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In reply to the discussion: There aint no god, if there is may she strike this thread DEAD [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)93. But we're not making that comparison.
The comparison is between the purported moral ideal that believers think their god has, and the morals that he/she/it has communicated to us.
How do you think we got to our current contemporary (egalitarian) society?
With religion fighting every step of the way, even at this very moment.
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Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
OP
Human beings invented god to deal with mortality and to control others.
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#3
Or, some deny there is a God (or creator) in an effort to escape accountability...nt
jonno99
May 2016
#9
What I find fascinating are those who have the ability to read the minds of others - even if
jonno99
May 2016
#35
As I said, the law had a purpose, it was not meant to be an end unto itself. Rather it was to act
jonno99
May 2016
#46
It's much more rational than the rigid doctrinaire approach like "Religion poisons everything."
rug
May 2016
#86
As I've said a few times now - the law had a pupose, one purpose was to provide structure
jonno99
May 2016
#87
Sure - it's easy to compare contemporary society to the practices of the ancient world.
jonno99
May 2016
#90
For starters, none of us are free from evil, so please don't feel like you're being singled out.
jonno99
May 2016
#22
Fair enough. I would suggest then that you limit your own broad-brush assertions/assumptions
jonno99
May 2016
#41
If you rely on fear of completely unverifiable accountability for morals...
Major Nikon
May 2016
#76
So this god of yours, the one who said if you dont know me or acknowledge me you cant
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#6
If you can't respond to the point made, feel free to respond to any other you care to make up
Major Nikon
May 2016
#17
I guess if you're going to be that inept, I'm going to have to leave bigger breadcrumbs
Major Nikon
May 2016
#40
You do understand those two statements directly contradict each other, yes?
Major Nikon
May 2016
#60
That's a rule embraced only by those who can't be bothered with scriptural scholarship.
rug
May 2016
#61
Why would you read anything else on the subject? Do you think a geology book would help?
rug
May 2016
#65
"It is claimed that Jesus literally, actually, physically existed." by the bulk of scholars.
rug
May 2016
#73
Well, the odds are high that when you type something here it is wrong or irrelevant.
rug
May 2016
#97
There is an intellectual dishonesty displayed by certain believers who sneer at the "literalism"
Warren Stupidity
May 2016
#99
This thread is conclusive proof that if a God or Gods exist, he, she, it, or they...
stone space
May 2016
#109