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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th January 2020, 01:00 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,590
Posted By sylvan8798
Trump is a trojan horse for the evangelicals. ...

Trump is a trojan horse for the evangelicals. They have been trying for years to get more influence and power in the government to bring about the theocracy that they are seeking. Somehow Trump...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd April 2019, 07:19 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 5,799
Posted By sylvan8798
^Sadly no, I’m wishing I knew more about...

^Sadly no, I’m wishing I knew more about environmental causes, since I suspect that something you are not aware of could have triggered such a powerful battle as a reaction. We are exposed to so...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd April 2019, 11:45 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 5,799
Posted By sylvan8798
How and when did this abominable condition begin?

How and when did this abominable condition begin?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th February 2019, 07:56 PM
Replies: 210
Views: 9,165
Posted By sylvan8798
I don't really see how these actions are...

I don't really see how these actions are analogous. If I buy the expensive shoes, the probability that I have to sacrifice them to save Drowning Child is very small. Infinitesimal really. Even if...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th February 2019, 08:08 AM
Replies: 210
Views: 9,165
Posted By sylvan8798
Paraphrasing Matthew 26:11 I don't see a...

Paraphrasing Matthew 26:11
I don't see a problem with being inconsistent, if such is the case. Although I tend to agree with OP that it is not. The two situations being compared are not all that...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 4th February 2019, 12:30 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,207
Posted By sylvan8798
The "appropriate" response is that god can do...

The "appropriate" response is that god can do anything, so your wife could still get pregnant if god wanted her to. Ergo, no problemo. Ditto the sterile and post-menopausal. After all, Sarah had...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd February 2019, 11:33 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,207
Posted By sylvan8798
Two points, as I understand it: (1) Everyone in...

Two points, as I understand it: (1) Everyone in Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed (good, bad, unborn) because the people TOLERATED the gay. Not everyone was gay, but they didn’t stone the gays like...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd February 2019, 11:15 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,207
Posted By sylvan8798
I have seen this argument (not sure where), but...

I have seen this argument (not sure where), but it’s a pathetic omnipotent god who didn’t foresee the confusion and dissent these passages would create among the faithful. So yeah, no excuses.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd February 2019, 07:48 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,207
Posted By sylvan8798
This is probably one of the most ignorant,...

This is probably one of the most ignorant, moronic statements I've ever read. It's 2019. There is no excuse for this.
Forum: USA Politics 31st December 2018, 10:22 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 12,056
Posted By sylvan8798
Well I was totally given to understand that the...

Well I was totally given to understand that the elect would rise in their current bodies and have them transformed in the air to the bodies they wished they had had at some younger and better time. ...
Forum: USA Politics 31st December 2018, 10:18 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 12,056
Posted By sylvan8798
From what I hear, we're not in the "last days"...

From what I hear, we're not in the "last days" we're in the "last hours". Or maybe it was the "last minutes." Who knows? They seem fairly gleeful about the prospects, however.
Forum: USA Politics 31st December 2018, 09:13 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 12,056
Posted By sylvan8798
1) One radio show nutcase I listen too always...

1) One radio show nutcase I listen too always mentions (gleefully) how there will be planes flying and the pilot will suddenly disappear (having been raptured out). In those cases, will he be beamed...
Forum: USA Politics 29th December 2018, 09:28 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 12,056
Posted By sylvan8798
I wish there were a rapture-believer in here - I...

I wish there were a rapture-believer in here - I have some questions about the mechanics of this event.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 22nd December 2018, 08:48 AM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 118,480
Posted By sylvan8798
Uhhhh, okay, good luck with that. We're getting...

Uhhhh, okay, good luck with that. We're getting a bit long on the decade, so maybe step things up a tad.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th December 2018, 11:21 PM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 118,480
Posted By sylvan8798
And do you expect that your posting here is going...

And do you expect that your posting here is going to bring about an end to those atrocities?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th December 2018, 05:12 PM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 118,480
Posted By sylvan8798
TBD has made his point quite clearly. What I...

TBD has made his point quite clearly. What I don't understand is why others are still bothering on about it? Or even why HE is still bothering on about it to anything but an empty room?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th December 2018, 06:50 PM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 118,480
Posted By sylvan8798
Premise: Putting people under certain...

