that is my point - you view eternal existence with a value system that belongs to the temporary world - hence its not surprising that you have no desire for eternal life
Inaccurate. I view eternal existence from an understanding of me - what I would or would not desire. I Do not want an eternal existence. If I'm not me then it wont really matter.
even if one has perfect teeth, there are many more shortcomings of existence to address
Sure, and likewise if one is perfectly happy, there could still be parts of him that are not perfect, but clearly they do not affect his happiness. Perfect happiness therefore is clearly attainable given my earlier statements.
if he thinks the perfect teeth is the be all and end all of perfect existence, most certainly
Who mentioned anything about the be all and end all? You're trying to sidestep the point. This man has perfect teeth, but he doesn't have perfect ears. Likewise another man is perfectly happy but doesn't have perfect teeth. His happiness however is not affected by his imperfect teeth. You have even stated "correct" when I mention that perfect happiness is merely a lack of unhappiness. I am currently perfectly happy - and have therefore attained that which you claim is unattainable.
maybe your dentists understanding of perfect teeth is imperfect teeth (imperfect teeth = dentist $$$$!!)
A pointless statement. A lack of cavities does not make teeth perfect. They can still be yellow, crooked, large gaps in between etc etc. I am wondering why you would even espouse that perfect teeth come from merely lacking cavities. It seems you have a very narrow idea of perfection.
well for a start you wouldn't have to eternally worry about being stinky and embarrassed
Are you trying to project your feelings on to me? I have no such worry here.
well that was your argument - if "here' is eternal I don't want it and if heaven doesn't have the activities of 'here' I don't want to go there
Not really. Again this is a problem with you being unable to see greys. I did indeed mention that it was one such example, but I would advise you not get stuck with "be all and end all". One cited reason is not that.
the butcher punishes them, but god does not, since to have a dogs body in the first place indicates some previous transgression of karma
So, someone doesn't get punished twice?
hence dog life is the punishment
Justify this statement. How is being a dog a punishment?
humans have an obligation to cultivate spiritual knowledge - certainly explains why dogs don't go to church
Why do you think humans have such an obligation but then no longer have that obligation when they're punished for not fulfilling that obligation?
I thought it was clear - humans run the risk of getting a fine if they J walk (even if they are a first time offender), yet an animal never gets fined for J walking
Animals don't tend to own credit cards or money and so trying to fine them would be a bit pointless. However, they can be caged for jay walking.
dog life generally = punishment
Justify this statement.
a dog's life is punishment practically 24 hours a day - (if you were in an environment where you were spontaneously attracted to sniffing the backsides of others, would you call that punishment?)
I disagree. Of course you're asking a human to say how a human would feel about bum sniffing. Dogs certainly seem to enjoy it, and by the fact that they enjoy it, one could hardly call it a punishment. But honestly, what harm does it do? What does the dog learn that it can carry on into it's next life given that when it dies and reincarnates it wont ever remember having been a bum sniffer? Do they perhaps end up like you, hating dogs because they've been there 1000 times before although not knowing why they hate them?
and perhaps he will have to be a dog for millions of lifetimes
And that does what exactly?
you don't see that, along with the butt sniffing, as punishment?
I will apparently be a dog at the time: ignorant of everything, no obligations to fulfill..
The collected intellect of all your gods and this was what they came up with? Turn a man into an animal with no intelligence and let him sniff his bum? Do me a lemon.
as for the evidence, empiricism certainly cannot be effective - maybe you should clarify your statement - are you asking "what empirical evidence is there for the soul"?
No I was asking for make-believe evidence. Figure it out.
so do you have anything to say in regard to
BG 15.10: The foolish cannot understand how a living entity can quit his body, nor can they understand what sort of body he enjoys under the spell of the modes of nature. But one whose eyes are trained in knowledge can see all this.
apart from words to the effect of "I am not a fool because I say so"
So.. Basically it comes down to "I am a fool because some ancient pakistani says so". Sorry LG, where's the difference? I mean c'mon, in every single post you've ever made, in every single discussion we've ever had all you have done is said "this is true because I say so.. because some ancient pakistani says so". I can smell the hypocrisy from here.
Your quote was written by some Indian bloke who ate curry, masturbated on Tuesdays and picked his nose. Why should I take his word as truth? Why does his word have any value to anything? He's right because he says so?
