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24. What, other than special pleading, makes those other problems so different?

Fri May 4, 2012, 04:57 PM

May 2012

Last edited Fri May 4, 2012, 09:47 PM - Edit history (1)

When there's wishy-washiness and vagueness and hand-waving to defend, you apparently can be reliably counted upon to ride to its rescue.

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Giant Jar of Jellybeans [View all] Silent3 May 2012 OP

I like it Goblinmonger May 2012 #1

I'm reasonably OK with that. Gore1FL May 2012 #2

Quite useful yes. I have to muse further a bit though dmallind May 2012 #3

Eenie meenie, jelly beany, the spirits are about to speak: dimbear May 2012 #4

But how many are ear wax flavored? longship May 2012 #5

Religion is not an approach to problem solving. rug May 2012 #6

That would be news to the vast majority of religious believers. n/t trotsky May 2012 #8

What is religion an approach to? cleanhippie May 2012 #9

At it's base, it's an attempt to encounter the divine rug May 2012 #11

Which may or may not be there to be encountered... Silent3 May 2012 #12

Or it might be there. rug May 2012 #14

I already allowed for "might be there" in my last post. Silent3 May 2012 #15

What is "the divine"? cleanhippie May 2012 #17

God, the Creator, that which is transcendent. rug May 2012 #19

There are questions, however, and supposed answers in religion... Silent3 May 2012 #10

A theist would approach the problem rrneck May 2012 #7

I like it! deucemagnet May 2012 #13

No, I'm not saying that. Jim__ May 2012 #20

Thank you for your clairification. (nt) eqfan592 May 2012 #21

Only the wishy-washy liberal versions of religion... Silent3 May 2012 #22

I'm "riding to the rescue?" Jim__ May 2012 #25