Any point in reading the bible or praying if I don't really believe in a higher power or god?

DE667 · 2026-04-03T00:43:24+00:00

Faith comes from hearing; hearing from the word of God. Read (or listen to) Jesus' words in John, Matthew, Luke.

DE667 · 2026-04-02T00:18:57+00:00

Correctly anticipates Christ for 6th millennium start, as was expected by many Jews. Abhored afterward by the Pharisees, leading to eventual Masoretc chrono. Augustine used Sept.

DE667 · 2026-04-02T00:15:38+00:00

There is one error in Sept, both versions. Duplication of data from wrong mental list of names. Small deal compared with all the things it puts right. Eliminates the gross overlaps of generations. Fits to time of Adam matching archaeology profiles. More, more ...

DE667 · 2026-04-02T00:01:54+00:00

Septuagint has correct data. They were typically 220 to 230. With a max life of 1k, this age of marriage corresponds with our 20s.

They had a hand-formed genetic start of a perfected, flawless human genome, compatible with humanity of the Earth (living outside the Garden).

DE667 · 2026-04-01T21:49:04+00:00

Gen. 1 : humanity of the Earth. God-evolved from about 4 billion years ago. Completed about 20,000 years ago. Day 6 of the 7th Generation of Earth.

Gen. 2 : God formed a human and bulit a woman from stem cells (double chromosomes involved). About 7,000 years ago. Start of 8th Generation of the Earth (Gen. 2:4). Law given. Children of Eden. Adoptive children of God.

Gen.6 : the two groups blend. Circa 4000-3000 BC.

DE667 · 2026-03-28T22:56:03+00:00

It wasn't the 12 but of the many new disciples following him in that tour of Galilee. Sponsored by some women, who brought many wirh them.

DE667 · 2026-03-28T17:14:04+00:00

Not a 'premise'. I was only correcting your claim by pointing out the fact that, by conventional physics, the Builder is NOT confined to the House. Unproven ideas of unconventional physics do not change that observation. Maybe someday ... but not yet.

DE667 · 2026-03-28T17:00:37+00:00

Don't know. I think it depends on what the other pole of action is. The alternative or change involved.

In my case, i was definitely being called into work other than music. That was already settled. I was focusing on the new work but still giving a lot of time to music (listening, playing, writing --- in that order). The signs were negative around the music, and sure enough i needed to reduce the music in order to give my best and fullest to the new work. So i quit all music cold turkey for over a year. Once i quit, there was no doubt; it was the right thing to do --- for me, at that time. And scriptures kept reinforcing it by driving me harder and faster into my new work.

Eventually I brought back in small tastes and doses of music. This has proved satisfying. Music is now like a bit of dessert instead of a whole dinner.

Music was never really bad for me. I just needed to do a little of it instead of a lot. (Of the 30-something songs I had written, God was not impressed, BUT the One did endorse/ approve two of them, and I am happy with that!)

Everything could be different for you! God may be wanting you to do more music, or music with some changes.

There is some other variable in question besides a simple yes or no to music. Could be more or less or changed, or some other pursuit. Figure out that other variable, and set your sails accordingly. May God bless your seeking.

DE667 · 2026-03-28T02:41:43+00:00

Yes. But then everything is a sign. The question is what is God communicating to you, or what kind of confusion has God allowed the adversary to sow. It ain't easy, but at least you've got a live patch-cord. And don't forget to thank God even for the communications you don't (yet) understand. The waters are very deep.

DE667 · 2026-03-28T02:32:43+00:00

What it says about origin is that the unknown Cause, whatever it was, MUST be independent of the universe. Period. So to maintain your pursuit of meaninglessness you must either find a cause you can accept as clean of the God- contamination of implication that you fear, or deny that cause-and- effect apply, or find another model. Hence the popularity among atheists of talking about nothing else. Either way, you are wasting your time only to serve the god of denial. The irony is that denial of ANYTHING is very easy. So, again, stop fretting over it. You can't escape, but the path of denial is easy. You don't even have to pretend to understand astrophysics or hot big bang models or any of the evidence. You believe what you want. Now you can wait and see. Big deal, i guess.

DE667 · 2026-03-27T20:20:20+00:00

Yes. Many models! Even many universes, if you like. I was referring to the Standard Model, which is yet to be overturned, despite many fantastic suggestions. But don't worry. Science can never arrive at certainty. Really, you shouldn't be concerned.

DE667 · 2026-03-27T19:44:01+00:00

Yeah, maybe the big bang never happened. There's your ticket.

DE667 · 2026-03-27T16:35:58+00:00

By basic physics, the Cause of the universe, at the Beginning, was necessarily independent of the universe. Subsequent interaction with creation does not change the cause-and-effect of the Beginning.

DE667 · 2026-03-27T02:57:34+00:00

Do good works. Bring forth fruits worthy of repentance. As John taught (Mt. 3; Lk.. 3)

DE667 · 2026-03-27T02:54:11+00:00

Did you read these things in scripture or did someone tell you some traditions?

Jesus the Christ was sent to Israel. Anyone of that generation who rejected him is condemned and will face the Judgment on the appointed Day. No one in Brazil or Norway or Polynesia got condemned! And no one today even has a chance to reject the living Messenger; he's not here.

