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Nicely said! I will contest and wonder about whether God can be understood by man, heck we all may be a part of God (living universe theory) or he may be the imperfect God of some of the Gnostics, what about possibly Zeus or some such? I do not k...
yesterday
"I find that man, we, like to twist and turn faith into religion, which I HATE, then turn that lie into a self serving deceitful service to our own desires and greed." - Rick Cratty That is about as close to my own thinking as I've seen anyone co...
yesterday
I simply think defining "God" is a silly thing to attempt, the faith and belief comes from within of something else and acceptance of that is for me "faith" and that part of Gnosticism (not Agnosticism) sounds close in that respect. That is why I ...
on Thursday
Roy: During the search for truth I've discovered many philosophies but only ONE truth. Man likes to try to fit God into his box and then proceeds to overcomplicate the simple truths by mysticism or other "intellectual" diversions. My understanding...
on Thursday
Wikipedia definitions below...boy do I love Wikipedia! Brain a little swirly otherwise I may have attempted a summery, but the definitions are involved. Oh not laughing but instead understand why one would confuse the two. I knew nothing about A...
on Thursday
Gnosticism (Greek: γνῶσις gnōsis, knowledge) refers to diverse, syncretistic religious movements in antiquity consisting of various belief systems generally united in the teaching that humans are divine souls trapped in a material world created by...
on Thursday
Etymology Agnostic (Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge) was used by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1860 to describe his philosophy which rejects all claims of spiritual or mystical knowledge. Early Christian church leaders used the Greek wo...
on Thursday
Izat a video game?? I really can't remember! Do know that most folks that think they're atheists are really Agnostics. Am I close? Stop laughin and tell me!
on Wednesday

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Roland M C

FIRED UP! 37 Replies

Started by Roland M C in Hot topics of the day. Last reply by Roy C. Jarrett 1 day ago.

Rick Cratty

The Increasing efforts to legalize, or decriminalize marijuana 20 Replies

Started by Rick Cratty in Hot topics of the day. Last reply by Roy C. Jarrett Nov 17.

Roy C. Jarrett

Is it real? UFOs, Bigfoot, Ghosts, ETC,... 46 Replies

Started by Roy C. Jarrett in Everybody talks about the weather.... Last reply by Roy C. Jarrett Nov 12.

Billy Bob

Unaffordable Public Health Option 3 Replies

Started by Billy Bob in Introduce yourself, please!. Last reply by Roy C. Jarrett Nov 12.

Bill G

The health care package 144 Replies

Started by Bill G in Hot topics of the day. Last reply by Roy C. Jarrett Nov 10.

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Roy C. Jarrett

Romeo that cat died in his sleep on Halloween.

He started having with a heart attack and fluid in his lungs Thursday morning an hour before we were to see the lawyer from Portland we had found to talk to my wife and her former co-workers. We rushed to Romeo's vet who stabilized him and rush back to the meeting then back to the vet and Romeo looked better. Romeo has heart disease we found out last year and have been doing what we can to keep him happy and healthy but we knew he was going to die the vet last year gave him a few months maybe 6… Continue

Posted by Roy C. Jarrett on November 2, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Roy C. Jarrett

BirthdayY

it's my b-day and I am less than than enthused. Just a quiet day without issue is all I ask.

Posted by Roy C. Jarrett on October 25, 2009 at 6:29am — 2 Comments

Lee W.

Medical Info Online

Lately, I've heard that everything from Angioplasty to Dental plans will be made into a data base or something online that people, preferably medical providers, will be able to access. ThContinue

Posted by Lee W. on October 3, 2009 at 1:25pm

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