The first years of the Spirituality Forum

I know that in some circles there is some interest in what the first gatherings of Christianity were like, and I guess I am idly wondering what the first year or two of the Christianity -- SORRY -- Spirituality Forum were like.

@Kevin-Eleven

I remember a time, years ago, when one could carry on a civil discussion about spiritual matters without it becoming dominated by one denomination of Christians denouncing some other as fake or deluded Christians.

@kevin-eleven said
I know that in some circles there is some interest in what the first gatherings of Christianity were like, and I guess I am idly wondering what the first year or two of the Christianity -- SORRY -- Spirituality Forum were like.

@bigdogg said
https://www.redhotpawn.com/forum/spirituality.23/page-433

Knock yourself out!

@bigdogg said
https://www.redhotpawn.com/forum/spirituality.23/page-433

Knock yourself out!

Page 433? How did you go back so far ?

Ok lets say I wanted to post somthing from Albert Einstein(Read Below) This story is not a debate, but If I post it in general, ppl will make a debate of it, Its not really spiritual, Its a little scienctific too, so I dont think it should go there.
So will it be mod. if I post it here? I guess theres one way to find out

A friend told me this story.

The university professor challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything that exists?"

A student bravely replied "yes, He did!"

"God created everything?" The professor asked.

"Yes sir", the student replied.
The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil".
The student became quiet before such an answer. The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth. Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question professor?"

"Of course," replied the professor.
The student stood up and asked, "Professor, does cold exist?"

"What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?"

The students snickered at the young man's question. The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (- 460 degrees F) is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat.
The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?"

The professor responded, "Of course it does".

The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."


Finally the young man asked the professor. "Sir, does evil exist?"
Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."
To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not like faith, or love that exist just as does light and heat. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

The professor sat down.
The young man's name -- Albert Einstein

@moonbus said
@Kevin-Eleven

I remember a time, years ago, when one could carry on a civil discussion about spiritual matters without it becoming dominated by one denomination of Christians denouncing some other as fake or deluded Christians.

@divegeester said
@Nemesio: last months 8 months ago, I thought he was long gone from this site.

@sonship said
Finally the young man asked the professor. "Sir, does evil exist?"
Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."
To this the student replied, "Evil does ...[text shortened]... s like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

@divegeester said
By the same rationale, hell does not exist either.

@kevin-eleven said
Neither do you.

@divegeester said
It’s approximately 02:30 in Florida Kevin, you wasted again?

@kevin-eleven said
Have you finished Maltz's Psycho Cybernetics yet? Tick tock.

@divegeester said
What’s the point of wasting money on an education if you lack the ability to translate into something useful.

@divegeester said
It’s approximately 02:30 in Florida Kevin, you wasted again?