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107. If there is a god, it knew what its creation was going to be like even before is made anything.
Edited on Mon Sep-13-10 09:14 PM by ZombieHorde
If there is a god, all of this is intentional.

edit to add the letter k to one of my words
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  -This quote from the Qur'an encourages violence Green_Lantern  Sep-10-10 12:27 PM   #0 
  - If he was burning bibles it wouldn't have even been covered at all.  cleveramerican   Sep-10-10 12:30 PM   #1 
  - You're kidding, right?  Warpy   Sep-10-10 12:33 PM   #2 
  - I disagree  cleveramerican   Sep-10-10 12:35 PM   #4 
     - Pretty much  Dorian Gray   Sep-10-10 03:51 PM   #71 
  - Seriously?  cleanhippie   Sep-10-10 12:57 PM   #15 
     - I doubt there would be rioting  Abq_Sarah   Sep-10-10 01:24 PM   #24 
     - Not in the Middle East, but maybe here at home....  cleanhippie   Sep-10-10 03:47 PM   #67 
     - So where would there be riots in the streets and people being killed  bighart   Sep-10-10 01:33 PM   #30 
        - Where did I say that there would be?  cleanhippie   Sep-10-10 03:48 PM   #68 
           - Seems to me you did,  bighart   Sep-10-10 08:01 PM   #79 
              - Well, I guess that much like the bible/koran/etc., its open to interpretation  cleanhippie   Sep-11-10 12:42 PM   #85 
  - Qu'ran? If I remember my Bible quotes that is from the mouth of Jesus.  jwirr   Sep-10-10 12:34 PM   #3 
  - I know...read my comment..  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 12:37 PM   #6 
  - I've found that it helps to read the whole post,  Bill McBlueState   Sep-10-10 12:37 PM   #7 
  - Chapter and verse,please.  jdlh8894   Sep-10-10 12:41 PM   #9 
  - Just curious, where did Paul say the hair cover thing?  K8-EEE   Sep-10-10 12:37 PM   #5 
  - The Sorry State Of Bible Education In the US  jberryhill   Sep-10-10 12:41 PM   #8 
  - Or will she burn in hell?  texastoast   Sep-10-10 12:44 PM   #10 
  - I don't think he demanded it with fear of punishment..  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 12:59 PM   #16 
  - It says during prayer, but here's the catch....  jberryhill   Sep-10-10 01:26 PM   #26 
  - ...  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 02:03 PM   #41 
  - Greek women  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-12-10 04:10 PM   #95 
     - I doubt they wore them in the temples of Corinth...  Green_Lantern   Sep-13-10 02:34 PM   #101 
        - Are you calling upper class Greek women Prostitutes??  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-13-10 05:47 PM   #103 
           - no...wasn't calling Greek women prostitutes lol...  Green_Lantern   Sep-14-10 11:25 AM   #112 
  - I can't stand Paul.  Blue_In_AK   Sep-10-10 01:28 PM   #27 
     - Well, Consider What Paul's Original Job Was.....  jberryhill   Sep-10-10 01:34 PM   #32 
     - Indeed.  Blue_In_AK   Sep-10-10 01:44 PM   #35 
     - I don't think he perverted Christ's message at all...  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 02:13 PM   #42 
     - Paul completely perverted the message of Jesus.  TexasObserver   Sep-10-10 02:59 PM   #54 
        - give me an example of Paul contradicting Jesus  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 03:04 PM   #56 
           - No.  TexasObserver   Sep-10-10 03:14 PM   #61 
              - still no answer...if it was that obvious you would've given me an  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 03:18 PM   #62 
              - My answer is: go read what Jesus and Paul said and see for yourself.  TexasObserver   Sep-10-10 03:25 PM   #64 
                 - thanks oh wise one...yes you're the only person to tell a Catholic  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 03:33 PM   #65 
              - Paul said he personally met Jesus.  trotsky   Sep-10-10 08:34 PM   #80 
                 - Oh yeah? Where?  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-11-10 11:51 AM   #82 
                    - What?  trotsky   Sep-12-10 10:19 AM   #87 
                       - Baloney  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-12-10 02:28 PM   #92 
                          - I am constantly amused at how desperately Christians try...  trotsky   Sep-12-10 03:38 PM   #93 
                          - Straw man  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-12-10 04:06 PM   #94 
                             - That's exactly what you're trying to do.  trotsky   Sep-12-10 04:33 PM   #96 
                                - "Meet" denotes Interaction  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-12-10 05:31 PM   #97 
                                   - So you can't dispute the definition.  trotsky   Sep-12-10 06:31 PM   #99 
                                      - Your reading comprehension skills are non-existent  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-13-10 07:16 AM   #100 
                                         - You may attack me all you want, but it doesn't change anything.  trotsky   Sep-13-10 08:26 PM   #106 
