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Reply to Jesus, Son of G-d or Satan's greatest trick? in Religion JoeUser Forums

I do understand why other Christians do speak of it. I'm sure it's offensive to people of differing beliefs, but if Christians honestly believe you'll go to hell for what you believe, wouldn't they be total dicks not to at least warn you of the danger of that hell? Sure, they won't win any popularity contests, but I'm sure the prophets of old weren't too highly admired for telling the Israelites that God is going have them killed and slaughtered all those times. That said, I do think many of the

Reply to Israel in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Eh, it's hard to make relative decisions about people's interpretations of the infinitely interpretable Bible. I think even mainstream beliefs are quite a stretch. I guess one can argue that everything is infinitely interpretable (after all, everybody has a different idea about everything, and it's not

Reply to Israel in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Nothing new about that. There have been people like the Albigenses who believed that the God of the old testament was really satan, who defied God by making himself a world full of people to be God to. The real God supposedly took pity on us and sent Jesus to set us straight and give us a way to redeem ourselves. It reminds me of the many differe

Reply to Human Perfection?? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

So CAN a person eventually achieve perfection? I do believe so, but only with the help of the Spirit.

Reply to Israel in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Sure, new galaxies and star systems are being generated all the time from the centrepoint of the universe (apparently every galaxy is moving away from that point at a roughly even speed) but with the increasing in computing speeds there's no good reason we won't eventually be able to map everything we can see in the heavens.

Reply to Israel in Current Events JoeUser Forums

When they take it a step further and start imposing their will on the law, the government, etc., based upon those beliefs, though, I have a say since it is my country too. I don't think anybody disagrees with you. After all, when you vote, you're trying to force your own politics on others. Otherwise,

Reply to Wow, Google execs really think highly of the average computer user!! in Google JoeUser Forums

Different people are talented in different areas! Indeed, Trudy! Some people have no need to be literate at a computer, so it'd be a waste of their time to be as knowledgeable with them as most of us are. For some people, being l33t will not contribute much to their lives just as knowing how to speak Ch

Reply to Israel in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Like I said, call it a blind spot in my biblical knowledge if you want, but end of times prophesy is a waste of time even if you can stomach believing it. I think you'll find the general beliefs of most Christians take the book of revelations, and the oddities of many people's interpretation of such, with a grain of salt. They d

Reply to VH1 Spoofs "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" ads in OS Wars JoeUser Forums

I found em funny. Anyone that I've spoken to who is passionate about their mac absolutely loathes them. I think getting angry over the spoofs is as silly as getting angry over the actual ads themselves. Ads are stupid. That's a fact of life. Not everybody can make cool ads like Jack in the Box!

Reply to Israel in Current Events JoeUser Forums

In addition to the fact that many around the world, even some CHristians, don't believe that the current incarnation of Israel is really "Israel" and is in stead a zionist colony piggybacking the prophesies in order to secure a 'home land'. And I'm definitely of that category - at least of the one that believes that this is Israel is not the same Isra

Reply to Coke or Pepsi? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Diet tastes like dog urine, literally. I think it should be illegal, although I guess not everybody can get a six pack while doing nothing, as I can (and when I do something, it becomes an 8 pack).

Reply to Evolution-A Religion or Not? in Religion JoeUser Forums

...just like me? Actually, if I only believed what I had been taught, I'd either be a young-earth creationist, which is what I was first taught, or I'd be a atheistic proponent of totally random evolution, which I was later taught. I don't ahere to either, so that's a lie, too. Not true. I only believe what I've been taught, and I've been taught a variety of things, including evolution. Yet, it's true to say that I only believe what I'v

Reply to Evolution-A Religion or Not? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Again, you ignore evidence. Scientists put forth evidence for their ideas, and in the face of contrary evidence they change them. Dishonest scientists are in the smallest minority. Religion puts forth no evidence, then demands that evidence be provided to prove them wrong. When it is, they simply invent an excuse as to why they were right in the first place. That isn't the aberation of their behavior, it is the norm. They change evidence but believe the same things. They only bel

Reply to Evolution-A Religion or Not? in Religion JoeUser Forums

And no, creationists weren't the only ones that believed that, but they held out in the face of contrary evidence a lot longer than anyone else that I know of. That's the legacy of young-earth creationism, denying reality. True. Young earth creationists do like to deny reality. They sure aren't alone though. Evolutionists think that humans have become infallible. I say they're both wrong, but what do I know? I'm not infallible.

