(April 4, 2013 at 11:09 am)MysticKnight Wrote: I am not. I'm simply showing you my perspective and the human perspective in general.Fair enough.
Quote:I am uncertain, but I believe so.Down the rabbit hole we go, did you choose to believe that? Perhaps you see my confusion?
Quote:No we can't. We have to believe in those things to condemn them (even if we believe in contradicting notions like we don't chose to believe what we believe).LOL, yes, Mystic, we can (and we do), what you're trying to argue is whether or not we -should-.
Quote:No you are reading too much into it. I am simply showing you that is what we believe and to be consistent with stating we don't choose our beliefs, we ought to also not condemn anyone.Mea culpa, I simply assumed that since you offered it up, and continued to re-assert that we had a choice in our beliefs, that you were trying to establish that we did. Golly gee - I wonder what on earth would lead me to that assumption.....

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