Had to take three on while delivering heavy equipment on private property. I took an ax handle with me, nearly couldn’t hold them off long enough to back away. I had no choice but to create some vet bills for the owner with that handle. I love dogs, but value my life and they wouldn’t back down.
It blows my mind that anyone believes in a higher power at all aside from maybe the idea of collective shared human consciousness, for which there is some repeatable verifiable evidence.
Exactly. Scientology is another successful religious franchise.
They are also the only breed I consider to be a credible threat in a confrontation, much like confronting a cornered wild animal, they don’t back down with attempts at intimidation in my experience.
Bravo! Bravo! If you stay steady with the narrative and find a few acolytes to spread your gospel you too can have your own religion in a few years! Example, Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. They created the Ladder Day Saints, Mormon church based on the commandments of god coming to the new world on tablets of pure gold. They also promoted other *wholesome* beliefs such as polygamy, child brides, male god status (when you die you get your own harem and planet to populate by yourself), and a 10% of your income resort fee to have a membership card. All this, have you seen the temple in SLC?; by riding the shirt tails of the last successful salvation scheme, the Catholic Church. In all seriousness though, thank you for sharing. It’s an interesting take, and who knows? You just might be right.
You are really tempting me to dig out my leather bound, Jesus text in red NIV Bible, but the point was to look at the dogma not from the perspective of a believer in the dogmatic box, but as a skeptic.
1. In no way are women portrayed in the Bible as equal. New and Old Testament, show me where god invited women to clergy.
2. So if man is free as god is free in his own image we can choose to abolish the influence of satan, or even to subdue the angel of darkness, but wow, that would be heaven on earth wouldn’t it? Joining the Jehovah Witness theology soon? You’ll still have to wait as that doesn’t happen in their book until after Jesus scoops up his cultists, sends those with unforgiven inequities to hell, and remanufactures the earth into heaven.
3. How in the world can the choices of a creation be disappointing to an omnipotent being? This would insinuate that god respects us, but frankly the guy can’t even bring himself to communicate with us directly. This doesn’t answer the question, why would an omnipotent being even allow Lucifer to exist? Even balanced good and evil theologies make no sense, the only higher power I can even start to believe exists from an intellectual standpoint is one that is pure evil. The tortured soul deity is the least plausible of all of them.
4. Ok, Jesus spends 30 years living in the flesh of man, or was it god? Anyway, 30 years and a crucifixion makes god sympathetic to the woes of a creation tortured generation after generation by Lucifer, a being the father allows to persist? Really? What kind of masochist believes that? Mock beat and kill him? Poor baby. I’ll do far worse if I ever get the chance, death won’t even be on the menu. Here, take the good news of the gospel and suffer some more. I, as god could fix all of it in a flash, but nah, Eve and Adam ate the apple so you’re all screwed until I decide it’s time to only torture a few of you, those who didn’t sufficiently kiss my ass, for eternity. No man, if you could choose to not suffer, or as an even more powerful analogy, prevent your children from suffering you would, but this god you believe in as god or Jesus is an asshole through and through. He watches suffering every day, has the power to stop it supposedly, and does nothing.
Thanks for taking the time to respond, I have no desire to disrupt or disturb your faith, but frankly if you step in the ring with me you have to expect a dialogue will ensue. Fair enough?
Oh man, according to Alice, I’m officially old. Hey, old people like being in relationships too! Run fast and loose Beave! Date, experience, fail fast. Eventually a keeper will come along. Stick to your convictions, it’s ok to say no, but it’s also ok to say hell yeah. Probably preaching to the choir, but got to do it anyway. Good luck, or Godspeed as the case may be! 😘
Uh, yeah. Blatant privacy breach on a technical detail pretext. Not uncommon though.
Had. Had a series of great businesses and jobs. Accumulation of money becomes a habit that is difficult to quit. Most days I just feed animals and collect eggs now. It satisfies, but I always see the potential in the markets.
Perhaps, but women are still far more sexually motivated than men to be active in the scene regardless of the context. ☺️
It’s a little painful to be taking the high road and not capitalizing on shitcoin surges right now. Do you know how much money I’m leaving on the table?! Easy money, but tasteless. #Bitcoin
I just have to know. Do you actually have a kangaroo named Roger living with you? If so, so cool!
It’s hard to stand for what the data says when your conclusions are paid for by corporate and government interests.
So far, Bitwarden has been solid and functional for me. I hear Proton has one in Beta, my experience with most of what they do has been positive, not enough for me to backup my password portfolio there yet though.
Well, anthropology is the study of humankind and the culture we created. If that isn’t at least interesting to you, I don’t know what else to say. I’m interested in religious dogma even though I disagree with every one that I’m familiar with so far. If you need a god, find one. Rock on!
The answer may lie in anthropology. It did for me, look for the basis of religion in ancient civilization. The complexity has increased an amount incomprehensible for many people, but the roots remain the same in my opinion. Find your truth, I’m not anti-religion, there is an appropriate context, I’m just trying to illuminate potential options because organized religions have no incentive to provide any options.
Freedom of religious choice was an important component in the rearing of my children. I support their choices without bias.