Re: Mind's Eye Re: I , an atheist

For a man who claims to be an atheist you sure talk a lot about God. It sounds like you challenging God to a duel with you trying to set the rules? What I don't understand is why would he accept your challenge?

Allan  

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 9:04 PM, RP Singh <1234rp@gmail.com> wrote:

A man jumps from a plane without a parachute and when he reaches a
great velocity God exercises His choice and drastically slows his
fall. Funny Vam , isn't it ? Again God exercises His choice and
cancels all His laws and there is mayhem ! Or better still , at times
there are laws and at times  there are none. God keeps on exercising
His choice and man keeps on playing the fool , he doesn't get wet in
the pool and doesn't get burned in the fire. Imagine a world without
God's laws , a world in which He keeps on exercising His choice.

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 2:49 AM, Vam <atewari2007@gmail.com> wrote:
> A choiceless God is shite...
> So there goes all such pontification !
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> #DeepakMRanade's article "Uncovering Relative Truths"
> in @timesofindia neatly summarises the approach to Advaita,
> its conceptual layout. You are invited to discover the answers.
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> http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2012/01/19&PageLabel=18&EntityId=Ar01803&ViewMode=HTML
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> On Jan 19, 10:21 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Interesting RP.  I'm atheist only in that I reject stories that are
>> full of holes, talking snakes and such.  The Gnostics have it that
>> creation was a mistake - though I have no means to determine any truth
>> in this I am struck most argument can be undercut like this.  I often
>> wonder what might explain why we don't just know what life is about
>> and how this might be explained.
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>> On Jan 19, 10:59 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > I as a human have the choice , even if it is apparent and not real ,
>> > to do this or do that , that is, there is an element of uncertainty in
>> > my actions , but God has a steadfastness of purpose. God's will is
>> > sure and certain , the whole space-time continuum emanates from Him
>> > without any active choice on His part which raises the question of
>> > responsibility. God cannot be held responsible for any event as it
>> > happens without any wavering on His part , He has no choice and hence
>> > cannot be held responsible. This brings us to the question of
>> > worship , why worship a Being who has a fixed purpose ? In that case ,
>> > even though believing in a supreme Being and determinism , I can be
>> > called an atheist.

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