                                            - What a very strange definition of Fail you have  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-14-10 01:00 PM   #115 
                                            - You're getting more and more unstable here but maybe you can answer this one question:  trotsky   Sep-14-10 01:28 PM   #118 
                                            - Unstable?!  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-14-10 03:41 PM   #123 
                                            - Yes, unstable.  trotsky   Sep-14-10 07:24 PM   #127 
                                            - You are not living in reality  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-14-10 07:40 PM   #128 
                                            - Not in your "reality," that's for sure.  trotsky   Sep-15-10 06:27 AM   #129 
                          - no, Paul said he saw the resurrected Christ in 1 Cor. 15....  Green_Lantern   Sep-13-10 02:46 PM   #102 
                             - Huh?  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-13-10 05:55 PM   #104 
                                - Christians themselves believe Paul met Jesus.  trotsky   Sep-13-10 08:39 PM   #108 
                                - Oh, fine; as long as seemingly infallible Christians believe it  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-13-10 10:00 PM   #109 
                                   - Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realize you yourself were one of those infallible Christians.  trotsky   Sep-14-10 06:30 AM   #110 
                                   - I'm neither  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-14-10 01:18 PM   #116 
                                      - Ah, but you read the bible perfectly. Obviously.  trotsky   Sep-14-10 01:21 PM   #117 
                                         - Aw, should I just be "taught" by you?  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-14-10 02:38 PM   #120 
                                         - I'm just asking why you are right and everyone else is wrong.  trotsky   Sep-14-10 02:43 PM   #121 
                                         - Yet YOU are right and everyone else is wrong.  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-14-10 03:45 PM   #124 
                                         - Never said that.  trotsky   Sep-14-10 07:23 PM   #126 
                                         - Yes, the documentation is awesome  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-15-10 10:41 AM   #130 
                                         - You're the one who pulled a Palin and quit.  trotsky   Sep-15-10 10:57 AM   #131 
                                         - Quit what?  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-15-10 12:14 PM   #132 
                                         - Desperate for what?  trotsky   Sep-15-10 12:39 PM   #133 
                                         - You compare me to Palin, that's an ad hominem  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-15-10 01:19 PM   #134 
                                         - Well thanks, since you interjected yourself in the subthread, it is only fair.  trotsky   Sep-15-10 01:44 PM   #135 
                                   - church infallibility is Biblical...thinking it applies to only one  Green_Lantern   Sep-14-10 11:29 AM   #113 
                                      - Could you expound on that please?  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-14-10 02:13 PM   #119 
                                         - okay I guess what I'm saying is the Church has the power  Green_Lantern   Sep-14-10 02:50 PM   #122 
                                            - Thanks for the response  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-14-10 03:53 PM   #125 
                                            - I don't think the Eastern Orthodox church really has an equivalent  Green_Lantern   Sep-16-10 11:33 AM   #136 
                                - 1 Corinthians 15: 3-8  Green_Lantern   Sep-14-10 11:15 AM   #111 
  - Paul was talking about the terrible hair cutting salons back then.  TexasObserver   Sep-10-10 01:36 PM   #34 
     - Those fire and brimstone churches are stuck in the OT...  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 02:20 PM   #45 
  - 1 Corinthians 11  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 12:46 PM   #11 
     - Oh thanks nt  K8-EEE   Sep-10-10 01:22 PM   #23 
     - Paul WAS a wolf in sheep's clothing which Jesus warned about.  TexasObserver   Sep-10-10 01:52 PM   #40 
        - that's completely untrue...  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 02:29 PM   #46 
           - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Sep-10-10 02:52 PM   #51 
           - Pick up a few books on  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-11-10 11:39 AM   #81 
  - Do you really want to get started on this?  smalll   Sep-10-10 12:46 PM   #12 
  - Ahh, the old "you are not taking it in context" argument.  cleanhippie   Sep-10-10 12:59 PM   #17 
