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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (65082)1/23/2015 8:28:28 AM
From: Solon  Respond to of 69300
 
I see I have a bunch of very interesting posts to catch up on! And of course there is Gregoree and his potty mouth inanities! But I have business to catch up on first. Smells pretty good here except for some intense Fundy odors! Later...



To: 2MAR$ who wrote (65082)1/23/2015 9:22:26 PM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 69300
 
Once creation has arisen, the world and life operate mechanistically

That is the one escape clause to creation. Our whole existence (actually I mean my whole existence since the rest of you could be part of my program) could be just a deterministic simulation or perhaps a recording of some previous actual incarnation.



To: 2MAR$ who wrote (65082)1/24/2015 7:01:06 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 69300
 
"What is generally understood to be prayer is nothing more than one fictitious
entity called 'me' begging for something from another fictitious entity called
'God'

I don't know... God prays to me every day. I just don't answer!