The mechanism is there all the time if you look for it. Look, how many friends you make while you are swearing? Or even afterwards when you calm down? I am sure nobody in their right mind look to you for inspiration? They all will try to avoid you for a while. This is the mechanism in which God in conjunction with Mother Nature abound. Then there is also to keep in mind the spiritual side of all this, if there is an afterlife and we are punished for our sins; what is the advantage to mock God by swearing at him?
On Jan 7, 9:51 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > “…We can only degrade ourselves by swearing and mocking God, because > in one way or another that degradation will come back to us….” – MFTE > > While I don’t necessarily disagree with you, would you like to unpack > how this comes back to us?...what mechanism is in place etc.? > > On Jan 6, 1:28 pm, Manfraco Frank the Elder <[email protected]> > wrote:> Hi to all members of this group! > > While I am following this tread I would like to say my personal views > > if you don't mind. > > I have to agree with Lee that God can be mocked, you just go around > > and listen to the swear words that people utter when something does > > not go their way. Having said that I have to add that perhaps God > > could not be mocked because we cannot harm God in anyway, So God > > cannot be mocked. We can only degrade ourselves by swearing and > > mocking God, because in one way or another that degradation will come > > back to us. > > Blasphemy laws will be hard to legislate, because they would forbid > > you to say what you want to say, therefore they would breach the > > fundamental laws of freedom of speech. Then there is the difference > > between different religions, nationalities and races; I think that any > > blasphemy laws are going to be hard to achieve. > > It is not easy to make a decision here, but anyhow I will be following > > this tread with interest. > > My regards to you all Manrfaco. > > > On Jan 5, 8:43 pm, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Yes of course God can be mocked. It s very easy to mock that which > > > you have no belife in, I know that my oldest kid does it all the time. > > > > Blasphemy laws make no sense at all to me. > > > > On 4 Jan, 19:13, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Given that there was an attempted murder on the Danish cartoonist Kurt > > > > Westergaard last week, and that the subject has come up in the > > > > "Muslims making you nervous" thread, I thought I'd open a new thread > > > > to discuss this particular issue. Molly asked two questions: > > > > > On 4 Jan., 19:56, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Is your question "can God be mocked" or should there be laws in any > > > > > country that penalize citizens for doing so? > > > > > Two questions, really. > > > > So I'll start this with Molly's usual question, what do YOU think? > > > > > Francis- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
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