I believe the Bible is an amazing book. It's just not historical. I simply could not believe that the Bible was a complete contrivance of Man, so I looked further.
Not my website, but my username is based on my beliefs.
I am an atheist in the truest sense of the word. I am NOT anti-theist. You can believe in God all you wish. I care NOT what you claim you believe. I care how you ACT.
Tell me, on what do you base your perception of good and evil?
Muslims believe they are doing GOOD by killing off those who don’t follow Islam. Who are you to say they are wrong if they believe they are in the right? Where do you stem your morals from? What is “good” in your eyes may be “evil” in another persons eyes.
Do you really need religion to tell you that it is wrong to kill other humans unless you're under the threat of them killing you?
Do you really need religion to tell you that it is wrong for adults to fuck children?
Do you really need religion to tell you it is wrong for a human to eat a human; unless under dire circumstances when another human is already dead?
Genuinely curious. Do your morals really come from religious documents or do you simply know them based upon understanding reciprocity and the non-aggression principle?
I base all my beliefs off ten rules for life, it’s not religion to follow set guidelines made specifically for us. All the things you listed, there are people out there who think ALL those things you think are evil are good. The main point is, how do YOU decide what is actually right/wrong?
You do see that these are merely: rules of ownership, fit for slaves? I have to give St Paul but also St Peter some credit for taking the slavery out.
I never thought I would be arguing by the scriptures ....
Gal. 5:4.
You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
You do recognize the principle. Living your live according to LAW has a consequence.
Based on this step, the next step in human liberation is the declaration of independence. When considering the grievances, it becomes quite clear that LAW is not a savior at all. Sometimes you really have to go to the most basic of principles and discard the LAW.
[..]We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, that in order so secure these rights governments are instituted among men[..]
Allow me to add a couple of observations:
The highest authority as recognized under the declaration of independence is the rise of the individual man being gifted with the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
In terms of morality: that is all you need to know. Everything else flows from there.
However, I could do you one better:
There are 7 laws in nature you can observe.
Mentalism.
Vibration and frequency.
Rhythm.
Gender and gestation.
Polarity.
cause and effect.
transmutation.
Viewing life with this in mind leads to morality. See, this is the foundation of Christian BEHAVIOR: what you wish other people will do onto you, do onto them equally.
This concerns observation, determination, declaration of will, and acting according to it.
Correct observation can only happen in the NOW from a pure soul state: love,joy, peace. In the NOW-space all is. Nothing more, nothing less.
I am = GOD. = NOW
It is very simple. It requires no songs, no miracles, no bed-time stories, or meeting once a week to compare clothing.
In terms of good and evil, there is low and high frequency. Which all lead up to cause and effect. Evil consequences are due to evil causes, low frequency causes.
And causes are found in the mind.
This ties in with everything Q wrote about thinking for yourself, to be critical, rational, investigative, to ask questions.
And whatever else is beyond out 3 dimensions .... that is a matter of personal experience.
Think about it, bro. All them ancient mayans, the sun no come out from behind the clouds, so you have to appease it. And then it just grows until you have rivers of blood trying to keep Big Red happy.
Amazing what things people will believe in place of the One Who created them.
No, I am an atheist, but I am not stuck.
I believe the Bible is an amazing book. It's just not historical. I simply could not believe that the Bible was a complete contrivance of Man, so I looked further.
This website lays out the basics.
https://solarmythology.com/
Not my website, but my username is based on my beliefs.
I am an atheist in the truest sense of the word. I am NOT anti-theist. You can believe in God all you wish. I care NOT what you claim you believe. I care how you ACT.
Tell me, on what do you base your perception of good and evil?
Muslims believe they are doing GOOD by killing off those who don’t follow Islam. Who are you to say they are wrong if they believe they are in the right? Where do you stem your morals from? What is “good” in your eyes may be “evil” in another persons eyes.
Genuinely curious.
Muslims are religious. I am not.
Morals are easy. Religion corrupts morals.
Do you really need religion to tell you that it is wrong to kill other humans unless you're under the threat of them killing you?
Do you really need religion to tell you that it is wrong for adults to fuck children?
Do you really need religion to tell you it is wrong for a human to eat a human; unless under dire circumstances when another human is already dead?
Genuinely curious. Do your morals really come from religious documents or do you simply know them based upon understanding reciprocity and the non-aggression principle?
And how did you get the understanding of right and wrong placed in your heart and in your mouth?
I base all my beliefs off ten rules for life, it’s not religion to follow set guidelines made specifically for us. All the things you listed, there are people out there who think ALL those things you think are evil are good. The main point is, how do YOU decide what is actually right/wrong?
10 rules .... you mean the 10 commandments?
You do see that these are merely: rules of ownership, fit for slaves? I have to give St Paul but also St Peter some credit for taking the slavery out.
I never thought I would be arguing by the scriptures .... Gal. 5:4.
You do recognize the principle. Living your live according to LAW has a consequence.
Based on this step, the next step in human liberation is the declaration of independence. When considering the grievances, it becomes quite clear that LAW is not a savior at all. Sometimes you really have to go to the most basic of principles and discard the LAW.
[..]We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, that in order so secure these rights governments are instituted among men[..]
Allow me to add a couple of observations:
The highest authority as recognized under the declaration of independence is the rise of the individual man being gifted with the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
In terms of morality: that is all you need to know. Everything else flows from there.
However, I could do you one better:
There are 7 laws in nature you can observe.
Viewing life with this in mind leads to morality. See, this is the foundation of Christian BEHAVIOR: what you wish other people will do onto you, do onto them equally.
This concerns observation, determination, declaration of will, and acting according to it.
Correct observation can only happen in the NOW from a pure soul state: love,joy, peace. In the NOW-space all is. Nothing more, nothing less.
I am = GOD. = NOW
It is very simple. It requires no songs, no miracles, no bed-time stories, or meeting once a week to compare clothing.
In terms of good and evil, there is low and high frequency. Which all lead up to cause and effect. Evil consequences are due to evil causes, low frequency causes.
And causes are found in the mind.
This ties in with everything Q wrote about thinking for yourself, to be critical, rational, investigative, to ask questions.
And whatever else is beyond out 3 dimensions .... that is a matter of personal experience.
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-Chapter-1/
I'm not attacking you, I'm being sincere. Very sincere. All your questions, and many, many more, will be answered in this one book of the Bible.
I just looked at this website. I only read a bit and bookmarked to look at it further. Very interesting!
Many pagans have traveled that same road. Do you do the child sacrifice thing like them?
How many times did your parents drop you on your head?
Think about it, bro. All them ancient mayans, the sun no come out from behind the clouds, so you have to appease it. And then it just grows until you have rivers of blood trying to keep Big Red happy.
Amazing what things people will believe in place of the One Who created them.
Attacking people when they trustingly open themselves won't win many friends. Or converts.
You really belief that these people held such ...eh... primitive notions while constructing one of the most sophisticated calendars?
I could do the same to you ..... but I won't, as that is my choice to make.
I honestly don't see much evidence of God, but there is plenty of evidence of Satan.
https://qagg.news/?q=satan
I do know Good from Evil.
I see glimmers, but most certainly not from an all-powerful being watching over us.
The vast majority of what I can see is Evil.