Would you kill God if you saw him?
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle
for having created this miserable life, while others want to kill him
for the same reasons...
Maybe you feel he killed your mother or something and the animal
instinct inside you just couldn't cope anymore. Or suppose it's either
you or him. Or perhaps you just choose to slap him.
What would be your most likely reaction?
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"All the questions are good. The more unlikely the question the more
interesting the answer"
Don Klipstein
>The feelings for and against God run high everywhere. Many thank him
>for having created this miserable life, while others want to kill him
>for the same reasons...
>
>Maybe you feel he killed your mother or something and the animal
>instinct inside you just couldn't cope anymore. Or suppose it's either
>you or him. Or perhaps you just choose to slap him.
>
>What would be your most likely reaction?
How about those who subscribe to a faith where God came to Earth only to
be murdered?
I am even nominally a member of a specific congregation and its specific
"Protestant denomination" of Christianity. My congregation and a few
others in the same Protestant denomination even join to form a group in
Philadelphia's Gay Pride parade! (Get to by public transit - especially
subway!)
--
- Don Klipstein (d...@misty.com)
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle
> In <5c07af9b-dbe3-47fc-8103-5008401c7...@32g2000yqz.googlegroups.com>, His
Good, good, a moral Christian is on the good side of the fight, and is
always welcome in the revolution. So you are gay, Christian, ride a
bicycle and public transportation...
You could a model for the world! Would you agree with a Dutch system?
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle
> Don't feed the troll...
Don't worry, I feed from other groups or I feed myself. I won't stay
with THE TRUTH inside.
I'd add to the list above a "great public transportation system." No
civilized society can exist without one. It runs the risk of being
swallowed by a bureaucracy, but then the problem is the bureaucracy or
the accountability of it. Here they found some "black hole" swallowing
funds while services are going to the dumps. To be honest, I hate to
ride the bus if only because of the noisy environment created by a
loud voice announcing nonsense as if people were dumb or blind. Well,
1 in 1,000 is blind, but the rest is mostly dumb. Buses are for dumb
people, right? I think that's the public perception, at least among
drivers who are dumb themselves.
I'd ride a bicycle 90% of the time, just to avoid the wait and the
teasing --and for keeping my physical and mental balance. Well, many --
mostly among the worst polluters-- even deny man-made Climate Change
so they live happily ever after. And, of course, Jesus is coming
soon... ;)
"IDIOCRACY"
Rod Speed
> The feelings for and against God run high everywhere.
> Many thank him for having created this miserable life,
> while others want to kill him for the same reasons...
> Maybe you feel he killed your mother or something and the animal
> instinct inside you just couldn't cope anymore. Or suppose it's either
> you or him. Or perhaps you just choose to slap him.
> What would be your most likely reaction?
That if it actually is a real god, its rather unlikely that it would allow you to kill it.
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle
God got a weak spot on his creation and the pitiful status of the
world, so we can show he ain't doing his duty. It'll be nice of him to
be reasonable and step aside before I challenge him to a duel. ;)
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle
Wait a minute, I'm not placing my odds on drawing first, just that
he's a "no show."
If there was a God he would be better than me, since my philosophy is
based on common sense not arrogance. It's arrogance that brings down
the powerful.
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle
> Responding to His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep
> jungle:
>
>
>
> > (Somebody gives me good advice to beware of the beast, but this beast
> > has Biblical connotations as well as natural interpretations. Is this
> > the ultimate goal of humanity. Deep thought follows...)
>
> > On Dec 28, 8:36 am, Agent_C <agent-c-hates-s...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:29:28 +0000, Martin Edwards
>
> >> <big_mart...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >> >Beware the beast, Man...
>
> >> ...for he is the devil's pawn alone among god's primates...
>
> > "Taming the beast has been the goal of humanity ever since they realized
> > they could live in civilization."
>
> > Deep, huh?
>
> "Quit behaving like fuckwits!"
>
> The rest follows from there.
>
> Are we all ready to give this a try yet?
So I gather we can live in civilization. Some people are doing just
that without much fuss. It just happens, and all of a sudden you feel
free.
If you guys have been to Key West, perhaps you can get a taste of it.
