What is existence?

[InfernalFather]

Existence is opposing forces that result in change. Without opposing forces, existence could not occur.

This could be applied to any form.

For instance, without the opposing question, knowledge would be hindered and remain unchanged. Without hate, love could not be expressed. Without attraction then repulsion would not be known etc...

This concept of the opposing nature of the world can be applied to anything. For instance, if you argue with me, saying that this is wrong then you just proven my point (your force of opposition has just occured).

Hence, God and Satan.

You are all just stuck in my paradigm of existence. God and Satan too. You people do my will and that occurs through opposing forces.

Even your Lord is bound to my wisdom; for in it he says, I have come not to cast peace but division fire sword and war.

You are my puppets and you do my will; for I am the Infernal Lord Father restored.

 

[The Nihilist]

What? This is silly. Simple existence implies none of this. For that matter, nothing in existence implies any of this either.

 

[elcapitan]

Existence is opposing forces that result in change. Without opposing forces, existence could not occur.

This could be applied to any form.

No.

For instance, without the opposing question, knowledge would be hindered and remain unchanged.

but it would still exist. There goes your argument.

Without hate, love could not be expressed.

yes, it could. How does love require hate?

Without attraction then repulsion would not be known etc...

yes it would. It would be compared to stagnation.

This concept of the opposing nature of the world can be applied to anything. For instance, if you argue with me, saying that this is wrong then you just proven my point (your force of opposition has just occured).

Just because opposition applies to this thread does not mean it applies to anything else.

 

[daniel777]

i agree with you, therefore, between the two of us, your argument doesn't exist. so, in theory, i've agreed with nothing.


...but your argument still exists.
in the above instance, existence itself becomes the opposition..........so are you saying that everything with any opposition to existence exists?


AHHHHHHHGH IT'S THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER SAVE ME TURNIP QUEEN AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAH.

 

[JGL53]

Existence is opposing forces that result in change. Without opposing forces, existence could not occur.

This could be applied to any form.

For instance, without the opposing question, knowledge would be hindered and remain unchanged. Without hate, love could not be expressed. Without attraction then repulsion would not be known etc...

This concept of the opposing nature of the world can be applied to anything. For instance, if you argue with me, saying that this is wrong then you just proven my point (your force of opposition has just occured).

Hence, God and Satan.

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Hmmm. This is more like Buddhism than Christianity, i.e., pairs of opposites that define each other.

What, are you a Buddhist Christian?

 

[Caitlin.ann]

Made me think of the Tao and the Yin Yang though.

 

[DailyBlessings]

This concept of the opposing nature of the world can be applied to anything. For instance, if you argue with me, saying that this is wrong then you just proven my point (your force of opposition has just occured).

If I agree with you, do you cease to exist?

Hmmm. This is more like Buddhism than Christianity, i.e., pairs of opposites that define each other.

Gnostic Christianity also looks at opposites in constructing reality, I note- one needn't be Buddhist to carry the belief. Might also explain the bit at the end of the OP, if the "infernal father" represents the demiurge.

 

[JGL53]

...Gnostic Christianity also looks at opposites in constructing reality, I note- one needn't be Buddhist to carry the belief. Might also explain the bit at the end of the OP, if the "infernal father" represents the demiurge.

Both Gnostic Christianity and Gnostic paganism, plus the ancient Greek mystery cults, all seem to be pantheistic, fairly similar to esoteric Buddhism and Hinduism (Vedanta) thought.

I read books too, DB.

 

[DailyBlessings]

Both Gnostic Christianity and Gnostic paganism, plus the ancient Greek mystery cults, all seem to be pantheistic, fairly similar to esoteric Buddhism and Hinduism (Vedanta) thought.

I read books too, DB.

Didn't say otherwise. Most gnostics are not in fact pantheists, though. Polytheists, some.

 

[daniel777]

If I agree with you, do you cease to exist?

i suppose you meant: agree with my existence....notice that in my statement i said "between the two of us"...this excludes everything but me and the argument....which i guess filters down to eventually mean that everything needs everything else for existence........this makes it even less of a judeo/christian idea where evrythings existence is based on one foundation rather than a self supported structure, which a self supported structure is what this implies.