http://www.collegehumor.com/post/3739519/the-facebook-of-genesis (http://www.collegehumor.com/post/3739519/the-facebook-of-genesis)
^ My favorite God humor is God's facebook page Genesis edition ^
Runner up is the Great God Contest: http://www.islandnet.com/~luree/contest.html
[and my favorite answer to that challenge: God is no thing]
Got any favorites?
Here is an entry I wrote for a bad writing contest. Enjoy!
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"Clueless"
For once in eternity,
God didn't know what to do, although he was omniscient.
And knew it. Or thought so.
He wasn't sure. If he knew all things in heaven and hell,
which was a hell of a lot more than heaven alone,
he'd instantly know in advance how to respond in the future.
But he didn't. Nothing made sense anymore.
The chances of humans' outsmarting God were lower than a snowball's chance in hell, or heaven and hell combined, whichever was worse.
How could they set him up behind his back, in front of his face?
Only God could achieve the impossible, so this must be his will, since it was clearly impossible.
He was stunned. This made no sense, and he knew it.
Or thought he did. Aarrgghh!
Never mind, he assured himself, it's some trick of the Devil he allowed.
Then made himself forget, since he was omnipotent.
Only God could make himself forget that he forgot something, right?
Just forget it, he thought.
God tore through his files, searching. For deliberately random scribbles, or any clue why he might plan to forget whatever plans he forgot.
There must be some note reminding him, but since he could not remember where he forgot he wrote it down, surely he planned all that!
How else could he set up humans to set him up, unless he set that up, too? This whole thing smelled of a setup, right under his nose.
Finding no answers, he found himself lost.
For the first time in history, without beginning or end,
God was clueless. If his plan was to prove his omniscience,
now he knew how cluelessness felt.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have a clue!
He now knew what it meant not to know.
At least he knew that much.
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Clearly an effort to get banned, so she can go back to her friends and claim we were evil monsters.
I found Jesus the other day. He was trimming my neighbor's hedges.
I literally met a guy named Jesus on the streets. It was a very sad time, but amusing to think of now.
God created the entire universe and everything in it including the little cute butterflies….but when humans got all nasty and stanky, ole god could have just wished them away and they would never have felt a thing…instead the wise and loving god tormented and struck fear in millions of little children by flooding the entire earth so those little innocent children had to watch their parents and brothers and sister drown and they saw their parents trying so very hard to save the children only to see them drown or to drown trying to save them. LOLOLOL…oh GOD what a funny guy!
I have to say that Hijiri's head banging gif is particularly relevant right now.
This is a joke thread right?
God and the Devil are in a dispute about the boundary between their properties (Heaven and Hell). Overcome with frustration, God says, "That's it! I'm going to sue you!" The Devil replies, "Where are YOU going to find a lawyer?"
Quote from: Draconic Aiur on February 16, 2015, 07:53:48 PM
This is a joke thread right?
Yes, ironically some people are taking it too seriously?
http://jokes.cc.com/funny-god-jokes
JOKES FOR EVERYONE FROM A LAZY TEEN :eyes:
Quote from: aitm on February 16, 2015, 06:29:31 PM
God created the entire universe and everything in it including the little cute butterflies….but when humans got all nasty and stanky, ole god could have just wished them away and they would never have felt a thing…instead the wise and loving god tormented and struck fear in millions of little children by flooding the entire earth so those little innocent children had to watch their parents and brothers and sister drown and they saw their parents trying so very hard to save the children only to see them drown or to drown trying to save them. LOLOLOL…oh GOD what a funny guy!
Reminds me of a favorite bit I saved
from a local comedian/comedy writer in Houston.
Scott White:
"I went to the bookstore the other day, and I saw this book of the 100 most influential people of all time. From the beginning of time until now, everybody who has ever lived, these people compiled the most influential people of all time.
The top three in order #1 Muhammad, #2 Isaac Newton, #3 Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ #3. The Son of God #3. What the hell do you have to do to impress these people? And talk about somebody who could have had his father throw a little weight around. Maybe a plague of toads to sway the vote in his favor, but no #3.
