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..most modern well recognized religions, worship one God, which they consider to be the True God, and everyone else’s viewpoint is wrong..

~I adore you.~

I agree. With many religions, why does it seem to be their way or the highway? Who is to say that ONE deity is not ALL forms, seen by each believer as they believe s/he exists? It seems to rarely be open for discussion that a deity known as “G-d” by one sect is really “Buddha” when viewed by another and “The Mother” when viewed by yet another? I may not believe in your god but the one I pray to is just as powerful, in my eyes, as yours is in your eyes. Who is to say they are not one and the same? If I walk a path and come upon 123 Any Street, am I going to stop there if that is not the address I am looking for? No, I am going to continue on my way until I see the address (re: deity) that I am looking for.

If it is the “power of G-d”, then why can he not be working His miracles through man, giving us the desire and intelligence to utilize the world around us, including science, to further our own knowledge and capabilities? Surely a deity so powerful as to create all that is around us would not want us to remain ignorant of that which could assist us.

Since the bible and the “facts” within it cannot be proved or disproved, I tend to look at it like a very detailed fairy tale.
~let the heathen-bashing games begin~

With regards to history’s treatement of those who espoused the beliefs of nature, science or anything that wasn’t explained as a result of “the power of G-d”, I refer you to the witch trials.

As always, nothin’ but love for ya!
:huggles:
~watergirl~

BTW: this was MUCH more interesting and fun than dealing with my misbehaving kindle!

~and yes, I spelled deity “diety” every frakkin’ time and had to backtrack to fix it~

If they can’t back up their information with listed, credible sources, that tells me that they don’t care to do the legwork to prove their own point. It also shows me that, since they chose to have their readers do the legwork, their intelligence and determination are flimsy. If either were strong, they would go to the ends of the earth and beyond to prove they were right.

It also tells me they’re full of crap.

And the color format on the main page BLOWS. The text and background are great on the individual post pages but the main view is nearly impossible to read and the link was so blended that I had to mouse-over to see it.
/goose
:huggles:
~watergirl~

Omigod! What in the unholy nine gnomish hells have you done with my friend?!?!

Seriously, though, I’m glad to see you’re still here. I’ve been lax about posting but you’ve been positively mia. Hope you’ve been doing well (or as well as can be expected).

I MISS YOU!
~watergirl~