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Old 02-26-2004, 04:24 PM   #41
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Yes because I consider any non-prescription/OTC drug to be immoral. Being illegal makes it even worse.

So, is RU-486 immoral? How about drugs that are legally available in one country but not in another?
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Old 02-26-2004, 04:28 PM   #42
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Yes because I consider any non-prescription/OTC drug to be immoral. Being illegal makes it even worse.
You consider Advil to be immoral? I'd hate to hear how you feel about regular ol' aspirin.
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I had a very very high sense of morality long before I became conservative in my religious beliefs, so that doesn't work.
So, you admit that just because someone doesn't believe the things you do doesn't mean they are without morals? Facinating.

Atheist and Agnostics live according to their morals because they feel it's the decent thing to do.

Xians live according to their morals because they're afraid that a mythical God will punish them if they don't...

My theory is that if someone somehow proved beyond all doubt that God didn't exist (or at least the bible's pervered version of it), that we'd see all these "God-Fearing" Christians start looting and pillaging... I scary thought indeed.

But, like many of your ilk, Magus55, you've totally missed the topic of this post. Let's talk about the nipples of God!
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Foul! I thought I actually had a legitimate topic for discussion!
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Originally posted by Magus55
I consider the obsession with sex in the world, especially the U.S. to be beyond disgusting.

I hope you consider the obsession with sex in the bible to be equally disgusting. I mean, have you read the bible lately? It's all foreskins this and harlots that, whores this and menstruation that, testicles this and... well, you get the picture. God seems to have this fixation on the so-called naughty bits.

Self-control doesn't apparently exist anymore.

I certainly haven't seen any from self-proclaimed Christians. Have you?
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Yes because I consider any non-prescription/OTC drug to be immoral. Being illegal makes it even worse.

Let me add my 2 cents: Some people would even consider chocolate being a drug. So eating chocolate is immoral?
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Yes because I consider any non-prescription/OTC drug to be immoral. Being illegal makes it even worse.

Let me add my 2 cents: Some people would even consider chocolate being a drug. So eating chocolate is immoral?
Chocolate isn't a drug, but it contains caffeine, which IS a drug. Ergo, chocolate, coffee, soda, etc., are all immoral. Have a fun week at the office without all these.
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[B]Yes because I consider any non-prescription/OTC drug to be immoral. Being illegal makes it even worse.
Since I assume you think there is only one type of morality out there, and since we already heard your objective and modest opinion on your own morality (what was it, "very very high sense", yeah) I can deduct these:

1. Magus, has pretty much figured out what we humans should do, and his morality can disentangle any gordian knot of morality...he's like, an expert.

2. Whatever Magus considers to be moral, it's just happens to be moral. Or, so he says. You see also, anything that he consideres immoral, just happens to be immoral. Wow, I got it, you're the one who decides what's moral or not! Amazing! Just makes me wonder why you need God for, anyways...

3. Magus is infallible because - he cannot comprehend that he may be wrong. I deduce that since, whoever disagrees with him is, by Magus's words, well, wrong. Like every time!

4. Magus cannot differentiate between nuances in morality. He's a "with me, or against me" kind of person. That is why, we all atheists are immoral ( each and every one of us...yes...your kids too...everyone!) and he is, erm... not. Did I mention that he knows that, and can justify it with his infaliability. That's why he says "atheists are immoral" not "it's my opinion that atheists are immoral"

By Magus's sweeping generalisation, I have been eating kittens and pushing little ol'ladies on ice from the day I was born. Why wouldn't it be moral to stop for a second..since I wouldn't be producing an7 harm...nooo... by his rather bicolour view, absolutely every second of my life was producing harm...
And let us not get into "good intentions that produce harm unintentionally" and malice that unintentionally produces something good or simply neutral actions and desires or thoughts.
No, I tell ya, life is black and white, and I (chanelling The big Cartoonist of course) decide what's one or the other!
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Amusing as the 'nipples of God' may be, it strikes me that there is perhaps more serious question in here. God has hands and feet, this we know. But...

Does God have a tailbone?
Does God have an appendix?

How would a Biblical literalist answer these questions?
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Or perhaps God IS the appendex!

Have we found any real reason for having it? As opposed to Evolution, since that's evidentally a lie.

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