I would be a little pissed if I was J.C. right about now. Here I am the Son of God, I helped to create the Heavens and the earth, I came down from Heaven, I walked among men, I made myself mortal, I healed the sick, I performed miracles. I died on the cross so every man, woman, and child could go to heaven and live eternity in bliss. AND I GET THIRD FUCKING PLACE. Isaac Newton gets #2, what the hell is that. So he discovered gravity, who do you think invented gravity, that was me, that was my idea. I never thought that would come back to bite me in the ass."
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 17, 2015, 12:13:52 PM
Reminds me of a favorite bit I saved
from a local comedian/comedy writer in Houston.
Scott White:
"I went to the bookstore the other day, and I saw this book of the 100 most influential people of all time. From the beginning of time until now, everybody who has ever lived, these people compiled the most influential people of all time.
The top three in order #1 Muhammad, #2 Isaac Newton, #3 Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ #3. The Son of God #3. What the hell do you have to do to impress these people? And talk about somebody who could have had his father throw a little weight around. Maybe a plague of toads to sway the vote in his favor, but no #3.
I would be a little pissed if I was J.C. right about now. Here I am the Son of God, I helped to create the Heavens and the earth, I came down from Heaven, I walked among men, I made myself mortal, I healed the sick, I performed miracles. I died on the cross so every man, woman, and child could go to heaven and live eternity in bliss. AND I GET THIRD FUCKING PLACE. Isaac Newton gets #2, what the hell is that. So he discovered gravity, who do you think invented gravity, that was me, that was my idea. I never thought that would come back to bite me in the ass."
:popcorn:
Jesus never existed
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/
QuoteWhat DID the Early Christians Believe?
There never was just one Christianity. Out of the milieu of religiosity that infected the Roman world, dozens of competing and conflicting Jesus/Sun-god/Mystery cults emerged.
The first believers in Jesus maintained he was an ethereal spirit, much like other sky/sun-gods. Only later did he acquire a human death, a human life and finally a human birth.
The composite 'Jesus Christ' character â€" god, man, king, carpenter, conqueror, peace-maker, dispenser of justice, advocate of love â€" was assembled to try to unify a fragmented and fractious messianic religious movement.
In the mid-2nd century the Jewishness of the faith was purged but apologists had little to say about a human Jesus. They took comfort in noting similarities between their own ideas and pagan myths.
The Christians remained a minority until well after one particular faction formed a political alliance with the Roman State.
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/01/5_reasons_to_suspect_that_jesus_never_existed/
QuoteMost antiquities scholars think that the New Testament gospels are “mythologized history.†In other words, they think that around the start of the first century a controversial Jewish rabbi named Yeshua ben Yosef gathered a following and his life and teachings provided the seed that grew into Christianity.
At the same time, these scholars acknowledge that many Bible stories like the virgin birth, miracles, resurrection, and women at the tomb borrow and rework mythic themes that were common in the Ancient Near East, much the way that screenwriters base new movies on old familiar tropes or plot elements. In this view, a “historical Jesus†became mythologized.
For over 200 years, a wide ranging array of theologians and historiansâ€"most of them Christianâ€"analyzed ancient texts, both those that made it into the Bible and those that didn’t, in attempts to excavate the man behind the myth. Several current or recent bestsellers take this approach, distilling the scholarship for a popular audience. Familiar titles include Zealotby Reza Aslan and How Jesus Became Godby Bart Ehrman.
But other scholars believe that the gospel stories are actually “historicized mythology.†In this view, those ancient mythic templates are themselves the kernel. They got filled in with names, places and other real world details as early sects of Jesus worship attempted to understand and defend the devotional traditions they had received.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/12/18/did-historical-jesus-exist-the-traditional-evidence-doesnt-hold-up/
QuoteThe first problem we encounter when trying to discover more about the Historical Jesus is the lack of early sources. The earliest sources only reference the clearly fictional Christ of Faith. These early sources, compiled decades after the alleged events, all stem from Christian authors eager to promote Christianity â€" which gives us reason to question them. The authors of the Gospels fail to name themselves, describe their qualifications, or show any criticism with their foundational sources â€" which they also fail to identify. Filled with mythical and non-historical information, and heavily edited over time, the Gospels certainly should not convince critics to trust even the more mundane claims made therein.