  - Obviously expected.  Igel   Sep-12-10 06:10 PM   #98 
  - Where in the NT does it say that Jesus repented for throwing the money changers out of the Temple?  Uncle Joe   Sep-10-10 01:13 PM   #21 
  - Looks like I was wrong -- I can't find him repenting for it!  smalll   Sep-10-10 01:47 PM   #37 
     - That's cool, I never blamed him for not repenting.  Uncle Joe   Sep-10-10 02:20 PM   #44 
  - Why Does Paul Refer To Jephtheh The Gileadite As A Hero In Hebrews?  jberryhill   Sep-10-10 01:33 PM   #29 
  - Well yes, I would rest on the OT/NT distinction.  smalll   Sep-10-10 01:50 PM   #39 
  - OMG have you READ the OT?  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-11-10 12:04 PM   #83 
  - this may come as a surprise to you but maybe Paul proclaimed  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 02:38 PM   #47 
  - Many of the Pauline letters are of questioned authorship  dimbear   Sep-10-10 04:01 PM   #72 
     - Indeed. A number of Biblical books were not written by their "author."  TexasObserver   Sep-10-10 04:03 PM   #75 
        - that's why I'm not a Bible literalist or read the Bible without at least..  Green_Lantern   Sep-12-10 10:54 AM   #88 
  - Interesting commentary.  TexasObserver   Sep-10-10 04:02 PM   #74 
  - Both books were written by humans.  tridim   Sep-10-10 12:47 PM   #13 
  - Aren't ALL books ???  jdlh8894   Sep-10-10 12:55 PM   #14 
  - Common sense would have us think so.  cleanhippie   Sep-10-10 01:00 PM   #18 
     - that's not true...  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 01:07 PM   #20 
     - He "breathed" it is what my fundy friend says  K8-EEE   Sep-10-10 01:25 PM   #25 
     - I'm betting she doesn't literally believe God breathes like a person..  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 01:35 PM   #33 
        - Oh yes she does!! She's a literalist  K8-EEE   Sep-10-10 01:46 PM   #36 
           - she is probably in the minority but even a Catholic university..  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 02:46 PM   #49 
     - I can't  cleanhippie   Sep-10-10 03:50 PM   #70 
     - Saying people should kill other people is not common sense.  tridim   Sep-10-10 01:16 PM   #22 
        - the Bible doesn't say innocent people deserve death...  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 02:51 PM   #50 
        - Are you kidding me? The bible is FULL of innocent people being killed.  cleanhippie   Sep-10-10 04:24 PM   #78 
           - so does US history...that doesn't mean it's saying innocent people  Green_Lantern   Sep-12-10 11:02 AM   #89 
        - Did I say that?  cleanhippie   Sep-10-10 04:23 PM   #77 
  - that doesn't mean they don't contain sacred wisdom...  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 01:04 PM   #19 
  - The Quran could not have been written by humans  Azooz   Sep-11-10 07:22 PM   #86 
  - Full quote goes:  mcollins   Sep-10-10 01:29 PM   #28 
  - A perfect definiton of Religion, is it not  Cherchez la Femme   Sep-11-10 12:18 PM   #84 
  - here's how i see it..  naaman fletcher   Sep-10-10 01:34 PM   #31 
  - yeah sure Christians were the only ones to ever have slaves...  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 02:55 PM   #53 
     - huh?  naaman fletcher   Sep-10-10 03:02 PM   #55 
        - sorry I thought you were being sarcastic...  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 03:07 PM   #58 
           - no prob!  naaman fletcher   Sep-10-10 03:12 PM   #60 
  - Rock-a my soul  libodem   Sep-10-10 01:49 PM   #38 
  - We're all stardust  Turborama   Sep-10-10 03:11 PM   #59 
  - I must point out that that quote is not a teaching but a prophisy  zeemike   Sep-10-10 02:15 PM   #43 
  - Jean Calvin, who's work is surreptitiously the real force behind Evangelicals said...  Taverner   Sep-10-10 02:45 PM   #48 
  - Don't you know that fundies pick and choose what passages  m00nbeam   Sep-10-10 02:54 PM   #52 
  - Christian fundies also pick and choose passages from the koran to make islam look  Fuzz   Sep-10-10 03:06 PM   #57 
  - If there is a god, it knew what its creation was going to be like even before is made anything.  ZombieHorde   Sep-13-10 08:35 PM   #107 
     - I'm in disagreement with that...  Green_Lantern   Sep-14-10 11:39 AM   #114 
  - Yes. They will eat shrimp but whip out Leviticus when desired.  TexasObserver   Sep-10-10 04:07 PM   #76 
     - I'm sorry you've had bad experiences with Christians....  Green_Lantern   Sep-12-10 11:08 AM   #90 
  - You have represented well the attitude that Paul embraced.  TexasObserver   Sep-10-10 03:21 PM   #63 
  - I'm not intolerant of anyone....the OP wasn't judging of Muslims...  Green_Lantern   Sep-10-10 03:48 PM   #69 
  - I was never a big bible reader  JonLP24   Sep-10-10 03:39 PM   #66 
  - It means whatever each reader thinks it means.  TexasObserver   Sep-10-10 04:01 PM   #73 
  - I think it was both...  Green_Lantern   Sep-12-10 11:18 AM   #91 
  - In the Book of Kells  frogmarch   Sep-13-10 06:35 PM   #105 
 

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