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A small thanks to the resident Theists..
RE: A small thanks to the resident Theists..
(September 16, 2013 at 4:39 pm)catfish Wrote: You didn't answer my question.

Oh yes I did.

Go on. Ask me to elucidate. Pleeeease do it.
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(September 14, 2013 at 1:05 am)Godschild Wrote:


max-greece Wrote:GC,

I really wanted to reply to this properly but life it rather getting in the way.

Suffice to say:

I do understand life has a way of putting things in the way, time and wisdom sure helps and I'm sure you will use both well.

max-greece Wrote:Does the level of commonality between us strike you at all?

Yes it does, however I believe we both can find commonality with many people, what do you think.

max-greece Wrote:We obviously come from very different backgrounds and have apparently contradictory opinions on many things and yet, and yet, look how often we might agree on things. Says something - just not entirely sure what.

I can and have agreed with many nonbelievers on this forum, what I think this says is you and I have life and what we like in life in common. I have differing views with people in my own church and some of us come from very different backgrounds, yet in our daily lives we have much in common.

max-greece Wrote:Suppose we equate some things together (at a high level). Suppose, for example, we make God (you) and conscience (me) synonymous as our guide to life.

Suppose, further, we take what Jesus said is the most important commandment with the second, the golden rule being applied.

Actually I can't do this, many times on this forum I've been ask to suppose and have replied that is not how I conduct my life. Supposing is not real life and leads to no "real" conclusions. You should understand I have no doubts God's real, none at all, not one speck. God has proven Himself to me beyond a shadow of doubt. That's why you will see confidence in my answers, not arrogance as some here believe.

max-greece Wrote:For me the loving my neighbour as myself comes first with my conscience being my guide.

There is similarity there. Outwardly, at least, you and I might be quite difficult to distinguish on the basis of our actions.

It's a great thing when one can love their neighbor as one's self. It's actually something I see as extremely difficult, why, because I've seen very few that can accomplish this Christian or not. I'm not saying you have not done such a worthy thing in your life, I do know I have failed at times. I do not doubt we may look the same in our outwardly actions, however God looks into my heart for the reasons I do things, I'm accountable in this way and I'm fine with that. I know He will forgive me when I do things for reasons other than out of love.

max-greece Wrote:This implies to me something along the lines of "there is more than one way to skin a cat."

I can agree with that, yet for me and the free choice I made, there's only one right way in which I can handle my life, you may see that as limiting yet I see it as freedom.

max-greece Wrote:In other words - the routes chosen may be different but the destination (lets call that a good life - if we can without wincing) is the same.

To me that means that God/conscience is an essential part. Which of the 2 is not really important (indeed which God is not really important - there were people as "good" as you and I worshipping Zeus).

Food for thought?

The good life (wince) is not my end goal, it is pleasing God first and helping others who want to know about God, as Jesus said to be a follower of His we must put Him first over everything else. This does not mean we can't enjoy life, Christians do enjoy many things non-Christians do, we try doing them within what God desires. I know this is hard for people who are not Christians to understand, when one puts Christ above everything else, those other things like family become elevated to a new level of love and importance to one's life, even higher than they would have been otherwise. Living for Christ gives a person a new perspective about love and caring for others that allows us to elevate others to a level that is above our own self. Please do not get me wrong I'm not saying Christians are necessarily better people, I'm saying through Christ we will lower ourselves so that we can elevate others above us and see their importance to and for us in life. So as for me and other Christians God is absolutely necessary.

Smile GC

I do not know if you want to reply to this but, if you do and have other things going that are more important take your time and PM me when you answer, if you do.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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(September 16, 2013 at 4:39 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: P.S. I ate the last two donuts in the staff lounge, too.

Oh that was you, was it? I hope you enjoyed the one with the enlarged hole in the middle. I certainly did.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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Note to self....never eat a creme filled donut ever again.
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(September 16, 2013 at 4:43 pm)Creed of Heresy Wrote:
(September 16, 2013 at 4:39 pm)catfish Wrote: You didn't answer my question.

Oh yes I did.

Go on. Ask me to elucidate. Pleeeease do it.

Why? Can you not do anything on your own?
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RE: A small thanks to the resident Theists..
(September 16, 2013 at 4:43 pm)Stimbo Wrote:
(September 16, 2013 at 4:39 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: P.S. I ate the last two donuts in the staff lounge, too.

Oh that was you, was it? I hope you enjoyed the one with the enlarged hole in the middle. I certainly did.

Well played, sir.
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RE: A small thanks to the resident Theists..
(September 16, 2013 at 4:50 pm)Captain Colostomy Wrote: Note to self....never eat a creme filled donut ever again.

Just make sure you get to the box before Stimbo does. Better yet, just avoid doughnuts that have been in the Staff Lounge all day.
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RE: A small thanks to the resident Theists..
(September 16, 2013 at 4:51 pm)catfish Wrote:
(September 16, 2013 at 4:43 pm)Creed of Heresy Wrote: Oh yes I did.

Go on. Ask me to elucidate. Pleeeease do it.

Why? Can you not do anything on your own?

So says the guy who was whining about not knowing the rules when the rules are quite easy to locate and access. ROFLOL
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Yeah you know speaking of crybabies I posted some pretty informative rebuttals before the thread was closed. Catcunt was wrong about that, too. Did you know an inability to metabolize folic acid prevents your body from being able to make seratonin correctly? SCIENCE knows what happens when you don't have enough seratonin, its called depression. You know how they know? There's Verifiable tests that can be done to confirm this. Start up a new thread, Catfish, and I'll continue to show you what an asshat you are on that subject, too.
As for your last post I see no real objection just a whole lot of crybabyism that u got called out by your own Creeds bull on your own super bull.
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!

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.

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RE: A small thanks to the resident Theists..
(September 16, 2013 at 4:56 pm)Creed of Heresy Wrote:
(September 16, 2013 at 4:51 pm)catfish Wrote: Why? Can you not do anything on your own?

So says the guy who was whining about not knowing the rules when the rules are quite easy to locate and access. ROFLOL

Show me evidence of that Mr. Delusional.

(September 16, 2013 at 4:57 pm)missluckie26 Wrote: Yeah you know speaking of crybabies I posted some pretty informative rebuttals before the thread was closed. Catcunt was wrong about that, too. Did you know an inability to metabolize folic acid prevents your body from being able to make seratonin correctly? SCIENCE knows what happens when you don't have enough seratonin, its called depression. You know how they know? There's Verifiable tests that can be done to confirm this. Start up a new thread, Catfish, and I'll continue to show you what an asshat you are on that subject, too.
As for your last post I see no real objection just a whole lot of crybabyism that u got called out by your own Creeds bull on your own super bull.

Deflection? Really?

What evidence do have regarding your bare assertions in this thread???
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