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Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst." (John 6:35) “...The...

There. I fixed it. It's late. Any thoughts on the actual quotations from the Bible or do you want to stick with early church leaders? I'm sure they'd ...

Because some of the early church leaders decided it was somehow literal, it is not clear from the text itself that Jesus(if he said these things at al...

The "Children are children no more" thread reminded me of this: https://youtu.be/gWIi6Pytde8

The above quotation of Tertullian is his response to Marcion of Sinope. Marcion was a proponent of docetism, which purported that Jesus had no physica...

I'm just getting to work so I won't be able to reply in depth, but the first part of the Catholic response is A) mumbo-jumbo, and B) confirms what I s...

Ok. The burden of proof still rests on the believer, and fuzzy feelings don't count as proof. Are you suggesting that Jesus ate and drank himself with...

So the Catholic Church asserts something that cannot possibly be verified in any way, but because it's religious doctrine, we should give it some cred...

https://www.npr.org/2017/12/05/568564737/subpoena-for-deutsche-bank-may-put-mueller-on-collision-course-with-trump?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=...

Pedophilia is the sexual attraction to children, whereas child molestation is the crime. There are many pedophiles who never act on their desires.

Yeah, I'm familiar with him. I wasn't sure if you shared his opinion on that particular part of his essay or not. I think for most atheists, the quest...

I agree with you, except with the caveat that a god could prove its own existence, so long as it conformed to some anthropomorphic idea we have of it....

How do you differentiate the two? Edit: In others*.

The most common philosophical questions are things like: why am I here? What is life all about? What purpose do I have in life? Etc. These questions a...

Another problem is that so many people have gotten into mining that graphics cards are in high demand making that initial investment far greater. A co...

I'm shocked my name hasn't been nominated for modship. I'd read it.

You do realize this is ridiculously unrealistic for the majority of the population, right? Most people make their first 100k via inheritance or equity...

Think refractory period. I agree. Picking #1 for everyone else means no more hunger, obesity, heart disease, etc. I think that's probably why this hyp...

Brave. Very brave. Interesting. Do you find eating to be a chore? I sometimes do. Not needing to eat could allow a person to live in some interesting ...

I'm afraid not. You either choose one of the options or the genie would give you taste buds in unpleasant places. On reflection I think this hypotheti...

Hypothetical question. You are browsing in an antique shop and find an old vase with a genie in it. It grants you one of three options. 1. You never h...

I was using an exaggerated number, but at some point if ND doesn't understand via appealing to his better nature, maybe another tactic is in order. Al...

I think when you tell ND 16 times that he's wrong to call X a jerk and ND still doesn't get it, feel free to call him a POS.

Ok. I agree with this in spirit, but I think the line between telling someone they're wrong about X and shaming them for their wrong opinion about X i...

Immorality and shame are not the same thing, but shame is an emotional byproduct of immoral behavior. If someone doesn't feel ashamed of immoral thing...

Why would you shame Willow like that?

I understand the very small point you were trying to make, however I think your solution sidesteps the problem. Women should be held to public decency...

So it's insulting to women because it removes responsibility for their actions, but men are equated to a frozen metal pole? OK. Which actually illustr...

Even if this wasn't the case, focusing on how women dress rather than how the men react/behave would be ideologically backwards thinking.

I agree. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that this type of defense has been attempted in court before. I think the underlying argument is insultin...

No I wouldn't. That would be the bear or tiger's fault, but they aren't able to be prosecuted in a court of law. Are you really equating the prey driv...

What points exactly are at stake here? That some women dress provocatively to manipulate men sometimes? For those of you arguing that "many women" do ...

I suppose that depends on which iteration of god we're talking about.

A godlike being could exist outside our perceptual capabilities, but what would that mean for us if it did? The reason theists cite examples of a god ...

I agree. I'm not sure why the question is being framed as total wealth redistribution versus no wealth redistribution, rather than how much. If the go...

Define the god you're talking about.

If his position is like mine, one can dislike particular theistic conceptions while simultaneously not believing in any generally.

I understand this, but my point is that society decided that concentrations of power were bad for the market/society so we restricted this, at least s...

This is really an instance where those on opposing sides are going to perpetually talk past each other. Sap thinks the rules of the game are not fair ...

Asserting the same conclusion with no arguments or evidence to support it is not an example.

Your argument is essentially this: We cannot know with absolute certainty that a god doesn't exist. Atheists claim with certainty that a god doesn't e...

No, he told me the truth.

God didn't create the universe. Satan did. That's why there is so much suffering. Satan then wrote the Bible to confuse people and make them think the...

:-O If no evidence is provided to prove the existence of something, then no evidence is needed to disprove the same thing. As tim wood dishonestly sai...

You didn't make an argument in the OP. The burden of proof is on you, not the other way around.

Well that's a shame. Was it suicide-by-cop-esque?

Of course. The Bible is so simple a child could understand it and then so complex it confounds the wisest men. It should be taken literally only until...

Ahh yes thanks. Is TheGreatWhatever another of the now MIA?

>:O

I've actually been around for a while. I was a member at the old PF (mostly a lurker) and was fortunate enough to jump ship before it totally capsized...