(08-18-2022, 06:03 AM)Snarl Wrote: ...
I'd guess that most religions are just made up BS. A method of man to gain power over others.
I'd guess you are right. There are over 400 sects of Christians, and God only knows how many sects of Islam. They can't be all right, and sometimes I wonder if any of them are. What they all have in common is roots going back to one mortal who decided to "reinterpret" what was written down concerning them, for what purpose I can't speculate on, since I'm not one of those "Founders".
Quote:Doesn't for one second mean God isn't who he is.
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That's what I think, too. Why would an immortal and unfathomable deity restrain itself to mortal beliefs or "interpretations" concerning it? God does not jump through hoops at the command of mortals.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’