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CJCRANE

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3. She mentions something that the fundies ignore: the concept of free will.

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:57 PM

Dec 2015

In all of the Abrahamic faiths there is the concept of free will in which God lets us make our own choices and then God is the ultimate judge of those choices.

By judging people and controlling them, fundies put themselves on the same level as God, which is blasphemy.

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"You, who frighten people with Hell, have brought them a hell on Earth" [View all] FrodosPet Dec 2015 OP

I wonder if this woman has been beheaded yet. Hope not. All major religions hate women. nt valerief Dec 2015 #1

Sadly, you are right FrodosPet Dec 2015 #7

That dude needs his jaws wired shut Warpy Dec 2015 #2

She mentions something that the fundies ignore: the concept of free will. CJCRANE Dec 2015 #3

By judging people and controlling them, fundies put themselves on the same level as God, which is bl saturnsring Dec 2015 #5

The free will argument is nonsense anyway FiveGoodMen Dec 2015 #8

TRULY Amazing that this sort of oppression Plucketeer Dec 2015 #4

Quite a man, Stryder Dec 2015 #6