samtonga43
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I looked but couldn't find it. The burden of proof is on you. Please help by providing proof.It is all over this thread. Look for it if you want to find it.
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I looked but couldn't find it. The burden of proof is on you. Please help by providing proof.It is all over this thread. Look for it if you want to find it.
You made a positive statement...("It is all over this thread")No, IOW, it is not my job to find one because I was not the one who wanted one.
It is par for the course, KWEDYou first said you agree with it, then when that position clashed with something else, you changed it to not agreeing.
I gave you the quote and the post number. This is beyond ridiculous now.
But earlier you said that it does not require another messenger to change Bahaullah's message. You also said that ordinary Bahais cannot change Bahaullah's message.
You may not bother to keep track of the various positions you have taken, but some of us do...
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You said...
"I am happy to ignore or reject what society deems to be moral if it conflicts with what Baha'u'llah said"
You don't even realise you are doing it, do you?
And on what basis do you consider them to be "immoral"?
Well, according to your own words...
"if it conflicts with what Baha'u'llah said"
I made a claim. That claim is my I=opinion.
You have literally no idea what you are on about.
No need to be sorry, Tony. I am used to misunderstanding of the Christian concept of the Triune God.
God is only knowable and accessible because He is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Three-in-One
NOT 1 + 1+ 1= 3
BUT 1 x 1 x 1= 1
I am definitely not disagreeing.So you disagree with Bahaullah and Shoghi Effendi on the issue.
It's always good to see people breaking the oppressive shackles of their religious dogma.
You would have to investigate. Rational proofs for the existence of God convince very few people. Baha'u'llah said this about this in a prayer:So you can't provide any rational argument or evidence to support the claim that A) there is a god and B) Bahaullah was his messenger. You admit that it is purely a matter of belief. So Bahaism is no different to any other religion on the planet, and your claims carry no more weight than theirs.
Why do you have "freedom of expression" as your religion. I don't think you really live that. In fact, you are kind of attacking me. So, why don't you stop harassing me about me "harassing" them, and why don't you study up on the claims and beliefs of the Baha'i Faith and see if it makes sense to you? Go find Baha'is in your city. Go to their meetings and get to know them and study about the Baha'i Faith with them. If you agree with everything they say, then great. But if you don't, then why not? Because their claim is that everything Baha'u'llah said is the exact and infallible truth from God for this age and for the next 1000 years. And the number one thing he claimed... Is he the return of Christ?There is a huge difference in debate an what happens in this thread. You as an example does not accept Baha'is answer, because instead of saying, Thank you for your answer, I may not agree with you, but can you explain further.
You "attack" them in an unpleasant way. Telling them how bad they are for holding a belief you disagree with. Then telling them because the founder of Baha'i faith said something every Baha'i must be evil due to believing in a teaching ypu see as wrong or bad.
That IS harrasment.
I have "freedom of expression" because i do no longer hold on to a religiius label that say , Muslim, Sufi, Christian, Baha'i and so on.Why do you have "freedom of expression" as your religion. I don't think you really live that. In fact, you are kind of attacking me. So, why don't you stop harassing me about me "harassing" them, and why don't you study up on the claims and beliefs of the Baha'i Faith and see if it makes sense to you? Go find Baha'is in your city. Go to their meetings and get to know them and study about the Baha'i Faith with them. If you agree with everything they say, then great. But if you don't, then why not? Because their claim is that everything Baha'u'llah said is the exact and infallible truth from God for this age and for the next 1000 years. And the number one thing he claimed... Is he the return of Christ?
Research it out and see if you think that is true or not. Then come back to this thread and tell me why you believe it. Or, if you find things about that claim that you don't believe are true, then what are you going to do? Because if his claim to be the return of Christ is not true, that makes him a false prophet. I think that is worth determining.
The problem... Why God, as if God really inspired the Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran, would have contradictory stories in them? The Bible... paraphrasing... A young woman, or "virgin", will give birth to a son and when he gets older the two kings that are threatening Judah will be dead. Then the NT... The virgin will have a son and she did... 700 years later. So, Isaiah's prophecy wasn't about the two kings? But only about the "virgin" birth? And then what a story... there was a star that moved, and angels appearing to shepherds. One story has the family going to Egypt. The other going to Jerusalem, then back to Nazareth. The Quran... has Mary giving birth to Jesus under a palm tree.I like how Abdul'baha explains it, as it leaves it open to mysterious possibilities, and life is great with those mysteries.
