I just came across this quote and it gave me a mild thinkgasim. I consider myself a theologian and I am shocked I have never explored this concept as it pertains to the divine. I asked myself if I were God would I want to take credit for this world and the perpetuating evil conducted by the “men made in his likeness” I would say fuck that blame it on the intern and live to corrupt another day.
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“I Don’t Know If God Exists, But It Would Be Better For His Reputation If He Didn’t.” Jules Renard
Posted: November 16, 2017 in The Philosophy of Quotes, UncategorizedTags: Christianity, Faith, God, Jules Renard quotes, Logic, Philosophy of Quotes, Quotes, Religion, theology quotes
“As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.” Abdul Kalam
Posted: September 7, 2016 in Atheism, Atheist, Bible, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christianity, Faith, God, Logic, Opinion, Philosophy, Quotes, Rants, Religion, Religious Brainwashing, Society, Spirituality, The Bible, The Philosophy of Quotes, TheologyTags: Christianity, Faith, Philosophy, Religion, the problem with evil, Theology
Oh sweet religion, the only concept where you are praised for delusional thinking. So delusional you become detached from logic and reasoning. This is followed by encouraging an entire group of like minded delusional thinkers to plan one day a week where they can all go to a building built on a foundation of pure insanity. What happens within those walls is what makes religion stand alone as man’s most destructive creations.
I have come a long way from the days of intensely trying to save all of these poor delusional people before they cause any further damage. I am more open minded and speak softly during discussions on theology. I came across this quote a few days ago, and it has been bothering me to the point where I have to get into the always risky “I don’t give a fuck what I say next” delusional writing.
To be completely honest with you I sometimes wish I could be delusional enough to have what they call “Faith.” Over the last year I have tried to find faith… it’s always a star which is just out of reach.
There are so many places to go with this, but I am in no shape to write intellectually here, so Google “The Problem of Evil” Please remove any abd all delusional thinking and read to understand, use logic to guide you.
This is great it saves me the time and energy and places it on your shoulders. Stay delusional, or become enlightened.
Can Holy Wars Be Justified?
Posted: July 9, 2016 in Bible, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christianity, Church, God, Jesus, Quotes, Religion, The Philosophy of Quotes, TheologyTags: Bible, Blog, Blogging, Christianity, Culture, Debates, Ethics, Faith, God, Holy War, Journal, Life, Misc, miscellaneous, Morals, Musings, Opinion, Other, Personal, Philosophy, Quotes, Qur'on All, Quran, Random, Random Thoughts, Reflections, Religion, Spirituality, The Philosophy of Quotes, Theology, Thoughts, writing
“If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is – holy war.”
Steve Allen
Would a Holy War really disgust God, or would he smile in approval? I suppose this may depend upon which God you believe in. I know with certainty that Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism would never teach nor condone a Holy War of any sort. This does not mean they have never known war, because the east has known many, but none of these wars to my knowledge were based off the notion their religious beliefs dictated them to go to such a war. I think this is a bit different when it comes to Christianity or the Muslim faiths.
I was talking religion with my dad awhile back, and the topic of the Quran came up, and he went on and on about how the Quran promotes violence and the killing of infidels. I immediately disagreed with him. I told him the Quran teaches peace, it is just misread by the extremists. We went back and forth on this topic and finally I told him I would read the Quran and prove him wrong. I have read various different religious texts but for some reason I have never given the Quran a detailed look. I figured this would be a great learning experience for me. I think I may have bitten off a little more than I could chew!
I kept putting this chore off because I was a bit intimidated by this daunting task I had just committed to. When I had a free minute here or there I would pick it up and skim through it. Although I must admit I couldn’t really get into it all that much. The reading was rather dry, kind of like the Old Testament. I could not put my full attention into the reading. Through the brief reading I did, I must say I found some evidence of the Quran promoting violence. These scriptures are not that vague, as to be completely misunderstood, in fact they are rather to the point.
“Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward.” Quran 4:74
“I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them” Quran 8:12
“If thou comest on them in the war, deal with them so as to strike fear in those who are behind them, that haply they may remember.”Quran 8:57
“O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness.” Quran 9:123
In my research I had found a total of 109 verses in the Quran calling Muslims to war against non-believers. I am certain if you read these verses and considered them in the historical context of the writings, these verses may mean something completely different. This however is not the point, what matters is how current day Muslims would consider these, and many other verses, would apply today. This then got me thinking about Christians and their stance on war against non-believers. The Bible is just as guilty as the Quran, as it promotes violence against those who believe differently. I included some verses I have come across in the Bible. I know Trey (The Rambling Taoist) could offer many other examples.
