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Fri May-22-09 01:04 AM
Response to Reply #47 |
| 54. Ouch. No more of those for me. |
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Just loosely packed bowls of OG Kush from my clean glass bong.
Good luck on your test. I hope you studied.
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| -What if God exists? And what if that god is evil? |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:23 AM |
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It's called maltheism, it's lame and it belongs in R/T n/t |
spoony |
May-22-09 12:25 AM |
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I think it's an important question, considering all the atheist/theist debates occurring |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:28 AM |
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Yes and those debates have a specific forum here. n/t |
spoony |
May-22-09 12:30 AM |
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I think this is appropriate for the GD. It discusses a major issue, not a specific element |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:52 AM |
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Great question, I love it. So many of the atheists here argue against God... |
napoleon_in_rags |
May-22-09 01:23 AM |
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That would be Asimov's "The Last Question" |
Fumesucker |
May-22-09 05:27 AM |
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Nah this is more of a Lounge thread............. |
omega minimo |
May-22-09 01:07 AM |
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It's only equally as lame as the idea that God is good. |
ChadwickHenryWard |
May-22-09 11:32 AM |
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If God were evil, he wouldn't have created Salma Hayek. |
Common Sense Party |
May-22-09 12:26 AM |
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But then why did he create Rush Limbaugh.? |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:27 AM |
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Global Warming |
omega minimo |
May-22-09 12:28 AM |
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Agreed, Rush is a methane gusher! Flatulence is a major Oxycontin side effect!!! n/t |
ControlledDemolition |
May-22-09 01:11 AM |
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Was he anywhere near Bldng#7 on 911? n/t |
ControlledDemolition |
May-22-09 01:12 AM |
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for comic relief |
Common Sense Party |
May-22-09 12:31 AM |
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You speak truth |
The Traveler |
May-22-09 12:34 AM |
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But what about the gay population? lol |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:36 AM |
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their god dresses better |
omega minimo |
May-22-09 12:38 AM |
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Lol. Yes, but for some reason he can't squash the spider he created. n't |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:47 AM |
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But he only created one Salma Hayek...seems pretty evil to me |
mitchum |
May-22-09 12:44 AM |
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And one Leonardo Di'Caprio |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:53 AM |
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How do you suppose that your masturbatory fantasies are indicative |
Greyhound |
May-22-09 12:53 AM |
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Didn't god create masturbation?... |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 01:07 AM |
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Hugh Hefner did. |
ForrestGump |
May-22-09 04:33 AM |
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You are assuming there is only one God. The Old Testament referred to Gods!!! n/t |
ControlledDemolition |
May-22-09 01:15 AM |
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Baking a dozen cookies for 13 kids... |
Dogtown |
May-22-09 06:14 AM |
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What's got you worried tonight? |
omega minimo |
May-22-09 12:28 AM |
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Nothing. It's just Occam's Razor. This is the simplest explanation. |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:29 AM |
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Why do you think god is a person? |
omega minimo |
May-22-09 12:34 AM |
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I'm not talking people here. |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:48 AM |
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I'll give you the answer that you may not like |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-22-09 12:30 AM |
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So God is neutral. Are you a deitist? |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:57 AM |
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I simply don't believe there is a god |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-22-09 01:04 AM |
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What if God cares only for the very long term |
The Traveler |
May-22-09 12:30 AM |
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What if everything is happening at once? |
omega minimo |
May-22-09 12:35 AM |
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Or at twice? |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 12:56 AM |
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Hey, I actually agree with you for once! |
ContinentalOp |
May-22-09 01:26 AM |
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We were taught |
knowbody0 |
May-22-09 12:33 AM |
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the great debate of the middle ages |
pitohui |
May-22-09 12:35 AM |
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today the good book |
omega minimo |
May-22-09 12:37 AM |
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Hey, I'm an artist, and I'm *not bipolar*... (n/t) |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 12:40 AM |
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Sadly, it's the most logical assumption. |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:41 AM |
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God doesn't explain anything. |
ContinentalOp |
May-22-09 01:29 AM |
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Gnosticism. |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 12:37 AM |
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God bless you |
omega minimo |
May-22-09 12:38 AM |
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No. |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 12:42 AM |
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Gesundheit, then |
omega minimo |
May-22-09 01:06 AM |
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Hehe... that I can live with. |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 01:23 AM |
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Na Zdroviah!! |
omega minimo |
May-22-09 01:26 AM |
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la khayam.. |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 02:03 AM |
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It's Occam's Razor. |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:45 AM |
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Well, Occam's Razor would conclude that there is no god. |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 12:51 AM |
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No, athiesm has yet to explain how the universe came into being. |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:58 AM |
