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There is no such thing as useless knowledge.You could start by not treating the OP as anything other than vapid, pretentious preaching.
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There is no such thing as useless knowledge.You could start by not treating the OP as anything other than vapid, pretentious preaching.
I don't know about that. My unevidenced purple wings are working great and looking fabulous. Who knew that I did not need evidence to have such things. I may fly cross country this weekend.You are engaging someone who writes (in a debate forum no less) ...
You could start by not treating the OP as anything other than vapid, pretentious preaching.
Were do I start?
Though some Christian sects accept evolution, not all do. And people that think everyone else is "apostate" tend to be terribly apostate themselves. But tell me, what do you have against reality? Why does evolution scare you so much?Let's start with the beginning. You were once a Christian? You are relatively young? You found yourself at some point disillusioned with mainstream traditional apostate Christian teachings? The immortal soul, hell, trinity, cross, Christmas, Evolution, the rapture, all soul's day, confession, etc.? You find those teachings to be representative of the Bible? You find the Bible, up to a certain point at least, to be a mythological collection of fictional religious texts probably produced long after the events revealed therein? You are intelligent and independent in your thinking, you don't like to be told what to do? You took a fancy to the dark side, so to speak? Are you from a small town or the big city?
And civilization has been decimated multipul times just look back far enough you see many civilizations dissapeared.
Are you saying you are okay with war?
Here is an advanced human found inside a destroyed space ship on the moon.
Though some Christian sects accept evolution, not all do. And people that think everyone else is "apostate" tend to be terribly apostate themselves. But tell me, what do you have against reality? Why does evolution scare you so much?
I was born into it. Southern Baptist. And I was very devoted, even considered the "ideal teenaged Christian" by those "running" (pastor, youth pastor, their families) the church. But that ended when I was 16.Let's start with the beginning. You were once a Christian? You are relatively young?
I had a difficult childhood: My mom was verbally and emotionally abusive; my father walked out one night and was around so little I can't even recall a time when he was around to say "this time was before he left;" I was bullied relentlessly throughout elementary school and had teachers consistently side against me; and being transgender, and having attractions to men, put me at odds against church teachings. I was home school for 6, 7, and 8th grade, and when I returned to public school I learned things weren't so nasty and harsh as I had been lead to believe having been contained within such an insular sub-culture. And when I was 16, continual hardships combined with recently learned facts that conflicted with church teachings shattered what had once been a very deep and Conservative faith.You found yourself at some point disillusioned with mainstream traditional apostate Christian teachings?
Pretty much.You are intelligent and independent in your thinking, you don't like to be told what to do? You took a fancy to the dark side, so to speak?
I'm originally from a city that had a population of about 40,000 when I was born (now 50,000), and lived in a city of about 11,000, and when my parents moved to Indiana it was first a town of about 11,000, and then out to "Amish Paradise" between that town and another one of about 40-50,000 people. I've been in "Amish Paradise" for about 27-26 years. The nearest settlements aren't even big enough to be considered a town.Are you from a small town or the big city?
The reality of evolution is demonstrable. And it surely does scare you, at least it looks that way. People that are not afraid can debate honestly. Do you think that you can debate against the science that supports evolution? You might need to learn some basics first, but I would not mind teaching you.I only think that apostate applies to people who turn from the real teachings of the Bible to traditions of men, like, in the case of those I mention from time to time, Greek philosophy. I don't have anything against reality, for example, I know you to be intelligent enough not to confuse my interpretation of reality with evolution just because that is your interpretation and so I see, once again, not unlike many other encounters with evolutionists, an intellectual dishonest approach to your question. But what the hell? Who cares, eh?
Evolution doesn't scare me, it amuses me . . . but tell me, who cares? That is, who cares if we evolved? What good does it for us to be aware of it if it were anything other than a failed metaphysical experiment? Not that I'm going to get into a heavy discussion on evolution with you again, that ship has sailed and foundered in a sea of stupid lies, I'm just curious.
I was born into it. Southern Baptist. And I was very devoted, even considered the "ideal teenaged Christian" by those "running" (pastor, youth pastor, their families) the church. But that ended when I was 16.
As for how old I am, I'm 31, but people very typically think I'm in my mid 20s, with late teens popping up recently from a few people.
I had a difficult childhood: My mom was verbally and emotionally abusive; my father walked out one night and was around so little I can't even recall a time when he was around to say "this time was before he left;" I was bullied relentlessly throughout elementary school and had teachers consistently side against me; and being transgender, and having attractions to men, put me at odds against church teachings.
I was home school for 6, 7, and 8th grade, and when I returned to public school I learned things weren't so nasty and harsh as I had been lead to believe having been contained within such an insular sub-culture. And when I was 16, continual hardships combined with recently learned facts that conflicted with church teachings shattered what had once been a very deep and Conservative faith.
I'm originally from a city that had a population of about 40,000 when I was born (now 50,000), and lived in a city of about 11,000, and when my parents moved to Indiana it was first a town of about 11,000, and then out to "Amish Paradise" between that town and another one of about 40-50,000 people. I've been in "Amish Paradise" for about 27-26 years. The nearest settlements aren't even big enough to be considered a town.
Never read the book on Enoch yet,Cool. There is something about a mixing of the spiritual and science fiction that appeals to me. Perhaps it's due to my having read and loved Douglas Adams and Frank Herbert as a school boy, I don't know . . . but it has to be thoughtful and interesting at least. It helps if it is accurate. What do you think of the Biblical Enoch? He was a righteous man who, felt, at least, that no one around him was similarly righteous so he asked Jehovah to take him and Jehovah obliged him in this. He put Enoch to death where he awaits resurrection where everyone is righteous.
