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Azdan Amith
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
119
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Posted - 2012.08.15 12:31:00 -
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Halete wrote:What I say is, to return that which is of God back to God's light, the Empire can not and I beseech must not use force - and in turn force the hands of the heathens. My Brothers and their allies will return that force three-fold and burn God's creation to the ground. Of this I am sure.
The Empire does employ multiple ways of trying to cultivate others, though I know this may seem hard to believe given the interactions between our two peoples and the muddiness of history. Force is meant to be reserved as a final resort for those that choose to rebel or remain objectively opposed to God in spite of all other attempts at Reclaiming.
You see, to the Amarr, using force to subjugate a people in rebellion and unrighteousness is worth whatever hatred and hostility it initially breeds between us and them. The reason for this is because the eternal souls of the people being subjugated possess greater value than anything else (being that the soul is eternal and its destiny being eternal will inevitably give it more value than anything temporal). A people cannot generally see their state of rebellion and unrighteousness while they are living in the midst of it, it is like expecting a child to see why they are being childish. There are those that willingly embrace the message of God and righteousness and set themselves upon the path of penance (which does not always involve slavery), but all-too-often people reject the message and the messengers.
As for the last part of your statement, even the unrighteous are part of God's creation and I doubt you and your kin are interested in destroying all of God's creation, you are not EoM cultists after all. We hold in faith that God will not allow us, God's chosen, to be annihilated while we remain righteous before him and spread his message. That is not to say that we are beyond falling to unrighteousness and facing God's judgment in that hour, but as long as we remain righteous and seek to do God's will, it is our belief that God will not allow us to perish. |

Halete
Echoes of Korgoth Initiative
380
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Posted - 2012.08.15 12:47:00 -
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Oh, I understand perfectly, Azdan. I entertain no fantasies about how the Amarr employ the use of force in the name of subjugating non-believers. But it need not be any resort at all, the fact it is a last resort does not remedy the situation any.
I hope for the sake of your people you are correct about your supposed protection under God. Many of my fellow Minmatar burn with a dangerous desire to see your Empire collapse. Your assessment that we are not EoM is accurate, if however loaded and sincerely in my opinion a fruitless statement, because that fact does not make the hateful of the Minmatar any less so. Dirty heretical mud-child, reporting in. |

Azdan Amith
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
119
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Posted - 2012.08.15 13:19:00 -
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I believe my statement regarding the EoM and the Minmatar (by comparison) is slightly misunderstood. You indicated that your kin would destroy all of God's creation, that would include the Gallente, Intaki, Jin-Mei, Civire, Achura, Deteis, Brutor, Vherikor, Sebiestor, Khanid, Ni-Kunni, Amarr, Udorian, Ealur and so on. My statement is simply that I doubt even the most hateful among the Minmatar are bent on destroying all people everywhere, their hatred is oft more focused than that.
As to your original statement, I would ask what the general impression of the Gallente Federation is among the people in the cluster. It practices cultural warfare and "peaceful" assimilation and is hated as equally, if not more so, than the Amarr Empire. Even if the Empire were to pursue non-forcible means of spreading the message, it would still be met with hatred and opposition the difference is that we are willing to do what is necessary to save as many as possible even if they hate us for it and we make no apologies or dishonest statements about it.
It is a sad truth, but a truth nonetheless.
I have enjoyed this discussion thus far and I pray you are not perceiving my engagement with you as anything personal or demeaning, it is merely a discussion. |

Halete
Echoes of Korgoth Initiative
384
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Posted - 2012.08.15 13:55:00 -
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Speaking as somebody who resents the Federation for the cultural war they have staked against the Minmatar, I appreciate your concern. However neither being liked nor meeting zero resistance are requirements for accomplishing this type of assimilation - your example of the Federation are also exceedingly successful at what they do.
I have said many times that since the rebellion, the Federation has done more to hurt Minmatar tradition than the Amarr did in over seven centuries. Just something to consider. We also aren't engaged in mass warfare against our kindred Gallente.
I don't have to like it. No, I don't like it. But there's a distinction about the perversion of Minmatar culture by the Gallenteans. ... If I don't like it, I can choose not to engage with it. Me and mine have that freedom to choose.
A freedom. Which yours. Do not grant. Dirty heretical mud-child, reporting in. |

