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RE: New Testament arguments
March 23, 2015 at 11:19 pm
(March 23, 2015 at 7:47 pm)Judi Lynn Wrote: 3 - you can't get in without a membership.

Unless the guy at the front door gets swarmed and eaten. Big Grin
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#172
RE: New Testament arguments
March 23, 2015 at 11:22 pm
(March 23, 2015 at 11:19 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote:
(March 23, 2015 at 7:47 pm)Judi Lynn Wrote: 3 - you can't get in without a membership.

Unless the guy at the front door gets swarmed and eaten. Big Grin

I'd still feel safe. They've got tons of chemicals I'm sure we could use on the zombies.
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#173
RE: New Testament arguments
March 23, 2015 at 11:30 pm
(March 23, 2015 at 8:09 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: Which I find it curious that some Judge the morality of the lifestyle of people that lived in 1500 b.c. by their modern context.

What I find curious is that people judge the morality of modern lifestyle based on words written down by people that lived in 1500 B.C.
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#174
RE: New Testament arguments
March 23, 2015 at 11:35 pm
(March 23, 2015 at 11:30 pm)Faith No More Wrote:
(March 23, 2015 at 8:09 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: Which I find it curious that some Judge the morality of the lifestyle of people that lived in 1500 b.c. by their modern context.

What I find curious is that people judge the morality of modern lifestyle based on words written down by people that lived in 1500 B.C.

Object to stealing and killing do you?
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#175
RE: New Testament arguments
March 23, 2015 at 11:38 pm
(March 23, 2015 at 8:28 pm)Rhythm Wrote:
(March 23, 2015 at 8:19 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: were talking about purposefully inflicting pain on someone because you were told to.
-like soldiers do. Hell, that could be a brilliant working definition of soldiering right there.

"Killing people and breaking things".

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RE: New Testament arguments
March 23, 2015 at 11:55 pm
(March 23, 2015 at 9:07 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: Soldiers engaging the enemy is actually the last resort,
.......................uh, okay, sure..if you say so.

Quote: A soldiers purpose is to achieve the objective not kill people. it would be ideal If a soldier could take an objective without firing a shot.
Perhaps a slight rearrangement? It would be ideal if a soldier could take an objective without being shot? We could brainstorm these all day, I'd bet.

Quote:“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"Fire for effect" -soldiers.

It's a strange position we find ourselves in...in that I've found occasion to remind you that we're not all the immoral cunts you suspect yourself to be.....and yet your idealized version of what we -are- , at least in this case...is too generous by a mile. Strange combination. Let me make sure I got this right...

Starving people throw out their morals....but soldiers.........?

You're not easily embarrassed...are you?
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#177
RE: New Testament arguments
March 23, 2015 at 11:58 pm
(March 23, 2015 at 11:55 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Starving people throw out their morals....but soldiers.........?

You're not easily embarrassed...are you?

You do realize even war has rules, right?
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RE: New Testament arguments
March 24, 2015 at 12:01 am (This post was last modified: March 24, 2015 at 12:02 am by The Grand Nudger.)
I'll take that as a no.

You realize that societies have rules, that even groups of 5 people have rules? That people even have little private rules that bump around in their heads?
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#179
RE: New Testament arguments
March 24, 2015 at 12:03 am
(March 23, 2015 at 11:58 pm)Huggy74 Wrote:
(March 23, 2015 at 11:55 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Starving people throw out their morals....but soldiers.........?

You're not easily embarrassed...are you?

You do realize even war has rules, right?

Tell us about your experiences in war.

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#180
RE: New Testament arguments
March 24, 2015 at 12:10 am
(March 24, 2015 at 12:03 am)Parkers Tan Wrote:
(March 23, 2015 at 11:58 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: You do realize even war has rules, right?

Tell us about your experiences in war.

I wasn't in an actual "war", but I was deployed as a peacekeeper during the Bosnia conflict.
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