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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:30 am
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To start off, I am not saying who is right and who is not. That said...
Monotheism. When I say monotheism, I know many people immediately think of the big three: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. When looking this over, try and keep some of their ideas in mind.
In particular, I would like to contrast to opposing ideas.
The first Idea I'll throw out for discussion is: Worshipping the God, as it will affect your life now, and your afterlife. In other words, don't anger the big guy.
The Second idea: Devil Worship. In particular, I'll bring up the Yezidi devil worshippers. They believe in a God in heaven, and in an afterlife. However, their belief is that God is all forgiving, and they will be redeemed after death. As a result, they worship the "Infernal Powers." They feel that it is the "Devil" who runs this earthly life, and as such if you want a good life, you better be on his side.
What are your thoughts on these two similar, yet very different, approaches to life?
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:50 pm
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I would see them as parents and teachers. In the first case, worshiping the unique God and making everything to please him reminds me of what children of severe parents would do in order to please the parent and stay in their grace. Also, to absolutely follow, trust, love someone or something with that much fervent belief, there is an angle of fear to take in consideration. Pure and total blind respect comes out of fear, at one point or at another. But without fear, there is no respect.
As for the second type, the ppl who worship the devil in their earth lives and trust the loving god, I see that as kids in school. During school days, they do attempt to please their teachers and ask them favors, or education. The devil puts humans through hard challenges in order to train them, to teach them the value of the "light" - to fully appreciate and know in their hearts what is that that Loving God's love and attention towards humans. A teacher will push a student as far as possible so that the student can go through the test and have a A+ grade to bring back to the parent who'll stick it on the fridge and be proud of the kid.
I personally having the experience of having gone through a bad experience, and then know light and love and richness 100 times bigger and deeper than before, I do thank my "rebel angel, my demon" for putting me through that tiny hell I've been through, so I could fully appreciate easy comfort and give out even more to the others - thus, really growing up in my soul - being more wise and experienced.
That is my opinion
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:53 am
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:44 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:30 am
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