Azdan Amith
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
126
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Posted - 2012.08.15 14:18:00 -
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You are right, we don't. Your cultural identity is of no value in the eternal time scale and clinging to cultural identity above and beyond your spiritual well-being is exactly what the Amarr seek to dissuade. Our interest isn't in destroying your culture nor in eradicating your racial identity, our interest is in cutting away all that would keep you separated from righteousness and God. This unfortunately requires that certain things you consider fundamental to your culture will be undermined and even destroyed by the Amarr without giving you a choice in the matter, yes.
I understand why this breeds hatred, anger and malice toward us but I still hold my belief that it is an acceptable price to pay in order to help as many of you find your way to God as possible. I can and do apologize for the immoral and inhumane atrocities that have been committed within the folds of slavery, I can and do apologize for the hatred and malice you've been shown by many Amarr who claim to be doing God's work and I grieve at the loss of life on both sides of the ongoing conflict between our people.
Yet I will still try and be both honest and sincere in my dealings with you and all others, even if this means I am misunderstood and even despised. Perhaps one day the grievances between us will be rectified, until then we can continue to pursue understanding. |

Halete
Echoes of Korgoth Initiative
386
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Posted - 2012.08.15 14:48:00 -
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It's difficult to dissuade someone like yourself on a matter of theological belief, Azdan. You are a True Believer. I hold no misunderstanding that you are, for instance, malicious. You're sincere when you say that you seek to save the eternal souls of the non-believers and the means justify the end.
Is it not however so convenient then that few Amarr voice that the Federation should be Reclaimed, when such a move would be a delayed form of suicide? Ah, but God will prevent the Empire from being annihilated for as long as it takes to accomplish their divine objective.
Is it not so convenient that the Amarr can dismiss every single argument about Reclaiming with the fact that it is to save our eternal souls? Ah, but heathens are slain in droves without accepting God, because of precisely how the Empire strives to fulfill it's birthright of conquest. That seems... damning.
I know that your faith cannot be shaken. I shall not attack it. I do not seek to attack it, I seek to attack the soundness of the Empire's actions, not dispute it's justifications.
Unsurprisingly, my own belief is that the Empire acts in detriment to the entire cluster as it practices currently. But not only would I argue that, I would argue that it's actions are detrimental to itself in fulfilling the path given to the Amarr by God. What do you think of that? Dirty heretical mud-child, reporting in. |

Azdan Amith
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
127
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Posted - 2012.08.15 15:19:00 -
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To your first point: I appreciate the kindness of your words pertaining to my beliefs and I am pleased to see that you do not consider me malicious. I would suggest that my inability to be shaken is more likely due to my being stubborn and obstinate more than anything else. Also, please understand that I do not believe the end justifies the means, which I will try to illustrate as a response to your inquiry.
Halete wrote:Is it not however so convenient then that few Amarr voice that the Federation should be Reclaimed, when such a move would be a delayed form of suicide? Ah, but God will prevent the Empire from being annihilated for as long as it takes to accomplish their divine objective.
Convenience or cowardice? The Federation does need to be Reclaimed but the method of Reclaiming the Federation may not be one of direct warfare, it is possible to Reclaim a people through evangelism and mission work (I believe this was the point you were trying to make earlier). If a people prove rebellious to evangelism and mission work and remain powerful enough to deny conquest, then we must do all that we can and wait until such a time where one door or the other opens. On that note, God will not shelter the Empire from being annihilated should we fail to uphold righteousness and pursue his will. Nor is it a guarantee that God will shield the Empire from destruction at the hands of those who count themselves its enemies. What is guaranteed is that even should the Empire fall, God will raise up another people to fulfill his work, his sovereign will cannot be squelched by the failings and oppositions of his Creation.
Halete wrote:Is it not so convenient that the Amarr can dismiss every single argument about Reclaiming with the fact that it is to save our eternal souls? Ah, but heathens are slain in droves without accepting God, because of precisely how the Empire strives to fulfill it's birthright of conquest. That seems... damning.
I do hope that you did not perceive my part in this discussion as being dismissive of your points, I was seeking to discuss them not dismiss them. I would agree that yes, it is convenient that many Amarr will justify whatever they wish to with the divine mandate of the Reclaiming and it is a travesty that this occurs. I would also suggest that these individuals are guilty of grievances against both God and themselves and the Empire has, in the past, and will punish such blasphemies. As to your last point: it is damning. The loss of lives is a tragic and while I would say that minimizing the loss of lives while pursuing the end goal is the ultimate desire, sadly there are many that take no interest in doing so. (I would direct you to the thread by the Gutter Press pertaining to the Amarr "conquest" as an example of this.) Our own callousness and disregard for the lives of those whose souls we seek to save is something I perceive to be a grievance to God and perhaps it is a contributing factor to a number of things now plaguing the Empire and the Amarr; our penance, if you prefer.
Halete wrote:Unsurprisingly, my own belief is that the Empire acts in detriment to the entire cluster as it practices currently. But not only would I argue that, I would argue that it's actions are detrimental to itself in fulfilling the path given to the Amarr by God. What do you think of that?
I agree, almost entirely so. I do not believe the Empire is a detriment to the entire cluster because that would suggest that should the Empire fulfill its goal, the cluster would be worse for it (which I wholeheartedly disagree with). I do believe that the Empire is a detriment unto itself presently because many of us have lost our way, forsaken our purpose and disregarded compassion and sincerity in a cold pursuit of righteousness. I believe it is possible to lose sight of righteousness in the pursuit of it and it seems we may be guilty of having done so.
In summary, there are multiple paths to the same end and while one path may work for one people it will not work for others. We must practice wisdom and discretion in walking the paths we walk for what profit is it to those we seek to guide toward God if we make them hate God in the process?
This discourse between us has grown to be quite lengthy, perhaps we can arrange that personal conversation we agreed to have and continue this there? |

