As a christian.

[Lune]

Originally Posted by Evia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I pray for them. I know that sounds like the cop out christian answer, but its true. If you think about it I actually feel quite bad for them. This world and the life experience can be quite disheartening and grim and thats even with Christ in my heart. I try to empathize with them in the sense that they're flying solo and dont have Christ to lean on and so therefore are taking lifes blows just full on without any relief. I know how hard that road is because I myself walked it before I picked up the cross. I just try my best to let Christ lead me in conversation with these people. Not to try to convert them or to convince them of anything but to try and show them true unconditional kindness and compassion. For Christs message was ultimately that.

Atheism is a pretty ridiculous position imo. Agnosticism is a matter of epistemological outlook, and atheism a matter of belief, and they are separate. The more I've learned about the universe, the more atheism seems absurd. I believe in something, but I don't really know what.

I wouldn't say it is any more difficult to deal with life's blows without believing in a judeochristian God. Death without an afterlife is peace and rest in a way. Look at it this way-- from my perspective, at death, I'm going to either find out there is an afterlife... yay! Or completely blink out of existence, in which case I won't be around to fret about it. I'm also accountable only to my own morality, and believe in trying to be a good person for its own sake. Which is maybe easier I guess? And if I got sent to hell for that I'd be joining a lot of very benevolent souls who just happened to believe in the wrong God.

I guess I would say I do try to follow Christ's ultimate message without necessarily believing he was divine. It's a great message.

[aussenseiter]

Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Atheism is a pretty ridiculous position imo. Agnosticism is a matter of epistemological outlook, and atheism a matter of belief, and they are separate. The more I've learned about the universe, the more atheism seems absurd. I believe in something, but I don't really know what.

I wouldn't say it is any more difficult to deal with life's blows without believing in a judeochristian God. Death without an afterlife is peace and rest in a way. Look at it this way-- from my perspective, at death, I'm going to either find out there is an afterlife... yay! Or completely blink out of existence, in which case I won't be around to fret about it. I'm also accountable only to my own morality, and believe in trying to be a good person for its own sake. Which is maybe easier I guess? And if I got sent to hell for that I'd be joining a lot of very benevolent souls who just happened to believe in the wrong God.

I guess I would say I do try to follow Christ's ultimate message without necessarily believing he was divine. It's a great message.

Lots of users find God after they get 'clean' in secular terms.

But you aren't really clean until baptism at the minimum.

[Lune]

Originally Posted by aussenseiter [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lots of users find God after they get 'clean' in secular terms.

But you aren't really clean until baptism at the minimum.

I am baptized. Was raised Christian

[aussenseiter]

Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am baptized. Was raised Christian

And you soiled yourself. Take a bath(ablution).

[Lune]

lol, man, what an appealing outlook

Deus vult, heretic!

[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by aussenseiter [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lots of users find God after they get 'clean' in secular terms.

But you aren't really clean until baptism at the minimum.

My grandma said at lunch today that one thing she remembers as a little girl was that parents wouldn’t take their babies outside until they were baptized

My grandma said she was born in June but not baptized until august, so she was never taken outside once. You would think the crib is still a dangerous place but she said parents didn’t want to risk their baby dying before it was baptized and therefore going to hell

She said during confirmation as a kid to the pastor how she thought the idea of God dooming an un-baptized baby to hell ridiculous and not true

[aussenseiter]

Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

lol, man, what an appealing outlook

Deus vult, heretic!

I operate on the understanding that doing it by yourself with intent is at least partial credit.

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[Bukowski]

lol

[Ekco]

Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am baptized. Was raised Christian

forced baptism via threat of violence is way more fun. i was sent to youth bootcamp ran by gulf war vets in Texas for back talking a judge during a truancy hearing.

[Seducio]

Originally Posted by Bukowski [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Bukowski (Halfling)

Any cool quotes that you like by this dude from RL? Fan of this author's work.

A cool part of being alive during this era is that before I die I'll be able to ask an AI hologram version of Bukowski (the literary giant) why he hasn't written any books lately. I think he'll like that question. He'll give me a brand new way of looking at the silliness of reality that we are all involved in. All created by an AI version of him via a large language model of his current work posthumously. Can't wait.

Great art might live longer that we do.