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1.61803
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Message 28 of 33 (635181)
09-27-2011 3:13 PM


I am that I am.
I go with Reality TV.
God being omnicient and perfect would be perfect in of himself and not need anything. As Captain Kirk said, "What does God need with a starship?"
Love and expression and sharing of love is of course a way for a omnipotent entity to transfer that love on. However again to what end if the end result is pain and suffering enveloped in love.
Does God need love? If God is omnipotent and perfect then God needs nothing. So If God does in someway share humanistic conditions of boredom or loneliness then he is not perfect and all powerful.
The reason de entre is that best given in the bible. "I am that I am. Pretty much says it all.
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Message 30 of 33 (635185)
09-27-2011 3:29 PM
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09-27-2011 3:17 PM


Re: I am that I am.
hooah212002 writes:
It actually says nothing at all. Didn't Popeye say the same thing?
Hee. Being cryptically evasive is the cornerstone of politics and religion. Ambiguity is sublime.
Saying "I am that I am." Is basically God telling you to STFU. God need not explain.
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Message 33 of 33 (635193)
09-27-2011 5:48 PM
Reply to: Message 23 by Butterflytyrant
09-21-2011 11:44 AM


Butterflytyrant writes:
I own my sins
Your sins, according to Catholic dogma are your sins, they are either forgiven you or retained until such time as the priest sees fit that your confession is sincere and penance acceptable. Your sins are your sins.
Butterflytyrant writes:
I dont feel emptiness
This is good. It is a rare thing to meet people who are intellectually brave and honest.
To take life at face value and assign our own measure of meaning.
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