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Subject: Re: Earth, The Universe, and Everything


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Tommy
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Date Posted: 19:22:55 09/01/00 Fri
In reply to: Terry 's message, "Earth, The Universe, and Everything" on 19:06:42 09/01/00 Fri

> Lets take a look and get some input from this
> viewpoint.
>
> Bible says that God is omni present, omni potent, and
> omnificent. (I cant spell good btw). So in English. He
> is everywhere, in everything, all powerful, and all
> knowing. Well instead of thinking of some human figure
> standing in same glass window looking down on us from
> heaven (which cant be possible if he was omni-present
> (catch one to most xian thinking)) that would mean
> that is is everywhere and in everything. As I already
> stated. So the glass of water you just drank... that
> was some good tasting God wasnt it? (Sick minds go
> away) That pretty rock you found... pretty God. So how
> could this God be everything like that? Mabey God is
> just the energy force that encompasses and makes up
> everything. God is raw matter. Raw energy. Kinetic
> Energy. Potential Energy. Everything. Matter is the
> most powerful thing on this Earth because EVERYTHING
> is made from it. OMNI-POTENT. Proven. OMNI-PRESENT.
> Proven.
>
> Time to tackle Omnificient (ever knowing). Think about
> it. If you were everything, that was everywhere, would
> you know everything? I mean comeon... you are part of
> every single creation, everywhere. That would make you
> all knowing would it not?
>
> Now lets look at praying and meditation. Exact same
> thing. Nothing diffrent except your view on it. In
> both cases you are clearing your mind of everything
> but holding onto a path that you wish to go down
> (meditative thinking to solve answers). Meditation
> gives people a higher understanding of life. TRUE.
> Why? Because by silence and clarity of thought you had
> become one with that energy. You were able to see past
> all those clogs that society puts in you and that
> false truth. Your mind was free to know the answer to
> its problems. Praying helps people get better. TRUE.
> Why? Because when someone truely beleives in
> something, I think they become attuned to this energy,
> this God, and some how shift its flow or soemthing,
> shit I dont know, and that it changes the structure of
> itself to make that person better. Jesus could have
> been nothing more than a human who was so close and
> lived in that meditative closeness with the energy for
> so long that he could see and guide it and could heal
> people because of it.
>
> Well I am going to stop there because I made my brain
> hurt. I am a firm beleiver in Meditation because I
> know its benefits. Look in your bible to where it
> talks about how Jesus went into the desert for 40 days
> or something like that and came back enlightened.
> Meditation. Or Prayer as Xians like to call it. Two
> faces, one person.
>
> Comments? I have a feeling this will be a long thread.
>
Wow that was beautiful Terry
Tommy

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Re: Earth, The Universe, and EverythingJames20:57:21 09/01/00 Fri
    Re: Earth, The Universe, and EverythingTerry21:45:13 09/02/00 Sat


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