Eric Riso
Wildly Inappropriate Goonswarm Federation
1
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Posted - 2012.08.15 17:58:00 -
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Giraffes don't believe in god |

Eric Riso
Wildly Inappropriate Goonswarm Federation
1
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Posted - 2012.08.15 18:00:00 -
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And im pretty sure the catholic religion was created as an excuse to kill pagans......or something.......might have been giraffes...... |

Scherezad
Lai Dai Research Spacelane Security
127
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Posted - 2012.08.15 18:09:00 -
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Diana Kim wrote:Different logic is not required, if you climb down from heavenly metaphysics to mundane physics. Timeless entities would be frozen systems without any kind of evolution or motion. And invariant of any given system with respect to time is called an 'energy'.
I was speaking of "mundane physics" and not metaphysics, Kim-haani. A "timeless" entity would be able to break the causality upon which our sense of logic rests. The only way to properly examine such an entity is the construction of a new axiomatic system that doesn't rely on causality.
I'm speaking rather out of my field, though, so please excuse my errors. I'm certain that they are both present and numerous. |

Ssakaa
Murientor Tribe Defiant Legacy
234
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Posted - 2012.08.15 18:09:00 -
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Diana Kim wrote: Yet you don't provide One. Single. Proof of absence of this God. This makes you believe in absence of God.
Not so. I've all the spirituality of a melted nanoribbon. However, I concede that there is the smallest chance that the Amarr deity does exist, whatever it is meant to be. Never say never, as they say.
Quote:My point is, you have efficiently called yourself a bonker.
Nice word play. I like it -made me giggle which is an unusual thing. Only Vaari, Earl of Sosan, Bane of the Witches, Sarum's Plaything etc. etc. etc. does that for me in this virtual dump. The noun, though, is bonkers, plural. CMS-17 IV-á-á
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Azdan Amith
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
130
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Posted - 2012.08.15 18:52:00 -
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Eric Riso wrote:And im pretty sure the catholic religion was created as an excuse to kill pagans......or something.......might have been giraffes......
The what religion? Is this some new heresy I've not been made aware of? |

Diana Kim
Wolfsbrigade Lost Obsession
85
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Posted - 2012.08.16 03:25:00 -
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Jev North wrote: So what was the evidence you're not some kind of deep-cover Gallente fifth columnist, again?
If we take several assumptions about God: * God exists (as like now, in present time), * God is active (affects current events), and * God is almighty, then you can make a mind experiment. Call for God to show Himself to you. You can say it out loud, or just think about it, since God is almighty, He will hear you along of millions of others calling to Him at the same time. But God won't show to you. This means God doesn't WILL you to know about His existence, but rather wants you to believe or not believe. If God is almighty and doesn't WILL you to know about Him, then whatever experiment you will conduct to find existence or absence of God, you will have no results.
Thus proving or refuting existence of God is both theoretically and practically impossible.
What absurd you are talking about, is, actually, can easily be probed both theoretically and practically by performing some experiments or digging for data. But before I take your claims seriously and will let you make experiments on me, why won't you present any evidences yourself, that you are, actually, Jev North and not a gallentean maneater spaceslug with long purple tentacles, who ate poor girl and is using her skin as a disguise. And that you don't want to lure and eat me too. |

