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How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
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RE: How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
October 10, 2013 at 7:07 am
(October 10, 2013 at 7:01 am)LastPoet Wrote: This thread is fishy to me Dodgy I don't like this feeling.

If your shoulders ache from holding up that hammer, you should probably just drop it.
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RE: How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
October 10, 2013 at 7:11 am
(October 10, 2013 at 7:07 am)Sword of Christ Wrote: No an eternal context without a beginning avoids the issue of what created whatever it is that exists. Traditionally we call this eternal aspect of existence God though you can still say it's some kind of unintentional purposeless natural force if you really want to. Ignore all the complex natural balance of the physical constants and the overwhelming power of the human experience of God if you like. But we can at least establish the existence of some kind of a God or eternal element the universe exists within.

Or, it could just be that the concept of time is nonsensical in the conditions before the big bang. We could be one of a concurrent series of universes without an end. Time travel might be involved. There are many more possibilities than we can even conceive of; for all we know, the actual truth could be so far beyond our grasp that we never understand the full truth of it.

None of that, however, justifies your belief in a god. Hence the special pleading.
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RE: How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
October 10, 2013 at 7:17 am
(October 10, 2013 at 7:07 am)Captain Colostomy Wrote:
(October 10, 2013 at 7:01 am)LastPoet Wrote: This thread is fishy to me Dodgy I don't like this feeling.

If your shoulders ache from holding up that hammer, you should probably just drop it.

I would refrain from doing so, if he didn't cram links in his signature and profile.
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RE: How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
October 10, 2013 at 7:25 am
I don't miss him already. Might just be a side effect of my own glue sniffing, though...
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RE: How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
October 10, 2013 at 7:27 am
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RE: How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
October 10, 2013 at 7:50 am
(October 10, 2013 at 7:27 am)LastPoet Wrote: Any complaints against this ban issue them here: [email protected]
Awwwww...

I wanted to read his book... Sad
Sum ergo sum
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RE: How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
October 10, 2013 at 11:08 am
(October 10, 2013 at 6:38 am)Captain Colostomy Wrote: Sniffing glue kills brain cells. Just putting that out there.

Reminds me of a joke (I'll try to translate as best as I can from Swedish to English).

All the children were good at pronunciation, except for Stu,
because he liked to sniff glue.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura

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RE: How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
October 10, 2013 at 11:14 am
One advantage of living in a western time zone is that by the time I get up the trash has been taken out.
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RE: How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
October 10, 2013 at 11:25 am
(October 10, 2013 at 11:14 am)Minimalist Wrote: One advantage of living in a western time zone is that by the time I get up the trash has been taken out.

You miss all the fun! It's so easy to focus whatever aggressions I have on those lowlifes, get them banned and then I can stay sweet and focused on the members that matter. It's almost better therapy than bubble wrap Big Grin
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura

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RE: How did the Universe Come to be? (my beliefs)
October 10, 2013 at 11:52 am
I read them anyway, dear. At my age I have to get my blood pressure up in the morning.
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