Guest guest Posted July 27, 2002 Report Share Posted July 27, 2002 B " H For those of us who believe in only one god, this is the one ;-) -- there are just too many names for Him/Her (some male, some female) to list them all ;-) Debbie Hi Debbie > I write " G-d " instead of spelling out the generally accepted English > word for the one and only deity. Erm - which one would that be? Could you possibly narrow it down at least to the appropriate pantheon? BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2002 Report Share Posted July 27, 2002 B " H (this was meant as a means of identification, not a theological absolute ;-) Actually, in my belief system, it is deeds that are important, not beliefs. Beliefs are only important as a means to an end -- the end being, well, being a good person. If you don't believe in G-d and live a good life, you still are " owed " an afterlife (and a good this life too ;-) while if you do believe in G-d but live an evil life (hurting people, killing, taking from others, etc.) then you are a bad person and not " owed " an afterlife. (BTW, I don't believe that G-d will strike people down if they don't believe in any deity or they believe in multiple deities. I'm into deeds ;-) Debbie and some of us don't believe in dieties at all fraggle *waits for lightening bolts* " Heartwork " <Heartwork wrote: >Hey Debbie > >We don't all believe there is only or just one deity! > >Jo > >> I write " G-d " instead of spelling out the generally accepted English word for the one and only deity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2002 Report Share Posted July 27, 2002 Hi Debbie > For those of us who believe in only one god, this is the one ;-) -- > there are just too many names for Him/Her (some male, some female) to > list them all ;-) I just find it intriguing that there is a general assumption amongst monotheists that everyone believes that there is only one deity. Particularly within Judaism, which only became truly monotheistic some way into its history, and in which at least one branch (the Qemant) is still a monolatory. :-) BB Peter --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.375 / Virus Database: 210 - Release 10/07/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2002 Report Share Posted July 28, 2002 B " H YOU are the one making assumptions. You are assuming that I think everyone believes in one god and only one god. I make no such assumptions. (and, if you had read what I wrote you would have realized that.....) Debbie Hi Debbie > For those of us who believe in only one god, this is the one ;-) -- > there are just too many names for Him/Her (some male, some female) to list them all ;-) I just find it intriguing that there is a general assumption amongst monotheists that everyone believes that there is only one deity. Particularly within Judaism, which only became truly monotheistic some way into its history, and in which at least one branch (the Qemant) is still a monolatory. :-) BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2002 Report Share Posted July 28, 2002 Hi Debbie > YOU are the one making assumptions. You are assuming that I think > everyone believes in one god and only one god. I make no such > assumptions. (and, if you had read what I wrote you would have > realized that.....) What you wrote was that it G-d is a way of referring to " the one and only deity " - I see quite an assumption there that everyone will know which deity you are talking about. BB Peter --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.375 / Virus Database: 210 - Release 10/07/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2002 Report Share Posted July 28, 2002 B " H Yes, that's right. A means of identification. Since there are so many names this deity goes under, this was my only means of identification. And, if you had read my post that came later, you would have seen exactly what I meant by that. Sorry if I'm just to trusting and naive, but it never occurred to me that anyone would take it as anything other than a means of identifying which deity I was talking about. Debbie Hi Debbie > YOU are the one making assumptions. You are assuming that I think > everyone believes in one god and only one god. I make no such > assumptions. (and, if you had read what I wrote you would have > realized that.....) What you wrote was that it G-d is a way of referring to " the one and only deity " - I see quite an assumption there that everyone will know which deity you are talking about. BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2002 Report Share Posted July 28, 2002 B " H Here, Peter, just in case you didn't see it the first time: B " H (this was meant as a means of identification, not a theological absolute ;-) Actually, in my belief system, it is deeds that are important, not beliefs. Beliefs are only important as a means to an end -- the end being, well, being a good person. If you don't believe in G-d and live a good life, you still are " owed " an afterlife (and a good this life too ;-) while if you do believe in G-d but live an evil life (hurting people, killing, taking from others, etc.) then you are a bad person and not " owed " an afterlife. (BTW, I don't believe that G-d will strike people down if they don't believe in any deity or they believe in multiple deities. I'm into deeds ;-) Debbie and some of us don't believe in dieties at all fraggle *waits for lightening bolts* " Heartwork " <Heartwork wrote: >Hey Debbie > >We don't all believe there is only or just one deity! > >Jo > >> I write " G-d " instead of spelling out the generally accepted English word for the one and only deity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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