Re: Just read this.

From: Hiram Gonash <okfreddy_at_hotmail.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 17:10:20 -0000

Oh, I know there's no "proof" scientific or otherwise for God. Whether
or not there is a God, so flipping what? It's the dogmas that get to
me. I don't need anyone to tell me how to feel spiritual or to judge
me if I'm not displaying such spirituality in an accepted manner.

Waking up gets me my spiritual boost. Seeing my kids, wife, friends,
pretty vistas are all just blessings of a normal daily life.

You don't need rituals, drugs, magic words, crystals, crosses, or any
of that stuff to connect with God...you already are.

A long time ago when Mike was switching and trying religions darn near
every other week, I mentioned to him that he's on some sort of
spiritual quest and that when he reaches the end of his quest, I'll be
there to greet him.

--Harry Tick

Unlike many other religions that suggest a 10% tithe, I'll accept 5% -
such a deal!

--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, mayhem <meurtre_at_e...>
wrote:
> See Dorothy L. Sayers' *The Mind of the Maker* for interesting
> parallels between humans as creators of characters and God as
> creator of humans.
>
> As for the scientific proof of God's existence, you won't get it.
> Though there are a number of scientists out there who deeply
question
> the notion that life could have simply evolved without ANY kind of
> divine intervention--"Darwin's black box," and all that. (The line
> that struck me was the one about can we imagine an
internal-combustion
> engine simply evolving on its own?--and how much more complex is the
> body/brain of any animal, a human in particular?)
>
> I think there is a need for some sort of connection to the cosmos
and
> the Creator. People fill it up with any number of things, but I
believe
> there is a sort of need. For most people.
>
> It's easily distorted, of course. In all sorts of ways.
>
> --J
>
> Even if we could create a universe does not mean that we were
created
> by some superior being. You do however understand my meaning
perfectly
> - how can we separate ourselves from "God" if we're all the same on
> the basic level? But I question the need for worship and dogma. If
> "God" is just a physical force there's no need for Worship of Mass
> Dogma - you don't see Physicists kneeling and praising WIMPs and
> Quarks. Eliminate the WoMD and you eliminate much grief in the
world.
> If "God" is more than Physics, well, I'd like to see some proof of
> that...
>
> BTW, read Dan Brown's Angels & Demons for a fun read about playing
> God.
>
> --Harry Tick
>
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Received on 2003-06-02 10:10:22