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Old 07-19-2014, 12:04 AM   #1
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Okay, let's hypothetically think about this for a minute...if you were the devil, what would do to thwart god's plan of happiness? It could be something in the past or it could be something today. What would put the biggest wrench in his plan? I saw a blog post on this years ago and it had interesting results.
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Okay, let's hypothetically think about this for a minute...if you were the devil, what would do to thwart god's plan of happiness? It could be something in the past or it could be something today. What would put the biggest wrench in his plan? I saw a blog post on this years ago and it had interesting results.
I don't know how to respond to this since I don't believe in the devil.

Mindful should be able to answer.

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Old 07-19-2014, 12:13 AM   #3
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I don't know how to respond to this since I don't believe in the devil.
That's exactly what I would do. Make smart people say stupid things!
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That's exactly what I would do. Make smart people say stupid things!
Ok mindful. Tell us about the devil.
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Ok mindful. Tell us about the devil.
What do you want to know?
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What do you want to know?
What you believe about the devil.
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What you believe about the devil.
I am afraid as a Shia Muslim, my belief is going to be too strong for your taste and will defintely bore the board as well. But you as sc-fi aficionado could share your brilliant imagination and describe how you would do to destroy the plan your friends are talking about.
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I am afraid as a Shia Muslim, my belief is going to be too strong for your taste and will defintely bore the board as well. But you as sc-fi aficionado could share your brilliant imagination and describe how you would do to destroy the plan your friends are talking about.
You would be a great politician.
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Old 07-21-2014, 09:18 PM   #9
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I am afraid as a Shia Muslim, my belief is going to be too strong for your taste and will defintely bore the board as well. But you as sc-fi aficionado could share your brilliant imagination and describe how you would do to destroy the plan your friends are talking about.
I thought Iblis or Shaytan was a fallen angel, who refused to bow down to Adam. (By the way, how do you like the Adam-God parallel).

Here is a link purporting to explain it. http://www.themystica.org/mystica/articles/i/iblis.html

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Iblis is the name for the devil in the Qur'an. Although the term "devil" comes from the Greek diabolos, the Muslims derived the name from the Arabic, balasa, "he despaired," which can be interpreted "despaired of the mercy of God" but he is also al-Shairan, Satan, and "the enemy of God." The latter aspect of Satan is a commonly shared belief of both Muslims and Christians. According to one tradition, when Allah ordered the angels to bow down to the newly created man, Adam, Iblis refused to do so because he, being made of fire, thought himself superior to a creature made of earth. He continues tempting humans, especially through the whisper (waswas, "he whispered") and false suggestion (haiif). In the end, it is believed, he will be cast into Jahannam. Another commonly shared belief held by both religions is that the universal existence of evil in personal lives is usually experienced as a consequence of a personal agent, the devil.
Although both Satan and al-Shairan are identified, Shairan also has a distinct existence, perhaps as the leader of the jinns, a personification of temptation. This coincides with the Muslim belief that each individual is accompanied by two personal spiritual entities; an angel who urges toward good and a shairan who urges toward evil.
Isn't Iblis the Whisperer who whispers to man to commit sin?

How would that be too strong for Sooner?
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Old 07-23-2014, 01:31 PM   #10
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I thought Iblis or Shaytan was a fallen angel, who refused to bow down to Adam. (By the way, how do you like the Adam-God parallel).

Here is a link purporting to explain it. http://www.themystica.org/mystica/articles/i/iblis.html



Isn't Iblis the Whisperer who whispers to man to commit sin?

How would that be too strong for Sooner?
My belief dances around Almightly God who creates just the goodness. And that evil is the lack of the goodness. We believe that the evil (Iblis) was never an angel but a Jinn who like humans can be good or bad. So for SoonerCoug who has been saying he does not believe in God to actually digest this, will probably make him sick to his stomach.

But this thread is actually a test of our imagination rather our beliefs.

What would you do if you were the evil??
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