(September 20, 2012 at 12:38 pm)Drich Wrote:zen..........(September 20, 2012 at 11:48 am)pocaracas Wrote: I had that mustard seed for about 10 years of my life. Nothing ever happened, but my knowledge of the world grew and the divergence between the biblical stories and my knowledge of (pre-)history also grew.
I guess you can tell which I found to be more accurate and in conformity with my knowledge of the reality around me.
Mustard seeds can only grow if you plant them. Did you plant yours? if so How?
I think the metaphor has reached it's end. Speak in plain terms, no analogies, no comparisons, no metaphors.
I didn't do anything. According to your stories, god speaks to some people. Why not to all? why not to me? Why must I seek him out? Abraham didn't, but god talked directly to him.
Or so the story goes....
My guess is that the story is just a story.
You believe it's a truthful account and become convinced of all those things about your sins.... becoming easier to repent (WTF?) and that "He will show [you] what has to be done to accomplish a given task" (I call that experience).
Why? Why do you believe in such nonsense which is most likely a fabrication of your mind (helped around by the accumulated fabrications of thousands of minds before you)? Why do you assume that a supernatural being exists, when a simple psychological explanation for that effect is at hand? Why? I sincerely cannot understand it.
