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Originally Posted by Rick336
Since no gods are actually speaking to us, and since no evidence shows that any gods ever have,
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I think that depends on the god of one's understanding and how it's defined to or by them. If may not be sacred to someone else. It could be perceived as madness.
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Today if anyone says that animals can talk or that witches can fly,
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I had a very talkative or maybe just vocal cat. And she was damned good at smiting unbelievers. A witch is perfectly free to buy a plane ticket. I've flown with several.
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Homosexuality is not a sin for the simple fact that sin only exists in our imaginations. It's not a real thing. It was a concept invented thousands of years ago as a way to control the population.
In order to grow our intelligence and become a more civilized world, we need to challenge our thoughts and beliefs and ask a lot of questions before we automatically accept something as fact.
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” - Socrates
Rick
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One of our courses was on 'Socrates' Way' at our center. There are a few around who say we are about impiety and corrupting youth. History says that's why Socrates was sentenced to death.
What we teach is a correlation of the laws of science, opinions of philosophy, and revelations of religions, applied to the needs and aspirations of people today. We've been labeled Panentheists or Panpsychists and that is true to the extent that we are Monists.