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Why seek "God"?

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"Asking a question" = "God is seeking me" ... I do not see the connection. Seems pretty tenuous & arbitrary. Someone could just as easily claim:

"Asking a question" = "Zeus is seeking me"
"Asking a question" = "Buddha is seeking me"
"Asking a question" = "Satan is confusing me"
"Asking a question" = "I must be a witch"

I see the well labeled "God" and it's empty.

You are asking about God.
Of course God's well is empty to you, you are seeking the answers and haven't found them yet. You are on a journey but with a mind that is already closed.....
 
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The controlling everything also includes not believing in God. God has made room in His Creation for infinite variety, which includes non-belief.
god is the creator of the whole universe..believing in him is the best faith ever whether you believe it or not
 
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"Asking a question" = "God is seeking me" ... I do not see the connection. Seems pretty tenuous & arbitrary. Someone could just as easily claim:

"Asking a question" = "Zeus is seeking me"
"Asking a question" = "Buddha is seeking me"
"Asking a question" = "Satan is confusing me"
"Asking a question" = "I must be a witch"

I see the well labeled "God" and it's empty.

Not surprising,
"The hearts and minds of men are never empty,
if there is no water/Torah there are snakes and scorpions."

Genesis 37:24.

When Joseph was thrown into the well, there was no water in it, it was empty.
 
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because I can feel his absolute love his perfect love..this love cannot be human ..it is an absolute feeling
How do you know this feeling comes from allah and not your own mind/heart, or some other entity? And, if it does come from allah, how does it prove that he is the almighty?
 
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I chose the perfect book who wasn't corrupted how?? you have one only Quran in the whole world without any change or difference in anny version
How do you know it hasn't changed? Were you there when it was first written down?
 
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Not surprising,
"The hearts and minds of men are never empty,
if there is no water/Torah there are snakes and scorpions."

Genesis 37:24.

When Joseph was thrown into the well, there was no water in it, it was empty.
Unfortunately, I have no direct knowledge of Joseph and this alleged event.
 
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god is the creator of the whole universe..believing in him is the best faith ever whether you believe it or not
It depends upon what one does with their faith in God. In the worse cases, the world has witnessed the worst atrocities and horror committed towards human beings by Believers. In the same breath, others become even more human as Human Beings because of their belief in God. Yet, belief in God is not needed for that, as we see in people. The bottom line for me, God Created variety in His Creation. Which means there is also room for non-believers. Which also means that you or I as Lovers of God have absolutely nothing over non-believers.
 
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How do you know my mind is already closed?
Because you stated, " I see the well labelled God and it's empty."

To be honest I know of no scripture that will give you the inspiration to believe in God. Someday possibly you will have that mystical experience that will unlock that door for you it you allow it. For most it comes at a time when all feels lost and the heart and mind are too weak to resist or build walls against God's presence.
 
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I chose the perfect book who wasn't corrupted how?? you have one only Quran in the whole world without any change or difference in anny version
There is only only ONE sacred book directly written by the hand of God and signed off with His signature written with His own hand...and that is the Holy Book of Nature.
 
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Unfortunately, I have no direct knowledge of Joseph and this alleged event.

OK, I could not resist, don,t want to get caught up in this anyway.

Like the saying goes,
A nod is as good as a wink,
to a blind horse.
 
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Because you stated, " I see the well labelled God and it's empty."

To be honest I know of no scripture that will give you the inspiration to believe in God. Someday possibly you will have that mystical experience that will unlock that door for you it you allow it. For most it comes at a time when all feels lost and the heart and mind are too weak to resist or build walls against God's presence.
"I see the well labeled God and it's empty" is merely a statement describing my current observations. It does not mean that I am not open to finding new ways of discovering your deity.
 
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I chose the perfect book who wasn't corrupted how?? you have one only Quran in the whole world without any change or difference in anny version
Sounds good, but how does that change the many many ways it has been interpreted? The understandings of any book can be interpreted differently so it's not really about the sameness of the words.
 
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OK, I could not resist, don,t want to get caught up in this anyway.

Like the saying goes,
A nod is as good as a wink,
to a blind horse.
What did you do to un-blind yourself, so that you have known for yourself this event regarding Joseph?
 
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For most it comes at a time when all feels lost and the heart and mind are too weak to resist or build walls against God's presence.
I'm aware that for some, they come to an awareness of the presence of God in the way you describe. I don't know if I'd say that it's true for most though. For others it's just a calling that they are unable to explain. For myself, it's when I started to become aware of the energy of the all-pervading life force infused with vitality and illumination that is manifesting through out and with in the entirety of the universe.
 
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I'm aware that for some, they come to an awareness of the presence of God in the way you describe. I don't know if I'd say that it's true for most though. For others it's just a calling that they are unable to explain. For myself, it's when I started to become aware of the energy of the all-pervading life force infused with vitality and illumination that is manifesting through out and with in the entirety of the universe.
Of course, I apologize, it's personal.
 
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