(BTW - do you know that taking birth in a western country and not living hand to mouth and owning a debit card puts you head and shoulders above about 90% of the world's population)
I don't quite get what you're trying to claim but I would ask that you substantiate it with a little more than "it's true because I say so".
hence attaining an animal form is the result of ignorance in a human form
Well then it's lucky so many humans have failed to cultivate their spiritual side. If humans were actually doing things the right way the world population would be... what.. hmm. How many billions upon billions of ants are there? I don't think we'd all fit to be honest.
would a christian hold that a gideon bible is bereft of value because it didn;t cost them any money to acquire?
No but that's of no relevance to my statement.
on what grounds to they hold the bible as valuable? The typography? the illustrations?
Same reason they would hold Winnie the Pooh as valuable.
hence my suggestion that a human law giver is a fool if they transgress foundations established by god
Or perhaps, and more likely, the fool is the person that believes the words of ancient pakistanis on the basis that "he says its true so it is".
I think I said practical application - or are you arguing that nothing can possibly be true unless you think it is true?
That's your entire argument in every discussion we've ever had, (as highlighted earlier). I merely asked if you've met the dudes. Have you? <-- the '?' indicates a question. It only requires a yes or no answer.
so you agree that at a certain level, having sex with a car or plant is not normal
"normal" to who? And by what authority do you consider what you think is 'normal' is the way things should be or that you are better than these people? With 30 minutes digging into your personal life I guarantee you I could find something you do that is not 'normal'.
so in the same way despite god not giving us detailed knowledge about the instances when it is and when it is not suitable to hit oneself in the head with a hammer, an intelligent person can fathom the right answer?
Not at all, or are you saying that hitting oneself with a hammer is against gods laws or for the stupid? Look at the absolute success of Jackass. It takes intelligence to get where he has even though he's hit himself with a hammer quite a few times. Anyway, is hitting yourself with a hammer against gods commands? If not it is irrelevant.
or hitting oneself in the head with a hammer either
So... hitting oneself with a hammer is against god's laws? If not, your statement is irrelevant. So, you can't have sex with animals.. god said so. He didn't say the same about having sex with children.
it takes them a week, and not half their life
Sure, but their house is a lot smaller. Of course, we're actually talking about building a house. I have seen a house built from scratch in a little over a month.
so in other words a shadow can only appear behind an actual object - similarly material desire can only appear behind an actual (or spiritual) desire
From whence did this material desire appear.. Who created it? Answer the question. The same goes with your bamboo nonsense. Who created material desire in humankind?
I see the extent of your philosophical inquiry - certainly explains why you are bewildered in understanding much on the topic
Instead of attempting to avoid what is said in preference of your petty little worthless remarks how about you actually point out what you have specific issue with in my statement, why you didn't answer the questions posed, (which should be easy for someone as great as you), and then tell me whether I should chop a bit of my penis off or put a red splodge on my head.
why do you insist on sitting on your brains when it comes to the topic of religion (ie you switch off your sense of discrimination)
Well, whoever provides the evidence first gets my vote.
the fact that you can entertain the idea of several personalities being omnimax indicates that you have no understanding on the significance of the word
The fact that you keep avoiding the questions in preference of trying to sidestep them by attacking the poster instead of the post indicates that you have no understanding of how to conduct a discussion and most likely are simply incapable of responding to the post because you realise your entire argument would fall apart. Now, it was a question - not a statement. Tell me, which one of those claimed omnimax beings that are contradictory to each other is the real one?
I always thought they they applied to two different times places and circumstances
Oh I see, so we can ignore your gods because their rules etc were written millennia ago?
different time/place/circumstance same being, actually
I see. So it kinda evolves or changes like Dr Who? As that is the case, surely the correct thing to do is to follow the newest god incarnation. The god is no longer a blue elephant headed weirdo that makes you reincarnate as a dog. He is now someone and something else - jesus perhaps? (is there a more modern incarnation perhaps)?
its all about road safety I guess
yhwh/vishnu/allah.. How do you eat yours? So tell me.. on what authority would you choose vishnu over yhwh? By choosing one over the other, what does it say about the other?
Answer it.
