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  1. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    The question is, what other alternate way is there to get morality? I'd rather live a probable lie than to come to the belief that there is nothing, nothing keeping us from straying. If a person does wrong things throughout their life (unless you're a moral skeptic), and that perrson never...
  2. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Going with your 'looking deeper', "paid the last penny" could mean paying every last bit of punishment. And anyways, 'he' and 'him' are reffering to the sentence before, as because if they were reffering to the LORD, they would be capitalized.
  3. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    TES: But that is my answer. As my last comment says, one day I'm going to look at the other religions and see why.
  4. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    I was not going to give the excuse that you gave as an example excuse, anyways, if you had just asked the question. One: I agree with the rules and tenents of this religion, and find it to make sense morally. Two: Christianity acknowleges that people are inherently evil, and promises forgiveness...
  5. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Context, please. Matthew 5:25-26 25"Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 I tell you the...
  6. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Some people are Christians just by name, don't read the bible, and probably couldn't name the four gospels. I don't really know how they are Christians, though. They just don't want to be part of a minority, I guess. (Oh, and an indulgence would be money donated to the church so that you can...
  7. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    To the point everyone is making about people not having a chance. I think people will be given a chance after they die and at the end of time. Also, there isn't much of a difference between good and bad people: people are justified for whatever they do, and are all equally evil. They are just...
  8. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread So you're saying I shouldn't keep myself under control and listen to every single one of my urges every waking second?
  9. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread You wrote 'legalizing adoption'. And it's easy to prevnt them, by a little thing called self-control.
  10. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread Rape is... a whole different concept. But mistakes don't go without punishemts. If someone makes the mistake of murdering someone, should they go without being punished for their wrongdoing?
  11. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread Bible Quote numero uno: Doomed as in doomed in the afterlife. Dos: Deuteronomy was sort of over-ruled by the coming of Jesus. Approximate quote: Let those of you who have not sinned cast the first stone. Leafpool: that's a typo, right? That's supposed...
  12. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread A. Who is not to say that god created man by evolving it from other organisms? 1. I don't see anything wrong with believing something that might be wrong. Sure, that means I'm wrong, but in the end, who really cares? 2. It is a sad fact that a ton of...
  13. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread If I was to argue, it would be the second one, but it's not just a theistic belief that abortion is a bad thing.
  14. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread Well, I'm not a LOL HOMOS ARE STUPID BOYS RULE kind of theist, if that's what you mean.
  15. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread How often do you get a theist, anyways? And there are quite a bit of evolutionary theists out there. You just have to find them. I agree with most, if not all, of modern science?
  16. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread Little Monster: The 'tree of life' gave only humans discernment over what is right and wrong; you can't be punished if you don't know either. And we are animals, but God made us special. opal: read part two of my comment. Noah didn't feel the need for...
  17. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread Why not believe in god? The image of God brings us hope, something to believe in. And can you tell me specific examples when you say 'new species that have been discovered'? Noah just didn't feel the necessity to tell all of his decendents about every...
  18. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread It happens because he is a God, who can do whatever the heck he wants if it has a strong purpose. Sorry for the hand-wave, but that's the way I view it. Aquatic animals, and other animals that can live in the water (or are in sort of air-bubbled areas)...
  19. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread Note to above: the so-called "Seven Deadly Sins" were made by the RC church. And it's hard to say that in the beginning moment that Adam sinned. He didn't know right from wrong, so it was impossible to sin (there was no moral code at that time, the 'tree...
  20. Sage Noctowl

    Theism, Religion and Lack thereof

    Re: The to-be short lived theism thread I'm not sure completely what you mean, but wouldn't 'a better world' be one without treachery? But there is no reaching perfect, so it's an ever-reaching phenomenon. And of course stuff happens, but there's usually a reason for everything (I'm not...
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