It doesn't have to be unrealistic. In other places you feel like
someone is following you, particularly if you ride a bicycle.
It's a small town (25k pop), but some towns are like hell. Have you
seen this movie?
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle
> On 12/29/2010 9:16 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of
>
>
>
> the deep jungle wrote:
> > On Dec 29, 3:16 am, Xan Du<xan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> On 12/29/2010 12:13 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of
> >> the deep jungle wrote:
> >>> On Dec 28, 8:54 pm, Xan Du<xan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>> On 12/28/2010 4:26 PM, Dakota wrote:
> >>>>> On Tue 12/28/10 12:19, Xan Du wrote:
> >>>>>> On 12/28/2010 8:50 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of
> >>>>>> the deep jungle wrote:
> >>>>>>> On Dec 28, 12:22 am, Xan Du<xan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> On 12/27/2010 11:56 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of
>
> >>>>>>>> the deep jungle wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> The feelings for and against God run high everywhere. Many thank him
> >>>>>>>>> for having created this miserable life, while others want to kill him
> >>>>>>>>> for the same reasons...
>
> >>>>>>>>> Maybe you feel he killed your mother or something and the animal
> >>>>>>>>> instinct inside you just couldn't cope anymore. Or suppose it's either
> >>>>>>>>> you or him. Or perhaps you just choose to slap him.
>
> >>>>>>>>> What would be your most likely reaction?
>
> >>>>>>>> story. Now will you please tell me what's really going on?"
>
> >>>>>>> He would tell you, "They don't have a clue," and he would take off
> >>>>>>> again.
>
> >>>>>> Then I would hope that it is true that man was created in His image so
> >>>>>> that I could chase him down and kick him in the nuts.
>
> >>>>>> -Xan
>
> >>>>> History suggests that god was created in man's image.
>
> >>>> You know, if you let all our secrets out of the bag our evil plans for
> >>>> world domination will utterly fail ...
>
> >>> And the spell will be broken if we let our secret plan with Merlin be
> >>> known.
>
> >>> He's suffered from too many impostors who claim to "walk on water" and
> >>> other magic stuff.
>
> >> You mean turning water into wine? That one?
>
> >> -Xan
>
> > Yeah, that one alone will make the winos happy.
>
> > He would be quite nice to invite to dinner as he would at least
> > provide the wine and the fish.
>
> And the bread.
>
> > The last Christian I had for dinner
> > brought nothing and then thanked God for the "free meal."
>
> You *do* claim to be a prophet ...
>
> -Xan
With the Wisdom of the Jungle though. Say I have the wisdom of the
natural world and I see a dramatic change needed.
In my crystal ball I see the world ending soon if the Christians don't
actively change their lazy lifestyle where they go everywhere by car.
They say "Jesus is coming soon!" but I say, "Burn the calories!"
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle
> On 12/29/2010 3:04 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of
> or beneficial.
Something like the collapse of the Soviet Union hasn't been that bad.
I mean it's bad for some and good for others. What do we expect anyway
if the Vatican alone were to go bankrupt?
>
> > In my crystal ball I see the world ending soon if the Christians don't
> > actively change their lazy lifestyle where they go everywhere by car.
>
> Good point. If Christians actually made the Sabbath a day of rest and
> stayed at home it might put a serious dent in carbon emissions.
>
> On a more serious note, I deem your vision of ubiquitous human powered
> transportation good, but it would require major infrastructure changes
> to be feasible. Namely, people would have to live very close to where
> they work and suburbia would have to all but go bye-bye.
I got this campaign of BIKE LOCALLY BUY LOCALLY that I'm trying to
practice myself. But there's no need to be radical. We still have cars
and public transportation.
>
> > They say "Jesus is coming soon!" but I say, "Burn the calories!"
>
> Scientists in the meantime are cleverly devising ways to let people be
> lazy and environmentally responsible at the same time. Here's one of
> the latest:
>
> http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/using-concetrated-solar-to-produ...
That's stupid. The bicycle is the obvious choice. WE ARE DYING FROM
OBESITY, so it only makes sense that we pedal. Why are we bipedal? ;)
Why is it the smart people are almost always found among the
nonbelievers? I wonder.
