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A deflationist does not attempt to define truth.

In 2015 a 23 year old Austrailian bank employee claiming to be named Phuc Dat Bich posted a photo of his passport ID to Facebook protesting that the c...

Just note that Waya's view is an oddity. It doesn't conform with any Christian sects I know of. The answer to your question varies by sect.

So Christ asks you to forgive and you do. You have the frank seal of approval.

Christianity commands you to forgive. Are you doing that?

So you think people who say that are deluded?

John 3:16? It's about forgiveness, Waya. What does that word mean to you: forgive.

So you know right from wrong?

Which was supposed to be fixed by the propitiatory sacrifice: one of the more obscene aspects of that religion.

You're saying that transgender people suggest there is something it's like to be male or female, and they may be deluded in this. True?

There's a name for people who can't tell right from wrong: sociopath.

So why are you filling poor Agu's head with Matt 5:17 if it isn't even binding anymore? Drop that scripture, drop the crap about it being natural to s...

What do you mean?

Are you following the Mosaic Law?

I don't have a feeling of being male either. When I discovered that I started asking people if they had such a feeling. Some said yes and some said no...

He's right. What you've been saying sounds psychopathic.

Yes. I have a speculation about why you might be more drawn to the Old Testament than the New: you have a need for a strong external source of order. ...

Femininity and masculinity are aspects of the human psyche. All men have the potential to feel their feminine side. It's common for men to learn to su...

I could offer speculations about what he means and how it might work, but that would be ignoring an important point: Failing to understand X does not ...

Adultery is also quite natural. You're inconsistent.

Good. So a male announces that he feels female. Where is the problem?

Whatever the PLA does, it doesn't rule out introspection. Why would you think it does?

What's wrong with that?

A little crucifixion is helpful from time to time as well.

Yet the message of Jesus as it appears in the gospels is more about personal transformation via forgiveness. It's about freedom from the cycle of viol...

I have the same intuition. Although Genesis was probably written aroynd 600 BC, it echoes stories from around 3000 BC.

Bangkok might be under water in 15 years 14 million people. Hmm.

Aryan bloodlines.

It's admirable that Catholics don't take Genesis literally. Its a mish-mash of earlier tales.

Be overly honest at every opportunity. That works for me.

"Wherever life plants you, bloom with grace." -mural I just saw...

True, but with a swerve that reflects our times. In the Matrix, life is boring and secure. Outside it there is blood and gore and grand purposes. Huma...

But lack of evidence is not evidence of lack, so that would be a pretty poor grounding.

True. They're all guilty.

In the case of the Roman Catholic Church, a source of horror and bloodshed the world over.

What is the difference between "grounded in observation" and "empirically verified"?

Cool letter.

Less words, please.

Well said, my friend.

Yeesh. :vomit:

I feel sorry for you. There's nothing greater in life than to truly and deeply love someone.

So you announced that you're clueless about Christianity. Now you demonstrate that you don't know what love is. Makes sense. Christianity is all about...

I didn't realize that. So the Church would really like to stay out of it. Wise.

Having a cheating mate hurts like hell. If it becomes apparent that she's happier with the other guy, love demands forgiveness. People who are vengefu...

The Catholic Church prefers adultery to be forgiven by the spouse?

Adultery does no more harm than homosexuality does. Therefore harm can't be the problem. It's just a broken promise. That's all.

Homosexuality causes deep grief in some cases. Mothers become sad that they will never have grandchildren. So no, the suffering isn't the issue at all...

I would appreciate it if you would stick to analyzing the topic and stop making personal comments. So now you say it isn't the suffering (since homose...

Same thing with homosexuality. Families are frequently torn apart by it. Adultery doesnt always cause harm. Sometimes people evolve into open marriage...

Who does adultery harm other than those involved?