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SpiritualityI'm think I'm losing faith in God.
48 Posts • 17145 Views Religion Forum |
First of all... I want to apologize for saying that this debate was heading down the pitfall of absurdity...not only was it pretentious of me it was also partially a false statement. There is nothing... |
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SpiritualityFaith: innate or not?
6 Posts • 5977 Views Religion Forum |
A common pattern always plays out it seems when ever "faith" in the religious sense is discussed. It almost always ends up that the participants begin to try and convince the other of the va... |
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Gender PsychologyI Hate Women
84 Posts • 34442 Views Psychology Forum |
I'm a little shocked that your observations are so off base in respect to my posistion.
Just as I was with your take on the woman hater. At least with him your main theme was very valid, but s... |
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Having Kids
49 Posts • 20408 Views Philosophy Forum |
I suppose, as the father of 11 (youngest will be 1-yr on 6/9), I should stay out of this discussion, but I can't. God didn't create a field full of flowers so that every single blossom would... |
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God in Religionwhy do you believe in god?
253 Posts • 122496 Views Religion Forum |
Pardon me. You never said "religion is a crutch" You said "we lose the crutch of security we derive from a committed belief we can rely on". Because of the context I thought you we... |
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Pascal's Wager
8 Posts • 3594 Views Philosophy Forum |
who is to say with certainty what motivates someone else to do good? the motivation very well may be guilt, or desire for reward, or love, or coincidence, or acceptance, or social conscience, etc. we... |
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Religion & HumanityRant
20 Posts • 6983 Views Religion Forum |
'Example is obvious..if we did not have religion..and we had no moral ethics...where would we be??... IF we did not have fear of our Creator, and have Him give us guidelines in which to follow..not su... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsThe Matrix Is Real
123 Posts • 36527 Views Philosophy Forum |
Wow! I'm exhausted reading through this lot!
Shadow of Neo, you intrigue me, I'm interested in the way you went back through every single posting and had to comment on every single comment... |
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SocietyReforming Convicts
3 Posts • 4209 Views Philosophy Forum |
I'm posting this in response to a discussion I saw on DaySide on CNN. It was about how Penn State fired a professor that they had hired. This professor had gone to prison for murder, had been sen... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57486 Views Religion Forum |
If there's a god, why is there evil?
More specifically, can there be an all-knowing, all-powerful, all-GOOD god, based on the amount of evil there is in the world?
1:06:41 am - April 16th... |
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Ethics & MoralityWar - What The Hell Is It Good For
164 Posts • 32642 Views Philosophy Forum |
"To protect our civilians. We should have declared war on Bin Ladin, and we should have continued to persue him. He wasn't in Iraq and he's not in Iran and he doesn't look anything... |
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Alternative BeliefsWhatever needs to be discussed
43 Posts • 9371 Views Religion Forum |
So... You will accept logic. Alright, good.
When I said they were wrong, that didn't mean in all aspects. Summit set it up as saying that if there is truth, everyone would accept it and it wo... |
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Can science explore nothingness?
30 Posts • 7628 Views Philosophy Forum |
"the fact that nothing is in essence just space or a point in space"
- no. Nothing is just that. it is nothing; non-existence. there is radiation in every point of space. In the very least... |
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ARE YOU CYNICAL OF…...?
141 Posts • 30910 Views Talk Talk |
TO: New_Commer
You are a 'Pseudo-Cynic'.
You aren't following simple Instructions (Page 1 / Post #1 / April 16, 2009 - 12:07:57 am).
Therefore, I'll clarify for you:
'PLEASE' PROCEE... |
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Physics & CosmologyWhere does the material from black holes go?
17 Posts • 8970 Views Science & Technology Forum |
Hmm . . . the problem being the statement of closure!
To think a black hole would spit you in another space and time is immediately shot down even by the limited knowledge we have of black holes. Wit... |
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HomosexualityWhy Condone Fruitless Deviant Behavior?
94 Posts • 27060 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
I posted responses to Leftwood late last night I wonder if you read them. Here's some quotes from this website: www.familyresearchinst.org/FRI _EduPamphlet6.html
I refuse to discourse with any... |
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Relationships & Lovefutility of romantic 'love'
76 Posts • 20485 Views Psychology Forum |
my dear "texts on a screen"
it is good to put my thots thru this fire of discussion. all my analysis i do on my own, but when u 'texts-on-a-screen' argue it out, it builds my co... |
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CRAZY ENCOUNTERS
1 Posts • 2721 Views Talk Talk |
So, im new to this whole thing.... but sought it out because I need advice or more so understanding/opinions. I have been strugling with the issue of judgements being placed on superficial ideas... i.... |
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SpiritualityWhat do we have the right to want?
15 Posts • 3780 Views Religion Forum |
I'm sorry it took me so long to respond.
"I believe that the things we concern ourselves with, when added together, all add to our general outlook and behaviour around other people.&quo... |
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PedophiliaPedophilia
27 Posts • 17578 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
I remember when I was eleven years old I lived across the street from the school and used to go across the street everyday to play. One day during summer brake there was this strange man walking aroun... |
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Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
226 Posts • 63575 Views Religion Forum |
Ironwood,
"Um no, I would be specific but you offered no example. "
Examples you requested:
"I know I'm tired of wars over this squabble, why haven't you fixed that?... |
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GodWhy Question God's Existence
45 Posts • 12417 Views Philosophy Forum |
Which ones?
Mainly all miracles and interactions with God, statements claiming God's will, text representing God's thoughts, intentions, or words.
Leftwood, have you actually read th... |
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War & TerrorismAbout the war......
56 Posts • 17935 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I would also like to address the WMD info that is constantly and repeatedly misstated. There has been weapons grade plutonium found in the same sights that Hans Blix said were clear of WMD, precursor... |
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ChristianityChristian Crimes against Humanity
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Still, many of us would struggle to comprehend what on earth drives two intelligent, articulate women like Eileen and Sarah to cause themselves pain on a nightly basis.
Apples and oranges. That&... |
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GodWhy Question God's Existence
45 Posts • 12417 Views Philosophy Forum |
Some are sure there is no God. Others are sure there is a God. Then there are those willing to entertain the debate.
To question the existence of the Supreme Being we are actually questioning the... |
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