I could give you considerably more than this. Read the 280+ reasons to doubt Christianity
http://www.kyroot.com/
The evidence does not support the existence of a deity in human form, but rather either a human invented to be a deity or else pure fiction.
By the way, you need to give links to your sources. It is a legal thing. Failure to do so will get you kicked off of here.We are scholars. We research our information and draw conclusions from several sources, not just one. Christianity was spread by intimidation and by force for centuries, which is why it became dominant. The "Jesus" of the bible is more an invention by early church creators under Justinian as Emperor of Rome than anything else. Modern Christianity more correctly dates from about 300 A. D. and later, not the time of Christ.
Quote from: stromboli on February 17, 2015, 01:15:02 PM
Jesus never existed
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/01/5_reasons_to_suspect_that_jesus_never_existed/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/12/18/did-historical-jesus-exist-the-traditional-evidence-doesnt-hold-up/
I could give you considerably more than this. Read the 280+ reasons to doubt Christianity
http://www.kyroot.com/
The evidence does not support the existence of a deity in human form, but rather either a human invented to be a deity or else pure fiction.
By the way, you need to give links to your sources. It is a legal thing. Failure to do so will get you kicked off of here.
We are scholars. We research our information and draw conclusions from several sources, not just one. Christianity was spread by intimidation and by force for centuries, which is why it became dominant. The "Jesus" of the bible is more an invention by early church creators under Justinian as Emperor of Rome than anything else. Modern Christianity more correctly dates from about 300 A. D. and later, not the time of Christ.
Hi stromboli, well so much for a joke thread which people decided to take seriously!
Since Jesus represents the process of Justice,
SURE you can say Justice has never existed or proven to exist.
And I cannot argue with that, because nobody I know has seen proof of Justice.
yet it is emblazoned on the Supreme Court building of the secular US govt
"Equal Justice Under Law"
So I challenge you: if you are going to get rid of anything that isn't proven to
exist, like Jesus, then I will join you in a petition to REMOVE
the mention of JUSTICE from every place it is mentioned in
US govt documents since this has NEVER been proven to exist
and is FAITH BASED.
It is on the Houston police mission dept seal
"ORDER THROUGH LAW, JUSTICE WITH MERCY"
Justice with Mercy is the meaning of Christianity.
So that is faith based also, and should be removed
instead of promoting a religion, don't you agree?
Now that the serious stuff is over with, can we get back to the jokes.
I wanted to see what people consider funny over here, how dark or how light you like your comedy.
So God says, " Hey looky here, if'n some dude or dudes attack and try to kill a man and his bitch come to the rescue by grabbing one of the bad dudes balls, the bitch gets her hand cut off okay"! LOLOLOL that god fellah cracks me up.
So God says, "Hey looky here, I created the entire universe just wit my mind dudes...but like, if you got iron wheels on your chariots, ya got me fucked...seriously man, don't do that"..LOLOLOL that god dude is a cut-up.
So God says, "Looky here, ya'll go over and fuck them emiliets, or jessilite or whoever the fuck they are, just get rid of em kay? Kill em all, take the babies and smash their heads against the rocks and take the little girls for yourselfs" -LOLOL man that god dude is a badass mother fucker..LOLOL.
So Jesus says, "Hey looky here, in dis life I am mother fuckin shephard, ain't had a bath in a month a sunday LOLOL, ya know what I mean, ain't had a decent meal in weeks, but hey listen up, Ima gonna get fucked up fer sure and die, but looky man, Ima gonna become a fuckin god, I mean a mother fucking GOD. WOW.. I get all the damn bitches I want man.......but hey listen up...tell everyone that I sacrificed myself, cause you know, we don't want them to think about it as an upgrade eh? LOLOLOL crazy bitches...have a good night" LOLOL that jesus dude was cool man.
