I wonder if all are with-in such boundaries? Lets play a new game:) Its called, those with big words that don't have a clue:) Funny old world, isn't:)

While your all having a great time.....well, lets see what your,ve got next:)

For leader-ship......you seem to have it all:)

As you are:)

BLUE

TBC:

Some form of religion has existed in every society that we know of. Religious beliefs and practices are so ancient that they can be traced into prehistory, perhaps as far back as 100,000 years ago. Even the Neanderthal people of that time, it seems had some concept of a supernatural realm that lay beyond everyday reality. Among the fossilized remains of these cave dwellers, anthropologists have found evidence of funeral ceremonies in the form of flowers and artifacts that were buried with the dead, presumably to acompany them on the journey to an afterlife. Although religion is a universal social institution, it takes a multitude of forms. Believers may worship gods, ancestors, or totems; they may practice solitary meditation, frenzied rituals, or solemn prayer. And of course obviously religion cannot be defined in terms of Western religious tradition alone. Emile
Durkheim, one of the earliest sociologist believed that the origins of religion were social, not supernatural. He pointed out that, whatever their source, the rituals enacted in any religion enhanced the solidarity of the community as well as its faith. Religious rituals such as Baptism, Bar Mitzvah, Weddings, Sabbath Services, Christmas Mass, and funerals serve to bring people togehter; to remind them of their common group membership; to reaffirm their traditional values, and to offer comfort in times of crisis, and in general, to help transplant the cultural heritage from one generation to the next. In fact, Durheim argued, that shared religious beliefs and the rituals that go with them are so important that every society needs a religion, or at least some belief system that serves the same functions. Many people may no longer deeply believe in traditional religion, but they may not have found a satisfying substitute. If you have that's wonderful. My beliefs have been expressed so many times on
OLO - live and let live is my usual ethos. I do not, by nature, thrive on confrontation. I don't think the adversarial format is well designed to get at the truth. Enjoy your week-end, as I intend to do.

What about a photos[s] or image of a Being draped in a white gown illuminated on a dark stormy night in the early 80's over a couple of paddocks around the Riverina Suze? An image almost identical to images depicted of Jesus across the world, taken on an old camera. A school girlfriend circulated the photo around to quite a few of us.

Despite the old photo, have always gone with my experiences keeping them to myself and believed in God as opposed to believing the Bible stories. To be truthful, Suze, that first edition/testament scared the heck out of me one year reading it and put me right off the Bible and religion forever.

Only time will tell for each of us.......

Once upon a time

There was no God, until some

Fool invented It

Maybe God just lost interest. Wo could blame him/her. He/she certainly showed more patience with people than I could ever muster. I actually feel sorry for God. Just imagine the disappointment that people are. If I were God I'd make conception dependent on sense. No overpopulation problems then. God or no God, people are the problem.

individual,
I have to agree, "people are the problem".
When people gather together as family or community you need rules of engagement - decency, respect and love to function harmoniously as a group.
The first principle of God is a moral image which we can all admire and live by the standards. The problem is we do not all agree on the standards and being human we are individually rebellious and self appointed judges of the standards. The first account of this as recorded was Eve and Adam who committed theft, resulting in insecurity, accusation all in an endeavour to justify and cover their misdemeanour and the guilt of their conscience.