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    Thread: the slippery "F" word - my solution
Post: RE: the slippery "F" word - my solution

(October 24, 2010 at 12:37 am)solja247 Wrote: The idea hell is burning forever and ever is not Biblical or Jewish. I would not be a theist if I believed in hell. It was considered Biblical for the L...
Amethyst Atheism 31 7568 October 24, 2010 at 8:56 pm
    Thread: Stem Cell Research
Post: RE: Stem Cell Research

(October 22, 2010 at 6:52 pm)Chuck Wrote: You don't need Christianity for that. Christianity simply charges you an exceptionally exorbitant price, payable only in a coin called your intellectual...
Amethyst Politics 26 6615 October 23, 2010 at 6:03 pm
    Thread: the slippery "F" word - my solution
Post: RE: the slippery "F" word - my solution

[quote='solja247' pid='100908' dateline='1287824864'] Quote:As a child going to a Christian school, I was told from kindergarten and up, that a sky daddy existed. I believed such for years. Until I st...
Amethyst Atheism 31 7568 October 23, 2010 at 6:02 pm
    Thread: Stem Cell Research
Post: RE: Stem Cell Research

(October 22, 2010 at 6:27 am)The Omnissiunt One Wrote: Christian ethics: isn't that an oxymoron? Well, don't get me wrong. I think the whole not stealing, not murdering, not lying, and not raping p...
Amethyst Politics 26 6615 October 22, 2010 at 6:44 pm
    Thread: Cash for vasectomy....
Post: RE: Cash for vasectomy....

I think it's perfectly fine as long as it's done voluntarily by the drug addict in question. Also, one would have to ensure somehow that the money does not go towards the purchase of more drugs. I k...
Amethyst Off Topic 122 23434 October 21, 2010 at 7:50 pm
    Thread: Stem Cell Research
Post: RE: Stem Cell Research

So is it more morally right to have thousands and thousands of people die for diseases that could be treated with stem cells in the future, by withholding treatment? This is why I disagree with Chris...
Amethyst Politics 26 6615 October 21, 2010 at 7:44 pm
    Thread: the slippery "F" word - my solution
Post: RE: the slippery "F" word - my solution

(October 17, 2010 at 5:41 pm)theVOID Wrote: (October 17, 2010 at 5:25 pm)Amethyst Wrote: Here's my example. Say there is an island with no contact of the outside world. The island teaches every ...
Amethyst Atheism 31 7568 October 21, 2010 at 7:36 pm
    Thread: Capitalism - the Ultimate Religion
Post: RE: Capitalism - the Ultimate Religion

(October 18, 2010 at 10:36 am)Chuck Wrote: Giving all your money to everyone else means you also get a share of all of everyone else's money, so relationship to working at 80 is not clear. In any c...
Amethyst Politics 112 47184 October 18, 2010 at 6:17 pm
    Thread: Capitalism - the Ultimate Religion
Post: RE: Capitalism - the Ultimate Religion

Do you want a government telling you that you HAVE to be in a certain career all your life, regardless if you enjoy it or you're good at it? That's what Communist governments do. They say "you have ...
Amethyst Politics 112 47184 October 18, 2010 at 6:41 am
    Thread: the slippery "F" word - my solution
Post: RE: the slippery "F" word - my solution

(October 17, 2010 at 3:47 pm)yuriythebest Wrote: not half but about 90% of the US. As for calling it brainwashing - I wouldn't quite agree, since when we talk about brainwashing this implies a part...
Amethyst Atheism 31 7568 October 17, 2010 at 5:25 pm
    Thread: the slippery "F" word - my solution
Post: RE: the slippery "F" word - my solution

(October 17, 2010 at 3:23 pm)rob_hollar Wrote: With no proof whatsoever, people believe in God. That’s fact. They actually believe they can have a one way conversation with an unseen god and that , ...
Amethyst Atheism 31 7568 October 17, 2010 at 3:29 pm
    Thread: Hi
Post: RE: Hi

(October 17, 2010 at 1:38 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:I am Libertarian. Oh fuck. Another one who thinks the rich should not only inherit the earth but run it into the ground, too. Um no. Why wo...
Amethyst Introductions 12 2283 October 17, 2010 at 3:06 pm
    Thread: Hi
Post: RE: Hi

(October 17, 2010 at 1:28 pm)Cego_Colher Wrote: Amethyst Wrote:I also play a Horde Resto Shaman in World of Warcraft.no, must not— have no money and no time — no more MMOs for Cego! resist urge. lol...
Amethyst Introductions 12 2283 October 17, 2010 at 1:35 pm
    Thread: Building tolerance..
Post: RE: Building tolerance..

I also would like to see a Heathen coffee shop next to the liquor store. We need more Heathen coffee shops. It's not like we can hang out in church.
Amethyst Humor 7 2184 October 17, 2010 at 1:33 pm
    Thread: The Nerd Test.
Post: RE: The Nerd Test.

(October 17, 2010 at 1:25 pm)IceSage Wrote: (October 17, 2010 at 1:02 pm)Amethyst Wrote: ...I have also LARPed,... So I'm not entirely surprised. I'm sorry. Don't be. It was fun, and I burned so...
Amethyst Off Topic 32 6165 October 17, 2010 at 1:30 pm
    Thread: Sacred 2
Post: RE: Sacred 2

I just got it for XBox. I haven't played it yet.
Amethyst Gaming 5 1752 October 17, 2010 at 1:08 pm
    Thread: Civilization V
Post: RE: Civilization V

I have it! I like it so far. (Although I miss 4, it is a great upgrade.)
Amethyst Gaming 10 2886 October 17, 2010 at 1:08 pm
    Thread: The Nerd Test.
Post: RE: The Nerd Test.

I got a 91. I'm a member of Starfleet (http://www.sfi.org), and I play World of Warcraft and Dungeons & Dragons. I have also LARPed, and one of my degrees is a 2 year in programming. So I'm not...
Amethyst Off Topic 32 6165 October 17, 2010 at 1:02 pm
    Thread: Uproar over Mormon anti-gay remarks
Post: RE: Uproar over Mormon anti-gay remarks

To the OP: This is a Mormon questioning his religion. It's not anti-gay in the least. In fact, it's quite thoughtful, considering the source. I don't mind the moderate Christians since they seem t...
Amethyst Politics 14 3863 October 17, 2010 at 12:53 pm
    Thread: Hi
Post: Hi

Hi. I'm agnostic. I'm also an Ex-Christian. I spent a lot of time formerly on an Ex-Christian web site (some of you may remember me if you were there). I haven't been doing a lot of Internet for...
Amethyst Introductions 12 2283 October 17, 2010 at 12:49 pm