So Jesus says, " Hey looky here, ima gonna get fucked up fer sure and die, but hey, rest assured that before all of you die, I will come back, so be ready, and don't do no stupid shit because Ima come right back. Got that dudes?" and they waited and waited until they all died and then their children still waited...LOLOL that jesus dude was a ball buster..LOLOL
RE:
By the way, you need to give links to your sources. It is a legal thing. Failure to do so will get you kicked off of here.
Hi Stromboli and PickelledEggs
Can you please flag to me which posts I need to post sources for?
I was on other sites that kept deleting links out, saying that is "promoting other sites"
How do I go back and edit those back in?
Or do I need to delete the posts altogether? Please flag which ones and where links/sources are missing?
Thanks and sorry for being a newbie. I usually get in trouble for putting links, not leaving them out!
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 17, 2015, 02:03:35 PM
Hi stromboli, well so much for a joke thread which people decided to take seriously!
Since Jesus represents the process of Justice,
SURE you can say Justice has never existed or proven to exist.
And I cannot argue with that, because nobody I know has seen proof of Justice.
yet it is emblazoned on the Supreme Court building of the secular US govt
"Equal Justice Under Law"
So I challenge you: if you are going to get rid of anything that isn't proven to
exist, like Jesus, then I will join you in a petition to REMOVE
the mention of JUSTICE from every place it is mentioned in
US govt documents since this has NEVER been proven to exist
and is FAITH BASED.
It is on the Houston police mission dept seal
"ORDER THROUGH LAW, JUSTICE WITH MERCY"
Justice with Mercy is the meaning of Christianity.
So that is faith based also, and should be removed
instead of promoting a religion, don't you agree?
Now that the serious stuff is over with, can we get back to the jokes.
I wanted to see what people consider funny over here, how dark or how light you like your comedy.
Justice and mercy have nothing to do with Jesus and were concepts in place long before Jesus or messiah were even prophecied.
http://www.aapl.org/newsletter/n242hist_justice.htm
QuoteJustice as we know it dates back to sixth century B.C. Athens with the genius of Solon. Poet, philosopher, soldier, merchant, practical economist as well as social critic he came to power in revolutionary times with a mission to put an end to the cycles of retaliatory violence that had plagued Greece for centuries. Athens wanted peace and order, and turned to the man who had communicated his vision of social order and the need for justice through his poetry.
Solon laid the foundation for a democratic system of justice through the first of a series of constitutions that gave birth to democracy. He instituted changes and established a legal code thate brokered a non-violent social revolution and transformed the passion for vengeance into a justice system. This system was based on rule of and equality before the law, a redistribution of power through law, and resolution of conflict through a public court system with juries of peers in an adversarial process before the presiding judge. Religion was separated from the administration of justice for the first time in human history. Solon converted private revenge into public justice. He harnessed wild justice and made it a central part of democracy.
The beginnings of justice, democracy and a state of order controlled by the people and not a king or despot comes from the Greeks, well before the time of Christ. all of the rulers of Judea were kings. Paul in the New Testament speaks of obeying the rulers of the day, but Paul was a Roman and living under Roman law. The Jews were continually rebelling against Roman law. The Christ of the bible is a manufactured deity created more by the Romans than the Jews; Jews even today reject Jesus as a Messiah because he doesn't fit any of the prophecies and what he was supposed to accomplish on earth.
We are scholars. You are clueless about everything. Do some actual research. We can tear any idea or argument you have apart.
Quote from: aitm on February 17, 2015, 02:14:17 PM
So God says, "Hey looky here, I created the entire universe just wit my mind dudes...but like, if you got iron wheels on your chariots, ya got me fucked...seriously man, don't do that"..LOLOLOL that god dude is a cut-up.
