Re: Language

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:41:01 CST, Douglas McAdam
<douglasmcadam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I find it interesting that the native "primitive" religions have
spirits for everything animate and inanimate. Of course there are
those who believe that they can interact with those who have passed on
into the next world and that they can intercede for us, I think that
might be considered to be "spirits"

Pax Terra
Ye shall know them by their fruits: Matt. 7:16
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance": Gal. 5


>My goodness Mark. I do not follow your logic here.
>There is such a thing as God's Will, which is certainly spirit, but
>there is no such
>thing as spirit. So there is no animal, vegetable, mineral or human
>spirit.
>I'm afaid I find it impossible to carry on a discourse with you as long
>as you keep
>inventing meanings to words. Whatever we name must be considered a
>reality, for at least
>someone, if not you or me.
>
>regards,
>doug
>
>On Aug 31, 2005, at 3:40 PM, Mark Foster wrote:
>
>> Doug,
>>
>>>> Well, we exist because of spirit.<<
>>
>> IMO, we exist because it is God's Will (or at least not contrary to His
>> Will).
>>
>> To my understanding, "spirit" is simply a name or category. There is no
>> such thing as "spirit." There are only the spirits of particular
>> entities, whether individual Prophets or ordinary human beings.
>>
>> Mark Foster
>> http://theism.structurization.com
>>

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