Road to Apostasy/Inactivity?

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by smokymountainrain

Um, I'm fairly confident that the overwhelming majority of ALL people, "when confronted with claims of angels and Christ appearing in shafts of light dismiss it as myth or fabrication".

You like to think that the fact that you have fallen away from the Church has more to do with education than it does anything else, but my guess is laziness is the biggest factor.

Be careful, SMR.

You are one or two posts away from CatBlue busting out his old Brothers Karamazov quote on you. The one about cattle.

[smokymountainrain]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Be careful, SMR.

You are one or two posts away from CatBlue busting out his old Brothers Karamazov quote on you. The one about cattle.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by smokymountainrain

Um, I'm fairly confident that the overwhelming majority of ALL people, "when confronted with claims of angels and Christ appearing in shafts of light dismiss it as myth or fabrication".

You like to think that the fact that you have fallen away from the Church has more to do with education than it does anything else, but my guess is laziness is the biggest factor.

It's clear to me that the biggest factor in your continued activity is your low level of intelligence, impoverished education, and general inability to think for yourself, which is inbred and maybe the most despicable form of sloth. You're a dolt. Everything you write bespeaks this about you.

[smokymountainrain]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

It's clear to me that the biggest factor in your continued activity is your low level of intelligence, impoverished education, and general inability to think for yourself, which is inbred and maybe the most despicable form of sloth. You're a dolt. Everything you write bespeaks this about you.

Name calling...how fun! Ass clown.

[Solon]

While I believe you shared spiritual experiences with these friends, in my opinion, other spiritual, emotional, or intellectual experiences could have taken them away from the LDS church. There are a lot of paths to choose from. There's nothing wrong with moving on.

Just as the LDS church has changed over time, so do people's beliefs. But I don't think it's as simple as "they had the truth, now they've rejected it."

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Solon

While I believe you shared spiritual experiences with these friends, in my opinion, other spiritual, emotional, or intellectual experiences could have taken them away from the LDS church. There are a lot of paths to choose from. There's nothing wrong with moving on.

Just as the LDS church has changed over time, so do people's beliefs. But I don't think it's as simple as "they had the truth, now they've rejected it."

"experienced" vs. possessing. Interesting comparison.

Experiences are transitory and part of a journey, but possessions corrode.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by smokymountainrain

Name calling...how fun! Ass clown.

He mutters, dragging knuckles alongside.

[cougarobgon]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

It's clear to me that the biggest factor in your continued activity is your low level of intelligence, impoverished education, and general inability to think for yourself, which is inbred and maybe the most despicable form of sloth. You're a dolt. Everything you write bespeaks this about you.

SU your quote above were not comments directed at me, but, I assume that you believe that not only SMR, but also many of us that remain active in the Church have a low level of intelligence, an impoverished education, and generally cannot think for ourselves, and are sloths. While I am far from being considered an intellectual, my education is limited to an MBA, that I completed while working two jobs, raising a family with 5 kids at the time, and during the last year of school, served as bishop of my ward. While an MBA is not a degree in philosophy or medicine, I don't believe that it constitutes an impoverished education and just based on what little background I have given you about myself, it would be difficult for you to label me a sloth. The commitment I made to my religion came very early in my youth and although over the last 30 years doubts, questions, and weaknessess have surfaced in my self, I cannot deny that experience I had with the "Spirit" that you may attribute to my lack of intelligence or education.

What I believe to be true has come about over many years of self analysis, thought, meditation, and prayer. I may no be able to hold your "jock strap" in a conversation about the philosophies of men, but, I believe that I can hold my own defending my beliefs. It is just fascinating to me how two individuals can be taught the same things about religion and the philosophies of men, yet reach totally different conclusions. That makes life quite enjoyable.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by Solon

While I believe you shared spiritual experiences with these friends, in my opinion, other spiritual, emotional, or intellectual experiences could have taken them away from the LDS church. There are a lot of paths to choose from. There's nothing wrong with moving on.

Just as the LDS church has changed over time, so do people's beliefs. But I don't think it's as simple as "they had the truth, now they've rejected it."

SO you reject the notion of the truth?

[smokymountainrain]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

He mutters, dragging knuckles alongside.

You're an embarrassment to the city of Seattle.

In all seriousness, if you want to be funny, just share what you might consider a "serious" take on any issue and the unintentional comedy found in your post will suffice.