Davidjayjordan said:
dglas said:
So, DJJ, do you live for the ecstatic "Wow! I was right!" moment that just never seems to come? Tell me, does a little part of you die every time one of the prophesies of universal doom, despair, suffering and death fail to occur, or do you just rationalize your way around them ...every!...single!...time! in eager anticipation of the next opportunity to get ready for the sanctimonious "See! I told you so!" moment.
(((And good to hear from you tooo . Nice introduction)))
It seemed the appropriate thing, given the topic at hand.
Davidjayjordan said:
dglas said:
Will you be awash in rapture-ready, orgasmic, self-congratulatory glee if you actually get to see billions of people die?
(((NO a bttter world where love rules will BE.. But if you love this present hell on Earth, you better cling tightly to it... for it will get worse)))
If you have your way, right?
This isn't hell on Earth, whatever that is supposed to mean. This is our life, our place and our time. We decide if it gets better or worse, and we make it how we decide to make it. There are those who see this as an active enterprise, something we can take part in and influence for the better. Those who speak of potential and efficacy. People like me.
And then there are those who run and hide behind fantasy, awaiting a time of recogning when they'll be recogned better than everyone else. No evidence; no reason to posit this, except simple, catastrophic self-indulgence. people like you.
I don't see any love in your view at all. All I see is your hatred of people.
Davidjayjordan said:
dglas said:
Will that be a moment of ecstatic joy for you? Is that the be-all and end-all of your being and existence? Is that really what you live your life for?
(((Just the opposite, as I want all wrongs righted, and all tears dried, I want justice and love and real PEACE with no oppression and no conspiracies, but then again the majority HERE, think there are no conspiracies, and that the rich and pwoerful love them and always tell them the truth)))
Even if it were true "the majority HERE, think there are no conspiracies, and that the rich and powerful love them and always tell them the truth" it still would not begin to match your naivete (
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/naive) in placing your trust, and a malicious humanity-hating trust at that, in fluffy nonsense and cults of helplessness.
Davidjayjordan said:
dglas said:
Is that all you have to offer?
(((Nope the solution, the peaceMAKER ... JESUS. Do you have a btter one ?)
Why, yes, I do. We can do it ourselves; leave aside the fluffy nonsense of wishful thinking and get on with the business of living so that we create a better world, because no one is going to do it for us, no matter how hard you wish. But only the profoundly ridiculous would suggest we should just wait for some imaginary friend to sort everything out for us, especially if their only contribution is sactimonious recrimination and egoistic self-justification.
To hell with the past. That was then; this is now.
Time to look to the future.
Davidjayjordan said:
dglas said:
Honestly, I wonder what it's like to live from this end-o'-the-worldtm to that end-o'-the-worldtm. Do you feel cheated? Or are you attracted to the never-ending self-righteousness of never being taken seriously? Do you imagine that, in some vague way, this makes you superior - more in tune with a non-existent divine - than the rest of us mere humans, you know the ones you so earnestly wish to see dead?
(((Alive and thinking and progressing is what is hoped for, but all have to choose and we are all equal with Him, because none can compare to Him.... so lightne up and just learn some real prophecy and get your head together.... and do count to maybe twenty before posting again, or have a cold shower before writing. Thanks)))
Progressing? Progressing towards what? The end?
Hope? To hell with hope. It takes work, determination and clarity to avoid seeking vague, non-existent, metaphysical quick-fixes and self-congratulatory justifications. To keep the eye firmly fixed on target: the future. To stay awake. To learn to understand what we can affect and how. Kissing beads and shaking rattles got us absolutely nowhere. Thousands of years of it. Nowhere.
We did it your way and did nothing but wallow in a quagmire of superstition, hatred and poverty, accomplishing nothing. Your way is the past. We do have something to learn from it, this is true. That something is: never again!
Davidjayjordan said:
dglas said:
Inquiring minds want to know...
(((Then a true skeptic and inquiring mind should study and research and consider...)))

Let me see if I have this straight. *You* are going to tell *me* what constitutes a real skeptic. Oh please, do enlighten me...
Let's see, we can list all the cases of this or that miscellaneous, anonymous prophesy of doom, death and destruction. With me so far? Let's do the research by asking a simple question. In all the untold examples of prophetic doom, how many times have they come true? Is that question understandable? Zero. Is that answer contested? So, let's consider the the probability of yet another apocalyptic prophesy coming true, based on the past success of such prophetic nonsense. Well, I guess we'd better not sell everything yet....
Of course, the problem is not in the content of the prophesies. It is the idea of prophesy itself and the basis for it. Of course it is not really to the point to get into this with you, because you aren't an honest believer. You are a user. This stuff gets you high (or so you think) so you use it to act superior. Sadly, it isn't working. No one is convinced, but you.
Of course, you have sold. You sold your humanity for despair. And then you tried to change it to suit your petty whims; the same person who attempts to rewrite traditional morality in order to justify your descent into sin. You are an ethical egoist. Most of your ilk are, really.