PdF 2011 | Jim Gilliam: The Internet is My Religion

At Personal Democracy Forum 2011 (#PdF11), developer and activist Jim Gilliam gave this inspiring talk about his life, his battles with cancer, and how he found grace in the networks and connections that the Internet makes possible. Find out more at www.theinternetismyreligion.com. and for more from PdF, follow http://twitter.com/pdfteam or visit us at www.personaldemocracy.com.

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[giamadeo]

Man, reading the comments for this is downright scary, in this day and age we are still trying to justify the presence of an invisible man in the sky that takes away the credit and hard work of doctors and athletes :D Thank God my team won, thank God that the really difficult operation worked, it must have been God and not the 10 years of studying and preparation the actual Doctor went through, nope, it was that man in the sky that saved little old me while one million kids die in Africa.

[CetraTJ]

@ytcdc2 sure they do. Pslams 104:5 "the Lord set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved." this is often refered to as the pillars of the earth, it also implies the earth is grounded, not a sphere floating in space. Isaiah 40:22 (your reference) calls the galaxies a tent to live under. This also infers that the galaxies r not below us. It was a commonly held belief that the heavens were above and hell lived below. round is not the same as sphere and the earth isnt round its ellipsiod

[ytcdc2]

@EmilyRoseODell10 what's your take on it?

[EmilyRoseODell10]

we watched this in our Religion and American culture and now im writing a paper over it great story :)

[Houdi2]

I am intrigued by the audience, many of whom have their laptops open...supposedly 'multitasking', which is another word for 'not paying attention.' Maybe we should spell this audience 'odd-ience'.

[ytcdc2]

@giamadeo Who gave the doctor life?

[FreestyleBrain]

surely moving his story. he has gone through a lot of shit. and still lives. good on him. I once trusted god as well, but can't do it now anymore. I just realized that there is no one who helps you with a hand. For me it is a psychological construction which actually gave me strength in some situations, but it hasn't worked for me after I realized, as I said, that there is no invisible man. Would be good if there was somebody though. Live after death. Sounds good to me.

[MrAndrewstewart7]

@ytcdc2 Yes. I understood your question buddy. There is no need for me to explain myself considering that you will most likely ignore the facts. Therefore.... I do not wish to debate with you. Very simple.



[ytcdc2]

@MrAndrewstewart7 I asked "what happened?". i don't know how you misrepresented that as a 'debate' but nevertheless I do know how the bible came to be and i do believe what it says...take care... may God grant you wisdom.

[MrAndrewstewart7]

@ytcdc2 I don't debate with fundamentalists who dont know how the bible came to be and want to believe in the ghastly idea of hell.

[ytcdc2]

@CetraTJ and foundations? free floating?

[CetraTJ]

@ytcdc2 look there are many passages that one could argue flat or spherical, just wikipedia it. Very informative. When you start reading the history, it should become clear to you that this arguement has been going on for 1000's of years by renowned philosophers. So no, there is no scientific knowledge in the bible that the earth is a sphere. Also, many cultures believed in the round earth before christianity.