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johnwayne, if (like some people) you believe that god is with you where ever you go.. when you eat, when you use the washroom, when you sleep, and you have sex,etc..., then that is a perfect description of a sexual relationship where one partner (god) is extremely needy.

And besides, half of the prophets and what-not's of the bible were high all the time anyway. You want proof? Download the song "what if god smoked cannibus" by weird Al. And before anyone tells me that a song can't be proof of anything, think about what the bible is... just a collection of stories and songs but to sheep-skin paper.

"In a world of global deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." George Orwell

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This never was the "Christian Community," but rather, it was the "Arguing Community."

It would have been really nice if we could have just had a universal positive message here in supporting one another, and not arguing over the truth of the Bible.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth. ~Psalms 57:5

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hey guys, lets quickly note theres quite a few different forms of love

as far back as i can remember in my 15 years of catholic education, the love conveyed to god was physical to NO DEGREE (after all thats why we call these SPIRITUAL matters isnt it?)


by the way, im agnostic

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> joe4444 wrote:

> This never was the "Christian Community," but rather, it was the "Arguing Community."

> It would have been really nice if we could have just had a universal positive message here in supporting one another, and not arguing over the truth of the Bible.

now there's a really interesting idea. why did you believe a christian community would have a positive message when christian community as a whole hasn't had one in 2000 years?

Confirmation is for sissies and altar boys.

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WFS,

Surely you can't really love God in a sexual way, as sexual desire is founded on a desire for physical intimacy and a lust for the physicality of the object of your attractions?

Since God has no physicality, and Christians are brought up not to imagine God in a physical representation, but as a spiritual 'existance', true sexual feelings for God cannot exist... hmm

[i]Tommy gun

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Loz, it's an abstract, subliminal outlet for homosexual feelings. That doesn't equal that they're actual sexual feelings smile

God: Behold ye angels, I have created the ass.. Throughout the ages to come men and women shall grab hold of these and shout my name...

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lol wild flower, did you hear i could also defend the idea that having blue walls gives you abstract subliminal outlets for homosexual desires?

or pink walls
or yellow walls
or red walls
or watching a show with a monkey in it when you are 3

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Or perhaps homosexuality is an outlet for religious feelings by people who had a weak, or negative male/father figure in their lives?

*cough* speaking of psychological research :-p

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or perhaps individuals that play games such as imperial conflict are less likely to climb the corporate ladder

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I didn't want to keep this from you people...

Psychology just considers the typical thought of god being male as such, that's hardly me error..

God: Behold ye angels, I have created the ass.. Throughout the ages to come men and women shall grab hold of these and shout my name...

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> Loz is my style icon wrote:

> WFS,

Surely you can't really love God in a sexual way, as sexual desire is founded on a desire for physical intimacy and a lust for the physicality of the object of your attractions?

Since God has no physicality, and Christians are brought up not to imagine God in a physical representation, but as a spiritual 'existance', true sexual feelings for God cannot exist...<



Nice speech, mind if I play? Read this:

"Surely you can't really love [Lara Croft] in a sexual way, as sexual desire is founded on a desire for physical intimacy and a lust for the physicality of the object of your attractions?

Since [Lara Croft] has no physicality, and [Psychologically Balanced people] are brought up not to imagine [Lara Croft] in a physical representation, but as a [Virtual] 'existance', true sexual feelings for [Lara Croft] cannot exist..."

Just because it is not real does not mean you cannot feel the urge to doink it.
Or be doinked by it.
Agree?

"So, it's defeat for you, is it? Someday I must meet a similar fate..."

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lately i've been praising jesus. he gave me flu!

Confirmation is for sissies and altar boys.

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he did not give the flu

feed me Seymour! feed me! I like cherry cheese cake
that cherry cheese cake was good Seymour. More!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr Blue of Blue smile

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yes, he did. jesus-wackos on earlier pages said that everything comes from god and we should thank god alone. so clearly i didn't catch flu from another human, i caught it from jesus. praise the lord!

Confirmation is for sissies and altar boys.

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Does this mean I should thank the lord for my being adopted by childmolesters?

"So, it's defeat for you, is it? Someday I must meet a similar fate..."

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yes. god made it happen. all glory to god, hallelujah, hallelujah!

Confirmation is for sissies and altar boys.

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Yes Decimus is a smart ass about the whole situation because he obviously has felt abandoned by anyone who cares about him, and rather than taking into consideration it's probably because he's the big stinky fat guy that sits at his computer all day staring at IC and porn, he makes smart ass comments in everyone elses threads.  And now he's trying to bad mouth god, a subject he probably knows very little about.  And if he does know anything about it, he views it in the same close-minded way he seems to view everything else.

