Bofox, don't think it is ridicule. The two people that seemed really bothered are gone. You had powerful counter arguments and they had no rebuttal. This frustrated and angered them.
But not everyone is like that. It is quiet alright to have different views and we can learn from each other. When I asked you, it wasn't to mock or attack. Please don't think that.
The rest of us totally accept your spiritual nature. I am spiritual. I believe 100% that there is more to it, that there is intelligence underneath it all: from DNA and species evolving to the universe. There is so much we really don't understand.
So I am not challenging you like that. I am not trying to put you out there. The last thing you are is a fruitcake. Those were just lashing from people loosing a leg to stand on.
I read all of our post and try to read as much as I can on the links you provided. I certainly am not against you or your beliefs.
But for me, I don't subscribe fully to anything. I challenge and question everything, even my own ideas and thoughts on a daily basis. See, I don't believe anyone has all the answers. Nor do I believe that anyone knows the full truth. The is part of being human, we will always have that struggle. That is what makes us man.
The most important trait we have is our imagination. This is what separates us from all the creatures we know. If you really think on this, you will see that tools and words are all an extension of this imagination. We create the world around us, as we image. But as great as this gift is, we lack the ability to truly know. We share our imagined world to one another, in the words we made up. But words only allow us to share the idea, share imaginations.
I don't have a lot of time but I just wanted you to post back to you. I believe our imagination and ego is evident in everything we do. We have to feel like we know, it is our insecurity.
I believe no one has all the answers, no book will get you to heaven. Heaven being just another thing we can only imagine. It is up to you to grow your spirit, let your soul guide you.
Your spirit is like a plant, it will grow towards the sun if you nourish and tend to it. Listen and follow your light. It is great to research and try to figure things out, but those are just words. They can be interpreted so many ways. We are so insecure and this causes us to look for the answers. But inside, your spirit needs to grow. Your life, your love, your joy. Listen to your soul and let it lead you.
Reading about Noah and Abraham, most people focus so much on these stories. But you have your soul and your own journey. Your relationship will be like no one else's. It is why you are here and why you search.
It doesn't matter how old the earth is. People can say 4 billion or 6000 yrs old but not a single person can conceive even 1000yrs. There is the feeling we have to prove this to everyone, prove God. But it doesn't matter, this is just a battle of mankinds insecurities. I believe the earth is neither, not 6000 and not 4 billion. We are all writing stories......
The more interesting part is why. Why do we have to come up with a number, why is everyone pushing this version or that version. Why can't we be satisfied knowing that we may not know.......
But not everyone is like that. It is quiet alright to have different views and we can learn from each other. When I asked you, it wasn't to mock or attack. Please don't think that.
The rest of us totally accept your spiritual nature. I am spiritual. I believe 100% that there is more to it, that there is intelligence underneath it all: from DNA and species evolving to the universe. There is so much we really don't understand.
So I am not challenging you like that. I am not trying to put you out there. The last thing you are is a fruitcake. Those were just lashing from people loosing a leg to stand on.
I read all of our post and try to read as much as I can on the links you provided. I certainly am not against you or your beliefs.
But for me, I don't subscribe fully to anything. I challenge and question everything, even my own ideas and thoughts on a daily basis. See, I don't believe anyone has all the answers. Nor do I believe that anyone knows the full truth. The is part of being human, we will always have that struggle. That is what makes us man.
The most important trait we have is our imagination. This is what separates us from all the creatures we know. If you really think on this, you will see that tools and words are all an extension of this imagination. We create the world around us, as we image. But as great as this gift is, we lack the ability to truly know. We share our imagined world to one another, in the words we made up. But words only allow us to share the idea, share imaginations.
I don't have a lot of time but I just wanted you to post back to you. I believe our imagination and ego is evident in everything we do. We have to feel like we know, it is our insecurity.
I believe no one has all the answers, no book will get you to heaven. Heaven being just another thing we can only imagine. It is up to you to grow your spirit, let your soul guide you.
Your spirit is like a plant, it will grow towards the sun if you nourish and tend to it. Listen and follow your light. It is great to research and try to figure things out, but those are just words. They can be interpreted so many ways. We are so insecure and this causes us to look for the answers. But inside, your spirit needs to grow. Your life, your love, your joy. Listen to your soul and let it lead you.
Reading about Noah and Abraham, most people focus so much on these stories. But you have your soul and your own journey. Your relationship will be like no one else's. It is why you are here and why you search.
It doesn't matter how old the earth is. People can say 4 billion or 6000 yrs old but not a single person can conceive even 1000yrs. There is the feeling we have to prove this to everyone, prove God. But it doesn't matter, this is just a battle of mankinds insecurities. I believe the earth is neither, not 6000 and not 4 billion. We are all writing stories......
The more interesting part is why. Why do we have to come up with a number, why is everyone pushing this version or that version. Why can't we be satisfied knowing that we may not know.......