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All Christians believe there are trinity, one God in three persons, being the same substance, but there is also the “Paraclete”, literally “the comforter”, who is in early christianity identified with the Holy Ghost, but later also called “a gift of the Holy Ghost” or “another Jesus” (the earthly presence of Jesus) The paraclete is a rather confusing concept. The Catholics (both Roman and Greek) are worshipping Mary as the mother of God, and prayers go regularly to Mary . She could not be more prominent in the adoration. Protestants however give no place to Mary. mainly because they are horrified by the Catholic view, which is in their eyes contrary to the Ten Commandments: (you shall make no images nor bow for them or serve them). Nevertheless Catholics reject these critics. So there you have got 5 deities. Then comes a large quantity of saints, who are prayed to and who are supposed to perform guardance and miracles, each in their own field. So the christian pantheon is actually as filled as the ancient Greek, and looks more like hinduism, with a lot of minor gods. Many scientists argue, that the concept of a Father God, a son God, and a Mother of God reminds too much to the Egyptian Isis - Horus - Osiris worship to be a coincidence

Again that's a new agey esoteric interpretation of the trinity which is not taken seriously by orthodox Christianity. They take the trinity literally. That God is divided into three parts. Which makes Christianity not a monotheistic religion . First lets define monotnotheism. It is to believe and worship only one god which is the only one who deserves to be worshiped. Lets try this definition in islam ,Judaism and Christianity Islam believe and worship only one god which is allah So islam is a monotheistic religion Judaism believe and worship only one god they called him yahwah and he is the same god in islam but with different name maybe because of the diffrence in languages between the quran and the torah .but what is certain is that he is the same god So Judaism is monotheistic also Christianity believe and worship three characters One of them is a human prophet called jesus and he is unquestionably not Divine but Christians worship him The second is the holy spirit (angel Gabriel) and he is an angel not divine but Christians worship him and there are other sects who worship mary mother of jesus instead of holy spirit and of course both of them is without doubt not divine The third they called him God with big G letter which is the same god of islam and Judaism ..despite that he is the only one deserves to worshiped but Christians prefer to create this mess and worship the three characters at once and try to convince people that 1+1+1=1 which is tottaly nonsense Conclusion:Christianity is not monotheistic but rather polytheistic

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Most people seem to think a dictatorship is horrible. They seem to view it as one of the worst forms of government. Why? What is inherently wrong with a dictatorship? It's funny that most people think a dictatorship is inherently evil, but that is the form of government of the Christian God and the government of choice of the bible. Dictatorships are not inherently wrong, it is merely the fact that there has never been a single human being who could hold the office and not become corrupt due to human nature. It's not really a good idea to have one person making all the decisions without any advisement and second opinions, but it doesn't make it evil. It's human nature that makes the position of dictatorship bad.

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle. You can hope for a miracle in your life, or you realize that your life is the miracle. When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another. Open your eyes, mind and heart to the astonishing miracles of life, to the beauty surrounding you, to the uniqueness of your being, to the wonders you can achieve. Stop taking life for granted. Its literally the most amazing miracle ever .make the most out of each day . Have a nice day everyone ?

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Aren't you aware of the big bang ? The universe does have a beginning and this is an unquestionable fact today. We know it all started 14 billion years ago . As for the multiverse theories. It doesn't “explain” why the initial conditions that prevailed at the Big Bang origin of our universe, and the physical constants and laws which shaped its subsequent evolution, appear so exquisitely fine-tuned to allow for the possibility of life. The idea is that there’s nothing particularly special about our universe: it is simply one of a (possibly infinite) number of universes, all with different initial conditions, constants, and laws. Most will be inhospitable, but it should come as no surprise to find ourselves in a universe which isn’t. Multiverse theory is still just a hypothesis. Not a scientific fact.

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Fine tuning does imply an intelligent designer. We have two choices ..either all these cosmological constants are perfectly established to produce life by mere accident and chance .or some intelligent designer put it that way. The values of the constants, and boundary conditions of the universe are fine-tuned for life in general, not merely human life. a universe with s slightly different laws, constants, and boundary conditions would almost certainly not give rise to any form of life. according to the fine-tuning considerations, universes with different laws, constants, and boundary conditions would typically give rise to much less structure and complexity, which would see

Seriously, are you an atheist? Do you believe this whole cosmos with all the laws of physics and the intelligence in it was just an accident? Fine tuning requires a fine tuner. according to many physicists, the fact that the universe is able to support life depends delicately on various of its fundamental characteristics, notably on the form of the laws of nature, on the values of some constants of nature, and on aspects of the universe’s conditions in its very early stages. It is not that it is a lucky coincidence which we have to accept as a primitive given; that it will be avoided by future best theories of fundamental physics. the universe was created by some divine designer who established life-friendly conditions.

It takes experience to run a country of any size. For that reason, the structure of a monarchy keeps the training for governing within the family. In a dictatorship, the experience comes from first-hand incidents that generate expertise. Think of it like this. You have one person who trained for 4 years in school to be a welder. You have another person who has worked the last 4 years, 8 hours every day, as a welder. Which person would you hire for your next welding job? Which is why the power of a dictatorship can seem so inviting, especially to a nation that has been struggling economically. The real-life experiences of the ruler feel relatable to the general public, which allows them to accept the idea that sacrificing their rights for the better good of everyone is an idea worth pursuing.

@Adamq8 I can't read it. The words are foggy . Low resolution. Can you please copy paste it and post it as a reply .

