A world of despair

"I'm confused, what about Occam's razor would force one to deduce that the existence of God is very unlikely?"

Yes, you are.

Occam's razor cannot force one to deduce anything.

I'm confused, what about Occam's razor would force one to deduce that the existence of God is very unlikely?

"You wrote, "It's not all about you, regardless of who you may believe you have met; this article was written by a Thomas J. Reese.""

You're getting pretty good at this.

"My comment was to alltheroadrunnin about a comment that he/she made to me, not specifically about what Thomas J. Reese wrote."

I presumed that he/she would have referred to you as "friend of god".

"If you have actually ever read anything that I have written on these different sites, you would or should know that I have never said nor implied that it was "all about me"."

Now, now, don't your panties in a bunch.

"Quite the contrary, I have said that it is about God and God's Plan for All of humanity and All of creation of which I happen to be a member of."

That's your BFF god, right?

"I have said tho that God chose me for a specific "job" and that it is up to God to see me thru on the "job" that God chose for me to do, I did not chose this "job", God did, I accepted."

Correction, that's your boss-man god, right?

"Like it says, "Remember, you have not chosen Me, I have chosen you", God chose, I accepted, pretty simple."

You must be as giddy as a schoolgirl.

"See you and the rest of humanity in the Kingdom."

You won't be seeing me.

"Take care, be ready."

Don't worry, be happy.

"Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum."

Insincerely, Peregrine Bartleby Rumpelstiltskin Solus

PSolus

You wrote, "It's not all about you, regardless of who you may believe you have met; this article was written by a Thomas J. Reese."

My comment was to alltheroadrunnin about a comment that he/she made to me, not specifically about what Thomas J. Reese wrote.

If you have actually ever read anything that I have written on these different sites, you would or should know that I have never said nor implied that it was "all about me".

Quite the contrary, I have said that it is about God and God's Plan for All of humanity and All of creation of which I happen to be a member of.

I have said tho that God chose me for a specific "job" and that it is up to God to see me thru on the "job" that God chose for me to do, I did not chose this "job", God did, I accepted.

Like it says, "Remember, you have not chosen Me, I have chosen you", God chose, I accepted, pretty simple.

See you and the rest of humanity in the Kingdom.

Take care, be ready.

Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum.

"You wrote, "Rather than reading the Scriptures, Thomas, you could have read Arthur Schopenhauer. He had more information, than the writers of the Scriptures. Then, your other choice would be just as reasonable."

I have never heard of Arthur Schopenhauer much less read anything that he wrote."

It's not all about you, regardless of who you may believe you have met; this article was written by a Thomas J. Reese.

alltheroadrunnin

You wrote, "Rather than reading the Scriptures, Thomas, you could have read Arthur Schopenhauer. He had more information, than the writers of the Scriptures. Then, your other choice would be just as reasonable."

I have never heard of Arthur Schopenhauer much less read anything that he wrote.

What do you mean by "other choice"?

Take care, be ready.

Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum.

Large scale disasters inevitably raise discussions about our hope and faith in God, and God’s actions in the world, but perhaps we should also ask about God’s hope and faith in us. Why did it take an earthquake to arouse a level of global compassion that Haitians have never before experienced? The concentrated and conspicuous suffering in the wake of this 2010 earthquake has elements of the chronic daily suffering that Haitians have tried to escape for decades. The crumbling infrastructures, the poverty, the predation by gangs, have been blights on that nation for far too long. The outrageous burdens of an unfair national debt with roots in reparations to slave holders has too long weighed down the hopes of Haiti. Now in the midst of tragic deaths, injuries, fears, and despair, we might ask ourselves where were the prophylactic actions of the global community to seek justice that would have allowed the nation to outfit itself with structures that could withstand seismic activity to a greater degree. Is justice as simple as access to sufficient rebar ? Is justice as simple as the possibility of modern building codes and standards ? Is justice as simple as acknowledging and righting historic wrongs ? How much less compassion fatigue we’d feel now, had a clarion call for social and economic justice in and for Haiti captivated the entire world long before now.

Rather than reading the Scriptures, Thomas, you could have read Arthur Schopenhauer. He had more information, than the writers of the Scriptures. Then, your other choice would be just as reasonable.