Premise: Putting people under certain conditions, such as forced labor, because of their beliefs, or forcing them to renounce said beliefs in order to gain freedom/better circumstances, is bad and a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th December 2018, 06:55 PM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 118,480
Posted By sylvan8798
:blush: Oh, thank you, we do our best.

:blush: Oh, thank you, we do our best.
Forum: USA Politics 12th December 2018, 06:45 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,803
Posted By sylvan8798
Interestingly, the Founding Dads didn't specify...

Interestingly, the Founding Dads didn't specify that the president had to be male. Probably self-evident at the time. As a more likely hypothetical, where would you stand on a "male only" clause? ...
Forum: USA Politics 12th December 2018, 02:21 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,803
Posted By sylvan8798
We already allowed a Kenyan to be President, so...

We already allowed a Kenyan to be President, so there is no point in standing on that rule any longer :covereyes
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th December 2018, 06:39 PM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,252
Posted By sylvan8798
I've noticed (not from you, per se) that even a...

I've noticed (not from you, per se) that even a lot of non-believers really want Jesus to be the nice guy that we were all taught he was/is. For example, it is frequently mentioned that Jesus is not...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th December 2018, 09:16 PM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,252
Posted By sylvan8798
Belief in what, though? More and more things...

Belief in what, though? More and more things that were once matters of "belief" have been replaced by science. Science continues to chip away at the pillars of belief. Of course, some people don't...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 7th December 2018, 07:48 AM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,252
Posted By sylvan8798
Actually, I'm a middle-aged, suburban,...

Actually, I'm a middle-aged, suburban, heterosexual woman. I realize that it would have been better if I had told my then future husband this when we were dating, but then, I've made a lot of bad...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th December 2018, 05:02 PM
Replies: 636
Views: 35,252
Posted By sylvan8798
These attributes describe my dogs quite well. ...

These attributes describe my dogs quite well. Well maybe not the "self-control" part, ;) . I came to this forum years ago by way of the '9/11 Conspiracy Theories' subforum, so pardon me if I'm a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd December 2018, 07:58 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 5,507
Posted By sylvan8798
I think Robin is suggesting that there are those...

I think Robin is suggesting that there are those who want you to believe that homosexuality leads to child abuse. Just blame the gays, as it were.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 24th November 2018, 02:46 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,028
Posted By sylvan8798
What does this even say?

What does this even say?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd November 2018, 02:13 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 8,437
Posted By sylvan8798
Even more contradictory is the idea that Jews...

Even more contradictory is the idea that Jews have to convert to Christianity in order to be "saved" and not end up in hell, despite the fact that they are God's favorites in the here and now.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd November 2018, 09:47 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,869
Posted By sylvan8798
It seems pretty over-the-top to call the cops...

It seems pretty over-the-top to call the cops regarding this student, particularly for something so seemingly innocuous although I'm not sure we know everything that transpired between them. I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th November 2018, 07:30 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,874
Posted By sylvan8798
Funny, I didn't hear any news about the caravan...

Funny, I didn't hear any news about the caravan all day....Perhaps they are "marching" really, really, slowly.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th November 2018, 01:27 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 1,902
Posted By sylvan8798
A lot of times we are well aware of the...

A lot of times we are well aware of the consequences. And how would not being able to estimate the consequences make things easier, anyways?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th November 2018, 09:36 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 1,902
Posted By sylvan8798
My problem is with those who want to dictate how...

My problem is with those who want to dictate how others must act, justifying their dictates generally with some narrowly picked part of a religion which they are not applying in its totality to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th November 2018, 09:33 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 1,902
Posted By sylvan8798
I would argue that just the opposite is also...

I would argue that just the opposite is also true. Science and technology make it possible for *us* to do things that we could never have done even 100 years ago. The question then becomes - do we...
Forum: USA Politics 6th November 2018, 10:39 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 29,314
Posted By sylvan8798
Maybe you just haven't thought that through?

Maybe you just haven't thought that through?
Forum: USA Politics 1st November 2018, 06:37 PM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,236
Posted By sylvan8798
These places are privately run businesses. They...

