tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post3244103521358893626..comments2023-08-16T11:05:03.845+03:00Comments on Urikalization - Uri Kalish: If God Was a Tiny Purple Simulated Armadillo, Would You Still Go to Church?Uri Kalishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-83608292063330845342009-04-16T12:45:00.000+03:002009-04-16T12:45:00.000+03:00by the way sir, can you include me in you blogroll...by the way sir, can you include me in you blogroll too? thanks! more powerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-50889167023305625022008-12-22T09:49:00.000+02:002008-12-22T09:49:00.000+02:00this is very brilliant sir. its my 3rd time to vis...this is very brilliant sir. its my 3rd time to visit here and it constantly impresses me how you ruinated well with the subtle things around you. with regard to this post, i find it very disturbing that we sometimes think that God is a metaphysical entity which human logic cannot grasp. that might be true and may not be true as well. but with so much appreciation, i can say that you have a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-81566386017975205532007-10-11T10:50:00.000+02:002007-10-11T10:50:00.000+02:00Oh, and Nim. Let me echo scruffyhippo. Beautifull...Oh, and Nim. Let me echo scruffyhippo. Beautifully put.The Honourable Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234119524600114890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-52019813235336999092007-10-11T10:49:00.000+02:002007-10-11T10:49:00.000+02:00Precisely. Let's say I'm an ant. I cross a sidewa...Precisely. <BR/><BR/>Let's say I'm an ant. I cross a sidewalk with my other ant buddies, and out of the heavens drops a monstrous object I've never seen before. It's dark--almost black--and crushes hundreds of my friends to death beofre disappearing back into space. <BR/><BR/>It is easy to think this an act of God; inexplicable, mysterious, overpowering. But somehow avoidable if this god is The Honourable Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234119524600114890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-27327505766136736622007-09-03T08:59:00.000+03:002007-09-03T08:59:00.000+03:00The Matrix. The best movie that I have ever watche...The Matrix. The best movie that I have ever watched. <BR/><BR/>When you know who the God is, he is not God. When you don't know who the God is, he is the God. :)ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-20592129289762942672007-09-02T22:02:00.000+03:002007-09-02T22:02:00.000+03:00nim, thats brilliantly put.nim, thats brilliantly put.Scruffyhippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04166263465207593711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-43046031664835540332007-09-02T21:15:00.000+03:002007-09-02T21:15:00.000+03:00Uri, hi - thanks for adding as a friend from Blog ...Uri, hi - thanks for adding as a friend from Blog Catalog. I looked at your latest post and it held my interest but I wanted to think of a response. <BR/><BR/>Since this discussion came up on BC today, maybe I should make a response. I've got a couple of Christian friends who I love dearly. I've also come across other Christians who believe without question, in their God. <BR/><BR/>Me... I'm an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-65750041063262992632007-09-02T19:30:00.000+03:002007-09-02T19:30:00.000+03:00Brilliant slant on an old thought, t's true we per...Brilliant slant on an old thought, t's true we perceive things in certian ways and if that image is chnged how many would change their veiws.<BR/>I for one wouldn't, it's a bit like music, many people rave on about one person or the other but it's the music I go for, if a like it I buy it, to me it is not important what the person or band look like, to some it's far more important than the music Scruffyhippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04166263465207593711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-80727712634168346102007-09-02T18:48:00.000+03:002007-09-02T18:48:00.000+03:00wonderful post!!! thanks for linking us to this f...wonderful post!!! thanks for linking us to this from blogcatalog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-76050190450863053792007-08-01T05:42:00.000+03:002007-08-01T05:42:00.000+03:00I love your last line, "I love my kid, even when h...I love your last line, "I love my kid, even when he's awake." Only another parent can truly appreciate that comment. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-82444610129738172752007-06-08T21:14:00.000+03:002007-06-08T21:14:00.000+03:00Hi Boogie,- The fact that every human in recorded ...Hi Boogie,<BR/><BR/>- The fact that every human in recorded history died in the past (Logic element A), and the fact that you are human (Logic element B) does not necessarily mean you are going to die in the future (Logic element C).<BR/><BR/>- I think philosophy is useless by nature. It will not help us stop global warming, cure Cancer or reach Mars. Still, it is a beautiful field and we can’t Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-59523094909710406122007-06-08T12:57:00.000+03:002007-06-08T12:57:00.000+03:00I say that it doesn't really matter. Fact: we're a...I say that it doesn't really matter. Fact: we're all going to die (except me) and life is not fair. Fact: The world offer so much that sitting a side can be a waste of time.<BR/><BR/>What I'm trying to say here is that it doesn't really matter. God may be a chimp, a purple Armadillo or Shakil Oneill (NBA superstar), still, it won't make such a difference to me. I love life and I hate to see Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-29638392601758408332007-06-03T20:26:00.000+03:002007-06-03T20:26:00.000+03:00Like I've said, it's a matter of terminology. You ...Like I've said, it's a matter of terminology. You can say that we're all mortal gods of our bodies, destinies, our Sims inhabitants, etc. <BR/>But I believe there is only one non-mortal god.<BR/><BR/>By the way, this is a very good post. I enjoyed reading it, like I'm enjoy ing reading all of your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-7710229778721955332007-06-03T03:09:00.000+03:002007-06-03T03:09:00.000+03:00Good, then you're one step closer to accepting a m...Good, then you're one step closer to accepting a mortal god.Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-63040735601021375122007-06-02T23:43:00.000+03:002007-06-02T23:43:00.000+03:00sure, why not?That's only terminology. I control ...sure, why not?<BR/>That's only terminology. I control them, don't I?<BR/>In a matter of fact, if you played Sims then you know that many times they don't obey you at all (like when they desperately need to the toilet), so forget it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-29250685382391771712007-06-01T01:08:00.000+03:002007-06-01T01:08:00.000+03:00Yes, but are you the god of your SimCity inhabitan...Yes, but are you the god of your SimCity inhabitants?Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-11493486192069639522007-05-30T23:31:00.000+03:002007-05-30T23:31:00.000+03:00Hi Uri, good post.The question is how do you defin...Hi Uri, good post.<BR/>The question is how do you define God. In the jewish wisdom, we know that there are many gods in the world/universe and only one almighty god that rules them all.<BR/>So I think that you talked about these gods (also mentioned as Powers, angels, etc.) and the almighty god - well, we can't say much about him, Are we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-5747502787759463082007-05-29T00:31:00.000+03:002007-05-29T00:31:00.000+03:00Better now, thanks :-)Better now, thanks :-)Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-49834886390350421002007-05-29T00:19:00.000+03:002007-05-29T00:19:00.000+03:00i hope that you are ok shalomi hope that you are ok <BR/>shalombrexianshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459318879386205924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-73412866220404409512007-05-28T17:17:00.000+03:002007-05-28T17:17:00.000+03:00This thing wouldn't count as God most people imagi...This thing wouldn't count as God most people imagine him, though it would count as God on some definitions. <BR/><BR/>It would obviously be able to do all the cool things that religious people are so impressed by, like wine into water etc...<BR/><BR/>So I'm not actually sure how the average christian would react.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03391816076317834203noreply@blogger.com