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Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 9:46 pm The world would obviously be a better place if everyone were theist and not anti-theist. Why? Because God created all that is and to be against God is to be against all that is. It's the very definition of evil itself to be opposed to something. It's evil by definition not to praise the creator of all that is. It doesn't matter what that creator created or how it works, but if you are against creation, then you are evil. Hence I am evil, because I think the world is a shit show and that if there is a God, God made as many mistakes as s/he/it did anything else. I'm evil. End of story.

What are you?

Iwannaplato wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 9:56 pm

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 9:46 pm The world would obviously be a better place if everyone were theist and not anti-theist. Why? Because God created all that is and to be against God is to be against all that is. It's the very definition of evil itself to be opposed to something. It's evil by definition not to praise the creator of all that is. It doesn't matter what that creator created or how it works, but if you are against creation, then you are evil. Hence I am evil, because I think the world is a shit show and that if there is a God, God made as many mistakes as s/he/it did anything else. I'm evil. End of story.

What are you?

A process panentheist animist.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 9:46 pm I'm evil. End of story.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 10:00 pm

Iwannaplato wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 9:56 pm

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 9:46 pm The world would obviously be a better place if everyone were theist and not anti-theist. Why? Because God created all that is and to be against God is to be against all that is. It's the very definition of evil itself to be opposed to something. It's evil by definition not to praise the creator of all that is. It doesn't matter what that creator created or how it works, but if you are against creation, then you are evil. Hence I am evil, because I think the world is a shit show and that if there is a God, God made as many mistakes as s/he/it did anything else. I'm evil. End of story.

What are you?

A process panentheist animist.

Is that a theist or anti-theist position?

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 10:16 pm God hates me and is going to send me to hell because I don't worship him/her/it. Where did I go wrong? Was it being born? Was it bickering with my parents over mowing the lawn? It was probably bickering with my parents over mowing the lawn. However, I'd probably do it again if I had the chance. So that makes me unrepentant. And that's evil too because it's opposition to God. In this world, there is but Good and Evil, God's Will and not God's Will. And I'm evil. And on top of that, I don't hate socialism. And socialism is evil because Marx believed religion was the "opium of the masses".

I've seen that light. IC cannot save me. I'm too far gone.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 9:46 pmI'm evil. End of story.

mickthinks wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2026 8:02 am

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 9:46 pmI'm evil. End of story.

You’re an attention whore, Gary. And it’s getting boring.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 10:16 pm I've seen that light. IC cannot save me. I'm too far gone.

mickthinks wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2026 4:15 pm You’re blaming me for your mental problems, Gary? Really?

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2026 10:56 pmAm I misunderstanding?

mickthinks wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 7:05 am

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2026 10:56 pmAm I misunderstanding?

No, you are exhibiting your character defects.

Were you intending to "help" me in some way?
That’s just what an attention whore wants.