no, not the chicken or the egg. that one's been done to death.
i ask what came first, man or god. in other words did man create god or did god create man?
i ask this because a good friend of mine's body is being ravaged by cancer as i type this. he has been placed in palliative care. mike is a saint, his nickname is ned flanders because he's incredibly honest and sincere in everything he does. mike was originally from the united states but came to canada as a conscientious objector to the vietnam war. mike was in the medical research racket before he came to the cracker factory and was passionate in his fight to legalize marijuana. it wasn't that he thought marijuana was a great substance, it was the criminal records young people were saddled with that made mike's hair stand on end.
has this caused me a crisis in faith? no, i have long since lost my faith.
one day i might find my faith, or not.
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I cry every time I hear Amazing Grace.
It is more of a proof to me that God exists to hear about your friend being the amazing person he is... despite his terrible circumstance... yet he continues to be the gentle person he sounds. If that is not due to grace, I don't know what could carry him through.
I'll put him in my prayers.
Oops. My answer is this; God came first and created the rest of this proving ground. It's up to man to pass the test. I fail a lot.
I think the goddess came first..
and will pray for your friend..wish him peace
ananda - i guess we finally differ on something.
hey wait a minute, i thought you bought into the sirens of titan.
yellowdog - is the goddess a deity watching over the universe or strictly limited to earth?
Oh I love Mike, he sounds like a hero! So sorry he got the cancer.
Great post! Keep up the excellent work!
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billy - look to mike as he goes through this - he may be able to help you with your faith.
sage - i was speaking to mike today and his courage is inspirational.
crazy - i have more faith in quadrapeds than in bipeds.
billy - quadrapeds rarely, if never, hurt us the way bipeds do.
People are complex, but also really simple. We want to be safe. We want to think someone has our best interests at heart.
Personally, I think it is up to US to provide that for each other.
I'm so sorry about your friend's illness. Sounds like you and others are there for him and that is what is going to matter.
Very sorry to hear about your friend Billy. I hope he is doing as well as can be expected. And I am definitely one who feels marijuana should be decriminalized.
she says the universe which gives her hope as we are fucked
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