Today I feel the Lord answered my prayers

[NoMayo15]

I didn't read through this thread, and this might have been pointed out, but I thought it was interesting that the OP wanted to highlight that he didn't pray for better traffic. Rather, he prayed that God would show him the right path or something like that. It seems to me that OP presented a condition in which "God" could not lose. Say he was late, didn't get either those jobs, and had to settle at some shytty job that maybe he's overqualified for to live. ANY positive outcome, no matter how minute, would probably be seen as a blessing to the OP. Maybe he's meets his future wife while cleaning toilets at McDonald's. Praise Jesus! Literally a million different outcomes could have happened, and as long as he saw anything positive, the OP would have probably came to the same conclusion.

That's why I take personal revelation with a grain of salt, because if you're actively looking to confirm your theistic belief, whether consciously or not, you've already biased the outcome.

 

[Serious]

f*cked up thing is that in some parallel universe, on earth 2.0, you didn't nail that interview after being stuck in traffic...

 

[SymbolicOne09]

the way i see it. The OP stayed with a positive Mindset and got a positive response.

smh @ all you guys that are coming with that negativity

 

[Type Username Here]

I wanna know why the hell it bothers yall so much to post so much to try to negate dudes faith? Be happy for the nikka or keep it moving. If he believes in God thats him. Why do yall feel the need to try to come in here?

Honest question

This is a subforum to discuss differences in philosophical viewpoints and stances.

Is that this hard for some of you to understand, including the mod?

There are plenty of Christian only boards on the internet where he would have received only praise for this revelation. This isn't a Christian board.

Reading through this thread, most people here are not even approaching him in a negative light for believing in God, at least not me.

I am merely pointing out the kind of qualities he is assigning his version of God. He's describing a God that rewards his selfishness, but this is quite common of a lot of Christians. Think about what he is saying about his God: he will answer prayers for employment but not for child being gassed and or burned alive.

What he is basically attributing to the supreme being is that once in a while this being decides to play JobBuilder.com

shyt is pathetic.

 

[Type Username Here]

ah hell yes another thread like this. I swear i booted up ye ol computer and had my fingers crossed (religious symbol) in the hopes that when i logged in there would be some of this fukery here.

The hard on some folks around here have for trying to "disprove" religion in general is silly to me on so many levels. I could understand if the OP came in here and was like:

"BOOYAAAA God got me a job WHACHA got on that Athiests"

But he didn't did he? He shared a personal story in the CORRECT forum.

I'll hearken back to what my Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Prince once told the class--"If you don't have nothing nice to say then shut the fuk up".

I'm not upset with anyone but again I'll point out the same shyt @BarNone did in that a lot of the "anti-religious" crowd in HL is IMHO the equivalent of a dude on a soap box, always at the read to for science, justice and the american way.

But whatever it's a public forum people are gonna say what they want.

From the Subtitle to HL

He's on the wrong forum if he feels he can't be criticized. I know for a fact that there a lot of theists, including Christians, who feel insulted by believers who pray only for selfish benefits.

 

[Won Won]

Went back and read all the post, something interesting keeps coming up in the thread, people are saying "if your God is real then why didn't he save (insert person or group) from (insert tragedy)"

Maybe that was "his" way of saving them, by taking them from this world.

So God was really saving those people that had to jump to their death from the towers on 9/11

"Don't worry about losing your husband/brother/father/whatever, and having your family heartbroken and torn apart, he's been saved!"

Get religious brehs

 

[Robbie3000]

Why don't you go give your testimony to the amputee who has been praying for a new arm or leg.

 

[SymbolicOne09]

Why don't you go give your testimony to the amputee who has been praying for a new arm or leg.

why don't you tell us about how you have helped an amputee.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Wasnt really a discussion as it was just open season on the OP. I get it, nikkas dont believe in God, but the fact that alot of dudes really took the time to post a bunch of nonsense is to me.


That post wasnt directed at you, i didnt see you going hard at ol dude like TUH or even my nikka Blake.


My original question still stands to the ones who are making hard point to try to flame the OP for his belives and make him out to be some sort of clown.

