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Something's rotten in Denmark, and it sure ain't as hell the gouda cheese! BBNT Is this your way of passing off your own comments as someone else in order to avoid from being called on them? ;-) Regarding your "quoted" friend, that's sad. That overly simplistic summary captures only a...

An abstract from my upcoming book on Theothanatology: Why deicide precedes posthumanism The significance of the death of God has many aspects, but the most important one is the painful realization that metaphysical foundations have become empty, irrelevant, and consequently, romantic. But...

Wonderful, another pointless response. Well, I'm not sorry to say this: if that Spanish Inquisitor is your favorite then I must be doing something right. And this: I don't preach my speculations as the Truth™ and all must obey or Go to Hell.™ Instead, I am interested in fruitful...

Seebs is a genius, and exactly what a real Christian should talk like. He never engages in gratuitous polemics or one-sided apologetics like 99% of the "christians" here, for he actively thinks about his beliefs, is a self-critical person, and is brought up to speed on the latest in bible...

This is weak. I think you need to study history some more, and i recommend Hans Kung's A Short History of the Catholic Church. Kung's book is very concise, yet thoroughly researched and stands up to every scrutiny. I think you need to remove those Protestant eyeglasses and see clearly the...

Will Reba follow the Christian script and insult you by claiming that you were never a "real" Christian? A gambling man would see this as an easy bet. Of course, you can always counter with the No True Scotsman fallacy, but i'm afraid that would be another missing pearl. :doh:

a mighty handwave deserves another in return Thank you for your response, Reba, even though it was an original regurgitation of Christian dogma. I could refute each and every one of your responses, but that would be taking us offtopic and playing into your hands. If someone else would...

A few words on the actual manifestations of anthropocentricism and anthropomorphism in history and society, but first, the definitions: Anthropomorphism: the tendency to attribute human motives, characteristics, traits or other qualities to nonhuman objects. Anthropocentricism: the...

Nope, i was talking about all church leaders. Yes, that also include your own, who preaches Calvinism. :naughty: This assertion carries as much weight as the following: The Protestant Churches are false. They teach false doctrine and gospel. Sorry, that is truth. Crazy, let me spell...

This is quite incorrect, for the bible did not emerge until after the Maccabees in the first century BC. A good book on bible scholarship will clarify this, and i suggest Friedman's Who Wrote the Bible for beginners.

I could've sworn I'm back at IIDB, given this strong retort. :D But the question remains: exactly what kind of evidence is admitted in the court of truth, and that decides everything. The christian will claim it is special revelation, whereas the skeptic will insist on scientific...

Flying Pigs spotted in California, film at 11 Breaking news: I couldn't post this earlier via Sidekick, so my retort had to wait until i came home after work. We now return to your regular programming. That's all I wanted to hear, a definite answer, despite the infinite number of possibile...

Reba's actions so far remind me of the Russian Zorin at the United Nations assembly when he chose to be "evasive" in light of the evidence of the Soviet Missles in Cuba. Adlai Stevenson repeatedly asked him the following: Do you or do you not have missles in Cuba? He didn't let up until...

a great deal of bloomin' and buzzin' confusion... Yet not too "bogus" to have taken place in the past, as you clearly indicate below. Of course, equivocation is a good trick in debates, but it won't fly here. You fail to answer the question: Would you, or would you not lie to save them...

this just in... ...the church leaders exploit man's ineradicable need for metaphysics and infantilized the public while dwelling in a state of perpetual deception by refusing to confess they deliberately cloak their truths with allegories.

Pearls before swine... You are a glutton for punishment, Liza! :lol: If Reba refuses to lie to the soldiers to save the life of the jewish refugees, she is a good Christian. A monster, perhaps, but a devout and faithful Christian who refuses to lie, even to save the lives of others, for...

naivety is no excuse. Far too many people here are incapable of seeing the pragmatic worth of lying. Telling the truth can have dire consequences, and may not be the best choice in every situation. For instance, a couple living in Nazi Germany decide to harbor Jewish fugitives. The...

It seems to me that hypocrisy is a fact of life because unlike the ancients who were cannibals and ate each other, in our civilization we deceive one another. :doh: Personally, i think self-deception is far worse but whatever rubs your rhubarb.

...and she bites, hook, line n sinker! :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: Are you a comedian or something? Always good to see people hoisted by their own petard! :rofl:

not to belabor the obvious... Does that mean your j'accuse is also itself driven by an agenda as well?