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Father Arguments
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Father Arguments
Hey, my dad came up with a few arguments to "challenge my thinking". He's really tricky. He is christian, but is not traditional. He doesn't believe in hell, or very much human interaction. I think he might be a deist. Anyways, his argument was: "You believe in an absolute moral philosophy. What is the basis for that? What is the basis for an absolute moral code that almost everyone follows? Who came up with that?" I tried countering him but it got confusing. Can someone come up with a better counter?
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Father Arguments - by Severan - December 14, 2013 at 7:39 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Zen Badger - December 14, 2013 at 7:41 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by pocaracas - December 14, 2013 at 7:48 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by feeling - December 14, 2013 at 7:51 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 14, 2013 at 8:08 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Minimalist - December 14, 2013 at 8:43 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Napoléon - December 14, 2013 at 8:44 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Minimalist - December 14, 2013 at 9:21 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Polaris - January 17, 2014 at 1:16 am
RE: Father Arguments - by Severan - December 14, 2013 at 8:54 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by pocaracas - December 14, 2013 at 8:59 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by feeling - December 14, 2013 at 9:01 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - December 14, 2013 at 9:27 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Brakeman - December 14, 2013 at 11:42 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Faith No More - December 15, 2013 at 12:18 am
RE: Father Arguments - by Esquilax - December 15, 2013 at 1:22 am
RE: Father Arguments - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 15, 2013 at 6:15 am
RE: Father Arguments - by WesOlsen - December 15, 2013 at 6:15 am
RE: Father Arguments - by FreeTony - December 15, 2013 at 7:11 am
RE: Father Arguments - by Nineteen - December 20, 2013 at 5:39 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Esquilax - December 21, 2013 at 10:16 am
RE: Father Arguments - by Brakeman - December 21, 2013 at 12:43 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Brakeman - December 22, 2013 at 12:11 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Severan - December 16, 2013 at 4:42 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by WesOlsen - December 16, 2013 at 5:20 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by rexbeccarox - December 16, 2013 at 10:32 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Severan - December 20, 2013 at 3:15 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Captain Scarlet - December 20, 2013 at 4:48 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Ksa - December 20, 2013 at 5:51 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by là bạn điên - December 21, 2013 at 12:00 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Severan - December 21, 2013 at 1:25 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by FreeTony - December 21, 2013 at 2:45 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Severan - December 21, 2013 at 3:11 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Esquilax - December 22, 2013 at 11:18 am
RE: Father Arguments - by FreeTony - December 21, 2013 at 3:21 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Nineteen - December 21, 2013 at 4:51 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Brakeman - December 22, 2013 at 12:21 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Minimalist - December 22, 2013 at 11:28 am
RE: Father Arguments - by FreeTony - December 22, 2013 at 12:15 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by pocaracas - December 22, 2013 at 12:50 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by FreeTony - December 22, 2013 at 1:34 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Severan - December 24, 2013 at 1:03 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by xr34p3rx - January 16, 2014 at 2:46 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Neo-Scholastic - January 16, 2014 at 4:05 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Esquilax - January 17, 2014 at 1:11 am
RE: Father Arguments - by max-greece - January 17, 2014 at 1:27 am
RE: Father Arguments - by Polaris - January 17, 2014 at 1:33 am
RE: Father Arguments - by WesOlsen - January 21, 2014 at 5:24 pm
RE: Father Arguments - by Odysseus - January 24, 2014 at 4:04 am

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