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An infinite progress
RE: An infinite progress
(September 13, 2021 at 12:44 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(September 13, 2021 at 12:43 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: I accept the possibility of truths that cannot be demonstrated. What’s next after that? Rationally speaking, that is.
Well I guess nothing comes after that.

Something comes after that. You believe a god exists. Why?
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”

Wiser words were never spoken. 
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RE: An infinite progress
(September 13, 2021 at 6:47 am)LadyForCamus Wrote:
(September 13, 2021 at 12:44 am)Ahriman Wrote: Well I guess nothing comes after that.

Something comes after that. You believe a god exists. Why?
If there was no God, and I was essentially all alone, or rather, on my own, I doubt all the good things that have happened to me, and all the good things I have, would have come to fruition.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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RE: An infinite progress
(September 13, 2021 at 6:52 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(September 13, 2021 at 6:47 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: Something comes after that. You believe a god exists. Why?
If there was no God, and I was essentially all alone, or rather, on my own, I doubt all the good things that have happened to me, and all the good things I have, would have come to fruition.

How do you know those things were necessarily caused by a god? How do you tell the difference between something happening because of natural circumstances and something happening because a supernatural God willed it to be?
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”

Wiser words were never spoken. 
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RE: An infinite progress
(September 13, 2021 at 7:05 am)LadyForCamus Wrote:
(September 13, 2021 at 6:52 am)Ahriman Wrote: If there was no God, and I was essentially all alone, or rather, on my own, I doubt all the good things that have happened to me, and all the good things I have, would have come to fruition.

How do you know those things were necessarily caused by a god? How do you tell the difference between something happening because of natural circumstances and something happening because a supernatural God willed it to be?
In my mind, my fortunate circumstances are too fortunate to have not been orchestrated by a higher power.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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RE: An infinite progress
(September 13, 2021 at 7:15 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(September 13, 2021 at 7:05 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: How do you know those things were necessarily caused by a god? How do you tell the difference between something happening because of natural circumstances and something happening because a supernatural God willed it to be?
In my mind, my fortunate circumstances are too fortunate to have not been orchestrated by a higher power.

So, you don’t have an objective way to tell the difference then? It’s just your feeling about it?
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”

Wiser words were never spoken. 
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RE: An infinite progress
(September 13, 2021 at 8:14 am)LadyForCamus Wrote:
(September 13, 2021 at 7:15 am)Ahriman Wrote: In my mind, my fortunate circumstances are too fortunate to have not been orchestrated by a higher power.

So, you don’t have an objective way to tell the difference then? It’s just your feeling about it?
Yeah, but it's a strong feeling. Let's put it this way......if I were to record an album, and I was compiling a "Thanks to (insert name here)" list of people who helped me make the album, or inspired the album in some way, I would feel bad not including God.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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RE: An infinite progress
Why, god doesn't feel bad not including you.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: An infinite progress
(September 13, 2021 at 8:38 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Why, god doesn't feel bad not including you.
That's actually really offensive.......God does include me, I know He does. You are just not a faithful person, so you wouldn't understand.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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RE: An infinite progress
We've already established that you know nothing - we're talking about your feels. You being offended by a statement of fact is another example of the genre.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: An infinite progress
When reliance on faith is illogical, there is nothing to understand.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
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