Hi y'all - Bliss is that which makes me happy - different strokes for different folks.
On Oct 29, 4:52 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > “If a godthing were proved to me I would immediately question it's > motives in regards to my self-preservation. Any god-thing proven to > me, and I am going to assume this is not a christian god or other > human created god, would be an alien, and therefore a completely > uncomprehensible being until studied, if allowed. You would have to > define bliss as well….” – CB > > While late to the conversation, looking at the above, it appears that > you assume all ‘human created god[s]’ as being anthropomorphic, right? > And, even your hypothetical incomprehensible alien is labeled as a > ‘being’ and one that can be studied at that. (if allowed, strange > after thought) > All of this seems to ignore negative theology entirely. > As to ‘bliss’, I’m not sure how serious clog was in bringing it up, > but the state is found in numerous cultures and their associated > philosophy/theology. It is no accident that in Tibetan Buddhism for > example, this particular level/result/state is represented as physical > union among the other associated visual analogies. > See:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Guhyasamaja_... > > On Oct 29, 9:49 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > If a godthing were proved to me I would immediately question it's motives in > > regards to my self-preservation. Any god-thing proven to me, and I am going > > to assume this is not a christian god or other human created god, would be > > an alien, and therefore a completely uncomprehensible being until studied, > > if allowed. You would have to define bliss as well. Eternal bliss for me > > would be science fiction to many:) If the god of christians were proven to > > me, thusly affecting my daughter.. whatever it takes to protect her would be > > the path. > > > sorry, mention licking and my brain short circuits :) > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi y'all - if a god were proved to you, would you lick just one toe > > > without a sexual connotation in exchange for eternal bliss? I would, > > > if the bliss started now and I was aware of the bliss (assuming he/she/ > > > it doesn't have nail fungus.) > > > > On Oct 29, 11:18 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I think you think like me and we thusly agree.... > > > > > Though always open to new provable evidence..I would go so far as to say > > > I > > > > will never lick someone elses feet or bow my knee, except of course, for > > > > sexual intertainment purposes. I believe in standing still > > > somewhere...and > > > > that place does not want a god nor need one specifically as created by > > > > humanity. If that appears to close my mind..then until Carl Sagan > > > > appears > > > > from the dead and opens it, the way is shut. > > > > > En finis > > > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:41 AM, ornamentalmind > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > "... What do you all think?" - J > > > > > > I think you have come to a wonderful insight! > > > > > > On Oct 29, 8:23 am, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > <<What do you all think? >> > > > > > > > Close-minded is appropriate in some circumstances. Einstein, when > > > > > > confronted with early evidence that the special theory of relativity > > > > > > was wrong, said that the experiment was incorrect. He turned out to > > > > > > be correct. > > > > > > > Many people didn't believe the most recent reports of bigfoot being > > > > > > found, because so many earlier reports were either incorrect or > > > > > > fraudulent. They turned out to be correct. > > > > > > > The list could go on and on. When you have a huge amount of > > > > > > evidence > > > > > > that one thing is true, it's not reasonable to give that up with one > > > > > > new piece of (seemingly) contrary evidence, particularly when those > > > > > > touting it have a history of poor thinking processes or outright > > > lies.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
