Topic #2001

[meekon5]

...In my view, he basically erradicated God the Noun (a very dudely venture, imo)...

Appreciate the point of view there, if god as a noun doesn't exist then people should not think of an omnipotent being "God" and actually accept responsibility for there own actions.

In theory.

Much like the concept of new speak in 1984 though, there the idea was if the people have no word for revolution they can't revolt.

The only problem I have with this idea is just because individuals don't have a word for something doesn't mean they wont think up a new word for it.

Putting Dude into it, for me, raises the Verb-sense even more... but ya, I s'pose nobody fucks with the Jesus...  

We have been accused of being anti-christian by some quarters.

Also a number of us have staved off previous attacks from what appeared to be christians trying to infultrate the forum.

I have been around Pagan forums where the christians sneak in and try to destroy the thing from the inside.

[Hominid]

Right on meekon.

In Dudeism, the existence of a superior being is not mentioned, or acknowledged.  It's is a state of mind, with roots in Zen and what have you... trying to shoe-horn Dudeism into any monotheistic belief system, quote, or prayer  (whether god is a noun or not) is simply un-dude-like. 

Naturally, anyone coming from a background of commitment to such things will try to make dudeism fit their world view, as opposed to letting Dudeism BE their world view. Let's not let the tail wag the dog here...  A song-writer wiser than me once said "Let It Be".

[apnp]

Be assured, Hominid, Theism ain't in the game... try this one:

I now go away alone, my disciples! You too now go away and be alone! So I will have it.

Go away from me and guard yourself against Dude! And better still: be ashamed of Dude!  Perhaps Dude has deceived you.

The Dude of knowedge must be able not only to love its enemies but also to hate its friends.

One repays a teacher badly if one remains only a pupil. And why, then, should you pluck at my flames?

You respect me; but how if in the glare of one dark moment your respect should tumble? Take care that a falling star does not strike you dead!


You say you believe in Dude? But of what importance is Dude? You are my believers: but of what importance are all believers?


You had not yet sought yourselves when you found me. Thus do all believers; therefore all belief is of so little account.

Now I bid you lose me and find yourselves; and only when you have all denied me will I return to you...

[apnp]

...oops, the reference there should go to Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra (thence returning to an aspect of the original 2001 post  )

Far out.
I've always seen the Dude an embodiment of a certain innocence and in some ways childishness.
I've always thought the first stanza for Whitman poem "There was a child went fortth"

Right on, BikerDude... that'd go well with the be-the-ball bowling strategy. 

Ya, the aging-youth aspect of the Dude hangs well on him.  He brings his child with him, so to say.  No pretenses.