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There's no need to presume there was "nothing" before a big bang. |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 01:17 AM |
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And theism has yet to explain where God came from.. |
Fumesucker |
May-22-09 05:43 AM |
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Athiesm is just a lack of belief in gods. Athiesm has nothing to do with how the universe came into |
ZombieHorde |
Jun-01-09 02:15 PM |
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I lean toward Gnosticism myself |
Echo In Light |
May-22-09 06:01 AM |
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It's more likely that there isn't a God... |
LostInAnomie |
May-22-09 12:39 AM |
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You are assuming that God primarily cares about this life when rewarding good and punishing evil |
LSdemocrat |
May-22-09 12:41 AM |
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There is actually a sect of Hinduism that believes that ... all the world's a play. |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 12:46 AM |
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define evil |
Oregone |
May-22-09 12:44 AM |
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Why can't God be evil? |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:46 AM |
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What is evil? |
Oregone |
May-22-09 12:52 AM |
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True. Evil is hard to quantify. |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:55 AM |
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Its probably easier to pose the question: Is God not omnibenevolent to humans (or rather malevolent) |
Oregone |
May-22-09 01:00 AM |
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Ahh, and here you stumble upon Gnosticism. |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 01:28 AM |
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So Satan adheres to God's will? |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 12:52 AM |
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satan adheres to satans will |
Oregone |
May-22-09 12:54 AM |
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Hehe... good answer. |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 01:06 AM |
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LOL |
Oregone |
May-22-09 01:10 AM |
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hehe... wasn't it Nietzsche that said he had no use for a god that didn't dance?... |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 01:20 AM |
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Now when I talked to God I knew He'd understand |
cherokeeprogressive |
May-22-09 12:46 AM |
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You need a personal Jesus |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:50 AM |
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Nah. I just need some good weed, my honey, and my dog. |
cherokeeprogressive |
May-22-09 12:55 AM |
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I would love some good weed. |
Dark |
May-22-09 12:56 AM |
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Ouch. No more of those for me. |
cherokeeprogressive |
May-22-09 01:04 AM |
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No, what you need is: |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 12:55 AM |
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Immaculate Confection LOLOL n/t |
cherokeeprogressive |
May-22-09 01:00 AM |
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Bwahaha... |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 01:22 AM |
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The same 'evil god' concept is already in Gnosticism. |
juno jones |
May-22-09 12:49 AM |
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Deism? I'm familiar with it. |
Dark |
May-22-09 01:01 AM |
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no. God is cool. he just doesn't like you very much... |
1 |
May-22-09 12:50 AM |
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Actually, I've been rather lucky. But why do you think he's cool, and not |
Dark |
May-22-09 01:10 AM |
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i'm glad for your luck. i've been lucky too. the God i know is cool... |
1 |
May-22-09 01:50 AM |
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What if God was one of us? |
Lucian |
May-22-09 01:08 AM |
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Well, God was trapped in after Skeeball in Dogma. |
Dark |
May-22-09 01:13 AM |
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There ain't no devil... |
LooseWilly |
May-22-09 02:07 AM |
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Profundity FAIL |
alcibiades_mystery |
May-22-09 01:14 AM |
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Why? Explain to me why a good God is more realistic than a bad One. |
Dark |
May-22-09 01:22 AM |
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Well an evil god would certainly make more sense than the traditional JC one. eom |
varkam |
May-22-09 01:59 AM |
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the phrasing of your argument |
NJCher |
May-22-09 01:33 AM |
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then that would mean we should be serving........ |
Old Hob |
May-22-09 02:06 AM |
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It's the need for the illusion of a God that is fucked up! eom |
asteroid2003QQ47 |
May-22-09 03:47 AM |
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I believe then that the argument would be that God could not be evil... |
armyowalgreens |
May-22-09 05:35 AM |
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Ignore my counter argument. I was wrong. |
armyowalgreens |
May-22-09 05:48 AM |
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No light w/o dark. No pos energy w/o neg energy. No good w/o evil |
Echo In Light |
May-22-09 05:42 AM |
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Wow I just got absolutely mind fucked by a philosophical epiphany... |
armyowalgreens |
May-22-09 05:47 AM |
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If there is an all power being that created heavan and earth |
AllentownJake |
May-22-09 05:47 AM |
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the God that many people believe in seems Evil to me |
JI7 |
May-22-09 05:56 AM |
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There's a great quote from George Bernard Shaw re god |
Echo In Light |
May-22-09 06:04 AM |
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once you understand that man created god. the rest is easy. And it will answer your question. nt |
Javaman |
May-22-09 10:15 AM |
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There are a sizable number of people who actually do believe in an evil God |
MikeH |
May-22-09 06:44 PM |
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It's not God, but false ideas of God that are evil |
Jeffersonian Dem |
May-22-09 07:08 PM |
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you are someone without faith/belief |
peace_to_world |
Jun-01-09 01:46 AM |
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Reality is Impersonal |
The River |
Jun-01-09 05:49 PM |
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What if GAWD didn't give a FRAK? |
IndianaGreen |
Jun-01-09 11:46 PM |
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If you recognize a difference between what is good and what is evil, then why not choose |
struggle4progress |
Jun-01-09 11:54 PM |
#105 |
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