replying on 10/8 by cronus
9 Oct 2005, 6:46 PM
Yes, try reading the sad ones.
on The Enigmatic Pentagram by ObsequiousGem
9 Oct 2005, 6:42 PM
New age thought or wicca, symbolized by a pentagram, always leaves me wondering if I'm on the same planet.
on Keep on Going by april fool
9 Oct 2005, 6:38 PM
The conclusion does not follow from the premise.
replying on The Servant and The Messenger by ALChemy
9 Oct 2005, 6:36 PM
I would agree that the crux of religeon as a worthy calling is gut feeling. But the crux of any specific religion is taking the word of someone, and that is what I'm calling faith.
replying on The Servant and The Messenger by ALChemy
9 Oct 2005, 6:32 PM
We have faith in God because we are built to have such faith. It's scarinbgly true, and leads to all sorts of deception. Too many people tell us to have faith in this god or that, and only because of some vision or supernatural knowledge they claim to have. Such people are easy to refute. Yet, we remain convinced of God's existance. Go figure.
replying on The Servant and The Messenger by ALChemy
9 Oct 2005, 6:24 PM
No, that's not religion or philosophy. Yet some people have included it there. Okay, why not?
replying on Gnarly Knees by Dovina
9 Oct 2005, 6:17 PM
Then I will assume he means it in an adoring way, of course.
replying on Gnarly Knees by Dovina
9 Oct 2005, 6:23 AM
And I know what you mean by "adventures," you naughty man.
replying on The Servant and The Messenger by ALChemy
9 Oct 2005, 6:20 AM
What if it feels right and also makes sense? Then you have the ultimate.
replying on Gnarly Knees by Dovina
9 Oct 2005, 6:18 AM
Yes, may it all come true. Trouble is my knees are smooth now, having given up all that rough soccer and all. Hiking and biking are still good though.
replying on The Servant and The Messenger by ALChemy
9 Oct 2005, 6:15 AM
The King language does that to people. Perhaps the Greek meant something like "Faith is the knowldege that what you hope for is really true." Moldy food is seldom hoped for, but an afterlife is, and so is a god in control of things, so these are the things people have faith for.
replying on The Servant and The Messenger by ALChemy
9 Oct 2005, 6:08 AM
Therefore, philosopher = religious, because X could be a philosophy.
replying on Sex Object by Dovina
8 Oct 2005, 12:47 PM
I title that confusionism, written by double-talkist. I write poems like I do - of course. I don't write like everyone else; and sometimes I do something different. So there's nothing to wish on me in this regard.
replying on Why I’m Homeless by Dovina
8 Oct 2005, 4:17 AM
We love you that way.
replying on The Servant and The Messenger by ALChemy
8 Oct 2005, 4:16 AM
Even the Bible agrees: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for."
replying on Sex Object by Dovina
8 Oct 2005, 4:13 AM
You have titled me as both sexist and denyist. I should call you a titlist, but such exchanves are futile.
replying on The Servant and The Messenger by ALChemy
7 Oct 2005, 3:39 PM
Surely I do not jest! Jesus' apprehension was not faith; it was a gut feeling, which is different. Faith is taking someone on his word. If it starts from within, then it is not faith, but inner persuasion. I'm not just argueing definitions, it's the crux of religion.
replying on Why I’m Homeless by Dovina
7 Oct 2005, 3:30 PM
Punctuate, don't punctuate - : Can't you ever be consistent?!:-
replying on Sex Object by Dovina
7 Oct 2005, 3:29 PM
I'm neither maleist nor feminist. Is a 5 a no-vote? Just say yes.