(May 18, 2016 at 6:21 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:Quote:Language is a means of expressing oneself.More importantly it is the means by which we communicate with each other. And that requires a common knowledge of the symbols, what they signify, and how they convey meaning.
I'm just quoting you here, since I meant to quote something you said earlier, but didn't feel like going back to get it... and still don't.
Yet I feel I'd be remiss if I didn't "notify" you that I had replied to you, at this level, rather than just expecting you to stumble across the thread again.
Sorry! I'm feeling lazy after a long day.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