Reply to Evolution-A Religion or Not? in Religion JoeUser Forums

4,000 years ago was the FOURTH egyptian dynasty for heaven's sake. We aren't talking about cavemen, here... The point is, nobody's interpretation is more authoritative than any other. Has the scientific community become infallible recently? Sure, evolutionists think they are, but have they truly become infallible? And no, creationists weren't the only ones that believed that, but they held out in the face of contrary evidenc

Reply to Evolution-A Religion or Not? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Do those mummies have dates on them? Like "Made in 2,000 B.C.?" I don't think so. It's all a matter of interpreting the evidence, and no interpretation is more authoritative than the next as they're all made by fallible humans. Creationists weren't the only ones who believed the sun revolved around the Earth before Galileo.

Reply to PC vs. Mac in OS Wars JoeUser Forums

So I guess it comes down to the user in the end, what is required of the machine. Indeed. I've learned to simply not listen to people who go: "Oh well I've never had a problem with my PC/Mac but when I used a PC/Mac, it crashed one billion times in a second." I've had problems with PCs. I've had problems with Macs. That said, I love my Mac and would never replace it with a PC.

Reply to To The Christians, Wherever They May Be in Religion JoeUser Forums

No, you THINK that you practice them. To me (and I'm sure I'm not alone) you ARE one of the people Mason's talking about. You and KFC are both prime examples of pharisees in my book. You both crow about what you do: "look what I did just so's I'd be pleasing to god! I'm following ALL of his rules!!!!!!!!!!!!" and I find it insufferably sickening. I'm sure you aren't alone, but I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I am not.

Reply to To The Christians, Wherever They May Be in Religion JoeUser Forums

see this is it in a nutshell. Keep quiet right Dharma? That's what you want me to do. I know that. I'm quite aware of where you're coming from and I don't push my beliefs on you now do I? I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing such words as manipulation. Personally, I don't see the offense that some take to differing beliefs. Then again, I live in California, and even though I, a conservative, live in a conservative city, there are libera

Reply to To The Christians, Wherever They May Be in Religion JoeUser Forums

What's funny is that although I'm sure some people would claim that I'm one of those people you speak of, I agree with all of your tips and definitely practice them. I do agree with many of your points, although I think that Christians also try too hard trying to please others that they end up demonizing Jesus Himself forgetting that He was quite vicious to the pharisees. I'm sure they thought He was self-righteous and pompous. They certainly thoug

Reply to DARWIN WAS MENTALLY ILL in Current Events JoeUser Forums

C.S. "Philomastix" Lewis had sadomasochistic fantasies. King Solomon, writer of a few books of the OT, had a problem worshipping false idols that his many wives worshipped. I'm sure there's more.

Reply to Relationships on Myspace in Virtual Communities JoeUser Forums

I value my online friendships as much as my offline ones. There are sides of me that those who only know me online have seen that people who know me offline haven't and vice versa. Sure, there are dangers, and it's possible that some of my online friends are fake (and perhaps criminal), but it's not as if predators and posers originated with the Internet!

Reply to Delete Comments So People Won't Know You Were Stupid in Blogging JoeUser Forums

It's funny because I learned of the word from Dragon Ball GT. "Stayed tuned for the penultimate episode of Dragon Ball GT." And what do you know! They used it correctly! And yet, it also worked Same with proliferation, when Baby injected his seed into all the people of the Earth (even the dudes!), another of my favorite words. Dragon Ball GT has embiggened my vocabulary in a most cromulent way.

Reply to McDonalds - how do they stay in business? in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

I never thought McDonald's was that cheap, although I guess it is when compared to Carl's Jr. I've always preferred Jack in the Box and Taco Bell. I agree though that McDonald's has the best fries.

Reply to On conversion, and why I did it twice...or was it once? in Religion JoeUser Forums

I missed your admittance, and I apologize for that. Lots of text to go through. "Since I have made clear from the beginning that I place no value on the words of the man Jesus in relation to questions of theology because I regard his 'message' as no more than another hopeful delusion, why would you expect me to give any credence to his concept of a trinity, if indeed he had such? As you yourself admit, such a thing is an assumption based on your reading back into the text what you want