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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rick Julian who wrote (25325)10/8/1998 12:20:00 AM
From: Craig Richards  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 108807
 
Let me begin by saying I don't "know" anything either,
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Can I communicate my beliefs? That depends on the listener, and my ability to translate what is essentially ineffable into words.

Rick,
OK, you have decided to label the ineffable "God". I have no problem with that. Why then are you so surprised that there are some atheists who choose to label it in some other way, or not to label it at all? After all, the ineffable is indescribable, right? Some of your previous posts have given me the impression that you think anyone who is spiritually advanced must label the ineffable as God. Is this impression correct? If so, do you understand why some people might have a problem with it? If not, do you understand why I got this impression?

Craig



To: Rick Julian who wrote (25325)10/10/1998 10:05:00 PM
From: Grainne  Respond to of 108807
 
Rick, your post was interesting and beautifully written, and I enjoyed it. However, I really see a difference between having spiritual values and believing in a supreme being of some sort. Buddhists have no God, and are highly spiritual, for example. The saying "God is Love" for you might have as part of its meaning that there is a God, while for me it might mean that Love is supreme, and that God is simply Good, the best within each of us.


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