Maybe but i explained that not all dictators should be evil and corrupt. Dictatorship is one form of government structure and it has its pros And cons ,so as democracy. The primary benefit of this government structure is that it permits swift changes to occur within a society. Once the dictator decrees what should happen, those changes are made. There are no delays or ongoing debates about which course of action should be better. The dictator has sole control, which eliminates any arguments or fighting that could stop the process of change before it starts.

Not all of them. It's up to the people. I have nothing wrong with a dictator ruling over me so far, the dictator does not desire power but desires to rule with justice. I have never met such a person, and would need to know a person well to follow them as such. All forms of government are dictatorships in different shapes painted different colors. In democracy the majority rule the minority, this apeals to the majority, obviously, but the majority of people in a capitalist society desire money, so the super rich can easily persued the majority simply by leading them as a dog with balogna, that dog will follow you anywhere. The minority thus becomes not a minority of people, out voted, but becomes a majority of people who disagree at the very foundation with their own society and there will never be a vote to decide if we should restart from the ground up.

No it's different. We are not talking about some arbitrary number of small gods . Christianity insists that its 3. Only 3. And that is a core belief in the doctrine.

Like i said it all depends on what kind of dictator are we dealing with and giving authority to . He is not necessarily be evil. Its just that there never was a good dictator in the first place. But no, its far from evil, and it works a lot better then democracy. People cant handle freedom, so why should they be given any. Most people dont even care what happens to their right to vote. Half of them doesnt even show up when it election time. There are 2 kinds of people. The first is the biggest group. The easely sattisfied masses. Keep them happy, and the country is happy. They are the simple workers, and they are happy when they have enough food, a tv with blonde talentless people on it 24/7, and a wife to share the bed with. And there is a very small group of people that actually cares. They want power, to change and to influence the country. They are not sattisfied with just a tv, food and a wife. They want more. Those are the ones that end up in politics. And those are the ones that need to be checked on in a dictatorship. Satisfy them by giving them power.

Some say that Christianity is a monotheistic religion because of.. The source of authority for their beliefs The Bible, tells us there is only one God, and it refers to him as being The Father. But that same Bible also tells us that Jesus is God too, and that the Spirit of God, or the Holy Spirit is a person. The doctrine of the trinity is the result of reconciling all of these truths. Therefore we conclude that there is only one God (monotheism) — that he is a spiritual Being, and the Being of God is comprised of three co-equal and co-eternal persons. Isnt that the same thing as polytheism? The doctrine of the trinity is one of the hardest Christian doctrines to understand and to explain.

I think dictatorship can be positive. If a truly GOOD leader would be in place, one who would look for the greater good, he or she woould do a better job of governing than a democracy. There would be no red tape which stops so many good plans. I'm of course aware of its negativity.. It gives the authority and power to one individual to decide the fates of millions of people and gives them no choice but to accept it or be punished. It usually denies the existence of individual rights and, much like the Christian God, have no actual basis for his wants but will go at whim to control everyone. But it all depends if we have a good decent dictator or an evil one.

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With all due respect to everyone who commented here..I must say that I find everything about Christianity absurd. Think about it .. Christianity: The religious belief that God impregnated a 13-year-old married virgin girl, causing her to give birth to God, so that humans could kill God’s son God, so that people won't go to hell, provided they believe in this story . Isn't that a silly story that makes zero sense ? According to Christians Jesus was both man and God. That in itself is absurd. The bible teaches that no man can carry the sins of another so Jesus, as a man, cannot “take away the sins of the world”. If the answer to that is that he was also God, he was still a man!!! Did he change his state from man to God at will?Absurdity stacked upon absurdity. The notion that God would become part of his creation…absurd. If I cut myself while baking a cake and some of me ends up in the cake (whether a little blood, or my whole finger), I’m still not IN the cake! Absurdity again. The notion that a person would be granted paradise simply for believing that Jesus was God …also absurd. The first commandment, God is ONE! A few thousand years later, now he’s three? Absurd. I could go on. I didn’t even mention some of the absurd examples (like the one comparing the trinity to an egg) that Christians have used to explain this. Like I said, absurdity stacked upon absurdity. It is also, to a believer, very disrespectful to the creator to say that God was somehow bound by his limitations and need for blood. Yes, a Christian, (actually a few Christians) have offered this as an explanation. Like I said, the whole idea of a trinity is absurd.

@Adamq8 so help me to understand.. the father is not the son and the son is not the father.... YET..the father is the son and the son is the father . That's like saying A=/=B and yet A=B. How does that work ..? Also do you subscribe to orthodox Christianity? I thought you are into Pantheism and non-duality and you don't treat God as separate from oneself.

How exactly is it irrelevant? It's the whole base of Christian theology. The father, the son and the holy spirit. And Christians claim hat they are one God despite that the fact that they are clearly three persons. Its mind boggling. And that's btw why there are so much Christian sects. Because they all disagree about the correct image of God

Do you understand what "monotheistic " mean ? How can Christianity be monotheistic if it believes that God is three distinct persons? Of course ghe absurd part is that they calim at the same time that the three persons are indeed one God. That just doesn't compute In my mind .

That's nice analogy but do you think that's what orthodox Christianity teaches about the Holy trinity? The problem is that there is a clear contradiction between God being one in essence and yet divided into three persons simultaneously. The esoteric interpretations of the trinity aren't being taken seriously by orthodox Christianity.

That's an esoteric interpretation because you are into new age spirituality. If you say that to a chirstian they will accuse you of being a heretic. They take the Holy trinity literally. That God is divided into three persons.