^ reminds me of LOL cats crossed with Grumpy Cat ? ^
Quote from: stromboli on February 17, 2015, 02:29:50 PM
Justice and mercy have nothing to do with Jesus and were concepts in place long before Jesus or messiah were even prophecied.
BINGO this aligns with the Biblical teaching that Jesus was always in heaven with God long before incarnation on earth.
Can you show me any proof that Justice exists that isn't faith-based?
Please cite sources, as needed for your scholarly and academic requirements.
Oh stop it. You are at best annoying and at worst a troll. Go away unless you can come up with something worth talking about.
Quote from: stromboli on February 17, 2015, 03:21:45 PM
Oh stop it. You are at best annoying and at worst a troll. Go away unless you can come up with something worth talking about.
How about a consensus on God and Jesus, by agreeing that Jesus represents Justice.
And stopping all slamming between theists and nontheists by agreeing on this meaning.
Would that be cool to call a truce?
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 17, 2015, 02:27:33 PM
RE:
By the way, you need to give links to your sources. It is a legal thing. Failure to do so will get you kicked off of here.
Hi Stromboli and PickelledEggs
Can you please flag to me which posts I need to post sources for?
I was on other sites that kept deleting links out, saying that is "promoting other sites"
How do I go back and edit those back in?
Or do I need to delete the posts altogether? Please flag which ones and where links/sources are missing?
Thanks and sorry for being a newbie. I usually get in trouble for putting links, not leaving them out!
How about you start by giving yourself a proper intro. You are now down from 11 posts left to 4 (or less) before I can you.
If you really want to try and source something. There is a modify button. You can change your post to whatever you want.
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 17, 2015, 03:49:03 PM
How about a consensus on God and Jesus,
Sure, we all agree they are made up. Evidence overwhelming agrees. How about you admitting that you have absolutely NOTHING but fairy tales and made up stories about your position?
Jesus doesn't represent anything but a mythical god invented by controlling politicians.
God is a joke: the very thought just cracks me up!
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 17, 2015, 03:49:03 PM
How about a consensus on God and Jesus, by agreeing that Jesus represents Justice.
And stopping all slamming between theists and nontheists by agreeing on this meaning.
Would that be cool to call a truce?
That seems a lot less like a truce and a lot more like rubber stamping Christians' conception of Jesus. Soo...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lITBGjNEp08
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 17, 2015, 03:49:03 PM
How about a consensus on God and Jesus, by agreeing that Jesus represents Justice.
And stopping all slamming between theists and nontheists by agreeing on this meaning.
Would that be cool to call a truce?
You ma'am are daft. Why would any non-Christian agree to that?
Okay. How about a trade? I'll agree that Jesus is justice (whatever that actually means), but you have to agree that He-Man represents love. In fact, we'll start a pointless pantheon of mythical characters representing different concepts like the Greek gods of old. I think Garfield the Cat can be lust (for obvious reasons). Data (from Star Trek) is beauty and fertility. Axel Rose represents fiscal responsibility. Strawberry Shortcake would be pain.
Feel free to add to this grouping of mythical characters.
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 16, 2015, 02:23:25 PM
^ My favorite God humor is God's facebook page Genesis edition ^
Sega Megadrive was better.
Quote from: Hijiri Byakuren on February 16, 2015, 02:37:25 PM
I found Jesus the other day. He was trimming my neighbor's hedges.
I know an artist based out of NYC that is an amazing painter. Met him at an art show.
Quote from: kilodelta on February 17, 2015, 08:44:43 PM
You ma'am are daft. Why would any non-Christian agree to that?
Okay. How about a trade? I'll agree that Jesus is justice (whatever that actually means), but you have to agree that He-Man represents love. In fact, we'll start a pointless pantheon of mythical characters representing different concepts like the Greek gods of old. I think Garfield the Cat can be lust (for obvious reasons). Data (from Star Trek) is beauty and fertility. Axel Rose represents fiscal responsibility. Strawberry Shortcake would be pain.
Feel free to add to this grouping of mythical characters.
