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Phat
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08-23-2016 3:30 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Riggamortis
08-23-2016 12:54 AM

Future Vision
So do you think the world will learn to get along?
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
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08-24-2016 8:20 AM 		Reply to: Message 10 by dwise1
08-24-2016 1:20 AM

Spiritual Experience
We are all capable of the same spiritual experiences, though fundamentalist Christians have expressed complete bewilderment at any atheist being able to experience that, just from their own definitions.
I am arguing with jar in another thread on whether a dramatic transformation is needed to experience spirituality. Your input helps me here...
riggamortis writes:
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The feeling I got when my wife wanted to give up during child birth and I encouraged her over the line, I can only describe as spiritual.
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I don't know that I could have described that as spiritual. All my concentration was on my wife's well-being.
Perhaps by focusing on others rather than ourselves is evidence of a transformation of sorts. Of course I've never been married...
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
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08-25-2016 9:22 AM 		Reply to: Message 19 by Faith
08-25-2016 8:03 AM

Re: Childbirth
Does anyone really understand what anyone else feels or believes?
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
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08-25-2016 9:25 AM 		Reply to: Message 18 by Riggamortis
08-25-2016 6:47 AM

Re: Childbirth
I don't believe it's source is really God.
Seeing as how you have "set God aside for the moment" how would you conclude that the source was human nature and interaction rather than God Himself?
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
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