Don wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 19:44:15 GMT, Your Name <Email@address.org> wrote:
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>>Whether the seat is literal or metaphorical it does not matter.
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> Of course it matters. It matters to me that you belittle my question
> and, in doing so, me. But I am not surprised. Over the years, I have
> observed that it is common for the pious to belittle that for which
> they really have no answer. It reinforces your idea of your
> spirituality.
Ok, so tell me why it matters to you, I honestly don't think it matters
if there is a *real* seat or if it is a metaphorical seat. It is not my
intention to belittle, it seemed to me that you were the one attempting
to belittle. If I was wrong in my assumptions then I apologize. How does
one reinforce an idea that one is unclear on? I don't have set fixations
on a great deal of things, I set things aside in order to see things
from a different perspective, many times changing my opinion on things.
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>>The point is there is but one judge.
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> And you know that judge is not also metaphorical?
Metaphorical for what? I really don't know what a judge could be
metaphorical for.
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>>>>>>Jesus keeps the book of life?
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>>>>>Is this a literal book? Are the pages of paper?
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>>>>Are the pages of paper? Couldn't come up with anything better than that?
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>>>You made the claim. Maybe you don't believe that either.
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>>>I was just wondering.
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>>Your asking dumb questions such as is the book made of paper is a
>>complete waste of time.
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> Thanks for telling me that you don't know, and telling me that I am
> "dumb" for asking you a difficult question. The fact is that you
> selectively preach literal, metaphorical, figurative, etc. depending
> upon how it fits into your theology.
Um, no. I did say dumb QUESTION. I don't understand where you get the
idea of selectively preaching literal, metaphorical, etc. from 2 posts.
That's not to say I do or do not. Glad to hear you know so much about my
theology as a fact, mind tellijng me what it is so I can know too?
As for being a difficult question, yes it is a difficult question, one
that I will not claim to know the answer to. Nor do think it to be
highly important either. I have no idea what the book it made of,
whether it be literal or metaphorical. As for it being made of physical
paper like that of any other book, I do have my doubts. Theory can be
nice but it really does very little. It's the action and the results
that I am after.
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>>Who cares what it is made of, does that matter?
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> Obviously you don't. Did you berate your mother like this when SHE
> asked you to clarify your position?
What does this have to do with this discussion? Attempting to divert my
attention? Hoping to bring up guilt? Well, you keep looking, maybe you
will find more of what you are looking for. Makes me wonder what your
*really* looking for.
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>>If someone decides to point a shot gun at you or someone you love would
>>you ask what size load he is using?
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> Are you speaking metaphorically or literally?
Does the idea of you or someone else you love dying, literally or
metaphorically or any other way, matter or is it the idea of dying in
some form or fashion seem to be a bit more urgent?
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> D*
> ...who is annoyed by those who are so damned super-spiritual that they
> just blow-off any who questions their super-spiritual belief system.
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> The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves,
> but wiser people so full of doubts.
> -- Bertrand Russell
Can you begin to doubt what you thought was certain about me? Are you
certain about that?
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> I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians.
> Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
> -- Mohandas Gandhi
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