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I strongly believe that "the shining spark of truth comes from the clash of differing logical arguments with factual evidence and... -
Longfellow replied to the thread One God, Many Paths.But you are leaving out a vast, essential and vital part of Hinduism in that explanation. Even if you don't take it literally, don't you...
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Longfellow replied to the thread One God, Many Paths.That depends on what you mean by "the idea of the trinity." There are three somethings in the Bible who are called "God," and no two of...
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Longfellow replied to the thread One God, Many Paths.I changed my mind, Maybe those analogies can be helpful and not harmful, as long as you don't think of any one explanation as being the...
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Longfellow replied to the thread One God, Many Paths.What you're looking for might be Paramarthika, and the avatars. If you're going to try to equate that with God and His manifestations, I...
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That's why it's always good to try to figure out someone's thought process and content if you are trying to persuade them of something...
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Longfellow replied to the thread Do we choose what we believe?.I think of our views as projections of reality in our minds, and like flat map projections of the earth's surface they can never...
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Longfellow replied to the thread One God, Many Paths.I agree that He wants us to try to understand, but not to think that we understand when we don't. I'm not sure that those analogies...
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Longfellow replied to the thread One God, Many Paths.I'm imagining that you think that they came originally from God, and I would agree with that if by "God" you mean the unknowable who is...
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Longfellow replied to the thread The second coming = WWJD.A few days ago I had a new idea about that conversation. I was thinking that what Jesus was saying was that the kingdom was there within...
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Longfellow replied to the thread The second coming = WWJD.He calls the servants brothers and sisters, and friends, but He also calls Himself their Lord. He is their brother, and their Lord, at...
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Longfellow replied to the thread Ethics in a pluralist society.As you might know, I disagree with you on some vital issues, but this is one part of your thinking that I like. Values as a disguised...
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Yes, I agree. Without some understanding?...... My belief is that God created us with an intellect for a reason, so that we might know...
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I mean that a person can live life happily without worrying about God, soul, heaven, hell, judgment, world peace, universal brotherhood...
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Longfellow replied to the thread The second coming = WWJD.Exactly.
