Any changes/modifications/transformations happening?

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

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I'm beginning to lose my way here ... will somebody who knows Gadianton well tell me whether this and his previous posts are exercises in irony? …

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[Doctor CamNC4Me]

Hey Jax

For those who live without God in this world fear can be paralyzing.

Nobody lives without God in this world. Nobody! - they might not believe or they might have doubts but...... (Just wanted to set the board's record straight.)

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[Moksha]

Nobody lives without God in this world. Nobody!

Would this depend on where they were at on the raccoon/whale evolutionary timeline?

[Chap]

Nobody lives without God in this world.

O.... K .....

Suppose we agree with you. Now the problem is - which one is it, out of of the huge range of available deities from Ra, Marduk, the Jade Emperor, Amaterasu (I take it female deities are allowed) all the way up to the Mormon's 'Heavenly Father' and his silent wife and the religions who came after?

Oh. It is more or less the deity of the religion in which you were brought up!

What a coincidence, but how marvellous for you! Sucks for a lot of other people, though. Do we have to pick sides? Frankly, this is a game I'd rather sit out.

[Moksha]

What a coincidence, but how marvelous for you!

I like marvelous, but we need to give Ceeboo credit for the quote.

[Chap]

What a coincidence, but how marvelous for you!

I like marvelous, but we need to give Ceeboo credit for the quote.

Sorry, it seems I'm trying to do too many things at once! That is the second time I have done that in 24 hours ...

[ceeboo]

Nobody lives without God in this world.

Now the problem is - which one is it, out of of the huge range of available deities from Ra, Marduk, the Jade Emperor, Amaterasu (I take it female deities are allowed) all the way up to the Mormon's 'Heavenly Father' and his silent wife and the religions who came after?

I would highly recommend that you consider the One True God - The Almighty God of the Bible (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob)

It is more or less the deity of the religion in which you were brought up!

No - I would not suggest looking for a 'deity' in or of any religion - Religions, in my opinion, place those who partake in them in bondage. They place chains on them and they create several obstacles that prevent the peace, comfort and freedom that the One True God of the Bible provides.

The God of the Bible (unlike any of the other 'gods' you suggest above) is a Living God and the Bible offers internal consistency and external corroboration for the contents found in it. The Bible is a reliable collection of historical documents written by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They testify of supernatural events that specifically fulfill prophecy and the writers claim to be led by divine origin.

In addition, the Bible is a collection of 66 books written on 3 separate continents - in 3 separate languages - by more than 40 different authors - over a 1500 year span of time - Most of these authors never knew the other authors. There are also countless archeological digs that support the accuracy and stories found in this collection of books.

For a reasonable person, one must strongly consider the choice to believe the Bible - the collection of books that are drenched with evidences and have been protected and preserved by divine authority so that we all are given reasons to believe in (and can have trust in) the one who wanted us to know him (God - Our creator)

Does a Christian (a follower of Jesus, The King of kings) need to defend the Bible? I think not. I think Spurgeon said it so well .... "Defend the Bible? I would as soon defend a lion! Unchain it and it will defend itself."

What a coincidence, but how marvellous for you! Sucks for a lot of other people, though.

Actually, it's marvelous for everyone! All one needs to do is take a brief minute and humble oneself in order to be able to recognize who the God of the Bible is and simply surrender to our Creator - The Lord.

Do we have to pick sides?

Yes! So please use great caution when picking.

Frankly, this is a game I'd rather sit out.

You, as well as all who have ever lived, are given the free will to make that choice.
Understand though, that you can, at any time, change your choice. Almighty God desires all of us to stop rebelling against Him - repent of our sin - and return to our Creator in a right standing relationship to and with Him.

[Chap]

So basically, Ceeboo tells us:

"Try my religion - I'm sure you''ll like it as much as I do. The others aren't anything like as good as mine."

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. In the end didn't like it, and its internal contradictions imposed an intellectual strain on me that I could well do without. On balance, I wouldn't want to recommend that experience to anybody.

You need to realise that adherents of other religions feel just as strongly about their religion as you do about yours. But yours is of course the right one, and the others have got it wrong.

[Morley]

Now the problem is - which one is it, out of of the huge range of available deities from Ra, Marduk, the Jade Emperor, Amaterasu (I take it female deities are allowed) all the way up to the Mormon's 'Heavenly Father' and his silent wife and the religions who came after?

I would highly recommend that you consider the One True God - The Almighty God of the Bible (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob)

So, Allah.
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[ceeboo]

So basically, Ceeboo tells us:

"Try my religion - I'm sure you''ll like it as much as I do. The others aren't anything like as good as mine."

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. In the end didn't like it, and its internal contradictions imposed an intellectual strain on me that I could well do without. On balance, I wouldn't want to recommend that experience to anybody.

You need to realise that adherents of other religions feel just as strongly about their religion as you do about yours. But yours is of course the right one, and the others have got it wrong.

If a third option exists, I can't think of it.

1. My writing ability is severely lacking and needs a ton of work.
2. Your reading comprehension is severely lacking and needs a ton of work.

Your above post is littered with religion - attempts to compare religions - and a suggestion about a "T-Shirt wearing religion that you once tried and didn't care for." - Yeah, I wouldn't recommend that one either.

My post (to which you were responding) specifically and directly provided my personal and negative views of and about the effects of religion - So your response to said post, while more than a little bizarre, strikes me as very very weak. I thought you were a counselor? Don't most counselors have some level of experience and expertise in providing strong positions?