Regards Tony
That is a bald assertion unless you can back it up with proof.It is a false belief of Bahai that MrB is the latest messenger.
I have no burden of proof because I am not trying to prove anything...I looked but couldn't find it. The burden of proof is on you. Please help by providing proof.
Fully agree with @TrailblazerI have no burden of proof because I am not trying to prove anything...
I can find more than one example, but it is not my job to do your homework for you.But you cannot provide even one example to back up your statement.
That's right, even for some of us Baha'is. I do not agree with or fully understand everything Baha'u'llah wrote, so I keep trying to understand. Life is a journey that never ends..I do not have to agree 100% with Baha'i'ullah and his teaching because i am not a Baha'i,
In every religious scripture there will be parts One does not agree fully with, or fully understand
How do YOU know why I find his posts Optimistic?But Tb finds your post to be optimistic, as I do, because you make sense.
The claim is that he has brought the infallible truth from God. He can't be wrong. So, if some of us find things that we believe are wrong, what do you want us to do? Be nicer? Respect their answers that sometimes don't answer anything? To me, the world doesn't look like Jesus, Krishna, Buddha or any of the other people that were prophesied to return and fix things has come. There are prophecies about what is supposed to happen before and after they return. What I see around us doesn't reflect what those prophecies predicted. So, what do we do? Ignore them? Sure, except one of the claims of the Baha'i Faith is that Baha'u'llah has fulfilled all the prophecies of all the major religions. So, I didn't ignore them. I read several of them. And I don't believe they have been fulfilled. And, what's worse, I see verses taken out of context that are make into prophecies.I have "freedom of expression" because i do no longer hold on to a religiius label that say , Musline, Sufi, Christian, Baha'i and so on.
I do not have to agree 100% with Baha'i'ullah and his teaching because i am not a Baha'i,
In every religious scripture there will be parts One does not agree fully with, or fully understand, but that is not a wrong thing. It means there are more to learn, more to understand within that teaching.
The reason I stepped in, and started to "fight" you and a few others in RF has to do with, even you do not attack mr personally, I do feel their pain physically when they are attacked for what they believe in.The claim is that he has brought the infallible truth from God. He can't be wrong. So, if some of us find things that we believe are wrong, what do you want us to do? Be nicer? Respect their answers that sometimes don't answer anything? To me, the world doesn't look like Jesus, Krishna, Buddha or any of the other people that were prophesied to return and fix things has come. There are prophecies about what is supposed to happen before and after they return. What I see around us doesn't reflect what those prophecies predicted. So, what do we do? Ignore them? Sure, except one of the claims of the Baha'i Faith is that Baha'u'llah has fulfilled all the prophecies of all the major religions. So, I didn't ignore them. I read several of them. And I don't believe they have been fulfilled. And, what's worse, I see verses taken out of context that are make into prophecies.
It's great that you're on a spiritual path that is beyond all of this "stuff" that "organized" types of religions get into. But stay spiritual. I'm really not their enemy. It's like if a friend gets into a cult and we want to get them to see "the Truth". But you know the problem. It is our "truth". Maybe not so spiritual. Maybe too worldly. And our friend believes he has found a higher, more real truth. The clash between us and the Baha'is is like that. They see us a blind to this higher spiritual truth they have found. But we see them going off into some beliefs that we feel are make-believe and superstitious. We each think we're right. They want to guide us to the light. And we want to show them how their beliefs aren't real. They have put their trust in something that can't be proven true. And because there are false religions and false religious out there, how do they know, without real proof, that what they believe is true?
We all know what it's like to get "witnessed" to by Evangelistic Christians. They know they are right. They know the Bible is the inerrant word of God. But really? God made the universe a few thousand years ago? Then flooded the world not long after that? Then sent Jesus to save us. And he rose again and floated off into the clouds? Just way too much to believe it all is literally true. But to some of us, the claims of the Baha'i Faith are just as hard to believe. We can't sit back and let them get off without hard and deep questions. Sorry, but to some of us here, their answers are vague and too weak to be taken as true.
I'm not all that spiritual to be a "nice" guy, that shows love and respect to others all the time. So, I'm sorry you feel you had to step in and try and put me and some of the others here in our place. But, in our own way, we too are only seeking the truth.