Well that is true of any belief or non belief. (Reply #25)

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Mon May 27, 2013, 12:21 AM

zeemike (18,998 posts)

25. Well that is true of any belief or non belief.

But just because you can invent it in the mind don't mean it is not real or unreal.
And one could also say you could be lazy and chose not to believe in anything...that is the real lazy way out...makes things so simple...there is nothing but what we see with our eyes so no need to look any further.

I make my biscuits from scratch too....but the flower comes from somewhere else.

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Dear Repugs: A certain Old Testament prophet would like to have a word with you: [View all]	Brigid	May 2013	OP
Prophet	dipsydoodle	May 2013	#1
And as prophets go	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#2
You should try Amos.	Brigid	May 2013	#3
Liam Neeson would be great.	IrishAyes	May 2013	#21
Cafeteria Christians. They like to pick and choose what verses to follow	NightWatcher	May 2013	#4
To be fair, the bible's numerous contradictions make "picking and choosing" completely unavoidable.	enki23	May 2013	#9
That's why	IrishAyes	May 2013	#22
Unfortunately, the words "my people" will be interpreted by the right wing as "those like me" and	jwirr	May 2013	#5
Or rather a very limited understanding of what the bible says.	zeemike	May 2013	#14
Religion is just accepting someone else's hallucination.	alfredo	May 2013	#19
How do those biscuits taste? Are you a good cook?	IrishAyes	May 2013	#23
I make biscuits for those dear to me.	alfredo	May 2013	#24
Well that is true of any belief or non belief.	zeemike	May 2013	#25
I'm not saying one must reject a deity. IMO it is preferable to think for yourself.	alfredo	May 2013	#31
Well I make a distinction between spiritual beliefs and religion.	zeemike	May 2013	#34
But the flour doesn't become biscuits without using our mind and body to make it.	alfredo	May 2013	#35
And without the flower, you mind and body won't produce shit.	zeemike	May 2013	#36
The wheat didn't become flour without human intervention. An act of faith didn't make it flour.	alfredo	May 2013	#37
True enough.	zeemike	May 2013	#38
We came from nature and remain a part of nature.	alfredo	May 2013	#39
And nature sustains us all.	zeemike	May 2013	#40
And we need to give back. Even the lowly bean gives nitrogen to the soil that nourishes it.	alfredo	May 2013	#43
But...he was talking about the people back then!	n2doc	May 2013	#6
Thank you, Brigid	IrishAyes	May 2013	#7
Why thank you, IrishAyes.	Brigid	May 2013	#8
True	IrishAyes	May 2013	#18
gotta love the NIV	hfojvt	May 2013	#10
Oh, Isaiah would leave no one unscathed.	Brigid	May 2013	#13
depends if you are talking about Isaiah	hfojvt	May 2013	#17
Ezekiel 16:49 has always made me think of the Republicans.	QC	May 2013	#11
That's a good one too.	Brigid	May 2013	#12
There ya go!	Rosa Luxemburg	May 2013	#15
Yeah... go figure!	IrishAyes	May 2013	#20
Very meaningful and true!	hrmjustin	May 2013	#16
Then there's King Solomon...	defacto7	May 2013	#26
Ummm...religion is not for the ruling class/oppressors	ReasonableToo	May 2013	#27
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich - Napoleon Bonaparte	YeahSureRight	May 2013	#28
religion is the best weapon the oppressor has	datasuspect	May 2013	#33
I'm pretty sure a New Testament personage had a few words that might fit.	WinkyDink	May 2013	#29
Oh, yes.	Brigid	May 2013	#30
There is only one God and His name is Allah	datasuspect	May 2013	#32
"Rob not the poor, because they are poor."	NaturalHigh	May 2013	#41
james 5	arely staircase	May 2013	#42

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