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Your inability to see sense is perhaps self explanatory, but w/e.

One would suggest Poly, that the very purpose of any GOD would be omnipotence.

Something that just huffs and puffs and creates a bit of wind for example, is really just a labourer....Not even a sub-GOD.

Not that I'm in charge of GOD classification.

Are you?

It was an exaggeration of the actions of devout Jews at the wailing wall.

Circumcision and stylised rituals....Ideological embellishments that make no real difference.

Would a GOD be so stupid, as to think that such behaviour, was or had ever been necessary.

And the same ritual unnecessity generally applies to all religions.

The necessity of GOD or MEN?

Easy question me thinks.

I understand the basic idea I think.

A scientific experiment whereby comparative data is used to calculate something......Standard methodology.

In this case the action of light in a variable environment, to determine lightspeed.

I just think that it would have been better to have said, when the rotatable mirror is not rotating, or is fixed.

A rotating mirror that is not rotating, is something of a contradiction.

An orgy of genital mutilation and head butting walls perhaps.

And other very sensible stuff.

Yep.

I know it doesn't work that way Doc.

But we've been drumming anti-fascist morals into our kids ever since WW2.

So don't start blaming the kids for the liberal morals that you and your old folk inspired Doc.

Foucault's Method flawed from the outset.

Because despite it's potential.....If a mirror isn't rotating, then it's not a rotating mirror.

That could just as easily describe a bowl of custard Trade.

What I really wanted, was to understand what your GOD actually was.

Narcissistic ecstasy, one would assume.

SO

GOD

AND THEN

A BLOKE WAS NAILED TO A POST.

BECAUSE YOU AND I ARE SINNERS.

GO............Material evolution..........GOD principle.

Or nihilism of course.

Must stress, GOD not to be confused with a floaty about bloke.

More likely to be floaty about AI.

Somewhere along the way we will rely upon Alternative Intelligence.

If not already.

(Nothing really artificial about intelligence).

So it took Homo sapiens 300 000 years to ask this question.

And it's taken IT what?....

No more that 50 years to make us reliant upon IT.

And  AI is featureless and all talks the same basic language.

So less arguing and fighting.

He's easy listening....He has a sort of sing song pitch.

But I find that I end up, not having really listened to a word that he said.

Though I think that this is quite a common phenomena.

Unless we are actively motivated to acquire specific data, internal receptors will not respond.

Sometimes regarded as ignorance, I suppose.

And probably why I always day dreamed in Sunday School.

And why my wife keeps saying.....You weren't listening were you.

I always blame the wax.

And  like you will probably not bother to acquire anything I have written here.

Depends on what you mean by GOD Trade.

And I'm never quite sure what you do mean by GOD.

It would be helpful if you accompanied such preaching, with a practical explanation of your idea of GOD.

Rather that using loose and undefining ritual speak.....White Noise as it were.

Is that a internal manifestation of  excitement and wellbeing.

Or a surface based sensation of comfort....Which of course is also an internally based expression of outward sensation.

Do you apply some sort of moisturising solution?

And do such moments of sensory pleasure, inevitably conclude?.......EVENTUALLY putting clothes on, as it were.

Hey....You started it.

And don't tell Tradesecret.

They will have you repenting for the rest of your life.

Wahoo.

Nice.

Sin, guilt and repentance.

As opposed to being slightly dishonest, worrying a tad and either owning up or not bothering to own up.

And then there's everything or anything in between.

And I think that original sin was sort of a sexual motivated phobia.

And repentance...Perhaps a good flogging of the buttocks....Was a sexually motivated philia.

Glory be......The perversity of religion.....And humans in general.

And as sure as HELL!......Guilt doesn't eat me up Trade.....HaHa.

Does guilt really eat you up Trade?

Do you spend your life repenting for every little indiscretion?

Yep

I'd forgotten about Dr Lebronski.

Sorry Doc L.

Better Poly.

If you take a look at my posts in this thread, you should be able to work out that  I'm pretty much in agreement with you.

Nonetheless I still find the discussion interesting.

Yep

I too thought it a "breadcrumb".

But perhaps something I don't know about.

Can you enlighten me?

If you think so.

Of course you do Doc.

And I particularly appreciate it's futility.

An assemblage of recurring modifications that arrive at their own conclusion and achieve nothing other than that.

So replace MGB with Allah.

And Muhammad is a happy bunny too.

Doc and Muhammad

Like two peas in a pod.

The Ontological argument could unite the World Doc.

It could prove everything to everyone's satisfaction.