1. non-Christians can then ask not to be judged solely on the basis of being Christian or not.
That is not the requirement. For secular gentiles, the understood and agreed factor can be
restorative justice and that doesn't necessarily require following the Bible.
Restorative Justice can be practiced using Constitutional and natural laws.
as long as it doesn't go AGAINST the Bible and reject or violate standards,
then it is perfectly fine to use the equivalent secular laws
such as against murder for example or Buddhist laws against killing.
2. if those are YOUR symbols then yes YOU can agree to use whatever YOU want to use.
you can be as individualized as you like and that's still YOUR free exercise of religion
and YOUR freedom of speech and equal representation.
in the environment of complete honesty and transparency, people tend to be honest.
if "making up stuff" is not going to get you what you want, then there is no reason to go there.
as long as you can Communicate and ALIGN your symbols you pick
with other people, that's fine. What I find is the more forgiving/honest you
are, you are treated and received the same. If you play games, then you
attract people who play games. So if that's the way you want to interact,
some people need it to be more fun and don't want it dry and academic.
Whatever floats your boat, but you will find yourself in the company you attract and keep.
so if you want to interact with people who take this lightly and make fun out of it,
that's great. I'm sure others will want to be in that "fun" group and not the boring
group with academic and political leaders forming a serious consensus on policies.
Thanks for the reminder people need different approaches.
Here is my take on repurposing mythical figures:
http://www.emilynghiem.com.istemp.com/fa/JudgmentCall2011.AVI
Where I used Hera to stand for free exercise of religion or equal executive power,
Aphrodite to stand for freedom of the press or equal legislative power,
and Athena to stand for freedom of speech and equal judicial power.
Quote from: Jason78 on February 18, 2015, 02:02:11 PM
Sega Megadrive was better.
(http://photos.gleuch.com/data/assets/kanye_imma_bookmarklet.png)
Dreamcast was the greatest SEGA console of ALL TIME! ALL TIME!!!
Quote from: PickelledEggs on February 18, 2015, 02:07:34 PM
I know an artist based out of NYC that is an amazing painter. Met him at an art show.
Do you have any links? Do you equate or relate the artistic or creative process
with anything that other people call "divine inspiration."
Here is the website to a favorite online artist: http://julianbeever.net/
I do believe that art is "divinely inspired"
If you don't call this "divine" what do you call it? Just creative inspiration?
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 18, 2015, 02:17:12 PM
non-Christians can then ask not to be judged solely on the basis of being Christian or not.
People are judged on their actions, not their beliefs.
I don't disapprove of christianity because its followers believe that they will go to heaven.
I disapprove of christanity because of things like this. (https://www.facebook.com/ProudChristianParentsOfUnvaccinatedChildren)
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 18, 2015, 02:26:38 PM
Do you have any links? Do you equate or relate the artistic or creative process
with anything that other people call "divine inspiration."
Here is the website to a favorite online artist: http://julianbeever.net/
I do believe that art is "divinely inspired"
If you don't call this "divine" what do you call it? Just creative inspiration?
Define "divinely inspired"
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 18, 2015, 02:17:12 PM
1. non-Christians can then ask not to be judged solely on the basis of being Christian or not.
That is not the requirement. For secular gentiles, the understood and agreed factor can be
restorative justice and that doesn't necessarily require following the Bible.
Restorative Justice can be practiced using Constitutional and natural laws.
as long as it doesn't go AGAINST the Bible and reject or violate standards,
then it is perfectly fine to use the equivalent secular laws
such as against murder for example or Buddhist laws against killing.
2. if those are YOUR symbols then yes YOU can agree to use whatever YOU want to use.
you can be as individualized as you like and that's still YOUR free exercise of religion
and YOUR freedom of speech and equal representation.
in the environment of complete honesty and transparency, people tend to be honest.
if "making up stuff" is not going to get you what you want, then there is no reason to go there.
as long as you can Communicate and ALIGN your symbols you pick
with other people, that's fine. What I find is the more forgiving/honest you
are, you are treated and received the same. If you play games, then you
attract people who play games. So if that's the way you want to interact,
some people need it to be more fun and don't want it dry and academic.