These places are privately run businesses. They make lots of buckos on these "detainees", so the more the better. Just like our prison system. Just keep then indefinitely and rake in the dough.
Forum: USA Politics 1st November 2018, 06:29 PM
Replies: 376
Views: 14,909
Posted By sylvan8798
I got lost someplace. Make WHO go through with...

I got lost someplace. Make WHO go through with it?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th October 2018, 02:47 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 8,437
Posted By sylvan8798
On the parables in general, it has always been my...

On the parables in general, it has always been my understanding that they are referred to as "parables" in the bible itself because they are allegorical stories (i.e. made up, fiction) for the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th October 2018, 12:02 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 8,437
Posted By sylvan8798
^Your lack of connoisseurship is not helpful,...

^Your lack of connoisseurship is not helpful, art.

;)
Forum: USA Politics 25th October 2018, 12:01 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 2,217
Posted By sylvan8798
I would like to get a better sense of how this is...

I would like to get a better sense of how this is going to impact people's lives, specifically. Clearly, on the issue of bathroom assignment in public spaces, it would seem to mean that the...
Forum: USA Politics 24th October 2018, 06:03 PM
Replies: 1,621
Views: 105,662
Posted By sylvan8798
Matthew 25:35

Matthew 25:35
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th October 2018, 05:19 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 8,437
Posted By sylvan8798
I have been working my way through the King James...

I have been working my way through the King James version for about 18 months now with another 2-3 months to go (shudder). I like the more "poetic" aspect of KJV, but as for translation which modern...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd October 2018, 10:38 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 8,437
Posted By sylvan8798
It sound kind of like the saying "He's X times...

It sound kind of like the saying "He's X times the man his father was." In this case maybe 20 or 30 times the man his father was, depending on how corpulent daddio was.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd October 2018, 10:26 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By sylvan8798
Interesting that so many people seem to have...

Interesting that so many people seem to have supported Trump because he promised to nominate a certain type of SCOTUS candidate , but it's not clear what they are hoping for, specifically. At least...
Forum: USA Politics 21st October 2018, 05:11 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By sylvan8798
^It would be interesting to know if any...

^It would be interesting to know if any married/heterosexual couples were ever charged/prosecuted under the sodomy statutes.
Forum: USA Politics 21st October 2018, 01:33 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By sylvan8798
If this is your argument, I would disagree that...

If this is your argument, I would disagree that it would not apply regarding gay marriage, since sodomy laws were in effect in some places at the time of the 14th amendment. Obviously, same-sex...
Forum: USA Politics 21st October 2018, 07:51 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By sylvan8798
What is the underlying error in Loving, as you...

What is the underlying error in Loving, as you see it?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th October 2018, 06:23 PM
Replies: 4,041
Views: 110,793
Posted By sylvan8798
Wait, why wouldn't they be knowable?

Wait, why wouldn't they be knowable?
Forum: USA Politics 20th October 2018, 10:49 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By sylvan8798
Some hopeful people have mentioned prayer/God in...

Some hopeful people have mentioned prayer/God in public schools. Not sure we're likely to go back there, but the "free exercise of religion" peeps are sure to make an argument.
Forum: USA Politics 19th October 2018, 07:49 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By sylvan8798
New SCOTUS - hopes and dreams

Now that the SCOTUS has a conservative majority, I'm interested in hearing from the supporters as to what their hopes and dreams are for this court. We've heard some of the fears of the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th October 2018, 03:31 PM
Replies: 4,041
Views: 110,793
Posted By sylvan8798
One of the disadvantages to being an atheist. ...

One of the disadvantages to being an atheist. Those who believe in an eternal afterlife can say "You're going to find out someday, bwahahahaha!!" If you don't believe in an afterlife, then Hawking...
Forum: USA Politics 15th October 2018, 02:01 PM
Replies: 3,411
Views: 101,592
Posted By sylvan8798
Clearly you have no idea how those numbers work. ...

Clearly you have no idea how those numbers work. But that aside, why is it so critical for you that her claim to having Native American ancestors be false? Even Trump apparently said "who cares?" ...
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