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Hostage to fear
#61
RE: Hostage to fear
(June 19, 2015 at 9:40 pm)Pyrrho Wrote:
(June 19, 2015 at 8:58 pm)Minimalist Wrote: ...

Why don't you check with a jew rather than listen to your silly catholic horseshit?

...

If Christians did that, it would destroy Christianity entirely.  It all depends on them misinterpreting Jewish texts to get the results they want.  Christianity is inherently arrogant in its "interpretation" of Jewish texts.  Christians are always saying that Jews do not understand Jewish prophesy, as well as other aspects of Judaism.  It is their schtick (if you will pardon the expression).

I always laugh my ass off when these dumb shits try to tell jews how to be jews.
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#62
RE: Hostage to fear
(June 19, 2015 at 10:28 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I always laugh my ass off when these dumb shits try to tell jews how to be jews.

Or when primates tell other primates how to be primates.

Authority should be external. Something measurable. Hell yeah.

[If this seems socially awkward it's because I don't know how to agree with other people who aren't convinced by the existence of God. My bad.]
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#63
RE: Hostage to fear
That's what the kudos button is for.

Big Grin
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#64
RE: Hostage to fear
Ah yes............Has anyone approached you regarding kudos and user ratings.......?
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#65
RE: Hostage to fear
Lol I love this guy!

Spacetime you are the shiggles. I believe a rep is in order...
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great

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#66
RE: Hostage to fear
(June 17, 2015 at 8:48 pm)Spacetime Wrote:


One last point; one week ago, I reached out to probably one of the most learned men in the field of theology in the United States, hoping he would respond so that I could ask him to explain theodicy to me like a 3rd grader.  Just 1 hour ago, I got his reply.  I hadn't yet asked him to present his argument for his views on theodicy, but he replied and the opportunity is there.  Part of me wants to abandon it, and another part of me wants to ask him outright... "Why does our personal God sit idle when children smaller than my own are starving to death?  Why, when we know He can, did God not write down the ultimate guide to human understanding? If his insight is so infinite why, then, did he leave us a book that compounds the complexities of the practice of worshiping Him."  The latter part of me is screaming, "too late, motherf*cker... if you had it, you would have presented it on YouTube."

Theorectically if a person is a good Christian and true believer he wouldn't expect his favorite ethnocentric deity to feed starving children.  He would take steps to feed the starving children himself as stated in the fairy tale.  If you know there's a need and if you don't take steps to fill that need how can you expect mercy from your deity when you never followed his commandments about feeding and clothing the needy as stated in Matthew 25:42-46?
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#67
RE: Hostage to fear
(June 18, 2015 at 11:35 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Yes, it does.  
http://www.catholic.com/tracts/adam-eve-and-evolution



There was no Adam and Eve, we are not their ancestors, there isn't even a -possibility- of this story being true.  The church demands that it be -held to be true-...regardless. 

Perhaps another example would be both factually correct, and help to elucidate the point you wish to make?
Damn, what planet do you live on where we are Adam and Eve's ANCESTORS?
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#68
RE: Hostage to fear
(June 19, 2015 at 10:57 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Ah yes............Has anyone approached you regarding kudos and user ratings.......?
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I died.... laughing.  RIP authentic Simpsons' voices.
Oh and no...

...but when I saw the really generous comments with green somewhere around them, I assumed that was a cookie of some sorts. Wink
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#69
RE: Hostage to fear
Quote:"Why does our personal God sit idle when children smaller than my own are starving to death?

He's a dick.

Next question.
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#70
RE: Hostage to fear
(June 19, 2015 at 11:33 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:
(June 17, 2015 at 8:48 pm)Spacetime Wrote: One last point; one week ago, I reached out to probably one of the most learned men in the field of theology in the United States, hoping he would respond so that I could ask him to explain theodicy to me like a 3rd grader.  Just 1 hour ago, I got his reply.  I hadn't yet asked him to present his argument for his views on theodicy, but he replied and the opportunity is there.  Part of me wants to abandon it, and another part of me wants to ask him outright... "Why does our personal God sit idle when children smaller than my own are starving to death?  Why, when we know He can, did God not write down the ultimate guide to human understanding? If his insight is so infinite why, then, did he leave us a book that compounds the complexities of the practice of worshiping Him."  The latter part of me is screaming, "too late, motherf*cker... if you had it, you would have presented it on YouTube."
Theorectically if a person is a good Christian and true believer he wouldn't expect his favorite ethnocentric deity to feed starving children.  He would take steps to feed the starving children himself as stated in the fairy tale.  If you know there's a need and if you don't take steps to fill that need how can you expect mercy from your deity when you never followed his commandments about feeding and clothing the needy as stated in Matthew 25:42-46?

<In Character; stuffing hands in pockets>
Ahhh... but you see... that's a little much to ask.  You see, I'm after blessings.  I earned those blessings.  Those blessings have my name on them.  I can't share a blessing as illustrated by Jacob and Esau.  Surely... all the things that come from a blessing belong to me and can't be shared
</Out of Character>

Scientists do that sort of thing.  Work for meaningless pay for the betterment of our species.  Clergy make you feel good about ignoring man's problems.

(June 19, 2015 at 11:29 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Lol I love this guy!

Spacetime you are the shiggles. I believe a rep is in order...

Meh.  Not really.  Everyone poops.  Tone it down... there's too much kindness and humanity in here.  You atheists have a reputation to keep.

lol
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