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Originally Posted by pdamoc  Heaven and Hell are distractions, at least in my view, from the real goal which is to manifest God's Love in the NOW.
Worry for tomorrow is evil because it fosters fear... and fear, as we all know, is the path to the Dark Side. Fear is the root of all violence. Fear leads to anger anger leads to manipulation. Angry people are easy to be manipulated. And then anger leads to hate.... and hate... leads to suffering. |
I never understood this phrase. How does God (an infinite being) have anthropomorphic emotions? Could you perhaps explain?
For Kent F. What is the intentionality or motivation behind that list? I appreicate your list, many of those things I try (and struggle) to implement into my daily life. However what I don't get (and perhaps I am wrong) is the seemingly illogical attachment to the book? Obviously, I love philosophy. I love reading Plato, I love reading Aristotle, I love reading Kant (yes even Kant), I love reading Nietzche. I believe they help me do all those things on your list. However, I love/believe their ideas, not the books themselves.
I guess what I am getting at is why do religious people take the bible and the ideas in the bible as synomous.