Who is God?

Hey!

Do you believe in God.... the devine one?

If yes...can you prove it without using the Bible.

If ur answer is no....then why?

Zaragate

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Hi Zaragate!

With regard to your question, Yes, I do believe that there is a Higher Being. I don't see the need for a Bible to prove that such a being exist as the Bible is a mere compilation of stories of those who believe in the Judeo-Christian God. I'm not saying that what it says isn't true, what I'm saying is that it is a literary work "canonized" by the Judeo-Christian community as it is a symbol of their faith in their Creator.

Now, this God isn't the only god that there exist (at least in the level of cultural and religious beliefs). There is Allah, Ahura Mazda, Tetragrammaton, etc. Different peoples around the world believe that their gods exist and they would not need the Bible. They have their own religious scriptures to prove their claim.

Now, how do I prove that there is a GOD? The existence of a God is based on one's faith and try as I may, the proof that I see for God's presence may not be able to convince anyone but myself.

For me, God is the first "energy" that was given consciousness when creation occurred. God did not start creation but was a part of the Creation. from how I see it, God was the first being that awakened from the vast sea of continuously evolving energy and God influenced the evolution of the other aspects of Creation (man, animals, vegetation).

I don't say God and think of Allah, Diana, or Christ, for me, God is the Essence, the pure energy that has no form. Now, our beliefs in the Divine shapes this energy and gives it form to what our religions project (i. e. Allah, Buddha, et al).

Now, if ever I don't believe in a God, hypothetical lang, I would just say that I'm an Atheist and I need not prove the existence of a Higher Power. My mere claim of being an Atheist disproves all theories of the existence of gods... Philosophically speaking that is.

Hope I sent it clearly! Thanks! I loved the question!

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Is this my choice to make?

Hi!

I have a question that has been haunting me for some time.
I am an American and have been living/working in the Philippines since 2001. Since arriving here, I have had a very close friend (male but not sexual). I'll call him M.
M and I have gone through a lot of things together, had a lot of adventures and faced some difficult issues together which all results in that we know and care for each other very much.
M's highest hopes in life is to immigrate to my country - America. He dreams about it and is hell-bent on getting there no matter what the price.
He's been on a match site and has meet an American girl. At first she was very careful about M but M is a charmer and within a year's time she has warmed up to M quite a bit.
However, the American girl is 10 years older than M and very much not-good-looking.
I talked this over with M and he has been honest with me and said that his plan is to get the girl to sponsor him to America and as soon as possible to leave her - all to fulfill his wish of living in America.
I've let him know that I do not approve of his plan. I also sympathize with the American girl. It will break her heart. She's a very conservative girl with a strong religious and family background.
I know how to contact this American girl.
Should I contact her and tell her the real score?

M has told me that his plans are that once he gets this American girl to sponsor him to America, he will dump her as soon as it's legal to do so and then procede to sponsor his Filipina girlfriend to come stay with him in America.
I have no probelm with him immigrating to my country and would be delighted to have this friend there when I return to American myself. But not this way. It's cruel to plan and scheme this with absolutely no consideration for the feelings of the American girl.

Thanks!

Trantruong

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Hi Tranturong!

Sorry for the late response. Been busy the past few days. It appears that you are really concerned of M's actions and his "goals" in life. I believe that someone like you deserves a big THANK YOU from someone you deeply care for.

To start with this, life is about choices. However, not all choices are yours to make. Personally, I believe that what he'll be doing is bad (at least BAD in the sense that it is unacceptable and inconsiderate). Had I been his friend, I'm sure we would've spent our everydays discussing, rather debating about this. But the thing is, I can only do as much to make him realize that what he intends to do isn't right. I can only make him see the downside of his plans but how he will act upon it would still depend on him.

So you have the girl's number. Does this give you any authority to contact her? Granted that you do and she backs out from the wedding plans, it won't end. For sure, M will find another woman that will give him the opportunity to hit his jackpot and your action would definitely out a heavy blow on your relationship with M. To summarize the probable consequence of going out of your way to warn the girl, you'll lose your friendship with M trying to save a girl you don't pain, just to give M the chance to bring pain to some other new girl you don't know.

I belive you when you said that you sympathize for the girl. But what's with her being 10 years older and being not so goodlooking? Had she been M's age and and Uber-Gorgeous babe, would you have changed your stand? Would she have been more deserving for a painful experience from M?

The problem here is not with the older woman but with M. No one will get hurt, not any American woman, not you, or not even himself, if he chooses so. From where you are, I think the best that you can do is show him the possible outcomes and consequences of his actions. The choice is still his to make. You have to respect, accept, and live with that.

I know at times, we see things much clearer being an outsiuder than those people involved but that does not give us any right to make the choice for them. We have to give them the chance to decide for themselves and reap the fruits of their own labor.

Hope I was able to help with this matter!

Thanks!

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Imelda's Got Her Shoes, I Got My Pictures

Hi there!

I am a camwhore and I love to take pictures a lot. I love posting them on friendster but it is only alloted for at least 50 photos so I have to delete the old ones. It really makes me sad when I do that. Please help me.

Thanks!

Lenin Marinas

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Hello there!

Firs, I don't think that you're the only person who has that problem. I, myself, had the same problem once. Being a self-confessed cyber-primitive, it was just recently that I learned this interesting feature of Friendster. If you feel that having 50 pics aint enough for you, you can actually create new folders where you can store your other pics. However, when people view your profile, only those in the default folder would be displayed. They would have to click on a certain folder to see the pics that it contains.

