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Politics : Should God be replaced?
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To: Greg or e who wrote (4719)12/12/2000 8:41:28 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) of 28931
 
Greg,

That is an interesting journey. If I was God, I'd know that some people need absolutes and I would arrange for them to be accommodated. As I've said, Zen is too impractical (IMO), but so are all religions. I can do what the Zen Master couldn't bring himself to do : I'll say, "I am cosmic force". The difference between the big Cosmic Force and God is probably zero, but you may have a weaker one. Only you can know that. My Cosmic Force is THE COSMIC FORCE (infinite and all inclusive, while unknowable).

I think that if Zen takes you to knowledge, then it is a knowledge that can only be sustained by the unspiritual efforts of others. That doesn't seem fair or sustainable - you have to have armies of people feeding the Zen Masters. I think it is better to have a belief where we can all be gods, but still beholding to THE GOD.

As I've said a million times, I don't use the word "g-o-d" very often. The reason is the baggage - what exactly are you and I talking about when we use it? Is it the same? How would we know?

What I find fascinating is that these people have all these visitations from various and sundry demons and dragons. The only people I know that have these kind of visions are having chemical imbalances in their brain, either of biological or chemical origins. I hope this doesn't sound too unkindly toward people who seem to be unable to deal with the unknowns of life.
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