[MD] God is cheese

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Hi John,

I like this thread.  Discussing how we shouldn't be discussing.  It is
kind of like making documentaries about violence to show how making
movies about violence is wrong.  Or like the titilating little
segments on Fox showing deranged people who watch shows about sex...

For me, God is a personal relationship with one's creator, and can be
as varied as there are people.  This is why I do not support dogmatic
institutions that profess Truth.  Such things can be used as road maps
if one is interested or needy.  When I am traveling I often take a map
with me, however, I usually end up somewhere off the map since that is
where it becomes interesting.

I like the writings of Kierkegaard.  I find him to be of high Arete in
his presentations.  I find it difficult to read his musings as Truth
per se.  But he is noteworthy in stating that in the end it is not our
relationships with others that matter, but our relationships with
ourselves.  Standing alone in front of God is such a relationship.

I do believe that much can be gained from listening to perspectives of
these kinds of things.  However, it certainly does muddy the waters of
a more simple discussion about Quality in its metaphysical apparition.

Cheers,
Mark

[Previously]

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 9:13 AM, John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ron, Ham and Mark and all who think discussing the reality of God a good
> idea,
>
> [Ron on discussing God in this forum]:
>> I think the topic is an interesting one and may be formed around quality
>> ideas
>> but until
>> the objective context is divorced from the dialog, there really is not much
>> to
>> be gained from the topic.
>>
>
>[John]
> So the question is, is God a quality concept or not?  Is it more helpful for
> our existence to personify DQ or not?  And is the bible a relevant
> collection of stories?  I found a pretty interesting Kierkegaard quote in my
> reading this past weekend:
>
> "The matter is quite simple.  The Bible is very easy to understand.  But we
> Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers.  [SNIP]."

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