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Human Arrogance & Egotism

The vedas can too, as well as any book on ethics.

"O God! You are the friend of all because of your merits. A good person embellished with good thoughts becomes the friend or benefactor of all. Such a person influences others, because of his positive personality traits and attracts them and as a result, he befriends all."
53 Rig Veda Quotes from Successories Quote Database
 
Faith is composed of the heart's intention.
Light comes through faith.
Through faith men come to prayer,
Faith in the morning, faith at noon and at the setting of the sun.
O Faith, give us faith!

Make me immortal in the realm
where the son of Vivasvat [Yama] reigns,
where lies heaven's secret shrine, where
are those waters that are ever young.
For Indra, flow thou on, Indu!

Make me immortal in that realm
where movement is accordant to wish,
in the third region, the third heaven of heavens,
where the worlds are resplendent.
For Indra, flow thou on, Indu!

Make me immortal in that realm
where all wishes and longings go,
where spreads the Radiant One's region,
where holy bliss is, and happiness.
For Indra, flow thou on, Indu!

Make me immortal in that realm
where beatitude and joy and cheer
and transports of delight abound,
where the highest desires have been filled.
For Indra, flow thou on, Indu!

The wisdom of The Rig Veda
 
<facepalm>

The next time you're down and out try finding a BITTER ATHEIST'S HOMELESS SHELTER.

How about the next time you are really sick for some reason, forget the doctor and/or hospital and head to church to pray... see how well that goes.
 
How about the next time you are really sick for some reason, forget the doctor and/or hospital and head to church to pray... see how well that goes.

Or pray and ask God to send an ambulance.
 
How about the next time you are really sick for some reason, forget the doctor and/or hospital and head to church to pray... see how well that goes.

I can do both - go to a Christian physician and submit it to prayer.
 
How much of religion is human arrogance and/or egotism?

To think we're so special?
To think we matter so much?
To think we "know" what it's all about?

In the realm of the entire known Universe, and whatever may be beyond the known Universe, how arrogant must we be to think we're a chosen and special being within that space?

Why would Human Beings, on Earth, matter at all to anything that could possibly create the entirety of the known and the unknown?

Why would we think we're so special?

Feel free to point out those beings in the universe who are better and more intelligent than us.
 
How much of religion is human arrogance and/or egotism?

To think we're so special?
To think we matter so much?
To think we "know" what it's all about?

In the realm of the entire known Universe, and whatever may be beyond the known Universe, how arrogant must we be to think we're a chosen and special being within that space?

Why would Human Beings, on Earth, matter at all to anything that could possibly create the entirety of the known and the unknown?

Why would we think we're so special?

I get my fill of all the arrogance and ego I can handle in this forum every day. Why, we've got people who are omniscient, omnipresent, all knowing, all seeing, all powerful.
 
Too much "we" already. Include me out (as Sam Goldwyn is supposed to have been fond of saying).

Or as my dear departed mother used to say, "My, aren't we plural today."
 
I get my fill of all the arrogance and ego I can handle in this forum every day. Why, we've got people who are omniscient, omnipresent, all knowing, all seeing, all powerful.

THen, we have some who think they got a line straight to God.
 
Feel free to point out those beings in the universe who are better and more intelligent than us.

How smart does a being have to be to be more intelligent than an evolved Darwinian ape?
 
Is that your omniscience talking?

No, it's my powers of observation. I see how certain people act, and the claims they make. You do know what 'observation' is, correct? You also have heard of 'reasoning' and 'logic' I hope.. and properly applied rather that bad arguments and poor logic. I am sure you can provide samples of the later.
 
No, it's my powers of observation. I see how certain people act, and the claims they make. You do know what 'observation' is, correct? You also have heard of 'reasoning' and 'logic' I hope.. and properly applied rather that bad arguments and poor logic. I am sure you can provide samples of the later.

Lol. Your so called "powers of observation" are wrong more often than they are right, that is, if they ever are right. Speaking of that, how about "backing up" your claim that I am a drug addict? I'd really like to hear it.
 
Feel free to point out those beings in the universe who are better and more intelligent than us.

What's the point here?

Is your suggestion that since we can just barely see past our own noses that we are unquestionably the single most advanced life-form to have ever existed, and therefore god?
 
Why, we've got people who are omniscient, omnipresent, all knowing, all seeing, all powerful.

Who here claims to be omniscient, omnipresent, all seeing, and all powerful? Please provide some quote where such things have been stated.

As for the all knowing part, yes there are absolutely a few here who think they know it all, and those would be the folks who claim the bible is literal, and the absolute and undeniable "word of god" as well as the only path to eternal salvation.
 
Who here claims to be omniscient, omnipresent, all seeing, and all powerful? Please provide some quote where such things have been stated.

As for the all knowing part, yes there are absolutely a few here who think they know it all, and those would be the folks who claim the bible is literal, and the absolute and undeniable "word of god" as well as the only path to eternal salvation.

We've got people who claim to know all about your personal life, your business, your thoughts, one of them "liked" your post. He couldn't pick me out of a crowd but he claims to know what my vocation is. Others want to tell me what I think. Still others have claimed that I have substance abuse issues, that I never served in the military, one even claimed to know that I can't play an instrument.

So don't talk to me about arrogance, there is plenty of it on your side of the field.
 
We've got people who claim to know all about your personal life, your business, your thoughts, one of them "liked" your post. He couldn't pick me out of a crowd but he claims to know what my vocation is. Others want to tell me what I think. Still others have claimed that I have substance abuse issues, that I never served in the military, one even claimed to know that I can't play an instrument.

So don't talk to me about arrogance, there is plenty of it on your side of the field.

Playing the victim are we?

The fact that people question the validity and/or integrity of the stuff you post here probably says more about what and how you're posting than it does about the people calling you out.

You might want to think about that a bit.
 
Playing the victim are we?

The fact that people question the validity and/or integrity of the stuff you post here probably says more about what and how you're posting than it does about the people calling you out.

You might want to think about that a bit.

You were saying something about arrogance?

As far as what people say about me, they are usually ad hominem attacks from insecure people, nothing substantial, These people most likely have no lives of their own, you can tell by their post counts.

At the end of the day I know who I am and have no problem facing myself in the mirror. If these insecure people need to feel like they are better than I am for whatever reason, I can't help that.
 
You were saying something about arrogance?

As far as what people say about me, they are usually ad hominem attacks from insecure people, nothing substantial, These people most likely have no lives of their own, you can tell by their post counts.

At the end of the day I know who I am and have no problem facing myself in the mirror. If these insecure people need to feel like they are better than I am for whatever reason, I can't help that.

Did you just make assumptions about people online who you don't know, after faulting them for making assumptions about you?


OM
 
Did you just make assumptions about people online who you don't know, after faulting them for making assumptions about you?


OM

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Did you just make assumptions about people online who you don't know, after faulting them for making assumptions about you?


OM

Sauce for the goose.
 
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