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Why should GOD be a mystery? GOD is science, and there cannot be anything mysterious about science when you know two factors. The formula that defi...
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Why should GOD be a mystery? GOD is science, and there cannot be anything mysterious about science when you know two factors. The formula that defines the essence and the process that guides you towards the solution.
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This is my first video.I am the wife of FightingAtheist.Hope you enjoy.
Doubt Can Be Scary
Doubt can be frightening for a believer. It can be so frig...
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This is my first video.I am the wife of FightingAtheist.Hope you enjoy.
Doubt Can Be Scary
Doubt can be frightening for a believer. It can be so frightening that some people suppress any doubt, no matter how much counter evidence they are presented with.
But youre different, arent you? I know that because youre reading this essay. You know youve been wrong in the past, and now you are beginning to question some things about your faith. Youre not as certain as you used to be.
Perhaps youve been scolded about your doubt. People of faith rarely look at doubt as an opportunity — instead, they see it as a danger. Thats why they talk about battling doubt. They fear it. They tell you to pray to God and ask him to remove your doubts, to read your holy book until you believe it again, and to learn to doubt yourself instead of God (by which they mean whatever they teach about him).
Pullquote: Doubt shouldnt be feared and battled. If we love truth, it should be embraced.
Youre not stupid. You realize that would be brainwashing yourself, just like people do in every other religion. What you want is evidence. And that it is lacking is causing you to doubt.
You are being given an opportunity that few believers get. You are actually searching for truth. While many say they are searching for truth, really they are searching for an experience, a community, and/or comfort. And thats why youre different — you want the truth, even if its not what you want to hear.
Doubt shouldnt be feared and battled. If we love truth, it should be embraced. Here are 10 ways a truth-seeking theist can embrace doubt.
1) Accept that doubt can be good.
Doubt is not evil — it is a tool for discovering truth. The fact you doubt is a good sign. It means youre thinking critically and not simply accepting things because someone says so. As Peter Abelard said, By doubting we come to questioning, and by questioning we come to truth. If we love truth, we must embrace doubt.
The only reason to fear doubt is if you fear truth. Fundamentalists of all types fear doubt. Is this a coincidence?
2) Be open-minded.
You dont want to defend faith — you want to believe whatever is true. Seek the truth, no matter where it leads you.
When people speak, listen. When others challenge your beliefs, consider they might be right. In other words, be humble. Theres no reason to think were right about everything, so why act that way?
3) Learn to love truth, not being right.
Truth is beautiful. Unfortunately, none of us possess the entirety of truth. Thats why we see arrogance as a vice — nobody likes a person who thinks they are always right. We all know people like this. Dont love being right and telling others they are wrong — love seeking the truth. This requires humility and skepticism.
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ETs, Whistleblowers, & 2012
Intuitive researcher David Wilcock spoke about the existence of ETs, whistleblowers' testimonies, stargates, and the...
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ETs, Whistleblowers, & 2012
Intuitive researcher David Wilcock spoke about the existence of ETs, whistleblowers' testimonies, stargates, and the coming of 2012. He suggested that conditions in our galaxy have made human-type life plentiful. It's a myth that aliens are malevolent scary-looking creatures-- they actually look similar to ourselves, he said.
Much of Wilcocks material about ETs was gathered from conversations he had with whistleblowers such as Henry Deacon who claims that through his work in black budget projects he met and interacted with 40-45 different human/alien species. Deacon said he traveled to a base on Mars, and there were 240,000 personnel on the Red Planet, with only 10% of them born on Earth. He also explained the ancient means of traveling through a stargate didn't permit the transfer of anything non-biological, whereas the current method allows for instantaneous travel along with non-organic objects.
Wilcock spoke about the testimony of Sgt. Clifford Stone (video interview) who said he knew of 57 different types of aliens that range from 1½ feet tall to 15 ft. tall, in every skin color including orange and green (beings from the Alpha Centauri system are said to have dark green skin and engage in a kind of photosynthesis). The ETs are particularly focused on Earth, as we are about to go through an energetic change in 2012 that will raise our frequency to their level, Wilcock explained.
Sunday January 4th, 2009
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The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?: Interdimensional Communication and Global Transformation
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