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Watching my cat, thinking about god and human nature
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RE: Watching my cat, thinking about god and human nature
(July 16, 2017 at 12:30 am)Lutrinae Wrote:
(July 16, 2017 at 12:21 am)*Deidre* Wrote: I think that our ideas of gods tend to mirror what we see ourselves doing - we have a justice system, we ''punish'' people with prison and in some cases the death penalty, we reward people for good behavior (a raise at work or promotion, etc) and so on. So, it's not unlikely to imagine a god who is our mirrored reflection, behaving in human ways, thus the eternal time out aka ''hell,'' or the sweetest of rewards, heaven. And everything we hate, the gods hate too, ever notice that? If someone is a bigot, well he/she will certainly find a Bible passage supporting it, but of course, it won't be considered bigotry in the Bible.

But, just for the record, most likely your cat, like all cats...thinks she is the God, not you. lol Big Grin

Historically speaking, especially due to how many view the incompetent justice system, god and the devil and hell seem appropriate systems for justice where human justice fails.

Unfortunately, all that was logically done was to replace a failed human system with a fantasy.

And my cat knows she's the Queen of this household.

The only devil that does anything when justice fails...

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Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?

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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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RE: Watching my cat, thinking about god and human nature - by Astonished - July 16, 2017 at 12:39 am

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