(July 18, 2020 at 12:53 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(July 18, 2020 at 12:44 pm)Porcupine Wrote: Sudan is making progress, then! At least on those two issues!
Whether alcohol is good or bad it shouldn't be banned. Whether Allah is real or not nobody should be forced to believe.
That’s a silly remark - no one can be ‘forced to believe’ anything. They can be cajoled into believing and they can be forced into acting as if they believe, but belief itself is voluntary.
Boru
If you put a gun to my head and told me I had to believe in XYZ, I would be able to put on a good show, say the right things, do whatever was required... but... that does not mean I would actually believe. (Only that I believe that I didn't want to get shot)
The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.
Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!
Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!
