RE: God is the great spirit friend
March 21, 2013 at 3:21 am
(This post was last modified: March 21, 2013 at 3:24 am by jstrodel.)
If you want to learn more about properly basic beliefs and how they relate to mysticism, read Plantinga (Warranted Christian Belief as well as the more technical books on epistemology). He has written several thousand pages on them.
Mysticism is not snake oil. It is real. If you want to see God, you can. Read about what you have to do. Read all the verses in the Bible that talk about what conditions God reveals HaShem to people that seek God (e.g. blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God).
If you want to prove to me why a society is foolish if it is not able to manufacture nuclear weapons and does not have the sufficient scientific capabilities to do so, I welcome an easy debate.
An intellectual is what I am trying to avoid, that should be clear enough. Look where the intellectuals have gotten us.
I am not afraid of people. I regularly minister to drug dealers (the kind you meet on the street that carry guns and sell crack). I do not feel any insecurity when posting on these forums or anywhere else, God delivered me from that. I used to be insecure though. My only desire here is to persuade others of the truth of Christianity.
Mysticism is not snake oil. It is real. If you want to see God, you can. Read about what you have to do. Read all the verses in the Bible that talk about what conditions God reveals HaShem to people that seek God (e.g. blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God).
If you want to prove to me why a society is foolish if it is not able to manufacture nuclear weapons and does not have the sufficient scientific capabilities to do so, I welcome an easy debate.
(March 21, 2013 at 3:18 am)Kayenneh Wrote:(March 21, 2013 at 3:05 am)jstrodel Wrote: The fact that you cannot understand what I write does not make me a fool. I am not an obscurantist, everything I do, I do for a purpose.
Wrong. I understand you just fine, it's when you mention your god that things go south. I don't know what fervor you enter while even thinking about the subject, but it obviously changes you, and not for the better. To patter 'little' and 'spirit child' on and on does not make you an intellectual with a message no human being with proper intelligence can't understand. It's an image for a grown man who is scared of the world and needs a security blanket for comfort , because the thought of not something watching over you is just too frightening.
And indeed, you are not a fool for me not 'understanding', but when the majority of the people you reached with your ramblings thought you were having a fit, it just might be a good idea to take a long look in the mirror.
An intellectual is what I am trying to avoid, that should be clear enough. Look where the intellectuals have gotten us.
I am not afraid of people. I regularly minister to drug dealers (the kind you meet on the street that carry guns and sell crack). I do not feel any insecurity when posting on these forums or anywhere else, God delivered me from that. I used to be insecure though. My only desire here is to persuade others of the truth of Christianity.
