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The stupidity of sin
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RE: The stupidity of sin
October 3, 2016 at 3:54 pm
One person I talked to previously claimed they could become an atheist or a theist at will. I didn't believe them. Of course, anyone can say they are. It doesn't mean they actually are.
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RE: The stupidity of sin
October 3, 2016 at 3:57 pm
(October 3, 2016 at 3:54 pm)robvalue Wrote: One person I talked to previously claimed they could become an atheist or a theist at will. I didn't believe them. Of course, anyone can say they are. It doesn't mean they actually are.

I'm the walrus.  Prove me wrong!
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RE: The stupidity of sin
October 3, 2016 at 4:01 pm
In that case, I'm the egg man.
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RE: The stupidity of sin
October 3, 2016 at 4:25 pm (This post was last modified: October 3, 2016 at 4:25 pm by Cecelia.)
(October 3, 2016 at 2:08 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: The point is one can belive or disbelive anything they want...

MAKING BELIEF A CHOICE!

Can you choose to believe in Santa Clause? If you REALLY truly believe, he will bring you Presents on Christmas day.  I promise. The only reason he doesn't come, is because you don't TRULY believe.
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RE: The stupidity of sin
October 3, 2016 at 4:50 pm (This post was last modified: October 3, 2016 at 4:51 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
He;s just giving you space, to decide for yourself.  Free will and all.  If he left presents than you would be forced to beli....oh...wait, shit......
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: The stupidity of sin
October 3, 2016 at 11:28 pm (This post was last modified: October 3, 2016 at 11:29 pm by robvalue.)
Are we done here? I guess belief isn't a choice after all.

Not without defining "choice" in a really stupid way, anyway. It's not a free choice that can be made anytime. I can't choose to believe magical Jesus walked the earth. No more than Huggy can choose to disbelieve it. It would take some pretty strong evidence at this point. Evidence which is extremely unlikely to surface in my lifetime, if ever. I shall be punished for this? Fuck off God. Even if I believed, I'd tell Jesus to fuck off. I guess that's not a sin, if sin is just disbelief.

Seriously. Imagine how dangerous it would be! I could decide to truly believe cars don't hurt me. Since many choices are subconscious (perhaps even all), maybe I'd make the choice without realising it and wander into the road thinking I'm immune. There's a good evolutionary reason I'm sure we don't abandon beliefs, or form them, based on a whim and nothing more.
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RE: The stupidity of sin
October 3, 2016 at 11:36 pm (This post was last modified: October 3, 2016 at 11:37 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(October 3, 2016 at 11:28 pm)robvalue Wrote: Seriously. Imagine how dangerous it would be! I could decide to truly believe cars don't hurt me. Since many choices are subconscious (perhaps even all), maybe I'd make the choice without realising it and wander into the road thinking I'm immune. There's a good evolutionary reason I'm sure we don't abandon beliefs, or form them, based on a whim and nothing more.
Lol, maybe some of us can or could, but natures cars have long since plastered the misfiring thoughtmonkeys?
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RE: The stupidity of sin
October 3, 2016 at 11:37 pm (This post was last modified: October 4, 2016 at 1:15 am by robvalue.)
That's quite possible, yeah. It would have been weeded out by natural selection most likely. Somehow Huggy slipped the net and can change his beliefs on a dime. The rest of us are stuck requiring some sort of substance for a change in our beliefs.
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RE: The stupidity of sin
October 4, 2016 at 1:31 am (This post was last modified: October 4, 2016 at 1:32 am by robvalue.)
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RE: The stupidity of sin
October 4, 2016 at 1:47 pm
(October 4, 2016 at 1:31 am)robvalue Wrote: I've read your post again more carefully Smile

I agree that sin does indeed sound like I-IT. It is imposing rules on others under assumed authority. It's like a dictatorship, where the leader is unseen. If it was entirely a personal thing, that would be different, but it's almost always used to judge others in my experience.

I think Christianity would certainly be better as in more moral if it used I-Thou more. I don't think it would be as effective regarding surviving as an institution. It's built on fear tactics and indoctrination mainly, as far as I'm concerned. Both are very much I-IT, and are in line with the bible. Any sort of I-Thou reading of the bible requires so much editing that you might as well just forget about being Christian and draw inspiration from certain parts of the bible you find appealing instead.

That's my take!

Thank you for your candid reply, Robert. From my observations, if people, regardless of how they interpret reality, behaved in a more inquisitive, non-judgmental, tolerant, accepting, and humane way, then perhaps this could help humanity embrace the idea that reality is like a kaleidoscope and thought is our principal vehicle for exploring it.  Hence, we cannot experience the full beauty of this kaleidoscope by taking a particular element and claiming that it encapsulates the entire image; its beauty, uniqueness, and completion comes from gaining an appreciation for and an understanding of the differences inherent with in it.  Thanks again for your reply, Rob. Live long and prosper.











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