Henry Montclaire
42nd Devils and Dragons
6
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Posted - 2012.08.16 03:58:00 -
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What's a giraffe? |

Azdan Amith
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
134
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Posted - 2012.08.16 13:05:00 -
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Henry Montclaire wrote:Likewise, people see a universe and ask, "Why is this here? Why are we here?" I can say that I do not know. Or that it is unexplainable. The Amarrian looks at this and says "I do know!" When asked, this Amarrian would then say, "This universe was made by God through unknowable means and for an unknowable purpose." Nevermind that this explanation explains nothing, but ask instead "What made God?" and they must respond with, "He was always there." Essentially, they admit ignorance.
So their argument adds no solutions but only more questions. They compound an unknowable universe, which we can at least understand parts of, if not the origin, with an unknowable God who acts not with randomness but with unknowable purpose.
I can tell you and I are going to have several interesting interactions over the course of our careers.
God and his purpose are not unknowable, if they were then the pursuit of him would be ultimately futile. That you cannot comprehend does not make it true for all.
The universe likewise is only unknowable for as long as you refuse to know its Creator. In truth, the understanding of God answers far more questions than the denial of him. I would explain in more detail if you seek to listen.
EDIT: Also, the process by which one comes to the conclusion of the existence of God is not inexplicable. |

Henry Montclaire
42nd Devils and Dragons
6
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Posted - 2012.08.16 15:21:00 -
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It may not be inexplicable, it may even be rational, but it is no more rational and no more understandable than how one comes to be convinced of a godless universe. |

Azdan Amith
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
135
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Posted - 2012.08.16 15:48:00 -
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Henry Montclaire wrote:It may not be inexplicable, it may even be rational, but it is no more rational and no more understandable than how one comes to be convinced of a godless universe.
Indeed, I would not attempt to argue otherwise. Yet only one of us has asserted that the other's views are borne of ignorance and lacking in reason or that one leads only to more questions and not answers. |

Henry Montclaire
42nd Devils and Dragons
6
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Posted - 2012.08.16 19:20:00 -
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Touch+¬. Theological debate is really not my forte, so I will leave it in more capable hands and retreat back to my sinful godless life. Be well Monsieur Amith. |

Makkal Hanaya
Hanaya Deferment Co
270
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Posted - 2012.08.16 23:51:00 -
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Scherezad wrote:Makkal Hanaya wrote:
Dearest Scherezad,
I have no idea what you just said.
Dearest Lady Hanaya; I spoke poorly, which is no surprise. I'm frankly more surprised that I'm cogent at all. The only thing I meant to say is that logic systems which allow for "timeless" entities require a different logical intuition than we possess. This would make discussion of such a timeless entity extremely difficult. It was only an aside.
I am no scientist, but as I understand it, time as we perceive it isn't what time actually is, much like color isn't the property of an object but our interpretation of light that reflects off it.
When we call God timeless, some might mean literally 'without time' but I was taught that God's relationship to time was outside of human experience/understanding. although my eyes were open they might have just as well've been closed
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Mardon Hashur
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
25
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Posted - 2012.08.17 21:31:00 -
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Makkal Hanaya wrote:Scherezad wrote:Makkal Hanaya wrote:
Dearest Scherezad,
I have no idea what you just said.
Dearest Lady Hanaya; I spoke poorly, which is no surprise. I'm frankly more surprised that I'm cogent at all. The only thing I meant to say is that logic systems which allow for "timeless" entities require a different logical intuition than we possess. This would make discussion of such a timeless entity extremely difficult. It was only an aside. I am no scientist, but as I understand it, time as we perceive it isn't what time actually is, much like color isn't the property of an object but our interpretation of light that reflects off it. When we call God timeless, some might mean literally 'without time' but I was taught that God's relationship to time was outside of human experience/understanding.
That is the way that I understand God Ms.Hanaya and the term "timeless" is used, in my understanding, to explain that Time has no effect on God and that he is not in our understanding of time but one that is unique to God.
Sincerly Mardon Hashur |

