RE: Russia embraces religious intolerance with draconian blasphemy and anti-gay laws
June 20, 2013 at 9:38 pm
(This post was last modified: June 20, 2013 at 9:39 pm by Mystical.)
Statler, I have yet to see any proof for your baseless assertion of Stalin's reasoning. Are there any speeches or first hand accounts that back up your claim?
You have also failed a second time to demonstrate how I misconstrued the OT.
Existential rights do exist by default of existing. You exist, I exist. We are both equals within our realm of existence. If you and I were the only two beings, and you killed me: you would be invading upon my right to live with no right to do so because we are equal right. If you use your brute strength to enslave me, also wrong. If you stole my food or belongings: wrong. Who gives your existence precidence over mine? Nobody. If you want food ask for it if you want help ask for it. Don't claim there's some big punisher in the sky who will torment me forever if I don't do what you say; I might believe you and thus create religion.
You have also failed a second time to demonstrate how I misconstrued the OT.
Existential rights do exist by default of existing. You exist, I exist. We are both equals within our realm of existence. If you and I were the only two beings, and you killed me: you would be invading upon my right to live with no right to do so because we are equal right. If you use your brute strength to enslave me, also wrong. If you stole my food or belongings: wrong. Who gives your existence precidence over mine? Nobody. If you want food ask for it if you want help ask for it. Don't claim there's some big punisher in the sky who will torment me forever if I don't do what you say; I might believe you and thus create religion.
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
Quote:Some people deserve hell.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.