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A Gnostic Agnostic

['Member']Joined: September 07, 2019 at 15:22Last active: October 15, 2019 at 16:185 discussions74 comments

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Sin and emotion.

September 09, 2019 at 09:04 42 comments Philosophy of Religion

Rant on "Belief"

September 08, 2019 at 13:46 98 comments Philosophy of Religion

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Uh oh. Great - thank you for admitting to this reality. You are describing Muhammad here. In fact, the expression "Allahu akbar!" means "Allah is grea...
September 23, 2019 at 14:39
Could you really not sense the sarcasm? -.- It was not serious. Serious now: only those who "believe" to know good/evil think in terms of it, and with...
September 23, 2019 at 14:27
This is precisely my point: people would rather justify their hatred for Trump than anything else. Hatred is not a virtue - it is a blinding agent. A ...
September 23, 2019 at 02:32
I tend to do that, sorry. Which part? Let me guess: all of it? I have more, but there are too many people who would rather justify their hatred for Tr...
September 23, 2019 at 01:57
Taking it step-by-step. >.< sorry, can not grant that assumption. Okay, but only for the sake of argument. Well, the Abrahamic god already did somethi...
September 23, 2019 at 01:49
I like this response very much. Perhaps freedom is the default state, and bondage only comes by way of "belief". One can "believe" they are not free i...
September 23, 2019 at 00:57
See: https://www.sikhnet.com/news/islamic-india-biggest-holocaust-world-history and https://www.politicalislam.com/tears-of-jihad/ excerpt from the la...
September 23, 2019 at 00:32
If there is a "belief"-based state responsible for the genocide of hundreds of millions, that is an observation. Demonisation would be using it as a r...
September 22, 2019 at 22:50
You're missing the point: the point is to *not* objectively define good and/or evil. In doing so, one invites a potential for polarization: "us" (ie. ...
September 22, 2019 at 22:19
It doesn't matter - most Muslims either can not read at all and/or have not read any book but the Qur'an. It also doesn't matter because a Muslim will...
September 22, 2019 at 22:13
If I am reading this correctly, empathizing with others places the one who is empathizing in a state of suffering for their knowing of others' sufferi...
September 22, 2019 at 20:31
No, and I do not understand the point you are trying to make. It might depend on who is reading it and how much they tend to blame others for things t...
September 22, 2019 at 16:45
No, I do not, actually. I attempted to clarify, and will do so again shortly. I actually do not have an idea of who "these people" are and/or why "the...
September 22, 2019 at 16:21
Based on your usage, it's not immediately obvious to me that you understand what the word 'hypocrite' actually means. Hypocrisy would be denouncing ma...
September 20, 2019 at 20:47
Thank you for the comment - I'll use it to make a point. The quality of the conscience can be measured by the quality of the questions it can address....
September 20, 2019 at 20:02
My use of the term 'censorship' is meant to apply to content that is relevant but controversial, as could be the case with my topics (still unknown). ...
September 20, 2019 at 17:26
Sorry for the delay, I have been out and about recently. I understand the optics might suggest so: perhaps I can clarify so as to highlight my real mo...
September 20, 2019 at 15:43
Just to point out this is actually true - I experience sound(s) as shape(s), and so naturally reduce music and literature into the basic form(s) which...
September 20, 2019 at 15:14
It is good insight, especially the "neutral" designation which I find most important of all. If "God" is to be reconciled as "one God" it must necessa...
September 20, 2019 at 14:15
The problem with Christianity is it is itself idolatrous: utilizing a male central figure whose own individual conduct serves as a basis for a 'state'...
September 20, 2019 at 13:57
Clearly, you are not. An enlightened being doesn't claim they are enlightened and/or wear it as a badge - that's rather a way to tell one is not enlig...
September 20, 2019 at 13:03
Thanks I understand, it wouldn't be right for you to get involved at this point. I will wait for a reply and update as needed.
September 20, 2019 at 12:19
Not intending to be mean, but I feel you are describing yourself here, given you are accusing others of being "pedantic" while attempting to correct a...
September 20, 2019 at 12:17
