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02-25-2007, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by stray bullet

Sex is part of who we are.

Hygiene is an issue because we now live in close cities that poop in the same place we drink. Food handling is a problem because we don't eat what we kill right away.

Marriage is an integral part of who we are.

Teh Pope iz in ur hed
managing ur thots!

02-25-2007, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sparklecat

Which is hardly an issue today.

Then what is marriage about, if not producing children?

It's about not letting the people your god doesn't like do it.

02-25-2007, 02:23 PM

And for the record (since I was asked this question privately) my atheistic viewpoint and my sexuality came about completely independently of each other. One has nothing at all to do with the other. There are plenty of churches that don't care who i snog if i were inclined to being muddle-brained again and if I suddenly stopped finding men attractive I wouldn't necessarily find religion believable.

seebs · 02-25-2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Yesterday

I actually think I feel comfortable doing that right now ... i can't imagine any place on the internet more likely to convince someone of everything that is wrong with religion.

The problem is, ultimately, that what's wrong at CF is human nature, not religion, and that people who are influenced by it to leave the religion may well embrace the very aspects of human nature that caused the problem. One reaction to the cavelier dismissal of other humans by Christians is to dismiss Christians just as cavelierly.

ravenscape · 02-25-2007, 02:40 PM

I guess there will be an announcement, soon.

02-25-2007, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by seebs

The problem is, ultimately, that what's wrong at CF is human nature, not religion, and that people who are influenced by it to leave the religion may well embrace the very aspects of human nature that caused the problem. One reaction to the cavelier dismissal of other humans by Christians is to dismiss Christians just as cavelierly.

Oh, I wasn't talking about attitudes seebs (i'm guessing that's what you inferred from what I wrote). I'm talking about the actual apologetics and the fact that each christian sect can easily disprove the beliefs of the other christian sects such that they all do a bang up job of disproving the whole lot

sparklecat · 02-25-2007, 02:42 PM

Raven, is it just me, or are a lot of people rather eager to kick us out this weekend?

02-25-2007, 02:42 PM

btw, just a little thing I came across today and wanted to share. It may fall flat and stupid but it's something that interested me enough to start my first upper forum thread so check it out:

http://www.iidb.org/vbb/showthread.p...65#post4208465

02-25-2007, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sparklecat

Raven, is it just me, or are a lot of people rather eager to kick us out this weekend?

All they have to do is say the word

I remember when Uber (i think it was) started the thread to see if they wanted all the homos gone. I'd be willing to bet that one regarding non-christians period would overwhelmingly show that they'd like us all to leave.

ravenscape · 02-25-2007, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sparklecat

Raven, is it just me, or are a lot of people rather eager to kick us out this weekend?

Not a lot. A loud few.

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02-25-2007, 02:23 PM	#1903
Captain Yesterday Guest Posts: n/a	And for the record (since I was asked this question privately) my atheistic viewpoint and my sexuality came about completely independently of each other. One has nothing at all to do with the other. There are plenty of churches that don't care who i snog if i were inclined to being muddle-brained again and if I suddenly stopped finding men attractive I wouldn't necessarily find religion believable.

02-25-2007, 02:40 PM	#1905
ravenscape Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: gone gone gone Posts: 12,686	I guess there will be an announcement, soon.

02-25-2007, 02:42 PM	#1907
sparklecat Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,677	Raven, is it just me, or are a lot of people rather eager to kick us out this weekend?

02-25-2007, 02:42 PM	#1908
Captain Yesterday Guest Posts: n/a	btw, just a little thing I came across today and wanted to share. It may fall flat and stupid but it's something that interested me enough to start my first upper forum thread so check it out: http://www.iidb.org/vbb/showthread.p...65#post4208465

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