erik-rasmussen.com— Most people that say they are agnostic are really functional atheists, but they are making an epistemological argument to avoid confrontation and accusations of having faith or dogma.
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Tolkienism is the only true religion. It is a rational religion of intellect. The Lord of the Rings is the standing miracle that proves it is indeed from the one and only God. For it contains numerous scientific, historical, and literary miracles that no man could have known or produced. As God says in the The Lord of the Rings,“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring; renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.”The standard of judgment on The Lord of the Rings is such that a single error would mean the revelation could not be from God, as we believe it is the divine speech of God, and God does not make mistakes. The unbelievers have yet to find a single error therein, and its been 53 years. The best they can do is twist the translations or take verses out of context or without their established meanings to try and fool those who do not have knowledge, but indeed, any who reads The Lord of the Rings with a sincere heart will know that it is from God. Pick up a copy today and read it!
@c0mputar -- throw me an email, your views resemble mine and I would like to talk to you more about this subject--of course, only if you want to as well.email: erossmu@gmail.comAnd anyone else that wants to have fun discussions as well. :)
See automatically assuming. I am far from christian. and @ purkel, modern science has proven that the universe does have an age jackass. So you cant really say it was just there.w
I try not to obsess with labels being given, but I call myself agnostic since I dont know the real answer, but dont deny the possibility. I guess my definition would come from atheists/theists I have encountered, with the atheists absolutely denying any possible existence, and the theists denying absolute non-existence. I believe something is out there, but I dont know what to call it, and I dont believe it can be defined by any religious text. While I dont believe in , I believe we're all just variables in the big mathematical equation called life. Relatively speaking, there isn't a right or wrong answer.soapbox=off[/rant]
The existence of a supernatural being is unknowable. Whether it be that you believe it DOES or DOES NOT exist. Both are an not provable. And yes, it is equally impossible to disprove the existence of fairies and leprechauns, but in the end this is meaningless because this will never influence the way I live my life, in the same way that god doesn't
I disagree with the characterization of agnosticism, but the blogger has in interesting perspective. To me, an agnostic is partly non-committal and partly apathetic. I suppose some agnostics simply feel too overwhelmed by the question of god to settle on a consistent belief.
Similar, but I use "Deism" to portray that I believe in god based on reason rather than faith, and that the god I believe in is dissimilar to the idea of god viewed by most theists. The 'en' represents the idea that I would leave open the possibility that god is also more that I can perceive. Very good work though, most people have never heard of 'Pantheism'.
Closed AccountOct 7, 2008
Valentine Michael Smith, is that you?
evilunleashedOct 7, 2008
Tolkienism is the only true religion. It is a rational religion of intellect. The Lord of the Rings is the standing miracle that proves it is indeed from the one and only God. For it contains numerous scientific, historical, and literary miracles that no man could have known or produced. As God says in the The Lord of the Rings,“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring; renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.”The standard of judgment on The Lord of the Rings is such that a single error would mean the revelation could not be from God, as we believe it is the divine speech of God, and God does not make mistakes. The unbelievers have yet to find a single error therein, and its been 53 years. The best they can do is twist the translations or take verses out of context or without their established meanings to try and fool those who do not have knowledge, but indeed, any who reads The Lord of the Rings with a sincere heart will know that it is from God. Pick up a copy today and read it!
erossmuOct 7, 2008
@c0mputar -- throw me an email, your views resemble mine and I would like to talk to you more about this subject--of course, only if you want to as well.email: erossmu@gmail.comAnd anyone else that wants to have fun discussions as well. :)
Closed AccountOct 26, 2008
See automatically assuming. I am far from christian. and @ purkel, modern science has proven that the universe does have an age jackass. So you cant really say it was just there.w
kenyadoitOct 28, 2008
I try not to obsess with labels being given, but I call myself agnostic since I dont know the real answer, but dont deny the possibility. I guess my definition would come from atheists/theists I have encountered, with the atheists absolutely denying any possible existence, and the theists denying absolute non-existence. I believe something is out there, but I dont know what to call it, and I dont believe it can be defined by any religious text. While I dont believe in , I believe we're all just variables in the big mathematical equation called life. Relatively speaking, there isn't a right or wrong answer.soapbox=off[/rant]
ctscradle08Oct 31, 2008
The existence of a supernatural being is unknowable. Whether it be that you believe it DOES or DOES NOT exist. Both are an not provable. And yes, it is equally impossible to disprove the existence of fairies and leprechauns, but in the end this is meaningless because this will never influence the way I live my life, in the same way that god doesn't
ricperry1Jan 4, 2009
I disagree with the characterization of agnosticism, but the blogger has in interesting perspective. To me, an agnostic is partly non-committal and partly apathetic. I suppose some agnostics simply feel too overwhelmed by the question of god to settle on a consistent belief.
yuukannaOct 21, 2009
Similar, but I use "Deism" to portray that I believe in god based on reason rather than faith, and that the god I believe in is dissimilar to the idea of god viewed by most theists. The 'en' represents the idea that I would leave open the possibility that god is also more that I can perceive. Very good work though, most people have never heard of 'Pantheism'.