--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Cool rap, Curtis. I'll take a break from grindhouse > movies and comment in a few places. :-) > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > 1. Is the Bible a different kind of book from other books created > > by man? How does he know? Once we decide that they are specially > > inspired by God, how do we know which parts we should take > > seriously and which are just metaphors? Do the parts that start > > with "God said" mean that God said those things? > > Not to even *mention* the question of what language > God was speaking when he said this shit? :-)
I imagine it was in 2000ish teen girl dialect. "like my creation is sooo kewl. Im IMing you all about it." > > > If religious people would hand over the conception that their > > specific religious books are different from other books created > > by man, we would all just be back in the same human family > > together,living in a world of wonder to explore and hypothesize > > about. Does this imply that you don't believe there any humans who have seen, lived and become absorbed in the divine? (or any variation of such)? And that such persons, if they exist, are unable to write any books about it? I would think such a book, or books, in native form, with accurate translations, with no great councils or groups editing it to make it conform to their newish doctrine, might be somewhat distinct from regular books at B&N. > I think you've (possibly inadvertently) put your > finger on the whole issue here, Curtis. Many people > don't *want* a "world of wonder." Wonder *terrifies* > them. I am not so sure about that. wonder wonder who, oouu who Who wrote the book of love Tell me, tell me, tell me Oh who wrote the book of love I've got to know the answer Was it someone from above I wonder wonder who, be-do-do who Who wrote the book of love I, I love you darlin' Baby you know I do But I've got to see this book of love Find out why it's true I wonder wonder who, be-doooo who Who wrote the book of love Chorus: Chapter one says the lover You lover her with all your heart Chapter two you tell her You never, never, never, never, ever wanna part In chapter three remember The meaning of romance In chapter four you break up But you give her just one more chance Oh I wonder wonder who, be-doooo who Who wrote the book of love Baby, baby, baby I love you yes I do Well it says so in this book of love Are's is the one that's true Oh I wonder wonder who, be-doooo who Who wrote the book of love (Chorus) Oh I wonder wonder who, be-doooo who Who wrote the book of love Baby, baby, baby I love you yes I do Well it says so in this book of love Are's is the one that's true I wonder wonder who, be-doooo who Who wrote the book of love Not to mention Stevie Wonder! They want certainty, pat answers. And there- > fore they believe that the books that give them the > pat answers they prefer would've required God to be > the invited guest at the book signings at Borders. Maybe she has already been there, done that. > > Theologians do not believe that he is either inside or outside > > the universe, as Dawkins thinks they do. His transcendence and > > invisibility are part of what he is, which is not the case > > with the Loch Ness monster. Ye, but i am sure there i a super hero that fits the description. "Cosmic Surfer" ? > If I believe that the Loch Ness monster is both inside > and outside the universe, and is transcendent and invisible, > does that make me a theologian? If so, do I get a hat that > says "Theologian" on it? Ye, but it looks like the hat in Cat in the Hat. Or perhaps a leopard skin pill-box hat. > > HIM : He is, rather, the condition of possibility of any entity > > whatsoever, including ourselves. He is the answer to why there is > > something rather than nothing. What if there is actually nothing? All rope, no snake. > I don't remember having asked the question. For that > matter, I don't remember the *universe* having asked > that question. Humans who are uncomfortable with a > world of wonder ask that question, and search for a > pat answer to it. Or wondering who that girl was: There she was just a-walkin down the street, Singin, do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do Snappin her fingers and shufflin her feet, Singin, do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do She looked good, looked good She looked fine, looked fine She looked good, she looked fine And I nearly lost my mind > Lao Tzu said, "From wonder into wonder life will open." > He didn't say, "From wonder into certainty and knowledge > of the truth life will open." Many theists do. I think > I'd rather go out drinkin' with Lao Tzu. Bob Dylan sang: It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe It don't matter, anyhow And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don't know by now When your rooster crows at the breaks of dawn Look out your window and I'll be gone You're the reason I'm traveling on Don't think twice, it's all right. and "You can be in my dream if I can be in yours."