Scherezad
Lai Dai Research Spacelane Security
136
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Posted - 2012.08.18 04:07:00 -
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Makkal Hanaya wrote:I am no scientist, but as I understand it, time as we perceive it isn't what time actually is, much like color isn't the property of an object but our interpretation of light that reflects off it.
When we call God timeless, some might mean literally 'without time' but I was taught that God's relationship to time was outside of human experience/understanding.
Cosmology isn't my field, but I'll try to explain what little I know. Time is properly a dimension of space. This makes the universe, from its beginning to its end, a single, unified entity along four dimensions (well, properly many more dimensions, but that's not important).
Taking this into account, the model becomes a perfect sphere if rendered upon an imaginary four dimensional space. I find this to be a lovely idea in and of itself, but if you want to include a "timeless" entity, this is a good location for it - outside of the sphere.
It's just a thought, and likely wrong. But a lovely thought! |

Eric Riso
Wildly Inappropriate Goonswarm Federation
3
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Posted - 2012.08.18 16:06:00 -
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god is a giraffe |

Zanziba'ar
Nova Ops Panda Cave
48
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Posted - 2012.08.18 17:05:00 -
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Ah Devil. Still making contentful posts i see.. - Mulzvich "Zanziba'ar" Gorath |

Bruno Adams
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2012.08.19 01:04:00 -
[114] - Quote
The only true "God" is death, and what do we say to death? Not today! |

Devils Embrace
T-Cells Moar Tears
41
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Posted - 2012.08.26 13:06:00 -
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Zanziba'ar wrote:Ah Devil. Still making contentful posts i see..
Yes sir, it brightens my day talking to God...about Giraffes It's like they usually say about fantasy MMO's and men playing female characters: "If I'm going to spend alot of time watching this character, it might as well have a good looking ass". |

Devils Embrace
T-Cells Moar Tears
43
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Posted - 2012.09.04 12:39:00 -
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Zanzi where have you been? It's like they usually say about fantasy MMO's and men playing female characters: "If I'm going to spend alot of time watching this character, it might as well have a good looking ass". |

Devils Embrace
T-Cells Moar Tears
43
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Posted - 2012.09.04 12:42:00 -
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Diana Kim wrote:Jev North wrote: So what was the evidence you're not some kind of deep-cover Gallente fifth columnist, again?
If we take several assumptions about God: * God exists (as like now, in present time), * God is active (affects current events), and * God is almighty, then you can make a mind experiment. Call for God to show Himself to you. You can say it out loud, or just think about it, since God is almighty, He will hear you along of millions of others calling to Him at the same time. But God won't show to you. This means God doesn't WILL you to know about His existence, but rather wants you to believe or not believe. If God is almighty and doesn't WILL you to know about Him, then whatever experiment you will conduct to find existence or absence of God, you will have no results. Thus proving or refuting existence of God is both theoretically and practically impossible. What absurd you are talking about, is, actually, can easily be probed both theoretically and practically by performing some experiments or digging for data. But before I take your claims seriously and will let you make experiments on me, why won't you present any evidences yourself, that you are, actually, Jev North and not a gallentean maneater spaceslug with long purple tentacles, who ate poor girl and is using her skin as a disguise. And that you don't want to lure and eat me too.
God def exists, whatever the "scientists" or evolutionists believe something always had to make whatever made our universe. Now come the always popular "who came first the chicken or the egg?"
Now lets hear it..... It's like they usually say about fantasy MMO's and men playing female characters: "If I'm going to spend alot of time watching this character, it might as well have a good looking ass". |

Azdan Amith
Order of Light's Retribution
278
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Posted - 2012.09.04 13:45:00 -
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Devils Embrace wrote: God def exists, whatever the "scientists" or evolutionists believe something always had to make whatever made our universe. Now come the always popular "who came first the chicken or the egg?"
Now lets hear it.....
Neither. God came first and then creation followed.
~Archon Azdan Amith,-á Order of Light's Retribution |

Devils Embrace
T-Cells Moar Tears
43
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Posted - 2012.09.05 08:09:00 -
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Azdan Amith wrote:Devils Embrace wrote: God def exists, whatever the "scientists" or evolutionists believe something always had to make whatever made our universe. Now come the always popular "who came first the chicken or the egg?"
Now lets hear it.....
Neither. God came first and then creation followed.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. But the argument always comes up among these discussion It's like they usually say about fantasy MMO's and men playing female characters: "If I'm going to spend alot of time watching this character, it might as well have a good looking ass". |

Jev North
Anshar Incorporated
89
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Posted - 2012.09.05 09:16:00 -
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I understand circular logic is popular in Amarrian circles, but.. are you really complaining about an argument "always coming up" after first bringing it up yourself? |
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