Adonis wrote:
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>> Adonis wrote:
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>>>> Adonis wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>> "monkfish" <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>> Adonis wrote:
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>>>>>>>> Adonis wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> Adonis wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> CONCLUSION:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> What if God is purposely hiding from us, for some reason?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Atheists should think on it.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You mean like a game of hide and seek? This god has hidden
it's
>>>>>>>>>>> self real good then! We went to the moon and it was not there.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Most likely you are God-blind
>>>>>>>>>> due to your hubris and ingratitude.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Are you blind to love as well?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I wouldn't say I'm blind, my contacts do a very good job of
>>>>>>>>> correcting my stigmatism. In fact better than gl*****.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Are you at least trying to love your enemies?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike.........er excuse me, monkfish, why would you care?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I like to help myself by trying to help others.
>>>>>> I'm usually quite grateful for everything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How about you?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Kinda selfish, why not help others because you just want to help
>>>>> others? Why have an ulterior motive? Are you looking to get paid
Mike?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is just a way talk with humility.
>>>
>>> Sounds to me more like a way of exaulting your self.
>>>
>>>> What makes you think doing "what you just want"
>>>> is better than helping myself?
>>>
>>> There is nothing wrong with helping your self. The motivation is what
I
>>> was referring to, or did you not get that?
>>>
>>>> You seem to have difficulty
>>>> in being grateful for everything.
>>>
>>> How do you come to that conclusion?
>>>
>>>> You really need to accept that
>>>> there are many beings who are
>>>> much better and smarter than you.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There are a whole lot of people that are more educated than I. Just
like
>>> I'm no better than any around me, those around me are no better than
I.
>>> That of course refers to the human aspect. In the realm of skills,
>>> knowledge, communication, you know the day to day activities; there
are
>>> those that have better skills than I, and I have better skills than
>>> others. That does not make one better than another or smarter. At a
>>> particular skill one could say I am better the you, or
>>> you are better than I, but so what? We are still as humans equal. Now
>>> if you are using the word "beings" with a religious twist, you are
>>> substituting the word "being" for god, jesus, devil, angels or demons.
>>> If that is the case I don't have to accept what you say because those
>>> "beings" do not exist.
>>>
>>>> Would you like to feel grateful for everything?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Why be grateful for what I do not have? I'm quite satisfied with what
I
>>> have.
>>
>>
>> That's the idea.
>> Good for you.
>> I'm also glad to see that you believe
>> in the equality of all human beings.
>>
>> How did you come to that faith?
>>
>>
> What faith?
Your faith in the equality of all human beings.
You said "We are still as humans equal," didn't you?
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