I agree that the US military is not as brutal or barbaric as the Roman military was (some would argue with that,think Abu Ghraib, My Lai, water boarding), yet...
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eh60driver
Jan 21, 2011 10:43 pm
I just finished reading: The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History by Howard K. Bloom Sure, you may think the guy is cynical....
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Jack
gladflyweather
Jan 22, 2011 4:18 pm
Rodg, I have also read the book and considered it one of the most important books I have come across. I can suggest that you follow it up with Robert...
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eh60driver
Jan 23, 2011 4:12 am
Jack, I also read "Non-Zero";. I enjoyed it greatly. Have you read Wright's "The Evolution of God"? Rodg...
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praesto12
Jan 23, 2011 5:28 pm
I like the book, but it just seems like a slightly more edging form of Heglianism with some biological determinism through in there. Â ...
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Abdul Quadir
john_ryzek
Feb 7, 2011 6:47 pm
Pittsburgh Steelers, lost the Super Bowl cause the people of that City WEREN'T giving enough in the collection plate! Chorus: "Oh the collection plate... ......
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eh60driver
Feb 8, 2011 11:27 pm
I'm from the PGH area, and I gotta tell ya. There were prayer meetings for the Steelers. As there probably were in Greenbay. Rodg...
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Jack
gladflyweather
Feb 21, 2011 12:07 am
I lost my faith after studying the history of Christianity, but I never lost my appreciation of the faith. T have very fond thoughts of my church and the...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Feb 21, 2011 1:15 am
Christian moral values are real and important. But belief in myths and doctrines is of very little if any value. Richard. ... [Non-text portions of this...
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bestonnet_00
Feb 21, 2011 2:24 am
... Maybe you liked the rituals of the church or the community there and those are things that can be good but the religion itself is evil and we would be...
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kaylee coats
sumluvlifilth
Feb 21, 2011 2:27 am
Oh, so morals like burning witches and no sex before marriage are real and important. What about taking unruly sons outside the city gates and stoning them to...
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bestonnet_00
Feb 21, 2011 2:30 am
... Are you kidding? Stoning disobedient children, punishing rape victims equally with their attacker, drowning an entire planet's population, etc don't seem...
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praesto12
Feb 21, 2011 4:32 am
You'd ve to define what you mean by "Chritian Moral Values" and "real" and "important" to whom?  Still, better than most Atheist garbage I hear. ...
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praesto12
Feb 21, 2011 4:36 am
Depends on what you mean by a "witch." And yes No Sex before marriage is a important "value." Imagine all the diseases and unwanted kids that come from people...
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praesto12
Feb 21, 2011 4:37 am
Belief in Christ, Prayer, Faith, Community, Scholarship, Education, Forgiveness and many many other "values" directly or indirectly derive from a Biblical...
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kaylee coats
sumluvlifilth
Feb 21, 2011 4:47 am
You still have disease and unwanted children within marriage. Adultery is a huge problem with married couples. In fact, I'm pretty sure that people who are ...
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praesto12
Feb 21, 2011 5:46 am
So people mess up marriages, therefor all sexual relationships are allowable? No. Of course not. Safe sex is better than doing nothing. Safe sex within the...
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bestonnet_00
Feb 21, 2011 2:13 pm
... Heard of a condom? People will have sex outside of marriage no matter how much moralising you do against it, so you're better off just encouraging them to...
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raysny
Feb 21, 2011 3:36 pm
What people call "Christian values" exist in most other religions too. Have your read Humanist Manifesto III?: ...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Feb 21, 2011 4:54 pm
What Richard? You very well know there are two of us who sign in as Richard. So why don't you identify which one you are. Get smart. So just how do you...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Feb 21, 2011 4:55 pm
So I'll identify which Richard I am: Richard G. Richard G. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Feb 21, 2011 5:00 pm
No. Those are not Christian morals. You should know better. As in any religion, there are radicals and extremists, which is why Muslims now have Islamic...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Feb 21, 2011 5:01 pm
See my answer to Kaylee. You misrepresent true Christian morals. Richard G. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Feb 21, 2011 5:04 pm
So all you have for morality is "kill or be killed," "eat them or be eaten by them." What a laugh. Morality is based on reason, not instinct: cognition, of ...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Feb 21, 2011 5:05 pm
So Richard Whatever-you-are: What hope is there with Christ? What is it "you" need to "know"? Richard. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Feb 21, 2011 5:07 pm
It's very presumptive of you to think everyone uses reason. Richard G. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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bestonnet_00
Feb 21, 2011 5:17 pm
... It's certainly how Christians have tended to act throughout history when they had the power to do so. ... Islam is also an inherently violent religion just...
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bestonnet_00
Feb 21, 2011 5:18 pm
... If I thought that everyone used reason all the time I'd have a hard time explaining the continued existence of religion....
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Feb 21, 2011 5:58 pm
What Christians tended to act? In fact, there were (still are) many kinds of Christians. Just become one or a few acted in non-moral ways doesn't mean that...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Feb 21, 2011 5:58 pm
Well then, don't write stuff that presumes that. Richard G. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
