How about if you're the deity?

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Post #215,194 by ben_tilly 7/17/05 3:06:33 AM Reply	How about if you're the deity? I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #215,202 by Andrew Grygus 7/17/05 11:35:31 AM Reply	He can't be - I've got that covered. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #215,203 by Another Scott 7/17/05 11:41:14 AM Reply	:-)
Post #215,244 by ben_tilly 7/17/05 6:34:52 PM Reply	I thought you were a polytheist? I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #215,256 by Andrew Grygus 7/17/05 8:23:44 PM Reply	Yea, but they're all aspects of the One . . . [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #215,290 by tuberculosis 7/18/05 1:09:56 AM Reply	That would be a fairly loose interpretation of the word I think. I have a pretty heavy leaning to Buddhism and one of the things I like about it is the complete lack of pawn-ism. IOW, no "god's plan" crap. There is just the universe and it just is. Then there is me and how I relate to it. I don't consider either of these deities though. The mode of relating is my problem and my success in tackling this determines my general level of happiness. No having a shitty life now for a better one later, or any of that hocus pocus I'm supposed to take on faith. Its either working for me or it isn't. Mostly, I find it works. "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
Post #215,300 by Andrew Grygus 7/18/05 2:50:56 AM Reply	Well, that is quite admirable, sir. Sufficiently admirable that you should be an admiral of your faith. In particular you have declined both automatic forgiveness for your sins (for which so many used car salesmen are declared Christians) and the advantages of a Hell for those of another faith. Truely you have progressed upon the path to becoming God. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #215,396 by tuberculosis 7/18/05 2:57:40 PM Reply	No GODS Dammit! Not even me. "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
Post #215,447 by Andrew Grygus 7/18/05 5:00:09 PM Reply	Well, here's what you can do. Positive + Negative = Nothing Nothing = Positive + Negative "Nothing, to know itself, divided into Positive and Negative that the two could recombine in infinite ways to explore every posibility" So then, Nothing = Everything = God To avoid God, just call "Everything" "Nothing". Same thing but more acceptable word, right? [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #215,478 by Ashton 7/18/05 8:42:54 PM Reply	Not bad, Grasshopper___{skritch}__{skritch} Reminds of the comment one G. I. Gurdjieff made to one P. D. Ouspensky on their first meeting. Referring to a book PDO had written, said If you had understood what you wrote, you would be my Teacher ... {chortle}

If one was out religion shopping try Mandean - (boxley) - (16) - July 16, 2005, 07:26:01 PM EDT

Prefer my superstitions to be deity-free, thx -NT - (tuberculosis) - (15) - July 17, 2005, 02:54:03 AM EDT

How about if you're the deity? -NT - (ben_tilly) - (9) - July 17, 2005, 03:06:33 AM EDT

He can't be - I've got that covered. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - July 17, 2005, 11:35:31 AM EDT

:-) -NT - (Another Scott) - July 17, 2005, 11:41:14 AM EDT

I thought you were a polytheist? -NT - (ben_tilly) - (1) - July 17, 2005, 06:34:52 PM EDT

Yea, but they're all aspects of the One . . . -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - July 17, 2005, 08:23:44 PM EDT

That would be a fairly loose interpretation of the word - (tuberculosis) - (4) - July 18, 2005, 01:09:56 AM EDT

Well, that is quite admirable, sir. - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - July 18, 2005, 02:50:56 AM EDT

No GODS Dammit! - (tuberculosis) - (2) - July 18, 2005, 02:57:40 PM EDT

Well, here's what you can do. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - July 18, 2005, 05:00:09 PM EDT

Not bad, Grasshopper___{skritch}__{skritch} - (Ashton) - July 18, 2005, 08:42:54 PM EDT

God is Real - (ChrisR) - (4) - July 18, 2005, 12:41:12 PM EDT

**chuckle** - (jb4) - July 18, 2005, 01:43:30 PM EDT

Bah, real is an awful name for float-precision's artificial -NT - (tuberculosis) - July 18, 2005, 02:58:50 PM EDT

not true - (cforde) - (1) - Aug. 4, 2005, 02:55:37 AM EDT

Ha! -NT - (Another Scott) - Aug. 4, 2005, 07:52:07 AM EDT

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