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Why Do I hate creationists (theists in general)
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RE: Why Do I hate creationists (theists in general)
(August 24, 2016 at 9:13 am)ChadWooters Wrote: Pops, you must realize that having a generally unorthodox theology means you must make greater effort to clarify your position. It simply isn't enough to say "not me". Speaking as a generally unorthodox Christian (Swedenborgian), I know that it can be frustrating and time consuming to present your beliefs. While no shortage of AF members will intentionally mischaracterize your positions with innane phrases like "sky daddy", there are also sincere debaters that rely on familiar frameworks and are trying to understand where you fit in. It is incumbent on you to do a better job suppling that framework. Personally, I cannot make sense of your subtle distinctions. Is GOD (in caps) similar to Plotinus' "The One" or the biblical "God is Love." Deism, theism, pantheism, and panentheism are solid comprehensive categories. It seems inconsistent and confused to me to say God is a little bit of one and a little bit of the other. Look, I'm not saying that you must write a comprehensive essay. All I'm saying is that people need more context, like comparisons with familar concepts: kind of like Brahma as the Ground of Being, similar to a gnostic demiurge, comparable to Aristotle's First Cause, etc.
Firstly; I'm not sure why I can't thumbs-up posts here, but that was very well written and conveyed it's message and reasons for said message very clearly. I could only hope to be able to write so legibly one day.

I agree wholly with what you say. Time was an issue last night, and really still is as I have just pulled up on the job. These subjects or rather this subject is of the utmost importance and surely much more clarity is needed on my part. Yet again this must be a thing spanning some time as I do have other obligations as well. Not that I place those over these in any means, but one must be done to continue the other.

Quickly; you want what I think GOD is.
I can say it is somewhat synonymous with the first cause and Brahma, Islam calls IT Allah. I don't make a division of too much really. Man isn't GOD in any form and never was. All prophets and or messengers have always been of a single accord. GOD's Will for man is wholly beneficent and for the sake of all existence. The selfless conscience is related to the Holy Spirit; the light and or breath of God metaphorically speaking.

There are two opposing forces;

One Creator GOD; characteristics in part; long suffering, benevolent, giving, merciful, giver of life, former of creation,
all knowing, all powerful.

The other nature is that of void or the absence of existence generally characterized by greed, anger, deceit, violence, fear, insidious, creeping, manipulating, hidden, opposing of what is direct and upright in all ways, yet easily seen with the Light of God.

Gotta work

Peace

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RE: Why Do I hate creationists (theists in general) - by popsthebuilder - August 24, 2016 at 9:46 am

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