“The LORD said to Moses, “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.” So Moses said to the people, “Arm some of your men to go to war against the Midianites and to carry out the LORD’s vengeance on them.” Numbers Chapter 31 Verse 1-3
“The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name.” Exodus 15:3
“I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence. Luke 19:26-27 **Note this was Jesus speaking**
Also, in Deuteronomy Chapter 13 verses 6-16, God is instructing his believers to go out on a murdering spree killing all those who worship any one but him. The verse is rather long, so if you are interested I encourage you to check it out. I think within these few verses you get the feeling that both the Bible and the Quran do not always teach peace. Both God and Allah are jealous and vengeful towards those who believe differently. In the wrong hands these few verses can and do lead to “justifiable” Holy Wars. I am not sure I believe the God of the Quran or the God of the Bible would be disgusted with a Holy War, possibly they would encourage one if it meant that in the end the survivors believed in Him and Him alone.
Sorry for the repost
My Most Shameful Confession
Posted: June 3, 2014 in Bi-Polar, Blog, Blogging, Childhood, Children, Coping, Crisis, Depression, Diary, Dilemma, Divorce, Ethics, Evil, Family, Fatherhood, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief, Growing up in abusive homes, Inside My Mind, Journal, Kids, Lies and broken promises, Life, Living in fear, Logic, Mania, Marriage, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Misc, miscellaneous, Mourning, Opinion, Pain, Parent, Parenting, Personal, Poems, Poetry, Random, Random Thoughts, Rants, Rejection, Relationship Issues, Relationships, Sadness, Self-esteem, Self-Help, Self-image, Sorrow, Stress, Suffering, Thoughts, WritingTags: Blog, Blogging, Christianity, Coping, Culture, Depression, Diary, Ethics, Faith, Family, Fatherhood, God, Grief, Journal, Kids, Life, Mental Illness, miscellaneous, Opinion, Parenting, Personal, Philosophy, Poems, Poetry, Random, Random Thoughts, Rants, Reflections, Religion, Sadness, Sorrow, Thoughts, writing
Better Without
I try so hard
Not to become my fathers son
I try so hard
To be a father sculpted by Michelangelo
Painted by da Vinci
Faced with failure
Endless denial
Self deception
To deny the truth
I am a father designed by an earless madman
I question are they better without
Trapped in a Divine Comedy
Inferno is Alpha and Omega
I wish there was a cure
Sadness filled with madness
Meds cannot take away
A brain still in pain
How do you apologize
When the illness lets them down
The more I write
The clearer it becomes
They may be better without
They love the mania
Hate the downs
Flick the switch
From mania to a ditch
Turning from this to that
They never know which dad I’ll be
Denying them the comfort of stability
Please don’t let them be better without
What am I then?
A cancer to my family
They know I am sick
They know daddy isn’t the same
Wishing he was someone else
Transparent they see what’s inside
They hate my illness
Hating myself
That shame and stain forever remains
They now question are they better without
Face-to-face with this question
Like a coward I hide
In denial
My blanket of lies
I am their painting of a father
A father my son doesn’t want to become
The question has been answered
They are better without
By: Tim Lundmark
This is a serious and troubling question I have been asking myself for 15 years; which yields a bi-polar answer. Regardless of the feedback and criticism I have heard over and over again during these same 15 years; I always tried to counter act the negatives with positive self talk. As a parent I have made countless mistakes and bad decisions, which only reinforced the criticism I was hearing. Through the years I have had to face some ugly truths about myself, and come to terms with the fact; I can no longer deny the validity of said criticisms. Like most people in the world I blamed others, and made justifications for my actions. Here is where things get complicated; I have never been 100% sure if everything I just said is reality, my wife’s subjective reality, or both. Up until recently I never really knew what to believe.
With everything that has been going on, the way I have fallen apart and the undeniable truths I have been shown I can no longer deny the question of if my children are better off without me in their lives. I have touched on this in a prior post, honestly I can’t handle going into detail on how all of these truths have come together. I have cried so much at work recently I can’t try to truly feel through and process the shame and guilt I feel right now.
In anticipation for the comments I will receive about how important it is for children to have their father’s in their lives; my only reply is they have never experienced living with a father you tried to pray to God would go away. I know this from my ultimate fear of becoming my father’s son, having this fear is proof I would have been better off without. Because of this situation I am fucking them up because I have fallen apart, I am fucking them up because I am leaving, and my wife believes because of my MI, and that I will be on my own the damage I will cause them in the future will be far worse than anything I have done to date. With everything I have done, why would I continue to cause damage to their lives?
I know how badly I have fallen apart at home, and in all honesty I feel things will get far worse before they get better once I leave. I can’t find any logical reason, to put my children through the coming storm.