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Originally Posted by dream23  yes but this is manifesting basic needs. I never heard about him manifesting A house in Beverly Hills, A Ferrari, income of millions of dollars. |
If God thinks Ferraris, houses in Beverly Hills, and millionaire incomes are so bad, why did he create them, or why does he permit them to keep existing?
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I guess it comes down to what world you have more faith in the physical or spiritual??
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If God exists, isn't God responsible for creating both? By the way, I'm an agnostic, not an atheist or a theist. But, I suspect God might exist in everything everywhere.
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To me the physical is just an illusion,
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Created by God, right? Why would God want to trick us?
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and I am able to get more satisafaction from my posessions than a millionaire why? because i dont care what anyone says a millionaire will have more attachment to there material worth, they can help it it the devil inside wanting more.
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Why did God create us to have desires?
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You talk about using money as a tool, yes i do i use it as a tool for my basic needs, food, shelter, education, etc the problem is when you use it to fulfil your 'desires' thinking you will become fulfilled, when the physical world alone will never fulfill you. Remember Alexander the world was not enough for him.
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Well, I do think there is some truth in that. It takes more than creature comforts to have a truly satisfying, fulfilling life.
But, perhaps one of the best ways for some people to find out that the material isn't enough to fulfill them is to actually become wealthy, and then find that it leaves them feeling empty just the same. Then, perhaps, they'll start looking more earnestly for a higher, spiritual meaning?
Best wishes,
Apollia