• rektdeckard@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s simpler than all that. Satanists would say God is just You, or some version of yourself that is all the things you wish you could be. The fact that you are there praying means you have a good idea of what needs to change, and are searching for the strength within yourself.

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      1 year ago

      As I said, that makes it irrational. People like you say that, but when it actually comes to rewriting it, it makes no sense at all:

      Sought through prayer and meditation to improve my conscious contact with me as I understand myself, praying only for knowledge of my will for me and the power to carry that out.

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        1 year ago

        Dunno what you’re on about, makes complete sense to me. Just requires some mental flexibility.

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            1 year ago

            It takes conscious effort to be in touch with your deeper thoughts and emotions, so in a sense yes. Not everything that is known to the self is known to the conscious mind. Didn’t think that would be controversial.

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                1 year ago

                It’s fine that you don’t understand. I know plenty of non-religious people who were able to find their own meaning in those words