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Kooka
I just love it when you write “the good”. I hope that you will read and comment on my most recent post about love, which is the fuel upon which “the good” thrives.
posted by
telemachus
on April 25, 2004 at 11:32 AM
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shawn
I do believe I said that everyone needs to find their own set of beliefs. if they find it in the Bible, then that is fine by me. I do not agree with it and I feel that if one is not thinking for themselves, it can lead away from the 'good'. Part of the reason I do not like 'organized religion'. There is a place for religion, btu everyone needs to go and figure it out for themselves, instead of having someone tell them how it should go.
posted by
kooka_lives
on April 24, 2004 at 4:56 PM
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Hebrews 13
Faith is evidence.
Of things unseen.
Things not yet proved.
Contradictory.
Yet it is still faith.
And yet it derives from evidence?
What evidence?
To act without hope of reward is faith.
To act not from fear is faith.
To act is to exist.
Thus we are.
posted by
Xeno-x
on April 24, 2004 at 3:26 PM
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Bravo
This is a good, honest post. I like it. I see that our differences have arisen primarily because of doctrinal associations that you have with the term God. We seem to be in agreement that the good within should be pursued and that we should not allow established doctrine to prevent us from pursuing right action. I sincerely wish the best for the health and prosperity of your family and friends, but what do you recommend for those who lack these necessities? There are many with no family, who also lack the social skills or appealing character to acquire true friends. What about them? Could they not focus on their good pursuit and right actions as a mode for spiritual progress? And, in reality, could not the desire to care for friends and family itself constitute right action. Could we not see that as a part of the broader notion that right action (goodness) can serve as the focus for our spiritual concentration? And simply because I choose to recognize that goodness as God; does that have to translate into an argument between us? You have testified that you wish to strive for what is good and so our goals now become mutual.
posted by
telemachus
on April 24, 2004 at 8:33 AM
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