LysaStrata  Wrote:

The HUGE shortcoming of Deism is that it only includes the human perspective.
What about God?

Thomas Jefferson, a confirmed Deist, wrote his own version of the
Bible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Bible



LysaStrata  Wrote:

If you believe He exists in some capacity, wouldn't you be curious about what it is that He wants/needs/expects?
He is like an absentee landlord. Might be a good idea to figure out what His expectations are---so you don't get evicted on His return.

I may not know what God's will for me is, but I sure as hell know
what God's will for me isn't! The great thing about Deism is
that my Deism doesn't have to be like any other Deists beliefs. I
have my own personal and very dynamic relationship with God. It's
what works for me.

Ol Tommy Jefferson was a very smart man. After all, he wrote our
Declaration of Independence!

Do you religious folks that constantly post religious stuff on here ever post on religious forums? Just curious because I know when I want to discuss or find info about a specific topic, I visit those types of forums.

LoP Guest  Wrote:

Do you religious folks that constantly post religious stuff on here ever post on religious forums? Just curious because I know when I want to discuss or find info about a specific topic, I visit those types of forums.

I am a member of a religious forum where I discuss doctrinal exegesis with some amazingly knowledgeable scholars .

That is a totally different experience than this site.

LoP Guest  Wrote:

Do you religious folks that constantly post religious stuff on here ever post on religious forums? Just curious because I know when I want to discuss or find info about a specific topic, I visit those types of forums.

I am a member of a religious forum where I discuss doctrinal exegesis with some amazingly knowledgeable scholars .

That is a totally different experience than this site.

But then, without reading the Bible (lease for my above metaphor), you have no idea what His expectations are so you are at a real disadvantage for assessing whether or not you are meeting them.

LysaStrata  Wrote:

LoP Guest  Wrote:

Do you religious folks that constantly post religious stuff on here ever post on religious forums? Just curious because I know when I want to discuss or find info about a specific topic, I visit those types of forums.

I am a member of a religious forum where I discuss doctrinal exegesis with some amazingly knowledgeable scholars .

That is a totally different experience than this site.

theology web aka nazi heaven or carm . lol all close minded control freaks just like their god

LysaStrata  Wrote:

LoP Guest  Wrote:

Do you religious folks that constantly post religious stuff on here ever post on religious forums? Just curious because I know when I want to discuss or find info about a specific topic, I visit those types of forums.

I am a member of a religious forum where I discuss doctrinal exegesis with some amazingly knowledgeable scholars .

That is a totally different experience than this site.

Thanks for the answer, Lysa. I was just really curious because I've found that the forums specific to a topic have a no-nonsense approach and there aren't disruptions from nay-sayers since everyone is there for the same purpose.

LysaStrata  Wrote:

But then, without reading the Bible (lease for my above metaphor), you have no idea what His expectations are so you are at a real disadvantage for assessing whether or not you are meeting them.

Why would you assume that I haven't read the Bible? I have, and I've
come to the conclusion that it was written by men attempting to control
people. Nice allegories, but what God wants for me isn't very complicated.
The Bible, AFAIC, is just another attempt of humans to confine God to a
box. It's fine if you want to believe that it's the inerrant word from God,
but your arguments are no different from those who claim that the Rig
Vedas are God's word, or from those of the Taoists or anyone else who
claims to have a book written by God.

Frigg Stuyvesant  Wrote:

Frigg Stuyvesant  Wrote:

Way to scare em' off dumbass!

Yeah...You are blowing it.

Sorry, I couldn't help it. Possessed by Satan. Carry on Christians.

A typical response. You have seen the words on the page but you have never gotten past Phase 1 into Phase 2 (which takes at least a year of daily study--and I know you didn't bother with it that long). The book isn't just "nice allegories" or moral instruction or loopy historical accounts. This is a how to book that describes a process. A metamorphosis. To help your mind be transformed in a way that will make you acceptable for further work in a political establishment that is yet to come.

I am a mathematical person and I can state without a doubt that this book was not written by men. The math encoded alone precludes this possibility. The complexities and depth (literary complexities) would make writing the Bible today an impossible feat even when the most powerful computers are employed.

I understand that the box that you have built for yourself doesn't have any openings for you to consider outside your conclusions. Which is a shame.

But we all live with our choices. And there is no punishment for making the choice you have made. But you will not be invited to participate in the political establishment yet to come.

LoP Guest  Wrote:

LysaStrata  Wrote:

I am a member of a religious forum where I discuss doctrinal exegesis with some amazingly knowledgeable scholars .

That is a totally different experience than this site.

theology web aka nazi heaven or carm . lol all close minded control freaks just like their god

I do not associate with those kinds of hypocrites.

I really feel sorry for those of you who have had no experience with true believers and feel the need to generalize based on some backwoods hillbillies like Westboro that have NO knowledge or understanding of the Gospel

I understand that the box that you have built for yourself doesn't have any openings for you to consider outside your conclusions. Which is a shame.