). The idea that you can save yourself, in a sense, is ridiculous. If you walk upon a man going under in quicksand, and he shouts for help, you'd be silly if you said, "Don't worry, pick yourself up!" 
To me, at least.This is why you listen to your elders-chances are they're right (unless you're asking them about calculus, forget it).The one mistake all of you are making is a lack of perception of personal religion as a process.
I am curious where you got this interpretation and what it means. I have never completely understood just what that phrase does imply.Mastermind wrote:Son of Man in the context Jesus used it means "heir of a great king or lord". I highly doubt you qualify as the son of man kmart. No offense.
Oh, I can clearly see this feeling and it is very human indeed. A sense of justice so strong that that one thinks it's gotta exist beyond us. That's why it's so difficult for us to see the dog eat dog and survival of the fittest in the order of Nature. The problem is that, no matter what our wishes are, Nature doesn't consider them. The universe doesn't care about our hopes and fears, or our sense of equity. Assuming this has also liberating effects. An Equalizer probably would inflict more injustice in the process of giving everyone what everyone deserves.Do you think that people turn to religion or a belief in "God" because they see the inequity and uncertainty of this life and hope that "God" or whoever, whatever, will one day be the great Equalizer?
Wow! An amazing comment, your whole post, j316.Atheist, you don't realize where you are at this point spiritually, you can now welcome a real Lord, one who definitely does exist.
Of course, now I remain open to any possibility. This was not the case before, when I was into the dogmatic pressure of religion. You never know... Perhaps it's "atheist today, believer tomorrow". The key is not to close paths innecesarily. Maybe the "Equalizer" wouldn't necessarily be the "Judge of all things" that doles out rewards or punishments. Maybe the "creator" as a "person" (concept) isn't necessarily the equalizer. Maybe something else is ... maybe something inside of us.An Equalizer probably would inflict more injustice in the process of giving everyone what everyone deserves.
JP Holding.j316 wrote:Mastermind wrote:
I am curious where you got this interpretation and what it means. I have never completely understood just what that phrase does imply.Mastermind wrote:Son of Man in the context Jesus used it means "heir of a great king or lord". I highly doubt you qualify as the son of man kmart. No offense.
