I met God

Nope. Religions are Maps. There can be many Maps of the same Territory. Some Maps may be more or less accurate than others. Maybe only some people listen?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

I don't know. When I was a child and we were playing, quite often I would arrive home to find I was in trouble cause Mom had been calling me for ever or have a sister or brother tug at my sleeve and say "Mamma's calling!"Often I would be asked why I didn't do something and reply "'Cause no one said to." only to be told just exactly how wrong I was.Possibly, like when I was a child, we have selective hearing, hearing only that which we wish to hear.I have never heard GOD speak to me in loud booming tones or even authoritatively. When GOD speaks to me, if it is GOD, it is in a small quiet voice, in whispers, not shouts.

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Well I am sorry that you have never heard, but I am not sure that it is anyones fault or even really very important.I have a hearing loss. Likely it is the result of Chicken Pox when I was a child but there is also a genetic tendency on both sides of my family to have tinnitus (which of course I was also lucky enough to get).The fact that I just plain can't hear things is not my fault. The fact that you have not heard GOD may not be your fault either.

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Way too long an answer required and way too far off topic.If you want an answer though, start with the thread Message 1.It is not as unusual a position as you might think though.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Very seldom have wars actually been fought over religions or religious belief. Often though religious propaganda has been used to sway the ignorant and add a fascia of legitimacy to wars of conquest or struggles for power. Even the Crusades were not about religion, but rather who would control the profitable ports and the trade routes.

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I thought we had been over this with you before. That is a pretty silly statement from several perspectives. First, the Biblical GOD is the Muslim God, the God of Abraham, just as it is the Jewish God.Second, religions are just Maps, they are not the Territory. Christianity is not GOD, Islam is not GOD, Wicca is not GOD.Now if you want to continue to conflate the Map with the Territory then just like the exclusionist Theists, you will only contribute to misunderstanding, strife and violence.

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I don't know.

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But I do not say that GOD is Jesus but rather that Jesus is GOD. And yes, Muslims and Jews will disagree with that. But that has nothing to do with the God of Judaism, Islam and Christianity all being the God of Abraham. Yes, you are saying that. I happen to believe that is wrong and guess what, many other Christians would agree with me. The Bible agrees with me. I referred you once before to the thread Message 1. Have you read that yet? No. Map versus Territory is a basic part of learning semantics and critical thinking. It is not a belief but a necessary tool if you ever want to learn to think critically. For a short but very important book on the subject, read Language in Thought and Action by SI Hayakawa, or the General Principles of semantics laid down by Alfred Korzybski.Both of those works should be required reading for kids in about the 9^th. Grade.

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Of course it is. Trying to keep this somewhat on topic, let me see if I can explain.If GOD the creator of all, seen and unseen exists, then that is a reality, a Territory. It happens to be a part of reality which we cannot test by definition, since it is Supernatural. That does not mean GOD does not exist, only that at the present time we have no way to test such a reality.GOD though, if GOD exists, is GOD. GOD is not something we can create, but rather whatever that actuality happens to be.Religions on the other hand are a creation of man. We create religions. We write the books, the manuals.They are attempts to portray the reality GOD, but they are human constructs, Maps. They are NOT GOD. Huh? Huh? I said it was my belief. I said no more than that it was a belief. Not sure I understand what you are asking, but if it is "Do I believe that both the Qur'an and Bible are right", then sure. Both have areas that are likely right, areas where they are wrong. On the issue of whether Jesus is actually divine or just a prophet, neither of us will know for sure while we live. Not quite right. I know that the flood did not happen. All of the evidence shows that there has not been a world-wide flood in at the least, the last 600,000 years. I have no choice in what to believe there, the record is clear. I do not get to pick there, the FACT is that the flood did not happen as described in the Bible.The same holds true for other issues, the Exodus never happened as described, the Conquest of Canaan never happened as described, the Earth is not just 6000 years old and there was no special creation as described in Genesis.I don't have a choice in what to believe on those matters. The evidence is overwhelming that they simply didn't happen.Jesus existence and divinity are another matter. Whether Jesus existed or not is an open question. But as I have said many times (even to you) if we found proof positive that Jesus lived, if we found his expense account that listed every stop, every person he met with, all the bills for the great fish fry, it would still not address the issue of his divinity. I freely admit that I only believe in Jesus' divinity and that I could be wrong. I don't know. I am quite sure that you do not have to be Born Again or any such nonsense since GOD speaks to Jews and Christians and Hindus and Muslims and Wiccans and Taoists and Satanists and Buddhists.As I pointed out in Message 21, it could just be a hearing problem. It could be selective hearing. It could be that background noise drowns Her out.

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Once more.We can't.I have told you that I believe I talk with GOD. I have also told you that I might be wrong. Once more.I don't know.For example, your posts indicate that you have not heard (or read and comprehended) anything I have said or Ringo has said. Based on that I have no problem believing that you also have not heard anything GOD would say to you.

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You respond accordingly. LOL. Not sure where you get that. You yourself said that you do not think GOD actually spoke to them. More laughs.No, I did not say that and in fact, you are simply once again supporting what I did say.I said I don't know why you cannot hear GOD talking to you.

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Absolutely true. And that is why I always say that the Map must be tested against the Territory. Just because the Map shows a bridge, it does not mean the bridge has not been washed out or that the road is not closed.The reason that the analogy is so important is because many folk confuse the Map with the actual Territory. They think GOD is the Biblical God or the God of the Qur'an or the God of the Torah. When that happens they lose sight of the fact that religions really are only Maps, they are not the Reality, the Territory.

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Once again.I don't know why you can't hear GOD talking to you.

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I'll ask.She says She has no idea what your problem is and that not only has She been talking to you, She has been sending you books and prophets and mentors and you still just don't get it.

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Remember that religions are just Maps, not the Territory. Christianity is not GOD. Nor is Islam GOD.Why can't GOD speak to people through the Map of their choice? Really? Are you sure?

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