BG 9.29: I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.
And you have a bunch of people that aren't showing service to him so then he can kill them if he so chooses. Once again: Justify your statement. Kindly show me any law that states that god must like anyone, cannot choose to kill a specific group of humans etc.
I think saying that god is the same as the living entity requires more justification than the other way around - hopefully you don't need be to indicate the inherent stinkiness and frequent embarrassments associated with inhabiting a bag of bile
I think saying that god is the same as the living entity requires more justification than the other way around
I asked a question, I didn't make a statement. I said; What rule exactly states that gods must be any different. In the discussion I have seen you state that a god wouldn't kill a bunch of people and any that did isn't an omnimax god. I have since inquired why a god cannot kill a race of people. Your response was simply "why would he". Now, it stands that we are made in gods image, he has the whole range of human emotions, (or we have the whole range of god emotions) such as jealousy, anger, wrath and whatnot, has feet, arms, (6 lol), a head, (elephant lol), with eyes and ears and all in all aside from a couple of omnis, is largely similar to humans. The important one here is the emotions. If this being gets angry why do you claim he cannot kill a race of people?
hopefully you don't need be to indicate the inherent stinkiness and frequent embarrassments associated with inhabiting a bag of bile
Call my office. We need to clear up these stinkiness/embarrassment feelings you have.
he has no reason to kill everyone of a particular creed, since the time factor, which affects everyone equally is sufficient - malice, envy, hatred etc are qualities of consciousness under the influence of ignorance
No reason heh? That's not what you've been alluding to in this entire discussion. With so many dogs and animals in existence it would seem that humans are a real disaster at finding spirituality/gods. All the leukemia victims - punished by your gods, all the other disease victims etc etc. All punishmends from your gods. Now, why is there "no reason"? Don't forget it's only temporary and I'm sure all these people will learn something from being killed.
Take into account for future reference that you stated that if a god killed a race that he wouldn't be god. Here you are going against that. He would remain a god but would actually have a reason to, (ergo the entire race needed punishment).
for a start its not that stinky bile bag commonly referred to as 'me'
There it is again. There are sprays on the market that can improve how you smell. All is not lost. Call me if you need further assistance.
then the next question is why do you derive understandings from scripture that are obscure and contradict central themes
Come again? Clearly they don't, they are brought up time and time again by people all over the world. Oh wait, everyone else is wrong, you're right.. because you say so.
for instance if you gave a multi-million dollar beatle star a fruit platter, do you think it is inconceivable for him to be grateful?
Right, so a multi-million pound singer is like the same as a god? Oh and there you were arguing so well about how a god wont be like a human.
but their execution rehabilitates potential criminals
Given the figures, clearly not.
this is why i was on about knowledge of road safety and motorcyclists...
Let's try again: If a jew tells you that you not having chopped a bit of your penis off is a punishable sin.. on what grounds would you demand he support the claim? When he does support the claim, (biblically), what is your excuse?
some things are essential and some things are peripheral - to one who cannot fathom the essential
Right, and god said it was essential. Need I dig up passages? So.. why don't you do it? Why instead do you choose to sin? (under the basis that you have one to chop)
If a process is also advocated with this claim, we have something to go on
We've been down this road and it leads nowhere. Still, although I never got an answer, give me the exact process and we'll go from there.
well if I said I have seen god, how would you know if I was lying.
and if I said I have not seen god, how would you know if I was lying?
We'll get to that once you answer the question. Have you met your god/s?
you can still violate prerequisites for science at age 12
And then that 12 year old would still lack evidence to suggest that [whatever] exists and thus it would be illogical for him to just believe it to be true. However, you could generally provide that evidence.. Gravity? Drop an apple.
if even great personalities can be placed into illusion by god, what to speak of a person inimical or disrespectful towards him
Then it's hardly the persons fault that they're living an illusion.
if you think you already know, what capacity do you have to learn?
Who made such a claim? However, it's astoundingly obvious that I am far better versed in biblical understanding than you are, (which is not surprising given that you're into different gods). Now, because you think you know that chopping a bit of your penis is a not essential endeavour, regardless to gods law that states the opposite.. The question should be aimed back at you.
you can't see the common link?
Yeah, the common link is that you like to avoid questions that you clearly cannot answer.