I wasn't trying to flame the OP I just found it insulting to think that God cleared traffic for this dude to get a job but won't help people with greater need. Also me and TUH were making valid points were we not? Lets focus on the logical statements that we made and attack those points. You can't because we're correct. If he wouldve posted this in the locker room I wouldn't had even posted but this is higher learning where we debate and discuss. The original poster knew exaactly what he was doing posting in here.

Its still TBM all day tho

 

[True Blue Moon]

Amen

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

at trying to frame this as some philosophical debate since it's in HL. Give it a rest. We have better debates in TLR and that forum is absolute shyt. Real talk, dude can post this thread anywhere he likes, you all aren't the gate keepers of shyt. I've seen plenty of personal stuff posted here before that "didn't encourage learning." Y'all have dedicated numerous threads to Mowgli (the obsession you have all with him borders on creepy) that belong in JBO. This shyt right here is why this forum doesn't expand and people hate on it or laugh at it. Same posters, same topics, same beefs. Most of the shyt is just ad hominem attacks and lols anyway. I've seen more reasoned and mature discussions over porn in JBO Y'all really gotta stop taking yourselves and your non-belief so seriously. Y'all strive to be the most clever and smartest people in the room but it doesn't even come close. shytting on other people doesn't make you smart or reasoned. This place is an echo chamber though so you all feel validated and that's cool but you'd get mopped up in real "learning" forums.

Congrats to the OP.

 

[Niggthaniel Essex]

One of the many people suffering in the world as we speak: "Dear Lord, I haven't had adequate food for nearly 2 weeks. I'm suffering constantly and all but a few of my loved ones are dead or dying. Please help us."

Jesus: "hey..uh...I work in mysterious ways, sooooooooo no. But hey, keep on believing!"

First World Christian: "Jesus, help me get to my job interview so i can buy more stuff with the check I get from it."

Jesus: "IM ON THE WAY! LET ME PART THIS SEA OF TRAFFIC RIGHT QUICK. In fact, fukk it, here's two jobs. Let me know if there's anything I can do to make your life, and only your life, easier."

what if god is the sun.

So god is a gigantic fusion reactor made of mostly helium and hydrogen? I always thought he was a bearded zombie who lives on clouds.

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

One of the many people suffering in the world as we speak: "Dear Lord, I haven't had adequate food for nearly 2 weeks. I'm suffering constantly and all but a few of my loved ones are dead or dying. Please help us."

Jesus: "hey..uh...I work in mysterious ways, sooooooooo no. But hey, keep on believing!"

First World Christian: "Jesus, help me get to my job interview so i can buy more stuff with the check I get from it."

Jesus: "IM ON THE WAY! LET ME PART THIS SEA OF TRAFFIC RIGHT QUICK. In fact, fukk it, here's two jobs. Let me know if there's anything I can do to make your life, and only your life, easier."



So god is a gigantic fusion reactor made of mostly helium and hydrogen? I always thought he was a bearded zombie who lives on clouds.

OMG that is soooooooooooooooooooo funny even though it's been expressed and recycled several other times in this thread already. You have any other fresh material for us; airline jokes or black people are like this but white people are like that? :sayword: You obviously stay on the cutting edge so I have faith () that you won't disappoint.

 

[newarkhiphop]

One of the many people suffering in the world as we speak: "Dear Lord, I haven't had adequate food for nearly 2 weeks. I'm suffering constantly and all but a few of my loved ones are dead or dying. Please help us."

Jesus: "hey..uh...I work in mysterious ways, sooooooooo no. But hey, keep on believing!"

First World Christian: "Jesus, help me get to my job interview so i can buy more stuff with the check I get from it."

Jesus: "IM ON THE WAY! LET ME PART THIS SEA OF TRAFFIC RIGHT QUICK. In fact, fukk it, here's two jobs. Let me know if there's anything I can do to make your life, and only your life, easier."



So god is a gigantic fusion reactor made of mostly helium and hydrogen? I always thought he was a bearded zombie who lives on clouds.

and that is why you have a lot to learn, friend.

 

[Robbie3000]

why don't you tell us about how you have helped an amputee.

Well if i was omnipotent, i'd be giving out limbs like they were going out of business.