Trying to find a label I am comfortable with

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_Nightlion
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Re: Trying to find a label I am comfortable with

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mocnarf wrote:
I would have to say in my belief, there is no central "God" my belief. It's more that the Universe has come to be through the combine effort of all the life forces at the time of the big bang. So, we as a collective are the "God" that created the Universe. Individually we had an infinitesimally small roll in the creation of the Universe but we did have a part. Our roll was greater than zero.


Hold on a sec. Where do you come up with your notions? Education? Internet? Talking to somebody?

Regardless. If the Great Universe authored anything of itself where do you come off interpreting it? What DO you call that?

Sheer arrogance, and pathetic thought values. Somehow you came to know just enough to:

FREE YOUR MIND
LET THE CHAOS FOLLOW
INTUITIVELY BLIND
SO VERY SHALLOW

You are the Pride of the World, PW, prisoner of war

You know what war I am talking about.

Exactly how did our culture spawn these megaloarrogantuses
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If you are serious about any study you get meek until you actually know something. You do no go in cock sure and own the topic. LOL

Just being cranky. I hope you find your comfort zone.
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Re: Trying to find a label I am comfortable with

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I think the word Theist may be exactly what you are looking for as a self-label.
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Re: Trying to find a label I am comfortable with

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If we're all playing a part in the Universe I'd like to take credit for Natalie Portman.
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Re: Trying to find a label I am comfortable with

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mocnarf wrote:As an ex-mo, am trying to find a label that for myself that fits my beliefs. Many ex-mo's refer to themselves as atheists but that means you don't believe is God. I also don't believe in the Gods that any religion teaches but I do believe in that the intelligent design of the universe.

So, what is the label for someone that disbelieves the teaching of all religions but still believes in intelligent design?

I believe that energy forces from before the big bang determined to create what we call the Universe. I believe that our life force comes from this Universe and will always be part of this Universe. That our life force may at this moment be housed temporarily in a physical body but will return eventually to energy forces of the Universe. Possible what religions call a spirit is but a subatomic particle, a string of energy that oscillates in such a manor as to store the memories (it's history) from before the big bang to the present time. That this life force will again inhabit a physical body either on this planet or elsewhere in the Universe. And that this process will go on for as long as the Universe exists.

So, what label should I claim?


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Re: Trying to find a label I am comfortable with

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Nightlion wrote:
mocnarf wrote:
I would have to say in my belief, there is no central "God" my belief. It's more that the Universe has come to be through the combine effort of all the life forces at the time of the big bang. So, we as a collective are the "God" that created the Universe. Individually we had an infinitesimally small roll in the creation of the Universe but we did have a part. Our roll was greater than zero.


Hold on a sec. Where do you come up with your notions? Education? Internet? Talking to somebody?

Regardless. If the Great Universe authored anything of itself where do you come off interpreting it? What DO you call that?

Sheer arrogance, and pathetic thought values. Somehow you came to know just enough to:

FREE YOUR MIND
LET THE CHAOS FOLLOW
INTUITIVELY BLIND
SO VERY SHALLOW

You are the Pride of the World, PW, prisoner of war

You know what war I am talking about.

Exactly how did our culture spawn these megaloarrogantuses
Oh, yes, the promised fruit of education. Just a nibble and it will make you wise in your own conceit.

If you are serious about any study you get meek until you actually know something. You do no go in cock sure and own the topic. LOL

Just being cranky. I hope you find your comfort zone.


Oh nightlion.... what a tirade. I though we were all hugs and kiss on this forum. Ohhhh.. I must have type the URL of the wrong forum. Don't you just hate it when that happens?
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Re: Trying to find a label I am comfortable with

Post by _son of Ishmael »

lulu wrote:
mocnarf wrote:So, what label should I claim?


Human.



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Re: Trying to find a label I am comfortable with

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New Age

"The New Age movement includes elements of older spiritual and religious traditions ranging from atheism and monotheism through classical pantheism, naturalistic pantheism, pandeism and panentheism to polytheism combined with science and Gaia philosophy; particularly archaeoastronomy, astronomy, ecology, environmentalism, the Gaia hypothesis, psychology and physics.

New Age practices and philosophies sometimes draw inspiration from major world religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism; with strong influences from East Asian religions, Gnosticism, Neopaganism, New Thought, Spiritualism, Theosophy, Universalism and Western esotericism"

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