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Right on, Bambi I agree 110% with your observations, Bambi, especially reference to the religious myths shared by the needy), as evidenced by ignorant rebuttals from the Tony1's of the world. Peace and goodwill.

Many names, similar concept As Fukushi says, God has many names but to a devoted atheist, such as myself, the naming of non-existent entities is similar to identifying fairytale character(s)... interesting but not very. Enjoy the day. John C.

No alias Thank you, Fukushi, for simple answer to complicated question. Personally, I choose not to use an alias, ostensibly because of courage of my convictions. I prefer to be identified by name, whether I'm right or wrong, partially right, partially wrong, or none of the above. Peace...

Counterbalance needed Whereas he ignores the calming wisdom of Counterbalance, this so-called seeker of Truth insists on twisting and misinterpreting each sentence of mine. Anybody know why? For example, I suggest that his religion (Christianity) does not apply to the majority of the...

Love, fear, guilt on demand Verily I say unto thee, TruthSeeker, look no farther for thou hast found religion and, although yours does not apply to most of earth's inhabitants, go in peace. You will encounter trouble only when you insist that others share your nonsensical fervour. Atheism...

Unwise judgments All kinds of religionists spout what they claim are higher truths, since they're self-appointed representatives of a non-existent god. As for the biblical version of JC and that self-promoted saint known as Mother Theresa (in my opinion, a deranged fundraiser), there have been...

Relax, dude Nelson's unsolicited advice and hostile preaching raise the question of whether he brought all the answers into Canada, or picked up some of them here. Whatever the case, methinks the lad - I'm assuming TruthSeeker is a youth - protests too much about Love and Compassion, perhaps...

Non-spiritual With our limited wisdom, then, I think we're left with a lotta idle speculation. It's a bit of fun, sure, but some of us don't take it very seriously. If I understand Nelson's reference to spirits, I would say without hesitation that there is absolutely no scientific proof for...

Personal philosophy What works for TruthSeeker does not necessarily work for the other 6-billion-plus (9-billion by the year 2050 if homo sapiens are still around). He speaks of mind and spirit and heart. I cannot speak for others but for me, everything boils down to one level: the evolving...

Parallel & multiple dimensions Mildly interesting speculation... but irrelevant to our existence on this planet. Also interesting how some of us insist on affixing a reason - as opposed to cause & effect. With our limited knowledge, we can entertain ourselves with all kinds of suppositions...

Truth & logic Discovering yourself is an answer for peace of mind, perhaps, but is not connected to life's purpose. Six thousand four-hundred and fifty-one examples spring to mind, however I will mention only one: Supposing one "discovers" him or herself to be a paranoid schizophrenic killer...

Purpose, meaning I don't agree that the only answer is the one from within. On the contrary, this imaginary meaning - different in each individual - is not the answer to the question of What is the purpose of life? Methinks people naturally adopt this position to extract some personal and...

The lives of Merlijn Cats get killed, sure, but you'll have 8 lives remaining. Wish I could say the same for myself. Mind you, there are those who believe in reincarnation... but I ain't one of them. Cheers.

Meaning of life The question of purpose has puzzled mankind perhaps from Day 1 and some of us have never understood the terse response that life has meaning without purpose. Meaning what? Imahamster offers a lotta interesting words, methinks, but without saying anything. For my part (and...

Apologies if this topic has been discussed elsewhere, but I am seriously interested in your perceptions, ideas on reason(s) for human existence. If one side-steps religious manure and has no faith in afterlife crap, what are we left with? We're here because we're here, and our sole purpose is...

Absurdities In my humble opinion, this Religion thread is deteriorating to an absurd level, and I would ask some subscribers whom I admire (Cris, Teg, Tiassa, etc.) to direct me to higher-level Sciforums topics. Thank you.

Boxing's bad name As a disillusioned sports fan who admits to admiring Tyson as he approached the peak of his career, I'm amazed that he's allowed back in the ring, let alone back on the street! His style (for want of a better word) resembled that of Rocky Marciano; in other words, a fearless...

John Como, Superstar Although not interested in pissing contests with the blind, I would say unto thee who've taken my name in vain on this thread, verily and in all humility, John Como is nobody's fool, nobody's servant and - in fact - is the most pleasant, compassionate and reasonable...

JC alias Dung-disturber I probably misunderstand the underlying motivation(s) for writing and the need for "cool" aliases. To me, though, a pen-name denotes anonymity, the writer unwilling to be identified with his/her opinions. Certainly some best-selling authors have legitimate business...

Confidentiality I've often wondered whether names - including very clever ones - weren't chosen to conceal identity, location, etc of subscriber. Which would be kinda absurd since this info is relatively easy to obtain if one were so inclined. A relatively new joiner, I would appreciate a...