Or, if that's enough, you can download Picasa, a picture-editor like software, in your computer. This program would allow you to create a collage of your pictures and put them in a single frame. Though the size of the pics would be relatively smaller than what are normally displayed in your friendster profile, doing this would allow you to display more pics in a single frame.

Hope these would help you in your quest!

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Am I Shallow?

hi mr. anytime now,

is it okay that i go for looks first before personality? both are
important for me but if i dont find a guy physically attractive then
theres really a very slim chance that i give it a try for a romantic
relationship... am i shallow? furthermore, why am i like this? is it
okay?

thanks...

badger

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Hi Badger!

To answer your question, let me tell you an incident in my life. A
friend once told me that he is dating this new guy who he finds really
attractive. I checked the pic and I did not agree with him. Then I
asked him any background about the guy. He told me that the guy
graduated from Ateneo and is currently taking up Law in UP. Graduated
as a Cum Laude and was named 1 of the 10 outstanding student of the
philippines.

After I learned all those stuff, I had a change of heart. Parang
feeling ko, he looks really attractive. All of a sudden, he seems
interesting.

We all have our own sets of preferences and no one can tell you that
your shallow for that. In my case, I'm a sucker for intelligent guys
that can make strikingly witty conversations. In your case, you prefer
Uber-cute guys. And there is nothing wrong with that.

One's physical appearance is important in such a way that it will open
doors to draw people's attention. Being "guapo" or sexy will make
people notice you. However, it can only take you so far. Having good
looks, alone, cannot save you from a boring date. You have to show
them that you are so much more than being guapo.

Afterall, what is "physically attractive" anyway? We all have our own
criteria for beauty. You are not shallow. Not unless that is your ONLY
basis, you are still being reasonable. Kanya-kanyang trip lang yan eh.
Ako nga, when I date guys in the past, before we part, they usually
tell me, "You know what, you're different than most I've met. You're
smart, you're opinionated, you're well-versed." But you know what, the
only word I wanna hear is "cute". Hehe!

Hope I cleared things with you. Thanks for posting!

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Out Of the Closet...

Hi!

i just want to ask, how do u get out of a make-believe scene that your family and friends expect you to be a straight guy when at the back of their minds they know you're not?

Thanks!

Peeping Tom

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Ei you Peeping Tom!

To be honest, you can't. Staying in a world of make-believe is a choice that they've made for themselves and it is not your problem if they decide to stay in this world despite the facts presented to them.

Those who choose to live in a make-believe world that you are straight when they know that you aren't do this because they can't accept the reality of the situation. Why? Because they believe that there is something wrong with the choice that you made.

It boils down to what they think about homosexuality. Most definitely, they see it as either something evil, something that may harm you, or something that's just normal. For whatever reason, they believe that things shouldn't be that way.

One thing is for sure, they care for you. They pretend that they don't know because they are concerned with what you feel so instead of trying to change you, they just try to change the way they see you.

At times, you need not say anything to admit or deny something. Just give them time to absorb, then accept what happened and they will eventually be able to break away from their illusion.

Most importantly, show them that you are happy with the decision that you made and prove them other than your sexual orientation, nothing really changed and you're still the same person they've always known.

Thanks for asking this very personal question.

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Of Dating Sites and Online Community Websites...

Why do you think dating sites don't have a list of a member's network of friends unlike Friendster and MySpace?

Thanks!

Roy
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Hi Roy!

Forgive me but I'm not much familiar with dating sites and online community webs. Though I know that they are, I haven't really used them.

Now, why don't we have a friends' network in dating sites? Not really sure and I never really thought that was necessary. I do have a theory though, make it a generalization.

Check the website of friendster, myspace, et al, they both say that their website is about getting you connected to the online community. It's more of getting you acquianted to the cyber life by letting you meet other people and get linked up with those known by those you know. In other words, they are online community websites. That is what their born to do-- show how members of the website are connected to each other.

Dating sites are, primarily, for single people (but nowadays, its no longer restricted to single people) looking for interesting people to go out on dates with and other agenda that exist. All dating sites are like this. They wouldn't show you how a member is connected to other members as those viewng the profile would have a negative impression that he has hooked up with a lot of people from the site.

Hope I gave a logical explanation.

Thanks for asking!

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Ala V for Vendetta... The Follow Up Question

Ei Anytime Now!

but are, for example, the fedayeen. they keep on saying that they were not terrorists but they do things for peace or whatever (will of god?). and some asserts that what they do is for the liberation of the people. on their way into liberating people, they murder alot. can we consider them as terrorists? or shall we take their words viz. they are not?

Thanks!

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Hi Paolo!

Thanks for your follow-up question.

Use of terms apply only within a group who share the same belief on things and their definition of things would be different from those existing outside their group. If we would use our definition of terrorism, they would definitely be terrorist. But in their consensus belief, what they do is not terrorism and is an act of heroism.

Do we need to take their word for it? We can but I doubt that we would. Our belief system is always based on how external events affect us internally and no matter how those involved project themselves to the public, we will see them as how they have affected us.

For me, these bombings and mass killings around us are all crazy. I know that whoever is doing this has a reason for doing so and I know he believes that what he's doing is reasonable.

We may or may not agree. The point is, your stand is always based on how a certain incident affects you regardless of the motives or reasons behind it for happening.

Hope I answered it clearly!

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