READERS:

EMAIL ONE...............

"WRONG--->>I have set you absolutely free, no prizes or punishments, no sins or virtues, no one carries a marker, no one keeps a record. You obviously have not read the Holy Bible!"

RESPONSE: YOU ARE TWICE WRONG.
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EMAIL TWO

Re: GOD

"[nope]"

RESPONSE: YOUR BELIEF CHANGES NOTHING. BELIEF IS ADMITTING YOU DO NOT KNOW.
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EMAIL THREE

"Thank you for this post, words I have never read before yet find intriguing.

Years ago, a few missionaries visited me asking why I do not attend church. My reply was, “but I do, every Sunday and sometimes everyday.” They asked why they have not seen me at church then. I asked them if I could show them my church for which they replied “yes”. I walked them out to my garden and said, “this is my church, this is where I feel closest to the Lord.” Their reply, “no one has ever shown and said this to us before.” Indeed

RESPONSE: I too see God (not as defined my believers) in everything, see even God in believers.

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: When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the
: recurring question that students asked him most was: - Do
: you believe in God?
: And he always answered: - I believe in the God of Spinoza.
: Baruch de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher considered one of
: the great rationalists of 17th century philosophy, along
: with Descartes.
: (Spinoza) : God would say: Stop praying.
: What I want you to do is go out into the world and enjoy your
: life. I want you to sing, have fun and enjoy everything
: I've made for you.
: Stop going into those dark, cold temples that you built
: yourself and saying they are my house. My house is in the
: mountains, in the woods, rivers, lakes, beaches. That's
: where I live and there I express my love for you.
: Stop blaming me for your miserable life; I never told you
: there was anything wrong with you or that you were a
: sinner, or that your sexuality was a bad thing. Sex is a
: gift I have given you and with which you can express your
: love, your ecstasy, your joy. So don't blame me for
: everything they made you believe.
: Stop reading alleged sacred scriptures that have nothing to do
: with me. If you can't read me in a sunrise, in a landscape,
: in the look of your friends, in your son's eyes... ➤
: you will find me in no book!
: Stop asking me "will you tell me how to do my job?"
: Stop being so scared of me. I do not judge you or criticize
: you, nor get angry, or bothered. I am pure love.
: Stop asking for forgiveness, there's nothing to forgive. If I
: made you... I filled you with passions, limitations,
: pleasures, feelings, needs, inconsistencies... free will.
: How can I blame you if you respond to something I put in
: you? How can I punish you for being the way you are, if I'm
: the one who made you? Do you think I could create a place
: to burn all my children who behave badly for the rest of
: eternity? What kind of god would do that?
: Respect your peers and don't do what you don't want for
: yourself. All I ask is that you pay attention in your life,
: that alertness is your guide.
: My beloved, this life is not a test, not a step on the way,
: not a rehearsal, nor a prelude to paradise. This life is
: the only thing here and now and it is all you need.
: I have set you absolutely free, no prizes or punishments, no
: sins or virtues, no one carries a marker, no one keeps a
: record.
: You are absolutely free to create in your life. Heaven or
: hell.
: ➤ I can't tell you if there's anything after this life
: but I can give you a tip. Live as if there is not. As if
: this is your only chance to enjoy, to love, to exist.
: So, if there's nothing after, then you will have enjoyed the
: opportunity I gave you. And if there is, rest assured that
: I won't ask if you behaved right or wrong, I'll ask. Did
: you like it? Did you have fun? What did you enjoy the most?
: What did you learn?...
: Stop believing in me; believing is assuming, guessing,
: imagining. I don't want you to believe in me, I want you to
: believe in you. I want you to feel me in you when you kiss
: your beloved, when you tuck in your little girl, when you
: caress your dog, when you bathe in the sea.
: Stop praising me, what kind of egomaniac God do you think I
: am?
: I'm bored being praised. I'm tired of being thanked. Feeling
: grateful? Prove it by taking care of yourself, your health,
: your relationships, the world. Express your joy! That's the
: way to praise me.
: Stop complicating things and repeating as a parakeet what
: you've been taught about me.
: What do you need more miracles for? So many explanations?
: The only thing for sure is that you are here, that you are
: alive, that this world is full of wonders.
: - Spinoza