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Cipher Girl · 01-12-2003, 10:18 PM

To expand upon what I said earlier in another thread, it seems that a deity is a construct of people, not the other way around. A person wants or needs a deity and they construct one in their head. This is why their deity is almost always in agreement with what they want.

beyelzu · 01-12-2003, 10:29 PM

cipher girl,

you seem to be ignoring the situation when a person's parents force their deity on them and in such cases it is possible to have a homosexual who believes that god frowns upon it and tries so the homosexual might try to change or whatever.

Cipher Girl · 01-12-2003, 11:08 PM

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you seem to be ignoring the situation when a person's parents force their deity on them and in such cases it is possible to have a homosexual who believes that god frowns upon it and tries so the homosexual might try to change or whatever.

If it takes a parent to force a deity upon their offspring, when where is the deity? Again, this illustrates that the deity is a human construct.

beyelzu · 01-12-2003, 11:48 PM

cipher girl said

A person wants or needs a deity and they construct one in their head. This is why their deity is almost always in agreement with what they want.

my example was one that contradicted these two sentences. of course deities are constructs of people's minds. that doesnt necessarily mean that they are created by the person believing in the deity.

Shake · 01-13-2003, 07:34 AM

yeah, and look at all the hype over that book, The Prayer of Jabez within the last 2 years! All sorts of entrepreneurial Xian types have latched onto this as Biblical support for them to get rich!

happyboy · 01-14-2003, 06:39 AM

i personally think it's humorous that christ said, basically, "throw away your possessions and follow me," and all these TV evangelists have "prosperity teachings".

yup, i dare say people serve the type of God or gods they want to serve, regardless of what the holy books for those deities actually say. God bless us, every one!

happyboy, secure in the knowledge of basic human nature

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01-12-2003, 10:18 PM	#11
Cipher Girl Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Sunny Southern California Posts: 657	To expand upon what I said earlier in another thread, it seems that a deity is a construct of people, not the other way around. A person wants or needs a deity and they construct one in their head. This is why their deity is almost always in agreement with what they want.

01-12-2003, 10:29 PM	#12
beyelzu Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: the peach state ga I am a metaphysical naturalist Posts: 2,869	cipher girl, you seem to be ignoring the situation when a person's parents force their deity on them and in such cases it is possible to have a homosexual who believes that god frowns upon it and tries so the homosexual might try to change or whatever.

01-12-2003, 11:48 PM	#14
beyelzu Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: the peach state ga I am a metaphysical naturalist Posts: 2,869	cipher girl said A person wants or needs a deity and they construct one in their head. This is why their deity is almost always in agreement with what they want. my example was one that contradicted these two sentences. of course deities are constructs of people's minds. that doesnt necessarily mean that they are created by the person believing in the deity.

01-13-2003, 07:34 AM	#15
Shake Contributor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Folding@Home in upstate NY Posts: 14,394	yeah, and look at all the hype over that book, The Prayer of Jabez within the last 2 years! All sorts of entrepreneurial Xian types have latched onto this as Biblical support for them to get rich!

01-14-2003, 06:39 AM	#16
happyboy Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: on the border between here and there, WV Posts: 373	i personally think it's humorous that christ said, basically, "throw away your possessions and follow me," and all these TV evangelists have "prosperity teachings". yup, i dare say people serve the type of God or gods they want to serve, regardless of what the holy books for those deities actually say. God bless us, every one! happyboy, secure in the knowledge of basic human nature

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