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Thread: Isn't prayer a contradiction?
Post: RE: Isn't prayer a contradiction?
(June 15, 2010 at 12:38 pm)Scott Anonymous Wrote: That's exactly what I've been saying... and still my friends think the idea came from something else, beyond their own rationality, as I like to say... |
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June 15, 2010 at 12:44 pm |
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Thread: Religious Differences
Post: RE: Religious Differences
I believe in gods. Every god ever postulated has existed within the minds of its followers. Christian apologists like to say, "Do you believe in happiness/love/beauty," and then try to equate those ... |
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J.R. Braden |
Religion
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June 15, 2010 at 12:30 pm |
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Thread: Which Religion got it right?
Post: RE: Which Religion got it right?
The one that bases all of its claims on evidence and willingly discards its beliefs when new evidence contradicts them is the one that got it 'right'; if by 'right', you mean, 'closest to the truth'. |
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June 15, 2010 at 12:24 pm |
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Thread: Isn't prayer a contradiction?
Post: RE: Isn't prayer a contradiction?
That's actually a question I was trained to handle when I was a Christian.
*puts on Jesus hat* God gave us free will, and a true Christian does not pray to change God's plan, rather to listen to what... |
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Religion
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June 15, 2010 at 12:23 pm |
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Thread: Gaytheist here
Post: RE: Gaytheist here
(June 8, 2010 at 6:23 am)LastPoet Wrote: Well, if the you want that character to be the bad guy...
Think: extreme anti-hero. |
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J.R. Braden |
Introductions
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June 10, 2010 at 1:35 pm |
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Thread: Gaytheist here
Post: RE: Gaytheist here
(June 8, 2010 at 1:50 am)Saerules Wrote: I agree you were responding to pippy: why should Shell B's responding be thusly invalid?
I meant that it was borderline ridiculous for ShellB to get so defen... |
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Introductions
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June 8, 2010 at 2:07 am |
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Thread: What happens to you when you die?
Post: RE: What happens to you when you die?
(June 6, 2010 at 1:20 am)rax Wrote: Why not stay more open minded and say "I have utterly no idea..."?
Because that would be a lie. I have a very good idea what will happens after I die. My mind w... |
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J.R. Braden |
Atheism
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June 8, 2010 at 1:59 am |
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Thread: Gaytheist here
Post: RE: Gaytheist here
(June 7, 2010 at 12:42 pm)Shell B Wrote: You didn't specify in your post that you were singling one person out. You simply generalized.
I think it was fairly obvious, since I was replying to one per... |
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June 8, 2010 at 1:29 am |
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Thread: Gaytheist here
Post: RE: Gaytheist here
(June 6, 2010 at 11:57 am)Shell B Wrote: :roflol: Theological and spiritual tensions? Again, atheists.
"Religious Views: polytheist" Not an Atheist. |
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June 7, 2010 at 12:33 pm |
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Thread: Gaytheist here
Post: RE: Gaytheist here
(June 6, 2010 at 7:40 am)Pippy Wrote: If it is a child care center full of people who don't share our views, sure, why not.
Sarcasm. How original. [/sarcasm]
Why does everything have to relate to... |
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June 6, 2010 at 9:49 am |
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Thread: Gaytheist here
Post: RE: Gaytheist here
(June 5, 2010 at 7:16 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: Horrific events can make a story more emotionally investing, in my opinion.
I'm definitely not short on horrific events. My concern is just with the a... |
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June 5, 2010 at 7:24 pm |
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Thread: Gaytheist here
Post: RE: Gaytheist here
(June 5, 2010 at 6:49 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Well, what's the context? What is your prospective arsonist supposed to be like? Why is he doing it?
Without giving too much away, my main character and his ... |
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June 5, 2010 at 7:11 pm |
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Thread: Gaytheist here
Post: Gaytheist here
My name is Reed. I'm a 21-year-old gay anti-theist in Roanoke, Virginia, US. I'm currently trying to write my first novel and I'm not sure if it's too over-the-top to allow one of my characters to b... |
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June 5, 2010 at 6:45 pm |