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Grey Vs Gray

['Member']Joined: September 15, 2018 at 18:08Last active: April 09, 2020 at 12:023 discussions26 comments
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Morum

September 15, 2018 at 23:31 0 comments The Lounge

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In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
I'll have to think about it a bit more then.
October 03, 2018 at 20:43
In: What are gods?  — view comment
It always annoys me when intent is attributed to evolution. Evolution is cause by death and sex or chance and uncontrolled attraction. The idiots of t...
October 03, 2018 at 13:43
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
First two are true the last is likely. When he created the Sea Organization there was a subsection called the Commodore Messenger Organization. Is was...
October 03, 2018 at 00:35
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
Stupidity by definition is different from ignorance. Stupidity is lacking ability to process information not lacking information (ignorance). Also we ...
October 02, 2018 at 20:45
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
I'm aware but I still think as beings who strive for rationality, consistence would benefit, not hinder, a belief. No problems, that I see, with the r...
October 02, 2018 at 20:42
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
Congrats on making the list.
October 02, 2018 at 15:15
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
But if the religion was consistent wouldn't it be less likely for members to doubt because of contradictory claims? That concept is from a comedic Sou...
October 02, 2018 at 15:13
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
There are three main religions that occupy the minds of billions of people: Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. At least two of them are wrong, which me...
October 02, 2018 at 14:57
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
Publicly the contract is symbolic but within the group we used to talk about the logistics of returning in the next life. If you die before you become...
October 01, 2018 at 17:13
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
It is rumored that he claimed to be the Antichrist when they (it was after his death) released OT 8. Scientology is a hodgepodge of various religions ...
October 01, 2018 at 03:58
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
Not until now, thanks for sharing the website.
October 01, 2018 at 03:38
In: The Fine-Tuning Argument  — view comment
That may be true but one needs information to conclude, I don't believe we have enough to dis/prove a god. Deduction may be the wrong word. Does belie...
October 01, 2018 at 02:40
In: The Fine-Tuning Argument  — view comment
Devans99 You'll get no argument from me that there is a possibility of a god. My only certainty is that god's of human invention are just that, invent...
September 30, 2018 at 17:18
In: The Fine-Tuning Argument  — view comment
Occam's point is to pick the simplest solution when given a choice. We see the universe but we don't see god. The simplest deduction is the universe i...
September 30, 2018 at 16:43
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
A thetan isn't all knowing but is all powerful, at least at its full potential. The shape occupying syndrome occurred to beings who had little concept...
September 30, 2018 at 13:18
In: Growing up in a Cult  — view comment
The thetan's power is that which binds. How it is explained, although this concept is more esoteric meaning less Scientologists know about it, is befo...
September 30, 2018 at 12:09
In: On the Great Goat  — view comment
It's almost as if the goat is a combination of the devil and the devouring mother archetype.
September 30, 2018 at 03:43
In: Do you believe there can be an Actual Infinite  — view comment
Infinity is not an "isness" in that an infinite amount of anything can exist at one time. But time, as far as we know, is indivisible; one can take a ...
September 30, 2018 at 03:40
In: On the Great Goat  — view comment
Well I believe I understand. Unfortunately just as I understood I was suddenly 1,000 pounds and could not get up. Then I doubted and because I doubted...
September 30, 2018 at 03:23
In: On the Great Goat  — view comment
Maybe The Great Goat is that goat which does not eat. Why base greatness on gluttony? Why not masticational abstinance?
September 30, 2018 at 03:13
In: How do you feel about religion?  — view comment
It wouldn't, but unfortunately most theists don't believe in "a god" but "the (one) true god/s." I'm open to a god/s but not of any human invention.
September 30, 2018 at 02:58
In: The Fine-Tuning Argument  — view comment
The pont of the "who designed the designer argument" is not to ask who designed the designer but to simplify Occam's Razor. It is simpler to say the u...
September 30, 2018 at 02:45
In: My Kind Of Atheism  — view comment
My opening statements weren't intended as an insult, nor were they an appeal to authority. Just an observation, very few redefinitions stick (call it ...
September 26, 2018 at 05:34
In: My Kind Of Atheism  — view comment
fdrake: this post is a response to an OP from a different thread which appeared here due to merging. SnoringKitten's post, which Grey vs Gray is reply...
September 26, 2018 at 04:50
In: The Death of Literature  — view comment
That might be due to the fact a large percentage people pirate their music ( https://www.statista.com/topics/3493/media-piracy/ ). In addition to book...
September 16, 2018 at 17:02
In: How will this site attract new members?  — view comment
Currently it's at the top, Congrats.
September 16, 2018 at 16:50
In: The Death of Literature  — view comment
It has always been the case that the majority don't read for pleasure. E-books and audio books maintain reading culture, although the latter to a less...
September 16, 2018 at 16:28
In: How do you feel about religion?  — view comment
There's a law of distribution in this universe, the name escapes me, where the amount you have determine how much you will get. Obviously there are ex...
September 16, 2018 at 00:40
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