Just for us believers (Introduction)
A relationship with God can only be a relationship with what we imagine God to be, and the world we live in suggests to me that God may himself be a mixture, may be indifferent, may be absent, or may be non-existent. > > > > There's a deterministic element you're treading upon here, subconsciously perhaps: It has often been said that "God has a plan for everything and everyone" and it has always struck me funny, this observation:- - > > Matt: [Buddhism] defers unanswerable questions [...] and focuses on developing yourself and your capacity to love. > > > > I think the focus on love is what you, Julia and I may have in common, but it raises the whole question, not of God needing love from us but of whether we need his (imagined?) love. -I'm on the side of Buddhism. Don't try for the unanswerable. I can feel that a God exists, but cannot describe his personality, which is what you are discussing.
Complete thread:
- Just for us believers -
David Turell,
2011-12-16, 23:17
- Just for you believers - dhw, 2011-12-17, 15:39
- Just for us believers -
Julia,
2012-01-24, 10:14
- Just for us believers - dhw, 2012-01-24, 15:43
- Just for us believers -
xeno6696,
2012-01-26, 03:16
- Just for us believers -
Julia,
2012-01-27, 05:03
- Just for us believers -
xeno6696,
2012-01-29, 19:24
- Just for us believers -
Julia,
2012-01-30, 05:43
- Just for us believers -
dhw,
2012-01-31, 13:01
- Just for us believers -
Julia Fernandes,
2012-02-01, 05:46
- Just for us believers - David Turell, 2012-02-01, 15:36
- Just for us believers -
Julia Fernandes,
2012-02-01, 05:46
- Just for us believers -
xeno6696,
2012-02-04, 17:05
- Just for us believers -
dhw,
2012-02-06, 15:32
- Just for us believers -
xeno6696,
2012-02-06, 23:10
- Just for us believers -
David Turell,
2012-02-07, 01:07
- Just for us believers -
xeno6696,
2012-02-07, 03:34
- Just for us believers - David Turell, 2012-02-07, 05:41
- Just for us believers -
xeno6696,
2012-02-07, 03:34
- Just for us believers -
David Turell,
2012-02-07, 01:07
- Just for us believers -
xeno6696,
2012-02-06, 23:10
- Just for us believers -
Julia,
2012-02-07, 04:45
- Just for us believers -
xeno6696,
2012-02-11, 17:20
- Just for us believers - Julia Fernandes, 2012-02-15, 07:51
- Just for us believers -
xeno6696,
2012-02-11, 17:20
- Just for us believers -
dhw,
2012-02-06, 15:32
- Just for us believers -
dhw,
2012-01-31, 13:01
- Just for us believers -
Julia,
2012-01-30, 05:43
- Just for us believers -
xeno6696,
2012-01-29, 19:24
- Just for us believers -
Julia,
2012-01-27, 05:03