Before i start replying, good morning all, hope u had a nice weekend.
Sisterfatima:
"So, according to you, these souls return back to their bodies and have to ‘re-live’ their lives?"
These souls reencarnate on a different body, and may not be in this planet or dimension.
"Where are these so called angels? And What is there purpose? I am still waiting for the proof that they exist. "
Angels / seraphins / Djins , all help God.
Hmmm, never had the fealing that you have "someone or something" watching for you on those times of need? God isn't private to each person but angels are.
"We believe angels have different functions. They are a creation of God, but have no freewill. They do as God commands and some bring revelation down (like angel Gabriel),some are gatekeepers of hell, some record good deeds, some are constantly in worship, etc. Believing in Angels is a pillar of our faith and we have a great amount of detail on them."
I agree with almost all you say about angels and will correct what i don't agree with.
A revelation, following the ideas of the "Revelation Books" is an imposition from one People over the others, " Do as we do or our God will destroy you", what a perfect father would only teach one of his children and than ask her to taught all others because he couldn't do himself?
Please, don't be offended with my reasoning.
Now to your summary.
"1. You believe in God, but don’t know anything of Him. You don’t know where He is, Why He created this world, etc etc"
Reread line 1 of my reply. Already told you why he created this world, i ain't a broken record.
"2. You believe in Angels, but have absolutely no knowledge of them. You claim you use reasoning, yet you believe in these insivible creatures found in scriptural books!"
Spirits of higher level don't lie and i wasn't the only one to whom it was said about angels, as you can find out if you read The Book of Spirits.
"3. You claim you believe in the Soul, yet this is illigocal. Where is exactly is your soul? And why can we see it? "
"Full name Plato (Πλάτων)
Birth c. 424–423 BC, Athens
Death c. 348–347 BC, Athens (aged 76 approx)"
As you may notice after you read about him, reasoning is even older than any revelated religion, before him, Socrates had studied about it too, if 2 of the world's more important philosophers of the world, 2350 years ago, already defended the same reasoning that us Deists do now.
"6. You believe in Nature. The reality is that Nature is something people use to explain phenomenon they don’t understand. For example, they associate nature with weather, earth, animals, plants, etc when in reality, It is God Who created and controls all these! If you look carefully at the definition of nature, you will see that they are just attributing God’s authority to this invisible non-existent agent."
Don't forget that Socrates dialogues were written by Plato and that in those dialogues he gives his own opinion.
"In several dialogues, Socrates floats the idea that Knowledge is a matter of recollection, and not of learning, observation, or study.[29] He maintains this view somewhat at his own expense, because in many dialogues, Socrates complains of his forgetfulness. Socrates is often found arguing that knowledge is not empirical, and that it comes from divine insight. He is quite consistent in believing in the immortality of the soul, and several dialogues end with long speeches imagining the afterlife. More than one dialogue contrasts knowledge and opinion, perception and reality, nature and custom, and body and soul. The only contrast to this is his Parmenides."
Now, lunch break, will continue afterwards.
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Only God Can Judge Me
الله فقط يمكنه محاكمتي
I am you and you are me, if you love i love, if you suffer i suffer
أنا أنت, و أنت أنا, إذا أحببت نفسك أحببت نفسي, إذا عانيتَ عانيتُ
Before i start replying, good morning all, hope u had a nice weekend.
Sisterfatima:
"So, according to you, these souls return back to their bodies and have to ‘re-live’ their lives?"
These souls reencarnate on a different body, and may not be in this planet or dimension.
"Where are these so called angels? And What is there purpose? I am still waiting for the proof that they exist. "
Angels / seraphins / Djins , all help God.
Hmmm, never had the fealing that you have "someone or something" watching for you on those times of need? God isn't private to each person but angels are.
"We believe angels have different functions. They are a creation of God, but have no freewill. They do as God commands and some bring revelation down (like angel Gabriel),some are gatekeepers of hell, some record good deeds, some are constantly in worship, etc. Believing in Angels is a pillar of our faith and we have a great amount of detail on them."
I agree with almost all you say about angels and will correct what i don't agree with.
A revelation, following the ideas of the "Revelation Books" is an imposition from one People over the others, " Do as we do or our God will destroy you", what a perfect father would only teach one of his children and than ask her to taught all others because he couldn't do himself?
Please, don't be offended with my reasoning.
Now to your summary.
"1. You believe in God, but don’t know anything of Him. You don’t know where He is, Why He created this world, etc etc"
Reread line 1 of my reply. Already told you why he created this world, i ain't a broken record.
"2. You believe in Angels, but have absolutely no knowledge of them. You claim you use reasoning, yet you believe in these insivible creatures found in scriptural books!"
Spirits of higher level don't lie and i wasn't the only one to whom it was said about angels, as you can find out if you read The Book of Spirits.
"3. You claim you believe in the Soul, yet this is illigocal. Where is exactly is your soul? And why can we see it? "
I advise you to read the allegory of the cave by Plato (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_cave)
"Full name Plato (Πλάτων)
Birth c. 424–423 BC, Athens
Death c. 348–347 BC, Athens (aged 76 approx)"
As you may notice after you read about him, reasoning is even older than any revelated religion, before him, Socrates had studied about it too, if 2 of the world's more important philosophers of the world, 2350 years ago, already defended the same reasoning that us Deists do now.
"6. You believe in Nature. The reality is that Nature is something people use to explain phenomenon they don’t understand. For example, they associate nature with weather, earth, animals, plants, etc when in reality, It is God Who created and controls all these! If you look carefully at the definition of nature, you will see that they are just attributing God’s authority to this invisible non-existent agent."
i'll reply this one with a copy/paste from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato
Don't forget that Socrates dialogues were written by Plato and that in those dialogues he gives his own opinion.
"In several dialogues, Socrates floats the idea that Knowledge is a matter of recollection, and not of learning, observation, or study.[29] He maintains this view somewhat at his own expense, because in many dialogues, Socrates complains of his forgetfulness. Socrates is often found arguing that knowledge is not empirical, and that it comes from divine insight. He is quite consistent in believing in the immortality of the soul, and several dialogues end with long speeches imagining the afterlife. More than one dialogue contrasts knowledge and opinion, perception and reality, nature and custom, and body and soul. The only contrast to this is his Parmenides."
Now, lunch break, will continue afterwards.
"
Only God Can Judge Me
الله فقط يمكنه محاكمتي
I am you and you are me, if you love i love, if you suffer i suffer
أنا أنت, و أنت أنا, إذا أحببت نفسك أحببت نفسي, إذا عانيتَ عانيتُ