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Divine Plan
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01 Feb 2008 Fri 11:59 am |
A friend of mine believes that the universe is created according to a divine plan, where everyting works in clockwork accuracy.
When he notices something that looks like a contradiction or someting hard to explain in this clockwork system, he enjoys thinking about the issue - trying to discover the divine truth behind such apparent dicrepancies.
Having observed that sexual maturity in both genders are reached approximately at ages 12-14, and yet full physical maturity in both sexes are delayed until age of 20, he is now curious whether this order should actually have been the opposite..ie. physical maturity coming before the sexual maturity - or at least simultaneously.
Any contributions to ease my friend's mind?
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01 Feb 2008 Fri 12:03 pm |
Does your friend have nothing else to do??????
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01 Feb 2008 Fri 12:10 pm |
Alpha is shouting again???well peanut crackers usually produce loud sounds
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01 Feb 2008 Fri 12:29 pm |
But what does your "friend" think about mental maturity?
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01 Feb 2008 Fri 12:44 pm |
I am afraid nothing can ease your friend's mind pdr Your friend's observation only proves that NOTHING on this earth is a divine plan.
Does he/she also believe that wars, famine, cruelty and injustice are part of a divine plan too?
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01 Feb 2008 Fri 12:58 pm |
Thank you for your decent and intelligent contribution partner...You may be right !
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01 Feb 2008 Fri 01:05 pm |
Quoting AEnigma III: Does he/she also believe that wars, famine, cruelty and injustice are part of a divine plan too? |
These things are punishment from god for bad behavior. Or, they can also be tests. It's all very well thought through, we may just not comprehend it, who are we after all to understand god's divine plan?
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01 Feb 2008 Fri 01:06 pm |
Aenigma, chinese do believe that negative feelings have their reflection in calamities...
Unfortunately i do not remember now the feelings asociated with calamities, but the general idea was that everything is interconnected, negative thoughts will have their impact on nature. For eg. feeling of envy causes floods.
PS i love that sweet little guy with the joint
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01 Feb 2008 Fri 01:09 pm |
I think that people who believe that everything is a "divine plan" are prone to resignation when things go wrong and accepting defeat as "fate" instead of being strong and fighting to change things.
If they are especially religious, they are also in danger of believing that ill things that happen to them are punishment...
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01 Feb 2008 Fri 01:10 pm |
Quoting portokal: Aenigma, chinese do believe that negative feelings have their reflection in calamities...
Unfortunately i do not remember now the feelings asociated with calamities, but the general idea was that everything is interconnected, negative thoughts will have their impact on nature. For eg. feeling of envy causes floods.
PS i love that sweet little guy with the joint |
and i remeber that as the teacher of tai chi said it while there were inundations in the nearby the village camp we were to practice.
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