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    Quote Originally Posted by Biggles View Post
    Religion is love....and if anyone says otherwise they will be hideously tortured for all eternity.

    Simple really
    How do you know this? Tell your torturer to type in an answer.
    The best way to keep a secret:- Tell everyone not to tell anyone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigboab View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Biggles View Post
    Religion is love....and if anyone says otherwise they will be hideously tortured for all eternity.

    Simple really
    How do you know this? Tell your torturer to type in an answer.
    He would but he says his hands are a bit messy at the mo.
    Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum


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    Quote Originally Posted by JPaul View Post
    Warts and all.
    Sorry, I can't abide warts.
    "Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."

    -Mark Twain

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    Wrong thread. Siesta time.
    Last edited by bigboab; 12-02-2006 at 02:28 PM.
    The best way to keep a secret:- Tell everyone not to tell anyone.

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    Should love (true love) get in the way of religion

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ava Estelle View Post
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    ... she is totally atheistic (not an agnostic bone in her body).
    This statement brings up an interesting question: What, if any, are the differences between Agnostics and Atheists?

    Here's an interesting point of view, one of many.

    Atheism vs. Agnosticism
    It was always my understanding that an Agnositic was not convinced that God existed and felt that it required to be proven. However they remained open to the possibility. An Atheist on the other hand had come to the conclusion that God did not exist.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPaul View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Ava Estelle View Post

    This statement brings up an interesting question: What, if any, are the differences between Agnostics and Atheists?

    Here's an interesting point of view, one of many.

    Atheism vs. Agnosticism
    It was always my understanding that an Agnositic was not convinced that God existed and felt that it required to be proven. However they remained open to the possibility. An Atheist on the other hand had come to the conclusion that God did not exist.
    I know people who define themselves as an agnostic or an atheist based on which word they like the sound of.
    "Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."

    -Mark Twain

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    Some people take their religion more seriously than others.

    This thread made me think about the priests not being able to marry and I looked up the reasoning behind it to see if it matched what I thought was the reason. It was an interesting read. One part I'm sure wasn't intended to make me smile as it did though
    There was much theology around the concept of a priest being the "bride of Christ" (Jn 3:29, Rev 18:23, 19:7, 21:9, 21:17. This was considered in the Church's decision. Scripture fairly consistently awards celibacy a higher spiritual calling than marriage.
    Gay marriage

    it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by j2k4 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by JPaul View Post

    It was always my understanding that an Agnositic was not convinced that God existed and felt that it required to be proven. However they remained open to the possibility. An Atheist on the other hand had come to the conclusion that God did not exist.
    I know people who define themselves as an agnostic or an atheist based on which word they like the sound of.
    God knows how these people's minds work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPaul View Post
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    I know people who define themselves as an agnostic or an atheist based on which word they like the sound of.
    God knows how these people's minds work.
    Sweet irony, that.
    "Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."

    -Mark Twain

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