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by Anonymous on September 29th, 2008
Does Muhammad the prophet was admonishing to woman wear a face coverings? Or it's came from shariah?
by bonezip on November 22nd, 2010
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How does the pagan idea of the fairy effect the modern view of Christian angels, or vice versa?
by LePoupon is a proper gander. on October 4th, 2010
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Who really wants to help me in life, My angel or My demon?
by Lady Jezabel on December 4th, 2010
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I want to learn all about angels but not from a christian, muslum or jewish view any help??
by drummergurl12 on December 11th, 2010
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When Astral traveling or Conjuring, what did any Demons or Devils (Evil spirits etc.)look like that you saw. (Serious Question)
by guardian on October 29th, 2010
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I disagree with that - I think it can make things easier for many people (not just Christians) for something to have a physical form they can identify with. It's why people are always trying to represent ideas like love with physical objects like chocolates, flowers, etc... If it's tangible, it makes it more real to us.
by Anonymous on September 29th, 2008
Not to mention scientific models. The above mentioned 'Big Bang' is a prime example of this.
by ninja man on September 29th, 2008
you can chocolate heart shaped biscuit your boy friend if you want to.
The thing is there is no object, infinity is infinity, it's not an easy concept, you can think of it as a very long ruler but that gives you a trully inncorrect picture.
God is not a shepherd, thinking of him as an old white man with a staff is fine, but that picture is based on no reality. You end up comforted by 'knowing' your god as someone who speaks english with your accent, who wears clothes you can imagine etc. etc. stretch yourself and try. All religions make god in their cultural terms and then argue about the picture theyve conjured. God doesnt wear a turban or have blue skin, it's an abstract concept.
by Anonymous on September 29th, 2008
Fair enough, but most of us like to create tangible models of abstract concepts; it makes them easier to work with. Granted, even the best of these models have fundamentals errors that make them imperfect.
by ninja man on September 29th, 2008
I'm aware of what an abstract concept is - what I'm saying is that people feel more comfortable having an image in their mind that tie the idea to. Most people can't comprehend a truly abstract concept and so most of us keep our own mental image of what God or angels look like, whatever seems most natural to us as individuals based on our personal experiences. And I see nothing wrong with that.
by Anonymous on September 29th, 2008
if you realise that's what youre doing then fine, but when you start to argue about the size of their feathers and to say that muslims are wrong because angels dont have black eyes, then youve lost the plot.
by Anonymous on September 29th, 2008
*laughs* I never said it's a universal image. It's individual to each person.
by Anonymous on September 29th, 2008