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kingandy1)In an earlier comment you wrote that you believe that the Bible is a message from the "Almighty" which suggests you believe in the christian God. However, you are spreading the belief that "Everyone Loves Andy". This sounds like you are setting yourself up as an opposing idol. This would break Commandment 1 on the Ten Commandments. So... Are you God? Or do you just follow a personal faith without the restrictions of a dogmarised religion?
I am not spreading this belief, merely stating it. Also, it is not a dictate, like "Everyone must love Andy" or "Worship Andy." Simply a statement, nothing more, nothing less.
Looking up the Ten Commandments, I see that number one is "You shall have no other gods before Me." One line of reasoning runs that we can have other gods, as long as we remember that the Big G is the best one...
Interestingly, Commandment 2 caught my eye. "You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth." Statues are bad. Cool. And I always liked the way not murdering was way down there, under honouring your father and mother. I'm not sure they're in order of importance.
That aside. I believe in one God, and I believe it doesn't matter what name you give him. Go and read The Last Battle, and try and pretend Tash is Satan rather than Allah... So, yes, personal nondogmatic faith, I suppose. I think I believe that Jesus was the son of God.
(UPDATE: I've just remembered my favourite God ever: the talking galaxy in the Futurama episode "Godfellas".
God: "Bender, being God isn't easy. If you do too much, people get dependent on you. And if you do nothing, they lose hope. You have to use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket."
Bender: "Or a guy who burns down a bar for the insurance money!"
God: "Yes, if you make it look like an electrical thing. When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.")
2) What's your kingdom like?
It is a magical place where everybody owns a flying car and people are nice to one another.
In reality I don't think my kingdom extends much beyond my bedroom, which is a shame. But there's a lot of good stuff in there, so it's not so bad.
3) Are you most like Strong Bad, Strong Mad or Strong Sad?
Probably Strong Sad, because I empathise with other people. Strong Mad is too lumbering and Strong Bad is too evil.
4) Cats will one day rule the Earth. Discuss.
Cats already rule the Earth. They are everywhere, constantly watching. They control heads of state with their fiendish mind-control powers. Our only hope is cans of tuna.
5) I'ts obvious that I'm no good at html or much computerised stuff yet I still earn a good wage in the IT industry - do you still respect me?
Yes, in fact I respect you more because of it. Anyone can earn a living doing something they're good at, but it takes a special kind of person to fake competence.
I am not spreading this belief, merely stating it. Also, it is not a dictate, like "Everyone must love Andy" or "Worship Andy." Simply a statement, nothing more, nothing less.
Looking up the Ten Commandments, I see that number one is "You shall have no other gods before Me." One line of reasoning runs that we can have other gods, as long as we remember that the Big G is the best one...
Interestingly, Commandment 2 caught my eye. "You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth." Statues are bad. Cool. And I always liked the way not murdering was way down there, under honouring your father and mother. I'm not sure they're in order of importance.
That aside. I believe in one God, and I believe it doesn't matter what name you give him. Go and read The Last Battle, and try and pretend Tash is Satan rather than Allah... So, yes, personal nondogmatic faith, I suppose. I think I believe that Jesus was the son of God.
(UPDATE: I've just remembered my favourite God ever: the talking galaxy in the Futurama episode "Godfellas".
God: "Bender, being God isn't easy. If you do too much, people get dependent on you. And if you do nothing, they lose hope. You have to use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket."
Bender: "Or a guy who burns down a bar for the insurance money!"
God: "Yes, if you make it look like an electrical thing. When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.")
2) What's your kingdom like?
It is a magical place where everybody owns a flying car and people are nice to one another.
In reality I don't think my kingdom extends much beyond my bedroom, which is a shame. But there's a lot of good stuff in there, so it's not so bad.
3) Are you most like Strong Bad, Strong Mad or Strong Sad?
Probably Strong Sad, because I empathise with other people. Strong Mad is too lumbering and Strong Bad is too evil.
4) Cats will one day rule the Earth. Discuss.
Cats already rule the Earth. They are everywhere, constantly watching. They control heads of state with their fiendish mind-control powers. Our only hope is cans of tuna.
5) I'ts obvious that I'm no good at html or much computerised stuff yet I still earn a good wage in the IT industry - do you still respect me?
Yes, in fact I respect you more because of it. Anyone can earn a living doing something they're good at, but it takes a special kind of person to fake competence.
