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ringo
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Message 14 of 31 (708198)
10-06-2013 6:30 PM
Reply to: Message 11 by Phat
10-06-2013 2:38 AM


Re: Is It Possible?
Phat writes:
I think its a bit arrogant for humans on a dustspeck in the middle of a solar system surrounding one of hundreds of billions of stars--nevermind galaxies---to deny the possibility of a Creator..
Not half as arrogant as it is to think that that Creator is interested in you.
Phat writes:
..but it appears some humans are hardwired to trust their own species intelligence at the expense of someOne in charge
But we know there is noOne in charge. We know we still have to go to Safeway and buy our own groceries. The only One we can count on to do that is Us.

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ringo
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From: frozen wasteland
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Message 17 of 31 (708468)
10-10-2013 12:32 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by Phat
10-09-2013 7:09 PM


Re: Is It Possible?
Phat writes:
So does this mean that we humans assume that our understanding will someday exceed that of a belief in a God outside our understanding?
Understanding always exceeds belief. There always can be something beyond our understanding but belief has a very poor track record of predicting what our next level of understanding will be.
Phat writes:
It almost seems as if we insist that for a God to be real or worthy of our worship He/She/It needs to present Himself in front of us!
Of course. That's only the first step.

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