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- Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:36 am
- Forum: Tea Time
- Topic: Food & Recipe Thread
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6787
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:19 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Divine Intervention and Onmipotence
- Replies: 24
- Views: 993
Re: Holy bribes
Well Tinker you missed the important bit, paying for the sins of mankind and laying down his life, a sacrifice for all mankind . That part always baffled me...wtf does that mean, how does that work? Explain it to me doctor.. Oh wait, I'll give it a shot. In the past offerings, sacrificing something...
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:33 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Just a thought
- Replies: 13
- Views: 630
Re: Just a thought
1 Corinthians 14:14 English Standard Version (ESV) 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. Can you explain this verse, Ho. If it means that the best prayer is the most silent.. listening one.. it makes sense to me. Paul is talking about glossolalia in this passage. ...
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:26 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Religion
- Replies: 79
- Views: 5188
Re: Religion
Many types of Buddhism. In Sri Lanka Buddhism comes with AK-47's and grenade launchers.
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:14 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: The Great MF Global Robbery: By the Regulators??!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1447
Re: The Great MF Global Robbery: By the Regulators??!!
Credit unions and small banks are fine, but they must all deal with the big banks in the end. They do not hold their loans, they sell them off to the big banks but the customer gets a "buying in bulk" rate. Look at the list of banks which have gone bankrupt over the past ten years or so. A...
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:27 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Religion
- Replies: 79
- Views: 5188
Re: Religion
It isn't that simple, Azari. In Exodus God proclaims different types of laws. The ten commandments are how we are to honor God and are completely non-negotiable. But a bit later in Exodus, God gives a rather disorganized bunch of laws designed to aid the peaceful cohesiveness of the community. These...
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:07 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Just a thought
- Replies: 13
- Views: 630
Re: Just a thought
I think so.
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:47 am
- Forum: Futurism
- Topic: Our Alien Heritage
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3375
Our Alien Heritage
Just in case you are interested ;) My favorite aspect is how many are related to constellations, which makes no sense at all except from our own terrestial reference point. from http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/esp_vida_alien_19a.htm#inicio ET A-Z Listing compiled from many sources. Ther...
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:31 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Divine Intervention and Onmipotence
- Replies: 24
- Views: 993
Re: Merry Christmas
Again, in all three Abrahamic religions God requires mediation from humanity in order to establish a lawful order. Why? Isn't this a Protestant Christian interpretation ? No. Moses and Muhammad (in the Hijira) both had to negotiate divine law with God and make it possible for human compliance. The ...
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:48 am
- Forum: North America | Canada; USA; Mexico
- Topic: STRIP
- Replies: 3
- Views: 289
Re: STRIP
Pass the STRIP act, and within 24 hours a brass pole will be installed at all TSA search points and the TSA agents will be instructed to direct everyone there and body search them with a $1 bill.
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:27 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Divine Intervention and Onmipotence
- Replies: 24
- Views: 993
Re: Merry Christmas
These guys are getting Easter and Christmas mixed up, Azari. That's why it is not rhyming. In Christian understanding Christ was no envoy. He was God himself. The question is why might God desire to temporarily experience the completeness of humanity from the inside out? In all Abrahamic religions ...
- Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:34 pm
- Forum: The Muslim World | The Middle East
- Topic: Egypt
- Replies: 499
- Views: 81608
Re: Egypt
What we know is that in the one independent country where the Muslim Brotherhood has taken power (Tunisia), it has been moderate, pro-human rights, and has shared power with more secular parties. Assuming that Egypt will turn in to Saudi Arabia or Iran at this time is presumptuous, to say the least...
- Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:48 am
- Forum: The Muslim World | The Middle East
- Topic: Iran
- Replies: 1773
- Views: 308739
Re: The Iran Thread
To: Ahmadinejad
Fr: Ahmadinejad
Note to self: Have Air Force add nose wheel to all F-5's.
Fr: Ahmadinejad
Note to self: Have Air Force add nose wheel to all F-5's.
- Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:08 am
- Forum: North America | Canada; USA; Mexico
- Topic: The End of the Electoral College
- Replies: 98
- Views: 2730
Re: The End of the Electoral College
First, I would like honest voting. Then we can puzzle out what works about the electoral college and what doesn't.
http://blackboxvoting.org/
http://blackboxvoting.org/
- Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:04 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Divine Intervention and Onmipotence
- Replies: 24
- Views: 993
Re: Merry Christmas
These guys are getting Easter and Christmas mixed up, Azari. That's why it is not rhyming. In Christian understanding Christ was no envoy. He was God himself. The question is why might God desire to temporarily experience the completeness of humanity from the inside out? In all Abrahamic religions t...
- Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:22 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Substantial conversations between Jews and Christians
- Replies: 14
- Views: 854
Re: substantial conversations between Jews and Christians
Anything recommended by Professor Levine should be considered. The woman is brilliant.
- Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:47 pm
- Forum: North America | Canada; USA; Mexico
- Topic: Will Republicans/"Conservatives" Support Obama over Paul
- Replies: 8
- Views: 462
Re: Will Republicans/"Conservatives" Support Obama over Paul
Come on, Ron Paul! You can win!
Re: Levitas
Palm tree Christmas decoration fail. I hope.
- Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:36 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: The Nature of Moral Law
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3684
Re: The Nature of Moral Law
The implementation is the religion - it's the living, practical embodiment of the idea. If you are going to take that approach, then discussion of religion becomes impossible. You would have to treat every sect/denomination/usool al-fiqh as a separate entity. In the case of independent Christian ch...
- Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:14 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: The Great MF Global Robbery: By the Regulators??!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1447
Re: The Great Global Crossing Robbery: By the Regulators!
No doubt there has been considerable behind-the-scene shenanigans regarding the MF Global incident. However, how many imminent crashes has the ZH site predicted in the last year? ZH didn't predict the MF Global meltdown, did it? I'd be astounded if they predicted something this specific. It isn't t...
- Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:45 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: The Nature of Moral Law
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3684
Re: The Nature of Moral Law
The implementation is the religion - it's the living, practical embodiment of the idea. If you are going to take that approach, then discussion of religion becomes impossible. You would have to treat every sect/denomination/usool al-fiqh as a separate entity. In the case of independent Christian ch...
- Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:02 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: The Nature of Moral Law
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3684
Re: The Nature of Moral Law
The essential idea behind natural moral law is that it is objectively derived directly from human nature and the nature of the world.
Any idea that divinity is involved must be excluded or you have confused the question.
Any idea that divinity is involved must be excluded or you have confused the question.
- Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:12 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: The Nature of Moral Law
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3684
Re: North American Thread
That dog won't hunt, Nonc. First, Lewis was an apologist; Lewis was not a rationalist. That's what I said. Apologetics is a rational method of explaining religion, made by logical argument and not by revelation. Second, nature itself is revelatory. See the first chapter of Paul's letter to the Roma...
- Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:20 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: The Nature of Moral Law
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3684
Religion, morality, laws and revelations
I quite disagree, Nonc, as did C. S. Lewis and others. The Moral Law is written on every human heart. It is not some projection of modernity, but has rather been there since time began, written, as it were, into the very fabric of the cosmos, and as recorded in Lewis' Illustrations of the Tao refer...
- Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:56 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: The Nature of Moral Law
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3684
Re: North American Thread
No such thing as "moral law" or natural religion. That is all a projection of Western modernity and its' need to reduce Jesus to someone logically understandable by the 19th century mind. It is unrecognizable by non-Western cultures. A Christian should be able to see the distortion of Chri...