Howdy Folks

[Rogue]

Welcome, but I can't see you as a middle man. You sure aren't atheist, but you don't recognize organized religion. Falling between two stools is more like it. I don't see any evidence of you higher power, therefore I don't believe in it. Religious folks adamantly believe in something rather more specific.

I don't believe in the human spirit either, at least not if you mean something like a soul. We are here. We are important to ourselves and each other. But I don't think we exist outside our physicality.

I do have a question though. In what way does your higher power change the way we should live or view the universe?

I think you just called yourself a stool.

If I am between two stools I am in the middle.

I think you do believe in a power so strong that the whole universe was created by it. It is called the Big Bang/Energy. It is that kind of power that I respect/believe in. The simple fact that we exist proves there are powers beyond our control. To me the complexity of it all proves intelligence existed before us.

If we are gods of our own destiny seems to me we would not die.

This is just my introduction. It's nice to meet you Jenny A.

I'll start a thread about souls and spirits another day. Don't want to start more threads than I can keep up with.

Good day. I'll answer that question in another thread or you can PM me.

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Sorry, you already failed that one with the suggestion that you know something us poor atheists haven't been able to figure out. I'll match your arrogance one-for-one. Live with it.

Don't need too. Eventually quoting them word for word is all it takes to highlight the silliness of their "woo".

I don't see how saying "I don't know" is saying I do know. You don't make any sense at all to me. I did plainly state I DON'T KNOW.

I don't think you do. I don't think anybody does. hock: That's as humble as it gets. On top of all that I do not claim to be perfect. I make mistakes. I own up to them.

You have not made a good case of "arrogance" against me. All you have proven is your bias.

You won't find much "woo" in my posts. I don't appreciate "woo" myself.

Is this my introduction?

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You can call me old fashion but at least can we... I dunno... wait until someone screws up before starting criticizing him/her?

By the way Rogue are you a woman or a man? Because a man using the name and image of Rogue is just…. wrong.

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I couldn't find any rogue male cosplays, but nevertheless this stills proves my point don't you agree.

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I took the "I am here as a middle aged man" as if is was a choice, like putting on a costume. Which stuck me as a back handed insult. Then, right off the go, we get the "I am a spiritual person here to answer any and all of your questions". I took that as pure arrogance, and a more direct insult. Somehow we are ignorant of what "spiritual" means, haven't heard the claims a thousand times before? The questioning and answering should be going the other way. We are not the ones suffering from delusions.

I didn't get the impression "playing nice" was in the cards with this one. If he(?) wants to be patted on the poe-poe and treated like a spiritual guru of some kind, he can chose a different playpen.

Zidneya I am all woman. Are you prejudice against cross-dressers? Not cool dude, not cool. It's not my place to judge cross-dressing.

Tjakey,

I don't think it is arrogant to think that I would come here and not be asked questions. To use that as evidence of arrogance makes me doubt you understand what arrogance is. Again extremely weak case.

Nice to meet you too.

PS I said, "I'm in the middle", not I'm a middle aged man.

I wish you were not so angry. It's not good for your health.