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RE: Christians. Prove That You Are Real/True Christians
August 30, 2015 at 8:50 pm
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(August 30, 2015 at 8:29 pm)abaris Wrote: How do you newbs actually find these thread corpses?
I would be hard pressed pulling that grave robber trick, even if I tried. It seems kind of a requirement for new members to break the necroposting rule by at least resurecting one thread zombie.
In most cases I think it's a combination of "Rulez? TL,DR LOL" and "But that thread showed up in the 'Possibly Related Threads...'" list.
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RE: Christians. Prove That You Are Real/True Christians
August 31, 2015 at 1:16 am
(August 30, 2015 at 8:50 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: (August 30, 2015 at 8:29 pm)abaris Wrote: How do you newbs actually find these thread corpses?
I would be hard pressed pulling that grave robber trick, even if I tried. It seems kind of a requirement for new members to break the necroposting rule by at least resurecting one thread zombie.
In most cases I think it's a combination of "Rulez? TL,DR LOL" and "But that thread showed up in the 'Possibly Related Threads...'" list.
" Usually if the thread is popular and intended to be an ongoing discussion, rather than one related to a specific event, necroposting is allowed."
Is this thread not supposed to be an ongoing discussion?
I think the answer to the question, "What is beyond the edge of the universe?", is we don't know there is one. The edge, as I understand it, isn't an edge of a physical object but the outerlining of the furthest stars our instruments can detect. There simply is no light to determine where an edge or outerside might be. The universe may very well extend into infinity or loop around infinitely or whathaveyou.
(August 30, 2015 at 8:26 pm)thehedglin Wrote: Quote:No matter how far you go in any given direction, you will still find yourself inside the Universe.
No, we do not live in a "closed" universe but a flat one. In a Euclidean plane a closed universe resembles a sphere, where you always remain inside it. A flat universe is like a flat surface, reaching in every direction.
Source? As I understand, the shape of the universe is yet to be determined.
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RE: Christians. Prove That You Are Real/True Christians
August 31, 2015 at 1:45 am
(August 31, 2015 at 1:16 am)Qwraith Wrote: (August 30, 2015 at 8:50 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: In most cases I think it's a combination of "Rulez? TL,DR LOL" and "But that thread showed up in the 'Possibly Related Threads...'" list.
"Usually if the thread is popular and intended to be an ongoing discussion, rather than one related to a specific event, necroposting is allowed."
Is this thread not supposed to be an ongoing discussion?
I think the answer to the question, "What is beyond the edge of the universe?", is we don't know there is one. The edge, as I understand it, isn't an edge of a physical object but the outerlining of the furthest stars our instruments can detect. There simply is no light to determine where an edge or outerside might be. The universe may very well extend into infinity or loop around infinitely or whathaveyou.
(August 30, 2015 at 8:26 pm)thehedglin Wrote: No, we do not live in a "closed" universe but a flat one. In a Euclidean plane a closed universe resembles a sphere, where you always remain inside it. A flat universe is like a flat surface, reaching in every direction.
Source? As I understand, the shape of the universe is yet to be determined.
You'd have to ask a site staff member for a definitive answer, but based on what I've seen in the past I would say "no." The AF member photo thread and the "What are you drinking" thread would be good examples of threads that are ok to necropost.
Besides, 12 pages is not exactly a "popular" thread around here.
Basically, if someone is commenting on a thread getting necroed, it's a fair indicator that it's outside the "allowable." Not to worry though. It's not like anyone's gonna swing the ban hammer over it. 
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RE: Christians. Prove That You Are Real/True Christians
August 31, 2015 at 1:46 am
I am not a Christian or Theist at all,
but I was raised in a Christian home.
I stayed in the church into my teens,
and I tried really hard to fit in, as a kid,
and I took part in a youth group that competitively studied the New Testament
against teams from other churches.
Plenty of Christians were more or less decent people,
many were awful people,
but very few, in retrospect,
really embodied, IMO,
what it meant to really be a Christian.
Only one lady leaps to mind.
She was an older lady, a teacher, and an immigrant from Eastern Europe.
She was extremely kind and gentle....and it wasn't an affectation.
She was very humble, and patient.
