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skepticscott

(13,029 posts)
104. You mean like praying for things?
Sat May 14, 2016, 08:35 AM
May 2016

Like pretty much every Xstian has done at one time or another?

Here it is Gomez163 May 2016 #1
Or, His schedule and timing may be a bit different than our own...nt jonno99 May 2016 #2
Human beings invented god to deal with mortality and to control others. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #3
GREAT film. Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #8
Or, some deny there is a God (or creator) in an effort to escape accountability...nt jonno99 May 2016 #9
At least you can still sell your children into slavery with no worries Major Nikon May 2016 #10
Nah - it's only what comes out of a person that defiles him. No worries...nt jonno99 May 2016 #12
So you have come to abolish the law? Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #14
The law had/has a purpose; but it was not meant to be an end in itself. jonno99 May 2016 #16
Oh, right. Forgot about that. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #30
What I find fascinating are those who have the ability to read the minds of others - even if jonno99 May 2016 #35
That's a pretty low threshold for fascination. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #43
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
Yeah, I heard your post hoc rationalization the first time around. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #47
Well, you did make the claim that: jonno99 May 2016 #51
Acts 15 Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #84
Well, you claimed to have that ability yourself. trotsky May 2016 #50
Matthew 5:17 Manifestor_of_Light May 2016 #77
Lucky Christians get to have it both ways, though. trotsky May 2016 #85
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
LOL Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #89
Sure - it's easy to compare contemporary society to the practices of the ancient world. jonno99 May 2016 #90
But we're not making that comparison. trotsky May 2016 #93
You aren't very good at this. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #94
So it was OK for Jesus to change the food laws Brettongarcia May 2016 #54
How dumb and/or evil do you think non-believers are? trotsky May 2016 #15
For starters, none of us are free from evil, so please don't feel like you're being singled out. jonno99 May 2016 #22
Wow. trotsky May 2016 #25
Please don't be amongst those who take offense when none is intended. jonno99 May 2016 #36
I don't really care if you claim it's not directed at me. trotsky May 2016 #37
Fair enough. I would suggest then that you limit your own broad-brush assertions/assumptions jonno99 May 2016 #41
Since I said no such thing, I do not need to limit what I've said. trotsky May 2016 #48
Anti-theism =/ bigotry Major Nikon May 2016 #75
Do you really believe this specious nonsense? mr blur May 2016 #38
Point out the error - please. nt jonno99 May 2016 #42
Let me count the ways whatthehey May 2016 #52
#4...mmf !!! Iggo May 2016 #64
Thanks for a thoughtful reply - my responses: jonno99 May 2016 #91
I think you're missing the point whatthehey May 2016 #95
If you rely on fear of completely unverifiable accountability for morals... Major Nikon May 2016 #76
Agreed. nt jonno99 May 2016 #88
So surely then morality cannot depend on faith? whatthehey May 2016 #96
I don't know your background, so at with the risk of insulting your jonno99 May 2016 #110
Not really the point though whatthehey May 2016 #115
Wow. trotsky May 2016 #116
Accountability? sigh Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #33
Remember, despite the ivory tower pronouncements from would-be theologians... trotsky May 2016 #34
Some invoke god in an effort to escape accountability. dchill May 2016 #78
Stupidity does not need divine intervention to meet its end. rug May 2016 #4
No, you can use your Alert button for that. Buzz Clik May 2016 #26
God might be busy MFM008 May 2016 #5
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
Don't tell me. You were a literalist then and you're a literalist now. rug May 2016 #7
Which isn't that much different from the RCC's official position Major Nikon May 2016 #11
The people in here posting about talking snakes are not Catholics. rug May 2016 #13
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
You're close. I made a direct response to a made-up point. rug May 2016 #18
