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No, not really. I’d just be glad to be out of the situation. And my anxiety is geared more to social situations; public speaking, participating in mee...

Well, not sure why you’re talking about souls, but my only point is that we can’t prevent our emotion from occurring. We will feel angry, sad, etc. no...

Same. Also same. I find it very hard to say I “believe” something. Rather, I say I “think.” But I’m also really indecisive, so it may just be a person...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1_yN8ALUew

I don’t entirely agree with this. If that were the case, then why would we ever “allow” another’s words to upset us? At best, I would say that the eff...

They have meaning, which unintelligible sounds/scribbles lack. The argument was that speech does have power; hence the ability to suffer as a result o...

It is physical. Spoken words are heard via physical vibrations. Written words are obviously written on something physical. BTW, are you intentionally ...

See @"Protagoras"’s reply…

Yeah, any woman that’s offended by the term “fireman” needs to grow a pair! :rofl:

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I really don’t know, but I think theoretically (philosophically?) the default position is the state of nature, meaning only the restrictions imposed b...

This quote always stood out to me from The Anti-Christ:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yuWOJmQ_kQE&noapp=1

So, the way I view things is that absolute freedom is the default position, and from there any laws, restrictions, etc. need to be justified. I see it...

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That’s not true. Those who’ve suffered from emotional/psychological trauma/abuse will beg to differ. I do not believe that we have control over our em...

That’s not quite true. If I want to say specific things my ability to do so is limited, not entirely restricted, but limited nonetheless. Only certain...

I immediately think of this every time I hear Bon Jovi. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1oSR8Gqn4qU

Ok, so death threats shouldn’t be allowed because they cause fear? So does yelling “spider” around my wife, who’s a legitimate arachnophobic. I agree ...

I think there’s a lot to consider. To begin with, you have to decide how you’re going to interpret speech. Context is extremely important in this rega...

What’s logical about it if you’re not presenting an argument? Rational perhaps, but I don’t see where logic fits in.

I think I agree. When you say “‘your mother believes that my name is Michael’ is false,” you’re assigning a truth value to a statement, rather to an a...

Something like that. There is a clear difference in meaning between “I believe” and “I don’t believe,” regardless of whatever follows. If you use stat...

Tomato, tomahto. Arguments are about trying to establish clear evidence. If evidence is lacking, arguments will necessarily fail.

Well, at least on this we agree.

I guess that would be right, unless it’s the default position, which I believe it is.

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Believing in the nonexistence of something, is like eating nothing for dinner. It’s actually impossible to eat “nothing,” because if you’re going to e...

See this thread for my thoughts on the accuracy of statements like these. Suffice it to say I’m not certain one can have a belief without an object of...

No, I’m meaning those who do not believe gods exist. Those who fall under “C” in Banno’s example.

I don’t think so. I’m starting at a position of non-belief prior to even hearing any of the arguments. It’s the position of ignorance, which seems to ...

Happy Father’s Day https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rwEBcxDK3RA The intro is the voice of Rev. Saul S. Williams (Saul’s father) live at Baptist Temple Ch...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGj0JMDT1Q And Pretty Eight Machine, but I couldn’t find a video of the full album.

Reminded me of this… https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s0isE1hUT0U

Idealists cannot rule out supernatural explanations, whereas materialists can.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gnWz8qorRm0

:rofl: That’s hilarious.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oX5ULYI8Dc8

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5ZLJWQmss

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R-ER5---jSk

I’ve read what you’ve written, but you won’t reply to my objections, or answer my questions. Why is that?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=itoX9u4BlDw

So, how many things is a person allowed to not know, and still be considered perfect, or flawless? Is knowledge a factor at all? If God doesn’t know h...

I think agnosticism, meant in the broadest definition possible, as an automatic default position is self-defeating. If we take it to simply mean uncer...

Ok, then what about his prayer in Gethsemane? This too seems to illustrate the same point. He seemingly lacked knowledge of God’s plan/will. And maybe...

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So, it seems I’ve missed quite a bit the last day or so I wasn’t able to log on…. To perhaps clarify a bit, I’m really not interested in debating the ...

Doesn’t the Bible describe him as being “olive skinned?” All the olives I’ve seen are either green or black, so take your pick…

Lol, that’s why you’re the boss! :grin:

I personally don’t have much in the way of complaints about this forum, but reading some of the complaints other members have gave me a couple ideas. ...