of my anger. Shall I forgive them, or shall I not? God is untouched by it, but I am not.

Here is something I'd like to see happen: Zechariah 13:4-5 "On that day every prophet will be ashamed of their prophetic vision. They will not put on a prophet’s garment of hair in order to deceive. Each will say, ‘I am not a prophet. I am a farmer; the land has been my livelihood since my youth.' "

In a way of looking at things (though it is disjointed, not a subject for a Bible course) the gods have been attacking people from the genesis. They don't like the creation of the LORD. The gods punish Adam and Eve for seeking knowledge. They mate with human girls, creating giants. They punish humans for building a tower, scattering and dividing us into warring factions. They ensnare Laban in greed. They cause Jacob's children to be enslaved. They support Pharoah and his magician priests with magic and try twice to have Moses killed.

 

[dybmh]

Metallica's One?

or

U2's One?

It's your choice.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Metallica's One?

or

U2's One?

It's not even close contest. Metallica's One, hands down.

 

[dybmh]

It's not even close contest. Metallica's One, hands down.

Metallica: "Master of Puppets" vs. Metallica: "One"?

 

[SalixIncendium]

Metallica: "Master of Puppets" vs. Metallica: "One"?

"One" is probably my favorite single by them, followed by "Sanitarium."

 

[james blunt]

So mindful acts of violence He's okay with, then?

Of course , everyone knows the difference between good and bad . Stopping mad people is a good act although it may require violence to stop them . The means to a must in the name of good sometimes . As humans , very fragile creatures , we have no right to be going around killing each other over opinion more than anything else , It's insane to say the least .
There is no reward or gain etc in killing somebody over beliefs etc, there is nothing proven by these sort of acts other than that there is some really stupid people in the world who do these acts . Most of the world wants peace , to chill out and relax , but there are some that are trouble makers , these troublemakers are being stupid , they don't want be a part of the camp . These troublemakers are not being people , they are not being human , they are being savages .

 

[SalixIncendium]

Of course , everyone knows the difference between good and bad . Stopping mad people is a good act although it may require violence to stop them . The means to a must in the name of good sometimes . As humans , very fragile creatures , we have no right to be going around killing each other over opinion more than anything else , It's insane to say the least .
There is no reward or gain etc in killing somebody over beliefs etc, there is nothing proven by these sort of acts other than that there is some really stupid people in the world who do these acts . Most of the world wants peace , to chill out and relax , but there are some that are trouble makers , these troublemakers are being stupid , they don't want be a part of the camp . These troublemakers are not being people , they are not being human , they are being savages .

Whose is it to determine what belief or opinion is good? Mad? Insane? Stupid? Savage?

Who gets to play judge and jury?

Wouldn't non-violence be a more benevolent principle?

 

[james blunt]

Whose is it to determine what belief or opinion is good? Mad? Insane? Stupid? Savage?

Who gets to play judge and jury?

Wouldn't non-violence be a more benevolent principle?

We are born with two natural instincts , empathy and compassion . There are those of us whom understand empathy but have no compassion and ignore compassion .

Who decides what good is , judge and jury ?

An objective mind rather than a subjective mind , a neutral observer .

All religion was bad at one time , almost evil . These days though most religions try to be good but amongst them still hiding as the Devil is the troublemakers .

 

[SalixIncendium]

We are born with two natural instincts , empathy and compassion . There are those of us whom understand empathy but have no compassion and ignore compassion .

Who decides what good is , judge and jury ?

An objective mind rather than a subjective mind , a neutral observer .

What is the objective measure to determine who has is the neutral observer with the objective mind?

All religion was bad at one time , almost evil . These days though most religions try to be good but amongst them still hiding as the Devil is the troublemakers .

At precisely what time were all religions bad? How so?

 

[Brickjectivity]

What is the objective measure to determine who has is the neutral observer with the objective mind?

That was not directed at me, but one mark of people is that we are lazy, and we are lazy probably because it is a way to conserve calories. Lazy thinking will be one thing that marks a non-neutral observer. Our biggest fault is indifference, but another fault is we find it easy to waste energy in violence or in fear. Fear and 'Mindless violence' as on the OP will be another thing that marks a non-neutral observer. We struggle to expend energy in creative thought (as in a game of Chess) and in concern for others, and we get stuck into patterns of thinking very easily. The neutral observer theoretically expends energy but not in fear or violence. They overcome laziness. Perhaps if you look for signs of creative and changing thought behind actions?