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08-20-2010 , 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by milk_player

Arouet and Splendour your discussion has very little to do with my topic. Can it pleased be moved to a separate topic.

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08-20-2010 , 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Arouet

welcome to RGT!

Ha ha...I just gave him the advanced answer above and he rejects it....Oh well my fault...can't give diamonds to babies...

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08-20-2010 , 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Arouet

welcome to RGT!

Perhaps I am in the wrong forum then. I guess I need to look for somewhere else to have actual intelligent discussion.

Splendour your posts have made little sense, are largely off-topic and have little intelligent insight. No offence.

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08-20-2010 , 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by milk_player

Oh you asked all these questions and I gave a spiritual psychology answer from a psychiatrist board certified in psychiatry and neurology and I'm off topic?

Your questions for your review:

What is the point in being happy in myself?
What is the point in being happy at all?
What is the point in others being happy?
What is the point in doing good?
What is the point in love?
What is the point of being alive?
What is the point of anybody being alive?

Don't you think that connectivity plays any role in all of us this?

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08-20-2010 , 01:30 PM

#30

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Originally Posted by Splendour

Don't you think that connectivity plays any role in all of us this?

That sentence makes no sense to me what so ever.

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08-20-2010 , 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by milk_player

That sentence makes no sense to me what so ever.

There is a difference between knowing and being known.

Knowing is easy.

Being known involves risk and maturity and connection.

I'll leave it at that but you are asking experiential questions so if you can't read the bible and take the long route I suggest you take the shortcut and read Thompson's book. Heck hang out in the bookstore and skim it if you can't come up with the 15 bucks to buy it.

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08-20-2010 , 01:36 PM

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But then you need to question as I out-lied in my second post, what is the purpose or point in love, in happiness?
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The idea is that when you reach that deep, genuine state you will feel and know that it is the right place to be. The endpoint has been reached. No more questions about purposes will be needed. The meaning of life is clear. Most religions (and certain philosophies) are intended to help guide you to that state. Study whichever one you feel most comfortable with.
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08-20-2010 , 04:48 PM

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Life is a journey to be lived.... not a problem to be solved.

Actually, I believe that it is a little of both. It was Socrates who said, "The unexamined life isn't worth living."

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08-20-2010 , 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by FBandit

Why do you care about God then?

Caring about God doesn't make His existence more or less factual.

The question posed was why.

I don't feel a need to know "why".

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08-20-2010 , 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuckychess

Actually, I believe that it is a little of both. It was Socrates who said, "The unexamined life isn't worth living."

Examining is different from discovering.

It's fine to examine and the findings may be simple.

Sometimes there is no answer and happiness is found in the journey of examining.

Socrates also said "It's not living that matters..but living rightly."

He also said “The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him.”

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08-20-2010 , 05:24 PM

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Well if we go by the bible. God wants us to love, worship and summit to him. So his purpose seems to be that of a really needed girlfriend or some type of slave master.

Last edited by batair; 08-20-2010 at 05:24 PM. Reason: I know you said no atheists but it turns out im not one so it should be all good.

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08-20-2010 , 05:52 PM

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Well if we go by the bible. God wants us to love, worship and summit to him. So his purpose seems to be that of a really needed girlfriend or some type of slave master.

Last edited by batair; Today at 04:24 PM. Reason: I know you said no atheists but it turns out im not one so it should be all good.

Welcome to the good side.

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08-20-2010 , 05:55 PM

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Last edited by batair; Today at 04:24 PM. Reason: I know you said no atheists but it turns out im not one so it should be all good.

Welcome to the good side.

Nah. Agnostic are still evil afaik. Plus im really still an atheists im just going by what the believers on here call me.

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08-20-2010 , 08:06 PM

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Perhaps I am in the wrong forum then. I guess I need to look for somewhere else to have actual intelligent discussion.

Just don't ask for theists to only answer and you'll get one. (sort of kidding, there are a few very bright theists of here, but they generally like to argue for a deistic god and leave discussions of the god they worship to the, well, not-so-bright theists)

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Splendour your posts have made little sense, are largely off-topic and have little intelligent insight. No offence.

Standard.

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08-23-2010 , 11:39 PM

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Perhaps I am in the wrong forum then. I guess I need to look for somewhere else to have actual intelligent discussion.

Having an intelligent discussion on RGT, or for that matter The Internet, is like seeing a shooting star. It's very rare that you have them, but when you do it's a quite a treat.

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08-24-2010 , 01:55 AM

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Can I ask this please to any theist, I am not really interested in atheists responses.

What do you believe is the point in God, what is his purpose for existing?

thanks.

pur·pose
/ˈpɜrpəs/ Show Spelled [pur-puhs] Show IPA noun, verb, -posed, -pos·ing.
–noun
1.
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.

God doesn't have a reason for existing, He is the ultimate reason, and gives to everything else a reason for existing.

If He existed for a reason there would be something outside and above Him that gives Him that reason - but then He would not be ultimate, which means He would not be God.

Suppose something outside Him did give Him a reason, so that would be ultimate. Then you would ask what is the purpose of that something.

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08-24-2010 , 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardball47

Having an intelligent discussion on RGT, or for that matter The Internet, is like seeing a shooting star. It's very rare that you have them, but when you do it's a quite a treat.

And it must not be because of people like you; your random ad hominem attacks and inability to address an OP is adding so much, but other people stop you from getting into a really deep intellectual discussion.

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08-24-2010 , 02:30 AM

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You know, I was under the impression that you were just nerdraging, but it really appears that you're attempting to undertake some kind of personal campaign against me.

It's amusing. Keep it up, you're entertaining.

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08-24-2010 , 02:34 AM

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LOL...I'm nerdraging?

Look at your posts directed at me. Hint: none of them have anything to do with R, G, or T.

Now look at the ones I direct at you, where I constantly engage you on R, G, or T, or ask you to get back on the topic of R, G, or T in which case you usually just disappear.

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08-24-2010 , 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by rizeagainst

LOL...I'm nerdraging?

Look at your posts directed at me. Hint: none of them have anything to do with R, G, or T.

Now look at the ones I direct at you, where I constantly engage you on R, G, or T, or ask you to get back on the topic of R, G, or T in which case you usually just disappear.

rize, are you honestly wondering why? It's because it's hard to take you seriously. You have little to no knowledge or understanding of most of the things you rant about (but think you do, regardless). Discussing RGT with you is like downing three shots of moonshine, smashing your head against a brick wall for five minutes straight, and then blaring techno music until you pass out.

In short, you're atheism's Pletho.

Have a good one.

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08-24-2010 , 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardball47

<giant ad hominem>
Have a good one.

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08-27-2010 , 01:58 PM

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08-27-2010 , 02:20 PM

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I was going to do that to the bible when it called me a fool and evil but..

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08-27-2010 , 07:55 PM

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pur·pose
? ?/?p?rp?s/ Show Spelled [pur-puhs] Show IPA noun, verb, -posed, -pos·ing.
–noun
1.
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.

God doesn't have a reason for existing, He is the ultimate reason, and gives to everything else a reason for existing.

If He existed for a reason there would be something outside and above Him that gives Him that reason - but then He would not be ultimate, which means He would not be God.

Suppose something outside Him did give Him a reason, so that would be ultimate. Then you would ask what is the purpose of that something.

Bingo! (though I do not think you understand the implication of this)

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08-27-2010 , 08:05 PM

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Bingo! (though I do not think you understand the implication of this)

Do you?

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