But lots of people, Theist and Atheist alike, have those traits.
What made her stand out to me as a real Christian,
as opposed to all those who professed Christianity but always disappointed me,
was this:
She genuinely seemed to possess that fabled inner Peace That Passeth All Understanding.
When this lady faced something that left her with uncertainty,
she didn't get her panties in a twist like so many xtians do;
you could see her making the inward decision to "turn it over to God".
She seemed to refrain from passing any judgment,
which I find is the probably the single greatest stumbling block of most, in the church.
she accepted when things didn't make sense to her,
because she believed that God understood it,
and that was all that mattered.
She seemed to always be listening for the "still, small voice" of guidance.
She didn't get angry or defensive when faced with stuff most xtians get their back up, about,
she didn't seem to want to "control" anything that most xtians want to control.
She wasn't preachy;
she didn't seek to lead, at all,
and it's a shame more people in our church didn't follow her example.
(Curiously enough, however,
her grown son was one of the most uptight, repressed, judgmental, sanctimonious, bureaucratic, manipulative, unctuous, insufferable people in the church
...and he even looked like Ned Flanders, I shit you not....but Ned Flanders was a more likeable guy).
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RE: Christians. Prove That You Are Real/True Christians
August 31, 2015 at 8:17 am
We don't get to decide who is and who is not 'christian' making the distinction is the job of Christ at the final judgement.
The only thing we get to decide is whether or not to A/S/K for the Holy Spirit, in an effort to establish and maintain a relationship with the God of the bible.
If you want proof of that relationship look for spiritual fruit and gifts.
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RE: Christians. Prove That You Are Real/True Christians
August 31, 2015 at 8:51 am
(August 31, 2015 at 8:17 am)Drich Wrote: We don't get to decide who is and who is not 'christian' making the distinction is the job of Christ at the final judgement.
The only thing we get to decide is whether or not to A/S/K for the Holy Spirit, in an effort to establish and maintain a relationship with the God of the bible.
If you want proof of that relationship look for spiritual fruit and gifts.
My argument still stands if all atheists get raptured and pretty much any godless dogma as well. You xitans would flip the fuck out and would get angry at god.
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RE: Christians. Prove That You Are Real/True Christians
August 31, 2015 at 10:37 am
(August 31, 2015 at 8:17 am)Drich Wrote: We don't get to decide who is and who is not 'christian' making the distinction is the job of Christ at the final judgement.
So in your own opinion, which side (and how sure about it you are) you are going to, heaven or hell ?
How would you feel towards God and his final judgement if you end up in hell ? 
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RE: Christians. Prove That You Are Real/True Christians
August 31, 2015 at 10:44 am
The God of the bible is kind of an asshole. So I imagine he'd just send fucking everybody to hell. Saying "Nope, you were't good enough. Yeah, I died for your sins, and that just pissed me off even more." I guess a couple of people who made it into his book that he favored might get in.
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RE: Christians. Prove That You Are Real/True Christians
August 31, 2015 at 11:24 am
(August 31, 2015 at 10:44 am)Divinity Wrote: The God of the bible is a hateful, unloving, unjust , sexist, racist, bigot, homophobic, zealot So I imagine he'd just send fucking everybody to hell. Saying "Nope, you were't good enough. Yeah, I didn't die for everyone's sins, and that just pissed me off even more." I guess a couple of people who made it into his book that he favored might get in. Fixed that for you
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RE: Christians. Prove That You Are Real/True Christians
August 31, 2015 at 11:26 am
(August 31, 2015 at 8:51 am)dyresand Wrote: (August 31, 2015 at 8:17 am)Drich Wrote: We don't get to decide who is and who is not 'christian' making the distinction is the job of Christ at the final judgement.
The only thing we get to decide is whether or not to A/S/K for the Holy Spirit, in an effort to establish and maintain a relationship with the God of the bible.
If you want proof of that relationship look for spiritual fruit and gifts.
My argument still stands if all atheists get raptured and pretty much any godless dogma as well. You xitans would flip the fuck out and would get angry at god.
I don't mean to break your heart sandy but that is not an argument. What you have there is a "What if..." plot line for a bad sci fi comic book.
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