bill...ok..fantasy for god ..i see...anything else you put into that box?..merle
Merle, These grounds are the basis for the definition of 'fantasy'. I answered your question saying that I thought God is a fantasy. Therefore all (or most anyway) of these characteristics fit my concept of God. IMO...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > >  bill...so on those grounds what's that got to do with "god"?..merle > > >  > Merle, > > On what grounds? > > Well, MY dictionary defines 'fantasy' as: > > "Definition of FANTASY > > 1: ... hallucination > 2: fancy; especially : the free play of creative imagination > 3: a creation of the imaginative faculty whether expressed or merely > conceived: as > a : a fanciful design or invention > b : a chimerical or fantastic notion > c : fantasia 1 > d : imaginative fiction featuring especially strange settings and > grotesque characters â€"called also fantasy fiction > 4: caprice > 5: the power or process of creating especially unrealistic or improbable > mental images in response to psychological need <an object of fantasy>; also > : a mental image or a series of mental images (as a daydream) so created > <sexual fantasies>" - Merriam-Webster Online > > I'd say on ALL of the grounds above...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > >  bill..on what grounds?..merle > >  > > Merle, > > > > Do I believe the concept of God is a fantasy? Yes, of course I do...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >  why not bill?... do you believe it's a fantasy?..merle > > > > > > > > >  > > > I don't see anything rational about the concept of God at all...Bill! > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ÃÆ'‚ edgar..jesus..we see "eye to eye"... merle > > > > > > > > Merle, > > > > > > > > Yes, that's the ONLY rational definition of God.... > > > > > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 17, 2013, at 3:12 AM, Merle Lester wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >ÃÆ'‚ mike..are not "god" and nature but one? merle > > > > >ÃÆ'‚ > > > > > Merle, > > > > > > > > > > Ineed we are, and as such it's best we grow up and flow wih the laws > > > > > of nature than hope a god will look after us. > > > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > > > > >> ÃÆ'Æ'‚ mike..we are part and parcel of nature..what > > > > >> is the point you are making...? merle > > > > >> ÃÆ'Æ'‚ÃÆ'‚ > > > > >> Merle, > > > > >> > > > > >> Buddhism would say - what will you do if the road doesn't rise up to > > > > >> meet you? Or the wind is head-on and the sun isn't warm on your > > > > >> face? Better to rely on ourselves than a god. > > > > >> > > > > >> Mike (who is celebrating with my Celtic cousins) > > > > >> > > > > >> --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> Why not!ÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'Æ'‚ÃÆ'‚ > > > > >>>> Happy Every Day,ÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> ÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > > > > >>>> A HAPPY ST. PATRICKÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'‚¢ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'‚¬ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¾ÃÆ'‚¢S > > > > >>>> DAY. > > > > >>>> SUN 17TH MARCH 2013 > > > > >>>> ÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > > > > >>>> I arise today through the Strength of Heaven, > > > > >>>> Light of Sun, Radiance of Moon, > > > > >>>> Splendour of Fire, Speed of Lightning, > > > > >>>> Swiftness of Wind, Depth of Sea, > > > > >>>> Stability of Earth, Firmness of Rock. > > > > >>>> TRADITIONAL GAELIC BLESSING > > > > >>>> ÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > > > > >>>> May the road rise up to meet you. > > > > >>>> May the wind be always at your back. > > > > >>>> May the sun shine warm upon your face; > > > > >>>> the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, > > > > >>>> may God hold you in the palm of His hand. > > > > >>>> ÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > > > > >>>> ÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > > > > >>>> ÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > > > > >>>> ÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > > > > >>>> ÃÆ'Æ'Æ> > > > >>>> 'ÃÆ'¢â‚¬Å¡ÃÆ'Æ'‚ > > > > >>>> Please Remember: > > > > >>>> As part of continued email etiquette, please delete my name and > > > > >>>> email address before forwarding. 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