The Supreme Being has need to be praised. It is human beings who have the need to be by God' side < refer famous Lincoln quote >. Praising the Lord takes them there. Apparently.
On Aug 7, 8:48 pm, Johanna <[email protected]> wrote: > praise (prz) > *n.* > *1. * Expression of approval, commendation, or admiration. > *2. * The extolling or exaltation of a deity, ruler, or hero. > *3. * *Archaic* A reason for praise; merit. > > Allan, I too am in awe. However, I still question why a supreme being > would*need > * to be praised. I refuse to believe this is a requirement because it scares > me. I choose to love and trust without fear. It gives me the freedom to > continue to learn and grow. It gives me the freedom to question all along > the way. I see living this life-experience as a great honor and I express my > gratitude for it everyday. :) > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 10:05 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Today's Topic Summary > > > Group:http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye/topics > > > - Music & Emotion <#131a2342cb812812_group_thread_0> [1 Update] > > - The Adaptive Value of Fear vs > > Foresight<#131a2342cb812812_group_thread_1>[1 Update] > > - "I do not approve of murder" <#131a2342cb812812_group_thread_2> [4 > > Updates] > > - Taxes <#131a2342cb812812_group_thread_3> [2 Updates] > > - My fellow zombies <#131a2342cb812812_group_thread_4> [1 Update] > > - Worship <#131a2342cb812812_group_thread_5> [2 Updates] > > > Topic: Music & > > Emotion<http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye/t/55dfd751e3a6af8> > > > Don Johnson <[email protected]> Aug 06 09:48PM -0500 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > The very best of Gershwin. > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbDfH9pRrzY&playnext=1&list=PL60A4A2A8... > > > My gift to you rigsy. > > > dj > > > Topic: The Adaptive Value of Fear vs > > Foresight<http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye/t/d4eac9165b9f9895> > > > Don Johnson <[email protected]> Aug 06 04:48PM -0500 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > Hm. I disagree with describing the times as febrile. Stagnate is more > > like > > it. Perhaps the day traders are febrile but I have no respect or > > sympathy > > for them. The 500 pt. drop on the DOW represents a run to cash. > > Motivated > > less by fear, I think, then exasperation with a President and a > > Congress > > that fail to see the gravity of the situation and have the guts to do > > something about it. A government unwilling to even take half-measures > > to > > begin a recovery. In short, a response to cowardice and ineptitude. The > > deficit most trying us now isn't that of GDP to revenue it's lack of > > competent leadership. Instead we have a 'leader' completely blaming one > > branch of the government for all the problems as if 6 straight years of > > Democratic control of Congress had nothing to do with our current > > problems. > > It shouldn't be that hard to admit there's plenty of blame to share > > between > > all the branches including the Federal Reserve. Less partisanship and > > more > > focus please. > > > Unfortunately for us too much attention has been on deliberately > > increasing > > the role of government in people's lives. It's expensive and it's > > inefficient. I understand TARP. I understand spending your way out of a > > recession. Perhaps it would be a good time to step up road repair and > > bridge > > building and whatever infrastructure we might need in the next few > > years and > > just borrow and get it done NOW. More importantly though we need a > > clear and > > honest effort to reign in the reckless spending on entitlements. Our > > future > > depends on it. Too much has been promised and the hard decisions on how > > to > > break those promises have to be made but clearly they won't be by > > Barack > > Obama or this Congress. Hard times are coming; ya'll ain't seen nothing > > yet. > > > Vote change in 2012. > > > dj > > > Topic: "I do not approve of > > murder"<http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye/t/bd35af2947e3f6c3> > > > ornamentalmind <[email protected]> Aug 06 02:25PM -0700 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > To be a little pedantic here, to murder is to kill when such killing > > is against the law. Killing is just killing. So, by definition, > > murder, being against the law is 'wrong'...at least by some societal > > rules. > > When a person is put to death for a crime, it is killing but not > > murder. Is this too 'wrong'? > > > gabbydott <[email protected]> Aug 06 11:26PM +0200 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > Ultimately, death is part of life. Everyone knows this. Just now I find > > it > > interesting to observe how everyone makes their use of this truth. > > > ornamentalmind <[email protected]> Aug 06 02:28PM -0700 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > Here we agree totally gabby... > > > gabbydott <[email protected]> Aug 06 11:45PM +0200 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > But I said it first and it included you. Therefore my definition of > > 'ultimately' must vary from yours. > > > Who would approve of murder here? > > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 11:28 PM, ornamentalmind > > > Topic: Taxes<http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye/t/37d24f8e85cd29e7> > > > allan deheretic <[email protected]> Aug 06 10:10AM +0200 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > I am sorry Paradox I didn't realize you used one of those audio email > > readers.. > > (giggle) > > Allan > > > -- > > ( > > ) > > I_D Allan > > > If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > > Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, > > > paradox <[email protected]> Aug 06 08:05AM -0700 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > This side of 40 Allan, everything helps :) > > > Topic: My fellow > > zombies<http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye/t/a6f97c1adcf42a98> > > > RP Singh <[email protected]> Aug 06 11:23PM +0530 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > Everything in the universe is following laws , we know where the Earth > > will be ten years from now because it is following laws which are > > discernible and predictable. A huge comet is detected approaching our > > Earth and we are able to calculate within no time when and where it > > will hit the Earth. Similarly life progressed from amoeba to the > > humans according to laws of nature which are not that clear , but it > > can be assumed that they are. We humans know that we are influenced by > > laws of Biology , psychology , sociology etc. and if we accept that in > > this vast machine, the Universe, we are also cogs which follow a > > definite course we will not be wrong because we are no exception to > > the general rule. In little things we know our bondage and I am > > confident that in times to come we will know and accept the totality > > of our bondage. > > > Topic: Worship<http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye/t/d633e7ffa9e9365> > > > allan deheretic <[email protected]> Aug 06 10:35AM +0200 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > My apologize if I have offended the members of the group. > > To clarify a real question. What I wrote is not original, I have been > > kicking the idea around in my mind that I forgot the original source.. > > It > > is loosely based of the concept of reincarnation, trying to look at the > > subject from the other side.. > > Allan > > PS I know I babble and anything I say should be taken with a grain of > > salt.. > > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 2:15 AM, ornamentalmind > > > -- > > ( > > ) > > I_D Allan > > > If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > > Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, > > > allan deheretic <[email protected]> Aug 06 10:41AM +0200 > > ^<#131a2342cb812812_digest_top> > > > From my personal experience vain is not a word that can be used. God is > > the > > humblest being I have ever met. As i think about him I am in total awe. > > Allan > > > -- > > ( > > ) > > I_D Allan > > > If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > > Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
