A thought for the Day

[EROS]

I was indeed a prodigy of Early Impiety.... There was a time when I believed in the story and the scheme of salvation, so far as I could understand it, just as there was a time when I believed there was a Devil.... Suddenly the broke through to me and I knew this God was a lie.... I sensed it was a silly story long before I dared to admit even to myself that it was a silly story. For indeed it is a silly story, and each generation nowadays swallows it with greater difficulty.... Why do people go on pretending about this Christianity?

H. G. Wells

 

[stevets]

Originally posted by EROS
The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the Tree of Knowledge. The subtext is, All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on. You could be in the Garden of Eden if you had just kept your ####### mouth shut and hadn't asked any questions.

-- Frank Zappa

Ooh, soo incisive...what a mind!!! Oh Frank are you great!

But seriously...
Please do not taint this thread with the vile, vile excretions of Zappa's syphilitic brain.

Not only is Zappa a phony, but his so-called music is just a poor imitation of Captain Beefheart.

May his name and memory be obliterated.

 

[EROS]

Sorry, stevets, I liked FRANK.......R.I.P

"Get smart and I'll #### you over -- sayeth The Lord".

Frank Zappa........regarding Christianity's perpetuation of ignorance as a way of life.

 

[Dan Murphy]

The world around you

The way you see yourself is the way you see the world. And the way you see the world is the way you see yourself. To live in a world that is filled with kindness, be kind. To enjoy a world that is respectful, practice respect for others. If you wish to live in a world filled with abundance, be creative.
When you wish to feel better about yourself, make an effort to help someone else. Admire the beauty of the world around you and that beauty becomes a part of you. Value and appreciate the achievements of others, and you strengthen your own capacity for achievement.

There is an entire universe which surrounds you, and it is yours to experience. The quality of that experience is largely up to you. Those who seem to hold the world in their hands do so by virtue of the way they perceive and relate with the world.

Forge a positive relationship with the world around you and the world will become a better place for you to live.

-- Ralph Marston

 

[Disney Doll]

Evaluate yourself by your own standards, not someone else's.-Life's Little Instruction Book

 

[stevets]

"And the Son of God died, which is immediately credible because it is absurd. And buried he rose again, which is certain because it is impossible." --Tertullian (2nd century C.E.)



"Thanks to the acuteness of his mind, he saw through the poverty of philosophical and Gnostic knowledge, and contemptuously rejected it." -- C. G. Jung on Tertullian

 

[Lanshark]

Thanks Dan! I have found the majority of posts to be wonderful!


Matthew 5

The Beatitudes

3"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.

5Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.

6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.

7Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.

8Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.

9Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.

10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of
righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and
falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in
heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the
prophets who were before you.

 

[EROS]

The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought.

Peter Ustinov

 

[Lanshark]

2 Samuel 22

26 "To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
28 You save the humble,
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
29 You are my lamp, O LORD ;
the LORD turns my darkness into light.
30 With your help I can advance against a troop

 

[JC2]

Lanshark, thank you for the awesome, encouraging scriptures!

 

[Lanshark]

JC2,

You're very welcome. This is a wonderful thread

 

[tedsmom]

Boy EROS, for somebody who claims not to believe in God or religion, you sure get awfully worked up about it.

A nice thought for those of you who are enjoying the nice thoughts on this thread:

May you never forget
What is worth remembering
Or remember
What is best forgotten.

 

[Buckalew]

A favorite scripture of mine that reminds me of just how close and real the relationship between God and man can be:
It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Isaiah 65:24

 

[JC2]

I so find comfort in that scripture, Brenda. Thanks for posting it!

 

[Catzeyes]

I have faith in God similar to how I have faith in the sun. Not because I can see it, but because I can not see without it.

 

[EROS]

The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organized religion, in India and elsewhere, has filled us with horror, and I have frequently condemned it and wished to make a clean sweep of it.

Jawaharlal Nehru

 

[stevets]

Originally posted by tedsmom
Boy EROS, for somebody who claims not to believe in God or religion, you sure get awfully worked up about it.

It's interesting how so many atheists obsess about the existence of God. It's very difficult to let go of certain ideas. It's funny - one way or the other we are all preoccupied with God.
(but Eros I do find your posts interesting, so keep'em coming (except the Frank Zappa))

 

[Lanshark]

Romans 15:4

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

 

[Disney Doll]

If, at the end, all that can be said is that you were kind-it is enough.--Peter Gray

 

[EROS]

As with the Christian religion, the worst argument for socialism is its adherents.

H. G. Wells