RE: Meanings of “God” in some scriptures
July 9, 2018 at 11:20 pm
(This post was last modified: July 9, 2018 at 11:28 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(July 9, 2018 at 11:10 am)jimhabegger Wrote: does it seem inevitable to you that studying those scriptures will influence me in ways that that are harmful to me and to society?Nah. Plenty of people read magic books. If you start believing them..then yeah, it;s inevitably going to be harmful.
Quote:If so, then I might like to try telling you more about how I use those scriptures, to see if that does anything to relieve those concerns. That’s just an example. I don’t see clearly where the conversation might go, but where I’d like to start is with what concerns you might have about a person studying some religious scriptures as one way among others of learning to live a better life.You;re going to tell us that you have the best of intentions. I believe that you do...but since you study magic books you should already know what they paved the road to hell with.
(July 9, 2018 at 5:51 pm)jimhabegger Wrote: That’s too restrictive. I study some religious scriptures as one way among others to help me learn to live a better life. Besides that I’m a member of a religious community that uses some of those scriptures, and I participate in some of its activities, including its efforts to expand and multiply. Does that make me a bad person?
You;re helping to spread the assembly? I mean, if you want an oversimplification... then sure..you;re a bad person on that count. You understand that you;re associating yourself with a whackadoodle cult of personality that exists for no reason other than to fleece it;s constituency...and that;s laying aside their dystopian fever dreams...right?
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