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The "Cultural Context" Excuse
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#131
RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 4, 2016 at 3:35 pm
Wait... Eve had sex with the... ahem... serpent?
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 4, 2016 at 4:57 pm (This post was last modified: August 4, 2016 at 5:09 pm by Huggy Bear.)
(August 3, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Faith No More Wrote:
(August 3, 2016 at 4:06 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: ...the fact that there were giants, shows that something happened genetically. 

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The stuff Christians believe never ceases to amaze me.

At some point you'll come to the realization that YOU believe the universe either appeared out of nothing or has always existed; either way, which belief is crazier? Giants, or a self existing universe?


(August 3, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Faith No More Wrote:
(August 3, 2016 at 4:06 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: Since everyone is born through the act of sex (which God never intended)...

How can something happen that an omniscient, omnipotent god never intended?

By creating a creature able to act of it's own free will, how is that so hard to understand?


(August 4, 2016 at 3:35 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: And how did he intend us to procreate without using the organs Huggy would allege he himself gave us?

I've actually made at least two posts covering this subject, not about to make a third. You're more than welcome to do a search though.


But I will say this, Adam was originally created BOTH MALE AND FEMALE (the female portion was taken out of Adam and used to make Eve) , explain how exactly he was supposed to reproduce sexually?
(August 4, 2016 at 3:35 pm)The_Empress Wrote: Wait... Eve had sex with the... ahem... serpent?
Again, I've been saying this since day one...

It appears someone wasn't paying attention.
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#133
RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 4, 2016 at 5:55 pm
(August 4, 2016 at 3:35 pm)The_Empress Wrote: Wait... Eve had sex with the... ahem... serpent?

Don't knock it till you try it.
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The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 4, 2016 at 6:09 pm
Also,

@Huggy - I'm still wondering what you think about your Bible sanctioned abortion.
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#135
RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 4, 2016 at 6:23 pm
"It's different"™
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 4, 2016 at 8:16 pm
(August 4, 2016 at 6:09 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Also,

@Huggy - I'm still wondering what you think about your Bible sanctioned abortion.

Provide the book, chapter and verse.
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 4, 2016 at 8:35 pm (This post was last modified: August 4, 2016 at 8:47 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(August 4, 2016 at 4:57 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: I've actually made at least two posts covering this subject, not about to make a third. You're more than welcome to do a search though.


But I will say this, Adam was originally created BOTH MALE AND FEMALE (the female portion was taken out of Adam and used to make Eve) , explain how exactly he was supposed to reproduce sexually?

You'll need to support this with a specific citation, and since I already know that such doesn't exist in the Bible, you'll also need to explain your convoluted thinking in such a manner that doesn't arouse laughter or contempt.

You should also link to the posts you claim address this issue. I've searched in vain for a reasonabe expression of your views on this. Big surprise there, huh. You can support your own points, or you cannot, but it's not my job to do your work.

(August 4, 2016 at 4:57 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: Again, I've been saying this since day one...

It appears someone wasn't paying attention.

Maybe you should merit the attention you seek, Hugs, m'boy. Truth be told, it's not often I give you more than a few hundred neurons worth of processing power ... I'm not in the habit of hunting houseflies with sledgehammers, ya dig?

If you want serious regard, earn it.

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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 4, 2016 at 8:39 pm (This post was last modified: August 4, 2016 at 8:42 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(August 4, 2016 at 3:35 pm)The_Empress Wrote: Wait... Eve had sex with the... ahem... serpent?


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#139
RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 4, 2016 at 9:28 pm
(August 4, 2016 at 8:16 pm)Huggy74 Wrote:
(August 4, 2016 at 6:09 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Also,

@Huggy - I'm still wondering what you think about your Bible sanctioned abortion.

Provide the book, chapter and verse.

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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 4, 2016 at 9:29 pm
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.

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