RE: Psalm 137:9
October 13, 2017 at 12:34 am
(This post was last modified: October 13, 2017 at 2:15 am by Astreja.
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(October 12, 2017 at 11:56 pm)Godisgood Wrote: How do you know that there isn't an incentive?
Because the usual things that Christians suggest are incentives -- "Salvation" and eternal life -- have no value at all to me. I don't want them; therefore, they are not incentives to me.
Quote: Of course, there's evidence for my God!!!
That so-called evidence is far too weak for my standards. Scriptures are not evidence. Your personal testimony is not evidence. If it can't be tested in a science lab and doesn't even function consistently (such as the hit-and-miss manner in which prayers are answered), there's no way to distinguish it from a flight of the imagination.
Quote:And when you say other gods, which gods are you talking about? Allah is one example.
"Allah" is an Arabic word meaning "the god." Islam recycles stories from the Old and New Testament, and Muslims are actually worshipping your god under a different name. In fact, Arabic Christians call their god "Allah."
I can think of hundreds of gods. Athena, Apollo, Hermes, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hera, Zeus and Ares are a few from the Greek pantheon. You might know a few of them better by their Roman names: Minerva, Sol, Mercury, Diana, Venus, Juno, Jupiter and Mars.
In my own family there's Oðinn, Frigg, the twins Freyr and Freyja, Heimdall, Tyr, Idunna, Loki (hæ, Uncle!), Skadi, Njord, Balder, Hodr, Hel, Forseti, and of course my little brother Thor, his spouse Sif, and my nephews and niece Modi, Magni and Thrudd.
Head on over to Egypt and meet Ra, Isis, Osiris, Horus, Set, Bastet, Ma'at, and others.
In India there's Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Sarasvati, Lakshmi, Durga/Kali, Hanuman, Indra.
British Isles has their own pantheon, including Brigit, Diancecht, and the Morrigan.
... and in Mesopotamia, which is where one finds the roots of Judaism and hence Christianity, there's my BFF Tiamat. (BTW, She's currently Queen of Earth. I delegated the job to Her in 2002 so I could get a decent night's sleep for once.)
And me? Well, my username bears a striking resemblance to Astarte/Istar/Asherah/Eostre/Ostara. There's a reason I go by the handle the Springy Goddess -- all your Easter are belong to Us.
(Oh, and all of the above divine names were from memory.)