Whatever floats your boat, but you will find yourself in the company you attract and keep.
so if you want to interact with people who take this lightly and make fun out of it,
that's great. I'm sure others will want to be in that "fun" group and not the boring
group with academic and political leaders forming a serious consensus on policies.
Thanks for the reminder people need different approaches.
Here is my take on repurposing mythical figures:
http://www.emilynghiem.com.istemp.com/fa/JudgmentCall2011.AVI
Where I used Hera to stand for free exercise of religion or equal executive power,
Aphrodite to stand for freedom of the press or equal legislative power,
and Athena to stand for freedom of speech and equal judicial power.
I was a professional graphic artist, fine artist, and illustrator most of my life when I was younger. I can assure you that I wasn't divinely inspired having been an atheist since I was six years old. I was also a professional card carrying musician when I was 15. Music may be able to calm my savage breast, but it has nothing to do with the divine. God is an imaginary entity like every other imaginary creature, some that are in the bible, like talking serpents, burning bushes, and donkeys, and other gods that God talked to. I know you are trying to bring superstitious people and atheists together to form a consensus, but they are mutually incompatible. Superstition is based on magical thinking, faith without reliable evidence, and not questioning authority, as well as believing one has knowledge when all they have is ignorance. Atheism is based on sound reasoning and questioning authority, even science, and especially philosophy. As long as religious people are willing to die or kill for their beliefs, they will never come to consensus with atheism which would not. Solitary
(https://whaddayakiddingme.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/img_1781-e1383595559709.jpg?w=870&h=555)
(http://i.imgur.com/ZFMhpRw.gif)
Quote from: emilynghiem on February 18, 2015, 02:17:12 PM
[spoiler]1. non-Christians can then ask not to be judged solely on the basis of being Christian or not.
That is not the requirement. For secular gentiles, the understood and agreed factor can be
restorative justice and that doesn't necessarily require following the Bible.
Restorative Justice can be practiced using Constitutional and natural laws.
as long as it doesn't go AGAINST the Bible and reject or violate standards,
then it is perfectly fine to use the equivalent secular laws
such as against murder for example or Buddhist laws against killing.
2. if those are YOUR symbols then yes YOU can agree to use whatever YOU want to use.
you can be as individualized as you like and that's still YOUR free exercise of religion
and YOUR freedom of speech and equal representation.
in the environment of complete honesty and transparency, people tend to be honest.
if "making up stuff" is not going to get you what you want, then there is no reason to go there.
as long as you can Communicate and ALIGN your symbols you pick
with other people, that's fine. What I find is the more forgiving/honest you
are, you are treated and received the same. If you play games, then you
attract people who play games. So if that's the way you want to interact,
some people need it to be more fun and don't want it dry and academic.
Whatever floats your boat, but you will find yourself in the company you attract and keep.
so if you want to interact with people who take this lightly and make fun out of it,
that's great. I'm sure others will want to be in that "fun" group and not the boring
group with academic and political leaders forming a serious consensus on policies.
Thanks for the reminder people need different approaches.
Here is my take on repurposing mythical figures:
http://www.emilynghiem.com.istemp.com/fa/JudgmentCall2011.AVI
Where I used Hera to stand for free exercise of religion or equal executive power,
Aphrodite to stand for freedom of the press or equal legislative power,
and Athena to stand for freedom of speech and equal judicial power.
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You're not showing me the Love that Garfield has clearly laid out for all of us. Only through Cat the Garfield may we truly know love. If you don't at least agree that Garfield is the True Path to Love, we'll never Truly be able to communicate as He the Cat heals spirits in oneness to one all. If everyone were to just accept Cat the Garfield we could cure hunger through the love of us all and come together in oneness to agree that love is the only way in the world to feed the hungry. I want to study love in order to show everyone, even those that don't believe in Garfield, that love being given to us by Garfield feeds the hungry.