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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts 
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On 2012-06-10 10:05, acesover wrote: Oh, I was unaware that you understood the "very nature" of Supreme Beings. My bad. But if that "very nature" means a fair and loving deity that doesn't order the destruction of those who hold other gods before him (which pretty much rules out the God of the Old Testament,) then, yes, I wouldn't mind that. |
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts
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I don't believe there is a tooth fairy.
Just sayin'. |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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Jeff-
Well you might as well quit putting teeth under your pillow 'cause she doesn't believe in you anymore either. You've got to believe for this stuff to work. Remember what almost happened to Tinker Belle? For what it's worth, though, I put my old set of dentures under my pillow hoping I could score some big bucks, but all she left me was a tube of Polident. |
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Bill Hilly Elite user 449 Posts
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On 2012-06-10 17:24, stoneunhinged wrote: At least you believe there's a Santa. |
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts
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Then there was the bully who left other kids' teeth under his pillow...
Author of: GARROTE ESCAPES
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. - Albert Camus |
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts
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On 2012-06-10 00:05, acesover wrote: Me too- who wouldn't? That is how all of this started in the first place. It is OK to whistle in the dark, just don't expect a response you are going to appreciate.... Jim
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts
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Did I really belive that people would answer the question posed?
Answer: I hoped so but did not think it would happen. A few did. Thanks for that I was just curious. A few answered but then it went off on a debate again. Isn't that a surprise here on the Café? 
The thing is I was pretty sure of those who would go off on a tangent or derail the topic. No real surprises there. No one asked what kind of Supreme Being you wanted. No one asked if you believed in a Supreme Being or not. No one asked you to put all sorts of limitations on this made up supreme being. In other words no one asked you to build a supreme being. It is like asking, would you pick up a 100 dollar bill if you saw it lying in the street? And the answers come back: Not if it was on fire and I had just spilled gasoline on myself. Or not if it was surrounded by rattle snakes. Ad nauseum. It wasn't a trick question. Just a question. Not even asking what your beliefs are. Just a question asking would you...(read original post) Seems like a lot of people want to create their own supreme being...is that ironic or what?
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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kambiz Inner circle Perth, down by the cool of the pool 1129 Posts
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On 2012-06-10 17:35, mastermindreader wrote: LOL!!!!!! I SIMPLY ADORE how two threads now are evolving into dentistry, my second favourite subject In fact, spirituality, magic and dentistry may easily cause me to cyber hug you all!! Good root canal to all! Kam p.s I am the tooth fairy
If I speak forth, many a mind will shatter,
And if I write, many a pen will break. .....and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay! |
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kambiz Inner circle Perth, down by the cool of the pool 1129 Posts
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On 2012-06-10 18:10, Steve_Mollett wrote: And this is why I love you Mr Mollett lol!! Kam
If I speak forth, many a mind will shatter,
And if I write, many a pen will break. .....and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay! |
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kambiz Inner circle Perth, down by the cool of the pool 1129 Posts
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On 2012-06-10 00:05, acesover wrote: In answer to your question acesover... I would prefer there to be a Supreme Being. Why? Because it offers me a Supreme Power to feel unified under with others who may have diverse thoughts, opinions, and backgrounds. But most importantly, it gives me a reason to sustain integrity when no-one is watching me. A Supreme Being-less society does not consider a crime a crime, unless you get caught doing it.... A Supreme Being allows for us to be responsible for our own actions, to take account of our own actions since we are going to be brought to a reckoning when we die. "O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds." - Baha'u'llah Kam
If I speak forth, many a mind will shatter,
And if I write, many a pen will break. .....and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay! |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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On 2012-06-11 00:03, kambiz wrote: That's an interesting take. My inclination is the exact opposite - in a society with a supreme being, it's never the case that nobody is watching. And since by one definition, integrity is what you do when nobody is watching...
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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kambiz Inner circle Perth, down by the cool of the pool 1129 Posts
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Well in that case then Lobo, I agree with you. A Supreme Being ensures I sustain integrity (full stop)
Kam
If I speak forth, many a mind will shatter,
And if I write, many a pen will break. .....and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay! |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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Ummmm...
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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kambiz Inner circle Perth, down by the cool of the pool 1129 Posts
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Maybe I misunderstood you?
If I speak forth, many a mind will shatter,
And if I write, many a pen will break. .....and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay! |
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Jeff J. Special user Connecticut 787 Posts
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On 2012-06-10 15:03, LobowolfXXX wrote: |
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Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts
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On 2012-06-10 00:05, acesover wrote: Not sure why you think that if there is a "Supreme Being" that there would be more than just this. Just because there might be a higher power is no guarantee that we get anything more than this life. So best to live it as if this is the only one we get. So in answer to your question it doesn't matter to me if there is a god or isn't. Knowing for certain of its existence wouldn't change how I am living my life on iota.
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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Jeff J. Special user Connecticut 787 Posts
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On 2012-06-10 17:35, mastermindreader wrote: |
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Jeff J. Special user Connecticut 787 Posts
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On 2012-06-10 17:35, mastermindreader wrote: A tube of Polident is better than waking up the next morning and finding nothing. That stuff isn't cheap...lol. |
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kambiz Inner circle Perth, down by the cool of the pool 1129 Posts
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On 2012-06-11 01:13, Payne wrote: ...and this is where we are at a crossroads Payne. I totally agree with you in that it is "best we live it as if this is the only one we get" So how do you define what is best for you? Is it just what gives you enjoyment and pleasure? This is a critical question, no? Kam
If I speak forth, many a mind will shatter,
And if I write, many a pen will break. .....and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay! |
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