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Why is God fearing a good thing?

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Why is God fearing a good thing?
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Why is God fearing a good thing?
September 8, 2014 at 12:04 pm (This post was last modified: September 8, 2014 at 12:11 pm by Bibliofagus.)
(September 7, 2014 at 4:17 am)Chuck Wrote:
(September 7, 2014 at 3:29 am)Michael Wrote: we don't really have an English word to capture this response that we have to such a sense of numinous, the sense of something so much greater than us that it is awesome, fearsome, comforting, peaceful, and disturbing all at the same time...


We do. The word is "delusional".

Actually the term is 'the sublime'. It's applied to the feeling of awe people feel when confronted with awesome natural stuff.
(September 6, 2014 at 11:38 pm)Drich Wrote: To fear in context is to respect.

You get feelings of fear about people you respect?
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Why is God fearing a good thing?

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Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Elskidor - September 5, 2014 at 1:06 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by downbeatplumb - September 5, 2014 at 1:10 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by CapnAwesome - September 5, 2014 at 1:24 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Chad32 - September 5, 2014 at 1:54 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Tonus - September 5, 2014 at 2:02 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Exian - September 5, 2014 at 2:12 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Anomalocaris - September 5, 2014 at 1:12 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Tobie - September 5, 2014 at 1:21 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by vorlon13 - September 5, 2014 at 1:23 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Drich - September 6, 2014 at 11:38 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by FifthElement - September 7, 2014 at 12:17 am
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Drich - September 7, 2014 at 10:04 am
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Tobie - September 8, 2014 at 6:44 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Drich - September 8, 2014 at 7:23 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Anomalocaris - September 7, 2014 at 12:22 am
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Zidneya - September 6, 2014 at 11:41 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by BlackMason - September 7, 2014 at 2:17 am
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Michael - September 7, 2014 at 3:29 am
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Anomalocaris - September 7, 2014 at 4:17 am
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by StealthySkeptic - September 8, 2014 at 12:02 pm
Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Bibliofagus - September 8, 2014 at 12:04 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Drich - September 8, 2014 at 6:39 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Chad32 - September 8, 2014 at 6:54 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by The Valkyrie - September 8, 2014 at 6:50 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Madness20 - September 8, 2014 at 7:33 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Drich - September 8, 2014 at 8:02 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Brakeman - September 8, 2014 at 8:15 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Ryantology - September 23, 2014 at 6:26 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by DaveTheRave - September 23, 2014 at 4:11 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Chad32 - September 23, 2014 at 5:39 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by The Grand Nudger - September 23, 2014 at 4:15 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by The Valkyrie - September 23, 2014 at 4:21 pm
RE: Why is God fearing a good thing? - by Crossless1 - September 23, 2014 at 4:32 pm

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