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On the lunacy of free will
#51
RE: On the lunacy of free will
I am dating Angelina Jolie. And ABBA is playing or first song at our wedding. 

That is how much I take religion seriously.
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#52
RE: On the lunacy of free will
I had some very vivid dreams when I was a kid. Some that I still remember decades later. Now, I am surprised when I remember a dream....those I do, like Nudger said, are intense.
  
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#53
RE: On the lunacy of free will
I had a vivid dream last night. I was being tested by a church with several others to demonstrate my computer programming skill. Somehow I had forgotten one of the requirements of the program that I was supposed to write until the last minute. When I went back to try to fix things, I couldn't even figure out where my program was or how to get Windows started. The emotional hangover from that was pretty intense. Foreboding and depression followed me for an hour or so after waking up.

But I don't think my dream corresponded to anything real. I know. I'm crazy that way.
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#54
RE: On the lunacy of free will
(October 12, 2021 at 10:58 am)Ahriman Wrote: The only reason you guys call me a troll/idiot/whatever is because I'm a theist. That's the whole problem. You just don't like theists.

How do you know that God will not reward reason over blind faith, and that atheists will, perhaps, be called the greatest in Heaven?
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#55
RE: On the lunacy of free will
(October 12, 2021 at 1:23 pm)Jehanne Wrote:
(October 12, 2021 at 10:58 am)Ahriman Wrote: The only reason you guys call me a troll/idiot/whatever is because I'm a theist. That's the whole problem. You just don't like theists.

How do you know that God will not reward reason over blind faith, and that atheists will, perhaps, be called the greatest in Heaven?
(bold) would make too much sense. God's ways don't make sense. And someone being an atheist, does not automatically mean they are reasonable.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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#56
RE: On the lunacy of free will
The silly god theory?

-and I take it you base this on your dreams, so it's fair to say that your dreams, also, don't make sense?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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#57
RE: On the lunacy of free will
(October 12, 2021 at 1:50 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(October 12, 2021 at 1:23 pm)Jehanne Wrote: How do you know that God will not reward reason over blind faith, and that atheists will, perhaps, be called the greatest in Heaven?
(bold) would make too much sense. God's ways don't make sense. And someone being an atheist, does not automatically mean they are reasonable.

See, this is what I'm talking about.  People ask you reasonable questions and you just ignore them and post stupid shit like this.  This is partially why you have no credibility here and don't seem to even care.  That's called a T-R-O-L-L.
Why is it so?
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#58
RE: On the lunacy of free will
(October 12, 2021 at 1:52 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: The silly god theory?

-and I take it you base this on your dreams, so it's fair to say that your dreams, also, don't make sense?
Well it's based on my dreams PLUS the copious amounts of research I've done on various theological and spiritual subjects. But God never does anything according to human logic.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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#59
RE: On the lunacy of free will
(October 12, 2021 at 2:05 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(October 12, 2021 at 1:52 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: The silly god theory?

-and I take it you base this on your dreams, so it's fair to say that your dreams, also, don't make sense?
Well it's based on my dreams PLUS the copious amounts of research I've done on various theological and spiritual subjects. But God never does anything according to human logic.

You, research?  Don't make me laugh!

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@Ahriman Also, how is it that you know what god bases anything on? I've asked this before but of course you never answer any question outright. Do you believe god speaks directly to you? And what if I said it speaks directly to me as well and tells me the opposite?
Why is it so?
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#60
RE: On the lunacy of free will
(October 12, 2021 at 1:05 pm)Angrboda Wrote:
(October 12, 2021 at 9:39 am)Ahriman Wrote: My dreams are too vivid, detailed, and realistic (even down to an emotional level), to be bullshit.

Do you have dreams about stuff that isn't real?

He said realistic, not real.

To answer your question, yes, I do dream about things, places, factories, buildings, people that are not real.
I assume that they are not real. To confirm, I would have to visit every location that exists in this universe.

(October 12, 2021 at 1:21 pm)Angrboda Wrote: I had a vivid dream last night.  I was being tested by a church with several others to demonstrate my computer programming skill.  Somehow I had forgotten one of the requirements of the program that I was supposed to write until the last minute.  When I went back to try to fix things, I couldn't even figure out where my program was or how to get Windows started.  The emotional hangover from that was pretty intense.  Foreboding and depression followed me for an hour or so after waking up.

But I don't think my dream corresponded to anything real.  I know.  I'm crazy that way.

Are you a programmer? Do you take courses or have you taken courses in programming? Are you interested in programming?
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