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If a person believes in God but does evil, that's a violation of one of the Ten Commandments, especially if they claim that the evil they do is inspired by God -- because one of the commandments is that God's name must not be used for evil purposes. People usually mistake this one for the "don't...

As someone with a Protestant background, I decided I should comment on this in light of your most recent post. I no longer adhere to Protestant ideology and don't agree with a lot anti-Catholic rhetoric out there, but that doesn't mean I automatically accept Catholicism. The main gripe I have...

I think initially, Adam had no free will. He was just a mindless robot that somehow, randomly chose to eat the forbidden fruit. Perhaps he did have some understanding, but not much more than a pet dog. Yes, that's right. Adam and Eve were just pets in God's utopian garden. If God threw a stick...

Some of these posts remind me of the Divine Comedy.

We're exempt from many of the commandments listed in the Tanakh/OT even from the perspective of Jewish Law. Paul was just echoing a view that later became accepted by the majority of rabbis. The Apostolic Decree given by the Jerusalem Church is similar to the Seven Noahide Laws (the omitted laws...

"Thieves and robbers" could refer to anything. Modern and contemporary Christians simply interpret this to mean rivals of Christianity or leaders and masters of religions to be converted. However, this seems to overlook the fact that Jesus was speaking to a Jewish audience. Moreover, if the...

I would hope that the Chronicles of Narnia or Lord of the Rings trilogy wouldn't be used to describe how the universe began. There is a chance that someone might try to use them as science textbooks, but the probability of that happening is extremely small. It is not a matter of fiction, but a...

I think it's inevitable that someone has to put themselves in God's place. In Judaism it's the rabbis. In Catholicism it's the popes and bishops. According to Jewish teaching and tradition, this is legitimate because "the Torah is on earth, not in heaven." (Deuteronomy 30:12) There is always...

It's not like it's a machine with gears, shafts and wheels.

Whatever floats your boat:)

I could say the same about your theories. The difference between my theories and your's is that my theories are not entirely my own. I have added my own "innovations" but they are largely the work of others. I am using other people's research. The concepts I talk about here have a chance of...

Too late!!!! I got the address. It wasn't completely censored. Here's the address: BetterBadNews :)

Ah Snoopy, snooping around as usual. I would have liked to have seen Nick_A and Lunitik arguing with each other. I think that would be interesting to watch -- throw in some Simone Weil, Plato's cave, and secular/transcendent interfaith. If Nick_A were reading this now, he should sign up with a...

Arguing is what people do in the mundane world. This is the mundane world. Sorry, but I can't agree. There are so many conflicting concepts and practices and these conflicting concepts and practices are considered important. Your statement here is based on the assumption that the purpose of...

I hardly ever see that happening here. It tends to happen more on other forums, especially single-religion forums. We have our views, but views are not "religions" and "faiths." There is little point in me saying my "faith" is better than Thomas' faith because we both have the same one. But our...

This is as far as I will go with the psychology of "ego" because you are now getting into "higher plane concepts" and I have noticed that you seem particularly fond of higher plane concepts. I have little interest in higher plane concepts because they have little benefit for us in the earthly...

seems like years

50 years old? Darn ....... most people aren't around after 50. They've moved on to another world. Anyway, happy birthday Juantoo. Congratulations for surviving to this age.

If you can't go without cigarettes and coffee, maybe some porn will help.:D Cigarettes contain nicotine. Coffee contains caffeine. Both have adverse effects on your health. But porn is much safer. You don't have to be Father Jack. Of course, I wonder what enemy soldiers may think if they...

The chief difference between Jesus and your grandfather that luecy7 didn't seem to have pointed out is that you weren't alive when Jesus was around. How can you love Jesus in the same way as your grandfather? You could not possibly have met Jesus like you could your grandfather. Your...