"I wrote, ""No matter how "unlikely", God does indeed "exist", I have met God."""

Indeed you did.

"You responded, "This is not true; it is simply something that you desperately want to believe is true.""

Yep, that sounds like something that I would write.

"Not really, actually it was 10 years and 2 days ago that I met, Who is referred to as God the Father and 10 years and 1 day ago that I met the Holy Spirit Who revealed to me that the Catholic Eucharist Is Jesus."

Again, this is not true; this is simply something that you desperately want to believe is true.

"It was then that I stopped believing in God and KNEW that God Is and Is a Trinity."

I'm sure that you desperately want to believe this to be true.

"There are still things that I believe and there are a few things that I know."

I'm sure that there are many things that you want to believe to be true, and that you have convinced yourself that are true.

"Also, it was 10 years ago today that I met satan."

Again, I'm sure that you desperately want to believe that that is true.

It seems as if it is you who "desperately" wants to believe that there is no God..."

Wrong: I believe nothing.

"...but not only are you wrong but it seems as if your "conception" of God is also wrong..."

Wrong: I have no conception of an imaginary being.

"...as does it seem that quite a few people that believe that God Is also have a distorted "conception" of God."

And I’m sure that they desperately want to believe that.

"If God were even remotely like some people's "conception" of God than I, personally, would want to have nothing to do with God and would wish that there was not a God."

Well, good for you.

"God has a Plan and not only is it for All of humanity but it is also for All of creation."

I’m sure that you desperately want to believe that; how do you think that plan is going so far?

"Take care, be ready."

Don’t' worry, be happy.

"Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum."

Peregrine Bartleby Rumpelstiltskin Solus

PSolus

I wrote, ""No matter how "unlikely", God does indeed "exist", I have met God.""

You responded, "This is not true; it is simply something that you desperately want to believe is true."

Not really, actually it was 10 years and 2 days ago that I met, Who is referred to as God the Father and 10 years and 1 day ago that I met the Holy Spirit Who revealed to me that the Catholic Eucharist Is Jesus.

It was then that I stopped believing in God and KNEW that God Is and Is a Trinity.

There are still things that I believe and there are a few things that I know.

Also, it was 10 years ago today that I met satan.

It seems as if it is you who "desperately" wants to believe that there is no God but not only are you wrong but it seems as if your "conception" of God is also wrong as does it seem that quite a few people that believe that God Is also have a distorted "conception" of God.

If God were even remotely like some people's "conception" of God than I, personally, would want to have nothing to do with God and would wish that there was not a God.

God has a Plan and not only is it for All of humanity but it is also for All of creation.

Take care, be ready.

Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum.

"No matter how "unlikely", God does indeed "exist", I have met God."

This is not true; it is simply something that you desperately want to believe is true.

"If it weren't for God, we would not exist."

This, also, is not true; it is simply something that you desperately want to believe is true.

"Take care, be ready."

Don't worry, be happy.

"Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum."

Insincerely, Peregrine Bartleby Rumpelstiltskin Solus

There's a good reason for life being so tough. Human tragedy offers the opportunity of revealing a soul's core character. In difficult conditions, such as in Haiti, while some become more hardened, others become more humble. It becomes easy to tell who loves God and men, and who does not.

God comfort those who suffer and strengthen those who respond to their needs.

http://bwldrnss.blogspot.com/2010/01/trial-life.html

tojby_2000

You wrote, "If you would simply apply the elegantly simple logic of Occam's Razor to the god question, sir, perhaps you would deduce that one is very unlikely to exist."

No matter how "unlikely", God does indeed "exist", I have met God.

If it weren't for God, we would not exist.

Take care, be ready.

Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum.

If you would simply apply the elegantly simple logic of Occam's Razor to the god question, sir, perhaps you would deduce that one is very unlikely to exist.
Please reconsider your fundamental assumption, father.

'And as she drops a starfish in the sea, she responds, "Well, I made a difference for that one."'

"Whoever saves one life, saves the whole world."

You can learn more about the work of Jesuit Refugee Service in Haiti here
http://www.jrsusa.org/haiti/

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Each and every god exists only the minds of the people who believe in that god.