No, you are not addicted to exercise. You just exercise regularly, that's totally different. An addiction is when you cannot stop doing something, and it starts to harm you. Exercise can also harm you if you do them too much and too heavely. Balance is crucial for healthy living.
Thanks but im well aware of what addiction is but you're right i did use a bad example. However you're still in no place to 'assume' i just excercise regularly. I said i was addicted who are you to say otherwise? But with extreme excercise there's not really that much harm given, (unless you stop), in which case its simply the continued addiction that keeps you healthy. Once you stop the muscle and toned body turns into unhealthy flab etc etc.
That's exactly where you are totally wrong. They are totally inter-related. Wisdom can only come from God, so the only way that you can get wisdom is by asking Him.
Fraid this comes down to matter of opinion. I notice this intense lack of self-worth religious people promote. Wisdom can come from within, it doesn't have to be from an 'apparent' God. I see you like passing everything off to one guy in the sky. Personally, and dont be offended, but i find that a tragic waste of life. I saw in another thread someone saying everything great that we do is thanks to god. It really belittles your own existence. I don't expect you to understand what im saying, we're on completely separate paths.
James 1:5
"5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. "
Great..... so because some dood named james said so 2000 years ago it's instantly complete truth? ever hear the saying: dont believe everything you read? Quoting scripture, which seems the only line of defence, shows nothing except an eager willingness to accept things at face value without having any facts. Again, in my opinion, a waste of life.
Well, we need something more neutral than that. We use "it" for animals, and they are not neutral.
dictionary.com: Used to refer to that one previously mentioned. Used of a nonhuman entity; an animate being whose sex is unspecified, unknown, or irrelevant; a group of objects or individuals; an action; or an abstraction:
Either way 'it' is a lot better than the sexist attitude that 'he' promotes.
If I start talking with you but you don't believe I exist, you won't listen to me at all.
This is a pointless comment- even you can see that surely? But for the sake of argument i will respond:
If you started talking to me i'd have no choice but to believe you did exist. I believe you exist now simply because we're talking. Of course you may not be anything like what my mind imagines. Same principle works for god. If 'he' talks to you 'he' may very well exist but what if your interpretations as to what/who 'he' is are completely off scope? Doesn't that mean the jews, buddhists, ancient greeks could be more accurate in their assumptions of what/who god is? In your own words: You cannot listen to Him just because you don't believe He exists in the first place. If you were at least impartial about His existance, you would be able to listen to Him.
You don't believe in The god Thor for example so how can you disclaim it? If you're not impartial and open to the possibility you'll never hear him speak. The things you do hear would be tailored specifically to suit you, simply because you're not open enough to hear anything else. You cannot listen to Thor, instead you're hearing that which your mind wants to hear.
Can you compare your words with the Word of the One who created the whole universe?
Of course i can. They're words coming from my heart, my soul, my brain...
All you have is a poorly translated book.
Can you be wiser then Him?
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His specialities are creating universes, drowning people and talking only to christians.
I think we'd end up on even scores. Again you are doing nothing more than belittling your own existence. It's all down to god... fair enough man. I bet you're relieved you're christian otherwise you'd be in a right old load of poo.
What are you compared to Him?
I'm a decent man. I don't drown people. I don't turn peoples wives into pillars of salt. I don't claim everything as my own doing and create beings with absolutely no worth other than my own self centered amusement. I don't flood the earth when im feeling moody because nobody believes in me even though i've never sat down and said hello, and even though i gave them their free will to believe what they want to. If i was in that position i'd just remove the free will. I also do not threaten people with eternal damnation if they don't do as i say. I also wouldn't show the extreme level of hypocricy to the things i'd created.
Frankly it's a worldwide dictatorship with the pretence of a free society.
Maybe not, but then again i didn't ask to be here so perhaps we're just here to satisfy his need for petty amusement. Does he need me? Do i need him? Sounds like a double 'nope' to me.
If you would even listen to Him, would you be able to understand His Wisdom?
Why would i need to listen to him? Look if you need a babysitter in life that's fine. I seem to be doing rather well by myself and have grasped the essential basics: Dont jump in front of moving cars, dont put fingers in plugsocket etc etc. That'll do me fine. Everything else i need to know i can find out by myself, and with the aid of other humans. I dont need an invisible babysitter who's only concern is the worlds christians and whom we all should fear.
If you don't concider how great He MUST be in order to be the creator of the whole universe, then your search for Him becomes pointless and hopeless.
He MUST not be anything. You rely on 'faith' and 'belief'. I hear religious people very often saying this:
"I question my faith daily"..... You'll see this comment several times on many threads in this forum. The mere fact anyone questions it is sign of doubt. Conveniently religious folk label it as "a test". It's subconcious doubt..but is tucked away thanks to fear and unknowing of how we would cope by ourselves without being able to attribute it all to our big babysitter.
I appreciate the beauty on this planet and in the sky above, however where does that ever mean there's a big guy up there?