I think the athiests/agnostics are the close minded people in the world.  It's true, there is no way to prove that God does or does not exist, but the purpose of religon in my life is to give hope that there is something better coming my way, or to my family. 

But go ahead Decimus make your dumb ass comments, because in reality, God really loves you too... so that means we dont have to smile

Don't drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink.
Assassins do it from behind.
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
Good judgment comes from bad experience and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

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i'm smart. i'm not an ass. i know people care about me. i'm not stinky, i'm not fat. i go out with friends and i have a good job. it almost seems like you're confusing me with flint.

but most importantly, god is a subject no one knows anything about. so my view is just as right as anyone else's. na na naa.

oh, and the chief purpose of religion is not to give hope to you nor your family. its purpose is to provide livelihood for priests.

Confirmation is for sissies and altar boys.

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interesting twist tongue

it s like saying we dont have to forgive ppl, or give them a second chance etc, cuz god will, and we aint god

i heard that more often than we shouldnt judge ppl etc, cuz god will, and we aint god


oh btw, what does everyone think, are humans ebil in essence? cut out for mischief? hungry for mayhem? or good and innocent, but spoilt by all sorts of influences?

till the end of time..

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well, the great tale book says all humans are stained by original sin. so aborted babies go straight to hell as they can't get absolution. they've done nothing evil in their entire life, but the holy rules say they must burn in hell in pain.

bible's view, not mine. religion of love, people!

Confirmation is for sissies and altar boys.

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"oh btw, what does everyone think, are humans ebil in essence? cut out for mischief? hungry for mayhem? or good and innocent, but spoilt by all sorts of influences?"

Humans are humans, what they become is half chance and half choice. As Decimus so eloquently points out, to think  anything else, to think that people are made either good or evil, leads to some very unpleasant conclusions.

"So, it's defeat for you, is it? Someday I must meet a similar fate..."

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..Nemeara.. I was listening to a sermon last night and the pastor talked about this a little bit smile. He referenced St. Augustine's commentary on evil, which I think can be found here =P smile.

http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5124

I just heard about it yesterday and so I do not believe that I am really able to discuss and explain it, but yeah, perhaps this can give an answer to your question smile.

~K

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I think nemmy want to hear peoples own opinions.
Nice link though.

"So, it's defeat for you, is it? Someday I must meet a similar fate..."

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> Decimus wrote:

> well, the great tale book says all humans are stained by original sin. so aborted babies go straight to hell as they can't get absolution. they've done nothing evil in their entire life, but the holy rules say they must burn in hell in pain.

bible's view, not mine. religion of love, people!

thats not true Decimus aborted babies dont go straight to hell they go straight to heaven, because they are innocent, kids, teen agers, etc.. are not accountable for their sin until the age of accountability, which is different for every one.

feed me Seymour! feed me! I like cherry cheese cake
that cherry cheese cake was good Seymour. More!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr Blue of Blue smile

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"It would have been really nice if we could have just had a universal positive message here in supporting one another, and not arguing over the truth of the Bible."

"I think the athiests/agnostics are the close minded people in the world.  It's true, there is no way to prove that God does or does not exist, but the purpose of religon in my life is to give hope that there is something better coming my way, or to my family."

How does that make us closeminded? It's not because God doesn't exist we can't believe for the best for us. Read Schopenhauer! According to him is God a depiction of a perfect human, that doesn't have any of the weaknesses of our kind. He then claims that we should aim not to please god, but to please mankind (of wich god is merely a depiction), thus helping eachother and wish the best for eachother directly, instead of dragging God in it..

"thats not true Decimus aborted babies dont go straight to hell they go straight to heaven, because they are innocent, kids, teen agers, etc.. are not accountable for their sin until the age of accountability, which is different for every one."

You're wrong. Through the entire history people have invented tools and practices to baptise children asap, as 1 out of 10 babies died in the first week throughout the ages. There were even tools invented to baptise babies while they were still in the womb. All that because they believed unbaptised souls couldn't be saved. They were supposed to live in the outer circles of hell, among with the pre-christian thinkers like Aristotle, Plato etc.
Only recently (1 or 2 years ago) Ratzinger made a Papal bull that unbaptised children go to Heaven after all wink

God: Behold ye angels, I have created the ass.. Throughout the ages to come men and women shall grab hold of these and shout my name...