NM
Impossible, god only exists between the ears of believers.
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle
topic lightly. When I mean naked, I mean it. No dressing up or
camouflage. I often say LIFE'S A NUDIST BEACH, so that's naked)
On Dec 29, 6:11 pm, Xan Du <xan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Something like the collapse of the Soviet Union hasn't been that bad.
> > I mean it's bad for some and good for others.
>
> There are some within Russia that it was a Bad Idea to adopt capitalism.
> There are some in the US who don't seem to understand the difference
> between Soviet socialism and universal health care:
>
> http://www.patriotactionnetwork.com/photo/russiacalled-want-socialism...
Russia should have practiced "soft-capitalism" having neighbors such
as Finland that are hybrids.
Let me mention that the opposition to America is so bad that America
looks good. Venezuela, Iran, N. Korea are all wacko.
Only solution is soft capitalism everywhere.
>
> Some say that US foreign policy has been "rudderless" as a sole
> superpower, others hotly argue that the continued emergence of
> cooperative liberal democracies that started post-WWII and the isolation
> of "rogue" autocracies and dictatorships is still the guiding principle.
> Taking Baghdad seems more a symptom of the former than the latter, but
> that may prove to be an aberration.
I asked a wise seaman in Key West, "Why the big fish eats the little
fish?" He said, "Because it can!" That says so much about a unipolar
world.
The US just went crazy with so much power instead of getting wiser and
investing the money in infrastructure.
>
> > What do we expect anyway if the Vatican alone were to go bankrupt?
>
> Turmoil. Such things are hard to predict and elude diagnosis even after
> the fact. With so many inveterate liars out and about, Truth about
> anything can be difficult to find.
Hunting for the li-on can be a kind of safari too. Just look for the
lie and shoot! ;)
The Vatican depends on Latin-American believers and that could change
if they stop waiting for a divine solution. Poverty is their best
ally.
>
> >>> In my crystal ball I see the world ending soon if the Christians don't
> >>> actively change their lazy lifestyle where they go everywhere by car.
>
> >> Good point. If Christians actually made the Sabbath a day of rest and
> >> stayed at home it might put a serious dent in carbon emissions.
>
> >> On a more serious note, I deem your vision of ubiquitous human powered
> >> transportation good, but it would require major infrastructure changes
> >> to be feasible. Namely, people would have to live very close to where
> >> they work and suburbia would have to all but go bye-bye.
>
> > I got this campaign of BIKE LOCALLY BUY LOCALLY that I'm trying to
> > practice myself. But there's no need to be radical. We still have cars
> > and public transportation.
>
> That's much more in line with my thinking.
The very thing we have to rescue is something under attack of
Globalization. Gated Communities and SUVs make regular communities
wither and fall apart with crime and homelessness.
The COMMUNITY must be the center of attention and some form of direct
democracy (the original Greek democracy) must be practiced. Our
representatives simply ignore the issues. Some 90% of my community is
either too dangerous to bike or full of homeless, very near a wealthy
area.
>
> >>> They say "Jesus is coming soon!" but I say, "Burn the calories!"
>
> >> Scientists in the meantime are cleverly devising ways to let people be
> >> lazy and environmentally responsible at the same time. Here's one of
> >> the latest:
>
> >>http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/using-concetrated-solar-to-produ...
>
> > That's stupid. The bicycle is the obvious choice. WE ARE DYING FROM
> > OBESITY, so it only makes sense that we pedal.
>
> Too lazy to look at the moment, but for damn sure the guys in the white
> coats are working on that too. Coming soon ... EXERCISE IN A PILL!!!
Yeah, and cybersex too, but nothing like the real thing! ;)
They forget the hunter-gatherer within us wants to walk, ride bike and
explore the world. Man hasn't been made to live in a cage.
>
> > Why are we bipedal? ;)
>
> Good one.
Perfect match?
>
> > Why is it the smart people are almost ** found among the nonbelievers? I
> > wonder.
>
> ** never or always?
The sheep haven't been bred to think. What a terrible waste!
Thanks!
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the prophet of the deep jungle
So you shoot someone and then claim, "There goes God!"
In a sense God goes with you to the grave.