Sounds like I was spot on then Major Nikon May 2016 #19
Except as to who was making up points. rug May 2016 #20
No, I'm pretty sure I got that one right Major Nikon May 2016 #21
Afraid not. rug May 2016 #23
"extra ccclesiam(sic) nulla salus" is still the official RCC position Major Nikon May 2016 #24
It is. And literalism blurs its meaning. rug May 2016 #28
You must have missed this part.... Major Nikon May 2016 #29
That odd little sect? rug May 2016 #39
I guess if you're going to be that inept, I'm going to have to leave bigger breadcrumbs Major Nikon May 2016 #40
That's only 36 paragraphs away. rug May 2016 #44
...and the document you posted was only 8 chapters long Major Nikon May 2016 #45
. . . . and I told you ecaxtly where it is. rug May 2016 #49
You told me exactly what I had already posted Major Nikon May 2016 #53
Although I'm sure you're feigning ignorance, I'll give it to you in teeny pieces. rug May 2016 #59
You do understand those two statements directly contradict each other, yes? Major Nikon May 2016 #60
Only if you're a simple-minded literalist. rug May 2016 #63
This is funny as shit Major Nikon May 2016 #66
Somehow, I don't think you're amused at all. rug May 2016 #67
And you're wrong about that too Major Nikon May 2016 #70
You haven't read the 8th through 375th chapters of St. gish Lordquinton May 2016 #81
So Mary was not literally a virgin? Brettongarcia May 2016 #55
There is disagreement about the former. No serious dispute about the latter. rug May 2016 #56
The rule is that if it seems obviously false, say... Brettongarcia May 2016 #58
That's a rule embraced only by those who can't be bothered with scriptural scholarship. rug May 2016 #61
So other than the bible, what exactly would we read? Major Nikon May 2016 #62
Why would you read anything else on the subject? Do you think a geology book would help? rug May 2016 #65
Why? Because you suggested it maybe? Major Nikon May 2016 #68
Sorry, I have to eat a hamburger. rug May 2016 #69
Deflection noted Major Nikon May 2016 #71
+1 for being smart enough to know when you're beat and just walk away. cleanhippie May 2016 #82
I'm all done eating, cleanhippie. What have you got to say? rug May 2016 #83
So on the matter of Jesus, Rug is a literalist Brettongarcia May 2016 #72
"It is claimed that Jesus literally, actually, physically existed." by the bulk of scholars. rug May 2016 #73
That's not really a hard claim to make Major Nikon May 2016 #74
No contemporaneous accounts of his life. Manifestor_of_Light May 2016 #79
Walking on water is often takenliterally by Catholics Brettongarcia May 2016 #92
Well, the odds are high that when you type something here it is wrong or irrelevant. rug May 2016 #97
The subtopic: people taking the Bible literally Brettongarcia May 2016 #100
There is an intellectual dishonesty displayed by certain believers who sneer at the "literalism" Warren Stupidity May 2016 #99
No, the mockery is directed at antitheists who are wedded to biblical literalism. rug May 2016 #102
But many Catholics often do take the Bible literally Brettongarcia May 2016 #103
The dishonesty employed isthe claim that it is all literal rug May 2016 #105
If ANY miracles are taken literally... Brettongarcia May 2016 #107
No, those specific claims are subject to it. rug May 2016 #108
Rug? You defend a modern liberal Catholicism Brettongarcia May 2016 #111
the foundational myth is patent horseshit. Warren Stupidity May 2016 #112
The only patent horseshit I see is what you just posted. rug May 2016 #113
Rug? Do you believe in a resurrected Jesus? Brettongarcia May 2016 #114
Crickets. Warren Stupidity May 2016 #117
Resurrection=zombies Brettongarcia May 2016 #120
The Bible clearly says "Thou shalt not tempt God." DetlefK May 2016 #27
Someone should tell these guys.... Major Nikon May 2016 #31
Darwin beats Christianity in that case. Manifestor_of_Light May 2016 #80
Except in say, Mal. 3.10 Brettongarcia May 2016 #57
You mean like praying for things? skepticscott May 2016 #104
Of course, there isn't! Iggo May 2016 #32
This poor thread was DOA. okasha May 2016 #98
Post removed Post removed May 2016 #106
So one thing I got from religion study classes is... northernsouthern May 2016 #101
This thread is conclusive proof that if a God or Gods exist, he, she, it, or they... stone space May 2016 #109
This thread is still alive... NeoGreen May 2016 #118
Yeah, there ain't. Iggo May 2016 #119
Still kicken' (nt) NeoGreen Jun 2016 #121
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