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Do you wish you'd read debates like these (and/or participated) years ago?
How long ago?
What might you have learned (or what have you learned) that would have been helpful? In what way?
Do you wish you'd read debates like these years ago?
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Do you wish you'd read debates like these years ago?
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ANY of the thousands of "gods" proposed, imagined, worshiped, loved, feared, and/or fought over by humans MAY exist -- awaiting verifiable evidence
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ANY of the thousands of "gods" proposed, imagined, worshiped, loved, feared, and/or fought over by humans MAY exist -- awaiting verifiable evidence
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Re: Do you wish you'd read debates like these years ago?
Post #2Nope - wasn't called to because I was not ready...Zzyzx wrote: .
Do you wish you'd read debates like these (and/or participated) years ago?
How long ago?
What might you have learned (or what have you learned) that would have been helpful? In what way?
PCE Theology as I see it...
We had an existence with a free will in Sheol before the creation of the physical universe. Here we chose to be able to become holy or to be eternally evil in YHWH's sight. Then the physical universe was created and all sinners were sent to earth.
This theology debunks the need to base Christianity upon the blasphemy of creating us in Adam's sin.
We had an existence with a free will in Sheol before the creation of the physical universe. Here we chose to be able to become holy or to be eternally evil in YHWH's sight. Then the physical universe was created and all sinners were sent to earth.
This theology debunks the need to base Christianity upon the blasphemy of creating us in Adam's sin.
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Yes, I wish I had.
I went for so many years not having any real serious challenges made to my beliefs even from my non-Christian friends. If I had been forced to think about certain arguments, if I had been forced to face the absurdities, contradictions, etc in the bible, I may have broken free from the delusion a lot sooner.
I went for so many years not having any real serious challenges made to my beliefs even from my non-Christian friends. If I had been forced to think about certain arguments, if I had been forced to face the absurdities, contradictions, etc in the bible, I may have broken free from the delusion a lot sooner.
Society and its morals evolve and will continue to evolve. The bible however remains the same and just requires more and more apologetics and claims of "metaphors" and "symbolism" to justify it.
Prayer is like rubbing an old bottle and hoping that a genie will pop out and grant you three wishes.
There is much about this world that is mind boggling and impressive, but I see no need whatsoever to put it down to magical super powered beings.
Check out my website: Recker's World