As an animal superior in the areas that needth it be we have risen above from being taken to being the taker on the earthly plane. Man who used to face tiger or wolf is now faced with a much superior creature that matches him in all respects and on every level.
Himself.
Man fights now with man, but with the rebirth of civilization man has become civil unto his fellow co-occupants on this materialistic plane.
What then? The rising above of man from these two planes of existence may not be considered to many as major steps in the evolutionary cycle of man but that is an understatement.
You see, our minds which cannot evolve biologically but rather collectively (whole, think ant-farm) is the obstacle now preventing us from completion of our evolutionary process.
We fell to earth and have been evolving ever since. Trying to escape this material encapsulation we find our spirits trapped in.
We have several ways to take the next step and those are the training of our minds through the arts, (philosophy,science, religion,).
When all three and united and understood to perfection all peoples will live under the umbrella of truth and evolve to the next step in our evolution.
Its left to be seen if enough people will transcend the animal mind into the spiritual mind before the earth is devastated by nuclear destruction.
The universe is mental. We needs to use our minds to evolve past our minds or else we will be stuck in this progression forever.
World thought has to change towards a spiritual nature. Not religious or overly rational. But true and spiritual
The reality of evolution is demonstrable.
And it surely does scare you, at least it looks that way.
People that are not afraid can debate honestly.
Do you think that you can debate against the science that supports evolution? You might need to learn some basics first, but I would not mind teaching you.
Never read the book on Enoch yet,
Oh course oh course this is known. So are you saying that no major correction need take place on earth? Is everything as it should be? What glories are still left to be attained by one?Will Man take the next step in Evolution?
It has already Happened. As mankind developed within the bodies of our animal ancestors, THE SON OF MAN, the Most High in the creation, who is currently developing within the body of mankind, already exists in our future and He [The Omega] is able to descend along his genetic thread of life that binds him to the beginning [The Alpha,] with who He is one, and knows everything that will occur in our future which is his past.
Here is an advanced human found inside a destroyed space ship on the moon.
does mean like anything to meNo, no, no. The book of Enoch is nonsense. Genesis 5:18 / Genesis 5:21-24 / Hebrews 11:5 / Hebrews 11:13 / Hebrews 12:1
I walk past several Amish homes when I go on walks. There even used to be an Amish furniture factory/place of assembly about 1/4 mile away.Though I've lived in Indiana most of my life it's always been small towns. I've seen the Amish, but only briefly passing through.
Where I live, about 1/4 mile away is a tiny whatever with about 2 - 3 dozen houses. There used to be a Marathon station, many years ago, as it sits along a highway, and even a restaurant, but that is now a house (the Marathon station was restored to look like an old Shell Station). And I can show you where Tin Cup is, a super itty bitty whatever with not even 1 dozen houses.5,000 is too big for me.
It would probably depend on the curriculum and overall environment. The cirriculum I was exposed to justified aparthied Africa, taught very rigid gender roles, and was so Southern that in these little comic thingies the white characters and black characters very rarely (if ever) interacted with each other. Lots of other things too that are just so Conservative and so very literalist that I realized many years later after I left how that form of Christianity doesn't see the forest for the trees, and they aren't seeing much of the trees either because that might incite pagan god worship. As for the home school group itself, not only did they demonize Harry Potter even Pokemon was straight from the hands of the devil because Pokemon evolve and evolution isn't true and is a direct affront to what the Bible teaches is true and the goal of the game is to be a Pokemon master but that is blasphemous because the Bible says that the only master is Jesus.I would have loved to be home schooled, if, actually, it would have been the home of someone else.
That was me. I look pissed off and like I'm about to kill someone in all my school pictures, and not even half an episode of 13 Reasons had me remembering why.I didn't have the sub-culture, I just hated school. Thought it was all bull****.
It was not you I was poking at. Your views are here on Earth and not on the Moon.See? I got to know you by diverting the subject. I was in the mood to do that rather than have you poke fun at me, but, you can continue now if you like.
Come on guys, what does this have to do with collective evolution into the theosophic spiritual mind?I walk past several Amish homes when I go on walks. There even used to be an Amish furniture factory/place of assembly about 1/4 mile away.
Where I live, about 1/4 mile away is a tiny whatever with about 2 - 3 dozen houses. There used to be a Marathon station, many years ago, as it sits along a highway, and even a restaurant, but that is now a house (the Marathon station was restored to look like an old Shell Station). And I can show you where Tin Cup is, a super itty bitty whatever with not even 1 dozen houses.
This has been my life, pretty much always, and I'm moving to California next week, working my way towards being near LA.
It would probably depend on the curriculum and overall environment. The cirriculum I was exposed to justified aparthied Africa, taught very rigid gender roles, and was so Southern that in these little comic thingies the white characters and black characters very rarely (if ever) interacted with each other. Lots of other things too that are just so Conservative and so very literalist that I realized many years later after I left how that form of Christianity doesn't see the forest for the trees, and they aren't seeing much of the trees either because that might incite pagan god worship. As for the home school group itself, not only did they demonize Harry Potter even Pokemon was straight from the hands of the devil because Pokemon evolve and evolution isn't true and is a direct affront to what the Bible teaches is true and the goal of the game is to be a Pokemon master but that is blasphemous because the Bible says that the only master is Jesus.
That was me. I look pissed off and like I'm about to kill someone in all my school pictures, and not even half an episode of 13 Reasons had me remembering why.
It was not you I was poking at. Your views are here on Earth and not on the Moon.
does mean like anything to me