GOD RAPED MARY

[Aroura]

Well im not a fan of the one post wonders with 0 reps that pop on and off either. But otherwise i dont see much preaching going on. 80 percent of the time theists are just responding to obnoxious or provocative OP like this thread or explaining various doctrines.

Did you miss all the posts by Rik, Drich, Mk, .... ? I agree this thread OP might seem obnoxious to theists, but if you read this thread, the atheist members here are correcting the OP just like the theists here. We are having a discussion on a topic and giving our individual opinions. This is a good thing, as both sides get to state their sides, whereas most religious forums would ban and shush out any dissenting opinions, just like in real life.

As for the "80%", please don't pull out random numbers like that.

I was just thinking the same thing.  
We are having an intellectual discussion on an interesting topic.  

As to why we discuss the real world implications of what we consider to be a fairy tale?  Well, I spend a LOT of time discussing the meaning of many fairy tales.  Including Star War, Harry Potter, LotR, etc. Since the one in question here is one a lot of people believe in, it only makes sense to discuss it even more (and show it's flaws, because when someone tries to push flawed ideology off as inspired, and as something that should be enshrined as secular law, for instance, you don't just ignore it).

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Oh, for instance, not 2 days ago I was talking to my husband about the implications of droid sentience in the Star Wars Universe.  Do the heroes own sentient slaves? Are they sentient or just programmed to appear that way?  
Anyway, this is my free time. I speculate about fairy stories and what they mean in real life.  It's fun!