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suminonA

That doesnâ€™t make it legitimate, nor in any way compatible with the â€œtoleranceâ€ they uphold so loudly and/or proudly. I can understand the concept of â€œfighting the sinâ€ but when in order to eradicate the sin it gets to the eradication of sinners, thatâ€™s where â€œlove thy neighbourâ€ and...

suminonA

They might be entitled to dislike your views, but not you personally

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I donâ€™t think that many religious leaders would appreciate your making a parallel between religion and other toxic/addictive stuffâ€¦

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suminonA

[...] So, I started to read the Book of Mormon, and I started praying to find out if it was true. [...] I wonder, hadnâ€™t your parents been faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, would the Book of Mormon bear today the same relevance to you? Donâ€™t get me wrong, Iâ€™...

suminonA

The Christians who are the most convicted in their beliefs act according to God's will because they are in love with God and want to make him happy . Not out of fear of going to hell. Stockholm syndrome. Doing something out of love for someone who threatens torment is no different than doing it out...

suminonA

What exactly IS a soul, beyond "the part of you that lives on after death." What is the purpose and point of a soul, and how would a person truly without a soul in their body be different than one with a soul? Reflecting back, religion seems to be startlingly ambiguous on these questions....

suminonA

I believe Jesus Christ was a man who taught a better way how to live. Not that he was the Son of God.

Let me ask you a question: What do you think "Christ" stands for in "Jesus Christ"?

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suminonA

I've heard the argument before, that it doesn't really matter if a deity exists or not as long as people believe in it. I don't see how anyone could seriously believe it. When we die, if the deity is real, we will go live with it/her/him. If it is not real, it will not, we will die...the end. So, I...

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I hope you haven't passed the point where "real" and "fictional" are becoming one.

[BTW: Fictional characters wouldnâ€™t worry about the â€œreal worldâ€ as long as their author doesnâ€™t say so.

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suminonA

It could just be sleep deprivation, but I have no idea what you are saying. The analogy makes no sense to me, so I can't really answer. Ok, let me ask you a simpler question: If your favourite deity wouldn't actually exist (and given all Human history as it is), would it make any difference for you...

suminonA

A while ago, in a religious debate with some friends someone said that the actual existence of a deity is irrelevant, as long as people believe in it (i.e. they are firmly convinced of it) and follow â€œits rulesâ€. Therefore, any argument brought up by an atheist (or generally a sceptic) about the...

suminonA

Have fun.

Man, this is the best thing you've said all day! (IMHO)

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PS: Cut it out with the *** words, please. Thanks.

suminonA

Dude, be careful, you seem to have an unnatural system of philosophy (words are still of this world

), so you risk extermination by Fish Tank's standards!

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suminonA

eriador, are you over your solipsist phase by now ?

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suminonA

Destroying the Earth in the sense that we will make it unlivable for us. Which I happen to find very important. Well, that would be a natural concern for any self-aware being in this Universe. Human or not. ;) Your â€œsolutionâ€ does lack a moral backbone, though. So you see bottles of Coke form n...

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Im suggesting population control is the only way to stop us from destroying the Earth. We're not destroying the Earth... We're destroying our own chances of survival on a chunk of dirt in the vastness of space. Earth will be here long after we're done doing our extinction. Long live Earth! :) A. PS...

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Or, the praying is part of the master plan ...

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suminonA

A happy marriage to you and your better half! Congrats

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suminonA

I'm originally from Romania. Today I'm posting from Barcelona (the European one). Who knows where I'm going to post tomorrow from?

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Humans are cruel by nature. Just watch how children behave: that's our true nature. Sorry jotabe, but that doesnâ€™t follow. You might say that â€œchildren are cruel by natureâ€. Iâ€™d agree with that. Iâ€™d explain that by their ignorance, their incapacity to see â€œthe bigger pictureâ€, beyond ...

suminonA

Oh come on. You can't tell me that a bunch of people, upon learning there was no higher being to answer to, wouldn't become grossly immoral. Sure, I don't think everyone would become immoral but many people would. I know for a fact that it would. You see, this is where I â€œget scaredâ€ (and very ...

suminonA

Thank you, Sibyl. I hope we'll have more opinions on that, soon

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suminonA

The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception is not about the conception of Jesus by Mary, but about the conception of Mary by _her_ parents. The idea is involved with Original Sin, which is inherited from one's parents at conception, all the way back to Adam and Eve. A woman contaminated by Original ...

suminonA

[â€¦](none that really don't believe in one, because those don't exist)[â€¦] Sorry to come up with a tangent question, but Iâ€™ve heard this quite a few times and Iâ€™d like to have it explained a little. Are you saying that there are no people who donâ€™t believe in a deity? That everybody believe...

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It is whatever sauce you interpret it to be. And if you don't believe in sauce, then it is a not-sauce sauce. Obviously.

Ok, but if the "not-sauce sauce" pasta has the same taste as the pasta with no sauce at all, then why bother buying the sauce in the first place?

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One pasta nation, under sauce...

Now just wait a minute, what sauce are we talking about, exactly?

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suminonA

Ok, consider yourself sued

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suminonA

What would you do if it turns out this alien race believes in a God as well? Thatâ€™s a nice question. And the answer is straight forward: It all depends on the kind of â€œproofâ€ they have to base their beliefs upon. I mean, if all they have is some ancient book â€œdivinely inspiredâ€ and the co...

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Iâ€™ll give some possible answers; donâ€™t expect me to have the proof, because we are on â€œwhat ifâ€ territory here ;) How much do they know about earth? They know all about it, because we are one of their laboratory experiments that they have started some time ago. (They also provide the exact d...

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Answering to the original post: For the sake of argument, I'm going to assume for now that he does in fact exist. Well, youâ€™re starting on the wrong foot. I mean, if you assume a deity exists, you also must have an idea (a satisfying explanation for you) how it came to be, or otherwise never quest...

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Jehovah's Witnesses hold that there may be life on other planets but it is not for sure. The Bible doesn't say and so and, while open for speculation, there is no other hard evidence. If we found out that there was life on other planets (Intelligent Life) it wouldn't shake our faith or really alter...

suminonA

Ok, one more question, for the road ;) What is the "official position" of the "holy texts" concerning the life in the Universe? Are we (Earthlings) alone on this puny planet, in the middle of all the other galaxies, or are there more intelligent beings out there? What about your ...

suminonA

[...] you silly goose.

Well, the question is, do geese have belly-buttons? I do, so I'm not one.

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suminonA

Can we name him Jeff?

I think we should call him "Squishy"

Well, if there was only one â€œJeff/Squishyâ€, did he/her have a belly-button or not ?

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I wasn't saying anything about days. I'm not a literalist, remember? All that Anthony asked was how God could create light before stars. That's how, is what I was replying. I remember, it's just that I think that you give the â€œmetaphorsâ€ too much credit. Of course, the â€œobvious explanationâ€...

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