@jamalrob deleted at least one I found. So, you can PM him or he may respond here. Can I ask two questions? Is it possible to send me a copy/paste of ...
September 20, 2019 at 12:00
W It is technically not possible to be anywhere else other than the present - if one means to say pay attention to the immediate present, this would p...
September 20, 2019 at 11:50
Interesting - this is more or less what I had in mind while advancing solutions for the original sin and good/evil: apply them as (if) an axiom in ord...
September 20, 2019 at 11:32
Thank you - request for clarification sent.
September 20, 2019 at 10:39
It really depends on ones definition/usage of 'idolator'. I probably understand this word (and practice) much differently than most, especially in it ...
September 18, 2019 at 18:43
"Belief" is not so much a virtue as "knowing" who, what, where, why, when, how, and/or if *not* to "believe" and why. "Belief" is the agency required ...
September 18, 2019 at 11:18
I recently posted about how this theoretically works, but it was removed without explanation. It has to do with the nature of good and evil.
September 16, 2019 at 22:08
That is good - if there is attention paid to the handling of 'knowledge' such that there are takes and handles, perhaps the disciplines responsible fo...
September 15, 2019 at 14:57
It is not intentionally misleading, it is due to a mishandling of 'knowledge'. It's the treatment of what knowledge actually is (or is not) that is it...
September 15, 2019 at 13:03
It does not *only* apply to me, it applies to anyone. But yes - implicit is the assumption "I know..." is not being mistaken as "I believe I know..." ...
September 14, 2019 at 13:52
But why focus on the person at all? Would not the more sound one be whoever is last to resolve to personal attacks? I understand arguments are made by...
September 13, 2019 at 23:28
Yeah... this is not coherent to me. Not to say it is not: if even only to me and no else, it is just not coherent to me. With no offense intended to p...
September 13, 2019 at 21:18
Beautiful response. And again... your reference to fear here struck me here, I hope you do not mind it serving as a basis for what follows. This inter...
September 13, 2019 at 17:40
A beautiful response, thank you. Another beautiful response - thank you for sharing this. I have a few books on the Hebrew letters themselves, one of ...
September 13, 2019 at 11:44
I think this is unsafe. I agree there is no proof that such a 'being' exists, because as you say there is no proof. The same applies to god. But suppo...
September 11, 2019 at 18:20
Placing the actual existence of god aside, even if granting true, might the "disobedience" come by way as a product of dwelling in negative emotions? ...
September 11, 2019 at 14:14
"What knowing feels like..." I find knowledge is in knowing the who, what, where, why, when and how *not* to "believe" (in) something by virtue of eit...
September 11, 2019 at 13:27
I'll have at it. if(//state=belief) possibility of "believing" evil is good (equiv.: satan is god) =1, else=0 if(//state=knowing; non-belief) possibil...
September 11, 2019 at 12:13
This is not coherent to me... where does it come from? Is this held as an axiom? If all knowing *is* belief, what does this say of ignorance? Is ignor...
September 11, 2019 at 11:39
Yes - I link it to the general idea that "Canaanites" (ie. mark of Kain) attempt to scapegoat the iniquities of their own tribe/house and accuse their...
September 09, 2019 at 21:53
But we must keep in mind we are dealing with the virtuosity of "belief". If even granting knowledge is arrived at as a subset of "beliefs", this still...
September 09, 2019 at 21:23
...no, not someone's belief. Belief itself as an agency and/or 'state of being'. See, the "belief" itself matters not - not a particular "belief", but...
September 09, 2019 at 19:33
I agree 'being' implies and necessarily indicates continuity. I do not see 'belief' implying or necessarily indicating "segmentation". Can one not be ...
September 09, 2019 at 19:23
I am interested in: In what way would the process include relaying beliefs and drawing conclusions?
September 09, 2019 at 18:59
There are a lot of terms here I am either unfamiliar with or don't share an understanding with, so I will just clarify what my understanding of Satan ...
September 09, 2019 at 18:51
I find not only does Jesus (and Muhammad) qualify as idols, I find both Christianity and Islam require a necessarily false testimony (as contrary to t...
September 09, 2019 at 18:28
I ask others: does it hold?
September 09, 2019 at 18:08