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    Thread: Would you attack the Church if you could?
Post: RE: Would you attack the Church if you could?

No I can't say that I would. I've faced some rather forceful persecution especially in the 90's because I didn't share the beliefs of others around me. What you propose sounds just like that though....
cocunningham Religion 108 13667 November 27, 2016 at 2:28 am
    Thread: My honest reason for disliking the idea of God
Post: RE: My honest reason for disliking the idea of God

I also don't like the God idea and do find it suffocating, but possibly for different reasons. I don't believe in a god because it doesn't make sense not because I don't like the idea, as there are ma...
cocunningham Atheism 47 5968 November 25, 2016 at 1:46 am
    Thread: If you were ever a theist...
Post: RE: If you were ever a theist...

(December 30, 2015 at 5:08 pm)Deidre32 Wrote: (December 30, 2015 at 5:04 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Just for the record anthropology is only a hobby of mine. My degree is in history. Personally I think...
cocunningham Atheism 347 48104 December 30, 2015 at 6:54 pm
    Thread: Is world better without Saddam?
Post: RE: Is world better without Saddam?

Well I think there are several different conversations going on. Would Iraq be more stable without our involvement I think everyone agrees and there would be fewer Iraqi casualties. To why we meddle...
cocunningham Philosophy 90 11614 December 30, 2015 at 2:42 pm
    Thread: If you were ever a theist...
Post: RE: If you were ever a theist...

I was raised in a very Catholic family (entire family involved in the church and my father taught Sunday school) and I was as devout as a preteen could be. I firmly believed in God and the churches t...
cocunningham Atheism 347 48104 December 30, 2015 at 1:28 pm
    Thread: INCEST
Post: RE: INCEST

I voted no. For the most part I feel people should be able to do what the want if it doesn't hurt anyone, but typically there is a sexual relationship that goes a marriage and inbreeding creates addit...
cocunningham Atheism 73 15363 September 2, 2015 at 4:26 pm
    Thread: atheism and children
Post: RE: atheism and children

(August 10, 2015 at 1:57 pm)Exian Wrote: (August 10, 2015 at 1:42 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Only if God deems it such. But he doesn't do much deeming these days. I suspect "lovemaking" was deemed sa...
cocunningham Atheism 568 79888 August 10, 2015 at 2:03 pm
    Thread: atheism and children
Post: RE: atheism and children

So CL I'm still a bit confused on why IVF is immoral to the Catholic church. I don't remember that being covered in any of my classes when attending a Catholic school, but then IVF wasn't as wide spr...
cocunningham Atheism 568 79888 August 10, 2015 at 1:49 pm
    Thread: What the dead man taught me
Post: RE: What the dead man taught me

When I was a theist everlasting life horrified me because there wasn't a standard for who got in heaven. Everyone sins to some degree but we don't know God's tolerance for it. Considering what he d...
cocunningham Converts' Corner 11 2809 July 23, 2015 at 9:37 am
    Thread: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
Post: RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?

So I'm a bit late to the party and I'm afraid I don't have time to read all of the posts but my answer to the original post I don't think morality is based on religion as much as you. I'm sure others...
cocunningham Christianity 2506 270870 June 16, 2015 at 3:49 pm
    Thread: IF in the end, you find that God does exist ....
Post: RE: IF in the end, you find that God does exist .....

Unlike the majority of theists most athiests trust observed and measurable evidence. So if truly indisputable evidence were presented that there was a God we would believe in them, but as of yet no s...
cocunningham Christianity 206 24776 May 31, 2015 at 4:45 pm
    Thread: Greetings & Salutations
Post: RE: Greetings & Salutations

Welcome
cocunningham Introductions 10 2171 May 30, 2015 at 7:59 pm
    Thread: The ONLY excuse good enough for God?
Post: RE: The ONLY excuse good enough for God?

I'm underwhelmed
cocunningham Christianity 99 8562 May 29, 2015 at 4:04 pm
    Thread: Facebook Says Exalting Violence Against Atheists Is Not Hate Speech
Post: RE: Facebook Says Exalting Violence Against Atheis...

I think this just speaks to the impotent rage of a large portion of the American Christian population. The number of Christians are on the decline and number of atheists are on the rise while they ac...
cocunningham News & Current Affairs 30 4509 May 29, 2015 at 2:44 pm
    Thread: What do you think about Eugenics?
Post: RE: What do you think about Eugenics?

Don't worry Aroura our misuse of antibiotics will very soon take care of the overpopulation problem.
cocunningham Life Sciences 47 7473 May 29, 2015 at 1:52 pm
    Thread: The ONLY excuse good enough for God?
Post: RE: The ONLY excuse good enough for God?

Ok I'll play. Child. He's the giant space baby from 2001 space odessey. Every so often he shakes up his ant farm and watches us tear each other apart out of cruel fascination.
cocunningham Christianity 99 8562 May 29, 2015 at 1:18 pm
    Thread: What do you think about Eugenics?
Post: RE: What do you think about Eugenics?

Well the biggest problem is who would make the decision. It's one of those topics you could make an argument for but whatever body made that decision would have absolute power over the development of...
cocunningham Life Sciences 47 7473 May 29, 2015 at 1:12 pm
    Thread: Bored
Post: RE: Bored

(May 29, 2015 at 12:03 pm)wolf39us Wrote: Gosh I just don't know what to do. I won't get approved for Unemployment for at least a few weeks and that's IF I get approved. I'm supposed to move into ...
cocunningham Off Topic 24 3320 May 29, 2015 at 12:51 pm
    Thread: I guess I should introduce myself
Post: RE: I guess I should introduce myself

(May 29, 2015 at 12:52 am)Losty Wrote: Hello and welcome! I ran out of blueberries, I do hope you will enjoy some raspberry welcome muffins Thank you! I love raspberry muffins!
cocunningham Introductions 26 3811 May 29, 2015 at 7:54 am
    Thread: I guess I should introduce myself
Post: RE: I guess I should introduce myself

(May 28, 2015 at 9:52 pm)Faith No More Wrote: Welcome, man, but beware. Whoever said that the second one is easier was full of shit! Lol yeah I find that suspect as well. Honestly I think the seco...
cocunningham Introductions 26 3811 May 28, 2015 at 10:25 pm