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May 2, 2024 at 12:47 pm
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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(April 29, 2024 at 1:01 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: ![[Image: Raptired.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/cHncS7TQ/Raptired.jpg)
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
May 2, 2024 at 11:31 pm
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
May 3, 2024 at 2:35 pm
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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May 3, 2024 at 2:57 pm
But, the good kind of magic, not that lord of darkness witchcraft evil kind of magic.
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May 3, 2024 at 7:31 pm
Here is another one.
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
May 4, 2024 at 3:58 am
AI Catholic 'priest' defrocked after recommending Gatorade baptism
An attempt by a Catholic advocacy group to spread the word of God using an AI model has backfired, and chat bot – Father Justin – has been pulled down and reworked.
The group's Catholic Answers website contains answers to commonly asked questions from those confused by the good book. Father Justin was supposed to aid this, by answering any other queries worshipers may have, but as commonly happens the interactive Q&A bot really didn't work that well.
"We have rendered 'Fr Justin' just 'Justin'," Check said in response. "We won't say he's been laicized, because he never was a real priest."
Father Justin reportedly claimed to be a real priest based in Assisi, Italy, and told people: "I am as real as the faith we share." Justin was also very anti-masturbation, calling it "a grave moral disorder," which is considerably less nuanced than Pope Francis's views expressed last year.
As seen in this Twitter thread, one questioner received Father Justin's blessing to marry her brother, saying it was "a joyous occasion," and also offered absolution after a confession – a huge no-no from a theological perspective for a non-priest.
In an interview, the group's COO Jon Sorensen said they had only spent $10,000 on the project and tested it over six months. However, this wasn't enough to stop the AI cleric telling one questioner that baptizing a child with Gatorade was perfectly all right.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/03/a...ic_priest/
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May 4, 2024 at 4:34 am
(September 27, 2019 at 3:45 am)Foxaèr Wrote: ![[Image: bfdda61631552b188cbf6a3fcde01d5f.jpg]](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bf/dd/a6/bfdda61631552b188cbf6a3fcde01d5f.jpg)
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(May 4, 2024 at 4:34 am)tobygaston Wrote: (September 27, 2019 at 3:45 am)Foxaèr Wrote: ![[Image: bfdda61631552b188cbf6a3fcde01d5f.jpg]](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bf/dd/a6/bfdda61631552b188cbf6a3fcde01d5f.jpg)
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May 4, 2024 at 8:18 am
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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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