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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What political philosophy do you dislike? |
| Grebels |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2015, 9:25 am
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,910
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| I hate extremism. I like politician who can make policy best fitting the circumstances rather than a political maifesto. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Should churches pay taxes? |
| Grebels |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2015, 3:37 am
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Replies: 135
Views: 3,929
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| In a lot of European countries, 'National Churches', such as the Church of England, Church of Norway, etc. are Royal institutions, so they are taxpayer funded. Can you explain what you mean? The govenrnment has agreed to fund the repair of some Church of England buildings. This is because they are ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Quran is not worse than the Hebrew Bible |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2015, 1:14 pm
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,555
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Quote: That's the thing, the "God of the New Testament" is the the same God of the Old Testament, so either this God had a major personality shift or likes trolling.
Did you read my post? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Transgender want YOU to pay for their procedures |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2015, 12:12 pm
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Replies: 106
Views: 5,032
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| Don't ask me for an actual source, but from what I read in the papers these days obesity is a major cause of disease and expense to the NHS. Why come down on smokers? I don't smoke and am underweight. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Arguing God is like arguing Santa |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2015, 2:14 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 3,206
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Quote: However, contrary to the example you cite, with regards to 'infinity' there is a proof of its existence.
Was this a typo and you meant no proof. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Quran is not worse than the Hebrew Bible |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2015, 1:29 pm
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Replies: 54
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| Here is some thing I'd like to spend time studying, at least if I were younger. It is how circumstances and existing culture affect the mindset and beliefs. For example, we can see how Aristotle had ideas which can no way be acceptable today, yet it would have been difficult for him to have thought ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: All Existence Is Interdependent |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 1:12 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 639
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Quote: Imagination does not make things real.
Your premise fails in the first three words.
Yes, but I acn't think of anything better. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: All Existence Is Interdependent |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 10:46 am
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Replies: 12
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| If we imagine a network, a force field, say something like gravity then you know it depends on how big the fork is and the distance. I did hear about somebody who measured the energy fields from prayer and meditation. I suppose this could be put down to the power of an ordinary mind. Whatever, if yo... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: God and science |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 9:24 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,475
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| I can ask questions like how did things in the universe just fall into place. So much goes far beyond coincidence. There is also the question of energy. What causes the strings of String Theory to continue twanging? This is all inspirational and wonderful, however my faith is not based around any of... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: All Existence Is Interdependent |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 8:51 am
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Replies: 12
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| I just dropped a fork in my kitchen. How did it affect you? That is avoiding the point of the qusetion. I not even sure it was meant to talk about the butterfly flapping its wings can cause a hurricane in another part of the world. During my younger years I felt this same aloneness, even in a crowd... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Arguing God is like arguing Santa |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 8:29 am
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Replies: 60
Views: 3,206
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| It's good to have a laugh, not to take life too seriously all the time. That's how I see this discussion. So, Ok numbers are an idea, they don't have substance, not as a noun. However, when they become an adjective things become quite different. They are attached to an object. Red is real and so is ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Arguing God is like arguing Santa |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2015, 3:51 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 3,206
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Quote: Numbers are abstract concepts that don't exist in reality.
Such a strange thing to say. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Question for the "Home of the Brave" |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2015, 12:33 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 829
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| I've just seen the Stand With Ahmed Facebook page. From now on this kid has it made. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Question for the "Home of the Brave" |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2015, 5:30 am
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Replies: 16
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| I have just read a UK newspaper article about this boy, which says hatred of Muslims is commmonplace and growing in the US. It is becoming violent. Should I believe what the press tell us? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The gap between the conscious and unconscious |
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Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 5:10 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 581
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| For some people it is like a gift. Others of us need to train ourselves. I tend to be as much to ADDS and don't have that cold logic. It is learning to let go of the logical mind and allowing the unconscious to surface. I am not a Buddhist but it is a bit like Zen. An artist will understand getting ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The gap between the conscious and unconscious |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2015, 2:11 pm
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Replies: 5
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| It has been my own experience that when the conscious mind is in tune with the unconscious we work at maximum, or least better efficiency. Just think of all the writers who use the stream of consciousness technique. I don't know how that can work when logic has to be boss first and foremost. Needles... |
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