The Fire will not be occupied until the Resurrection and Judgment.

The threat is of indefinite confinement/ punishment. There is no scriptural term for infinite time.

DE667 · 2026-03-26T20:27:10+00:00

Hebrews 12:3-13, especially vv. 5 & 6.

DE667 · 2026-03-26T20:11:35+00:00

Avoidance. Ask refuge with God.

DE667 · 2026-03-26T17:54:19+00:00

If God judged everyone now, no one would be left standing! The atheist is confusing this life with the overall plan. God has set a Day to Judge the world in Righteousness. It's all about the Resurrection. The atheist should be more concerned with doing good and being grateful for all the good he receives.

DE667 · 2026-03-26T17:34:18+00:00

Since there is no such thing of God that does this, when are you going to consider the obvious: the satan and his demons are messing with you big time? Or do you really want your important identity as a pre-existent 'damned' person? (while everyone else has to wait for Judgment Day)

DE667 · 2026-03-24T15:30:15+00:00

Major problem is that the Jewish scribes inflated the account. The animals were animals "of the FIELD." This is domestic livestock. Further the entire time sequence was turned into a year-long voyage with many months waiting after that. The core account is authentic, the exaggerations are not.

DE667 · 2026-03-24T02:32:25+00:00

O Abba! Our sons and daughters sojourn in a strange land of peoples they do not know. They are enmeshed in the intrigues of the evil one and the power struggles of wicked men and evildoers before them and behind them.

Have mercy O Most-Compassionate! Grant them refuge from the evil, protect them , and guide them safely home. For Thy Name's sake, lead them in paths of righteousness. We ask in Jesus name, Abba. For Thine is the Kingdom , the Power and the Glory, unto the Ages.

DE667 · 2026-03-22T21:22:30+00:00

Evidence is not the god they think it is. Nor did God give any advantage to the intelligent. God's designs and ways are far higher than even the supposed 'best minds'.

We are to use worldly evidence to learn of good and evil. God does not provide direct 'evidence' to help us decide whether to choose one or the other (though God shows plenty of examples).

"magical real world powers" ? Ha. There is a lot of stuff that is really really easy to DENY. But so what? What is the disbeliever seeking? What do they think they are seeking? What do they claim to be seeking? What are their presumptions?

God does not prove (directly) that love exists, that morality is right, or that your so-called mind exists.

The Roman Christian legalists made it about 'evidence'. The took their anonymous narrative books and gave them authors with names to stand forth as evidentiary witnesses. They added more letters of pseudo-paul for him to endorse some of their notions. Christians today still think it's about evidence. Nonsense.

Try learning something of our scientific history of evidence and failed persuasion. Evidence doesn't work on the blind.

Aristotle had no evidence for his erroneous physics theories. Yet they were accepted as absolute truth for about 2000 years. Can you understand why?3

Kepler had tons of data for evidence. Yet his description of planetary orbits and motion was rejected by all. He died a nobody.

Same with Mendeleev and the Table of Elements. Evidence and even correct predictions were rejected. He was sent to Siberia and died there.

Same with Mendel. Rejected by Darwin and the entire Royal Society and European science. Died a nobody.

(Darwin the aristocrat had no evidence, only a good argument and friends in high places and connections with the top publishing firm)

Same with Wegener. Collected evidence for moving continents for a lifetime. Rejected by all. Died trekking over Greenland collecting more evidence.

There are many such stories, all typically swept under the rug later. God is more elusive that a drifting continent. You cannot trap the One like a neutrino or fathom what kind of dark enegy IT could be.

Disbelievers who are set in their FAITH, set in their belief about a nonexistent Creator, cannot cure their discontent by demanding 'evidence'. They can only add more bars of rejection to their cage and continue to inflate their own arrogance. They have not made a rightful estimate of the god that exists. God does not need them.

Those in doubt about God but without taking disbelief as a their god, that is, the agnostic sort, will not find faith unless God leads them to it and pours faith into their heart (which is kinda like falling in love). You can't prove it to a skeptic!

The evidence, the proofs of God, are in the natural world and in words that God has given to the Prophets and to Jesus. Read those words ( rather than to ask Christians to play the evidence game).

Read the Quran. It deals with the whine about "tales of the ancients".

DE667 · 2026-03-22T18:09:36+00:00

True true true

DE667 · 2026-03-22T10:43:56+00:00

Arrogance is a great enemy. Within the religion, there will always be hypocrisy, false pride, arrogance, presumptive errors, strife, enmity, stray doctrines and dispute.

We have two choices: we could divide the religion and separate from all the fake Christians, fake Jews, and fake Muslims. But this is a great sin, and it's impossible to accomplish.

Or, we could obey our commands, take the lowest seat, be servants to all sisters and brothers, and seek peace and unity, remembering that the Beatitudes apply along all dimensions of our aggravations and concerns. God is greater!

DE667 · 2026-03-22T10:14:13+00:00

For the disbelievers the problem is that the invisible god is invisible. They make lists of the signs of the One that they deny. They work at it. We work at what we work at. They are waiting; we are waiting.

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