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FrostedFlake -> RE: What kind of kink is this, if it is kink? (8/9/2013 6:18:17 PM)
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First, I didn't post this as a religious question so I don't agree that it belongs in religion. I posted it because it comes from a book that many people say they live by and don't question any part and
That is religion.
And the particular religion it is is utter tripe. It isn't even original. It is an amalgam of Zoroasterism and Judaism. I have never been able to find a point to it, unless that be, "Do lacka toll ya, lest ye die." The foundational notion that "God" created the Universe to get his butt kissed is entirely underwhelming. The concept of fear based faith would be humorous if it wasn't decidedly not. The enforcement of that fear that underpins this faith, via wars of extermination (the Cathars, to cite the best example, but there are many) and the threat and practice of execution of philosophical opponents in the most graphic and horrifying manner possible lays bare the true character of the Church. It's all about control.
Turning to the cited text:
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"Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord."
So, WTF does that mean? Men are Gods? Isn't that heresy? Should it not be burned at the stake? And does the remainder of the quoted passages resemble anything quite so much as the ravings of a charlatan i.e. con man? And of the rest of the Bible, is it less than a collection of trite contradictions, such that any possible desired outcome can be canonized via Biblical reference as "Gods' Will" and be given the mantle of irreproachably?
CertianlyDom, I vouchsafe you this tiny truth. Men are not Gods. None ever have been, nor shall any ever be. Those who say there was once one are at best mistaken. Those who say we all are gods come much nearer truth.
Here is where I put my money where my mouth is. I challenge any to name one thing an omniscient, all powerful, ever present supreme being cannot do all by himself. Yes, yes, make a rock so big he can't lift it. But that's a joke. I mean really.
How about, meet someone. Have a conversation. Learn. Be surprised. Improve himself. Commit a crime. Get sick and die. Any of these answers will suffice. And really, they boil down to the same thing. The motive behind the creation of all that is.
The truth is, God, his name is Steve by the way, created the universe in order to exist in it. Not as an all powerful etcetera, etcetera. But as an individual. Which? Why, all of them, of course. Every man woman child cat bat rat mosquito virus and bit of plankton. That's just on this planet. This Galaxy alone has about 100,000,000,000 stars, most of which have planets, some of which bear life and each tiny fragment of that life is a little bit of God. Steve. And the number of Galaxies in the observable universe can be estimated.
Simply open this link, click the photo to enlarge it, count the galaxies (Hint : 10,000) and multiply by 30,000,000. (Hint : 300,000,000,000) The Hubble extreme deep field is the product of 23 days telescope time and covers 1/30,000,000 of the sky. It would be more detailed, if more time were spent staring at the same point in space. But even if Hubble were to stare forever, it would not be able to see everything in the frame. Because that is impossible. Because the Universe is expanding. Incredibly fast. It is less than 14 billion years old, but the visible edge is more than 45 billion light years away. Such is the power of Steve. We will never be able to see anything beyond that line, and there is plenty more there, in every direction. And, of course, this is just one of an infinite number and variety of independent universes.
To put that another way, I am not impressed by ignorance. Even if it is called the word of god.
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