Like, replace MGB with MPA

Morally Permissable Abortionist

Will satisfy the pro-lifers for sure Doc.

Or MGP

Maximally Great Paedophile!

Oh dear dear Doc.

What have you started?

Voyager suggests that empty space, might not be as empty as we thought.

And semi-absolute is a contradiction in terms.

A bit like half-full or half-empty.

What is an intelligent word?

I got that.

Nor Me.

The OP was Post Obama.

It's what's known as an interesting discussion Poly.

Instead of sniping, what not try and bring something useful to the discussion.

How does the Gnostic Christian hypothesis sit with your version of Polytheism?

Shit-eating.

Common method of secondary digestion.

Sort of chewing the cud.

But not so appreciated by the human eye, as the ruminative cow is.

So GOD is that which might give purpose to everything.

Or on the other hand, that which I have become from data acquisition and analysis....Which may or may not have any other greater purpose.....Or be relative to any other greater purpose...AKA GOD principle.

So not withstanding that Gnostic Christian is a contradiction in terms.

You're sort of a theistic atheist.....If that weren't contradictory enough.

I suppose it all boils down to which label best represents our own personal version of human  ignorance.

Shitposting.

Common mammalian method of data transfer.

My dog spends hours reading the messages in other dogs excreta.

What actually is GOD?

Well.

Do you mean funny embarrassing, or excruciatingly embarrassing?

And of course, history is everything that has happened, not just the stuff chosen to be in history books.

Do you or I know, even 1% of our respective homeland's real history.

Well.

To whom it may concern.

Gnostic Christianity is a contradiction in terms, founded upon the fantasy of a GOD and Christ.....Which was founded upon all myth and fantasy, that preceded it.

Just another more or less unrealistic version of the same thing.

Vote Rational Madman.

Entertaining and well acted satirical sketch.

Maths class seemed essential to the plot.

American history is pretty concise 250 to 450 years, depending upon where one chooses to start.

And so inextricably linked with European history.

So I'm not sure why you think that American history is such a mystery.

Never sure if you're replying to me Poly.

Perhaps you could tap the reply button if you are.

Should be occasionally expected though Doc.

Ontological Argument.....Not to be taken seriously.

What I'm suggesting Doc.

Is

If we tolerated each others moral expectancies.

It might solve a whole lot of unnecessary hassle.

After all no moral point of view can actually  be known to be correct.

For sure Doc.

Look at Afghanistan now.

Taliban V Isis.

Never one big happy family.

And of course, the Taliban are now our mates again.

Never said you were.

I'm what would be generally regarded as atheist.

And although I think that theistic belief is a bit daft.....I'm not "against" it.

it's just how some people have developed.

I'm not scaly.

As in fish like.

Though I scored 10

And Women are disadvantaged by the practicality of their urinary function.

I'm sure that Poly would have scored 9 otherwise.

For sure Stephen.

And I'm pretty certain that Black Africans enslaved Black Africans.

And White Europeans enslaved White Europeans.

And move on.

As I'm sure the majority of our youth are doing.

And I'm proud of our diverse society here in the U.K. 

One World

One People.

Have a good day too Stephen.

And in my opinion the term Veteran has  become a sad reflection of human society.

Ex Soldier formally employed by the State.

Get a job, move on.

Stop making a song and dance.

And don't expect me to be impressed.

Veterans of WW2, were the last to deserve real praise for their service to Country and freedom.

One World nation makes loads of sense Doc.

It's just that humans are far from sensible.

And other tree based names.

Though the above is a good perspective of the hypothetical Christian GOD principle.

I think what you actually mean Doc.

Is.

They want their version of a moral code.

A version that you have become conditioned to agree with.

The other side think in the the same way of course.

But slightly differently relative to their conditioned moral expectancies.

Intolerance of each other is the hypocrisy Doc.

Especially in the Land of the Free......(He laughs)

It's the Land of Us and Them now Doc.

Biden too old for sure.

But nowhere near as amusing.

And in my opinion, pulling out of Afghanistan was a masterstroke.

Otherwise it's still Republicans who are the most entertaining.

Gaetz for instance, is that guy human or hybrid...Fantastic film baddy though.

Good answer.

Perhaps we should be paid to have the vaccine....Keep the money out of the pockets of fat cat lawyers.

Well......You actually mean the moment that the Orange Guy walked in.

And for sure, we were suitably entertained for the next four years.

Though the finale was less light hearted and more dark comedy.....Rudy G deserves an Oscar.

Inflation is the nature of the system.