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Proverbs 23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. |
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#2764 |
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It's amusing to me that any theist can argue against other theologies. Almost always they resort to their own faith to prove they understand better. This seems to me to be nothing more than bullish insistence that they are right.
I know Baptists who make fervent arguments that Catholics are going to hell because the Catholics have statues of Jesus and other saints. They are idol worshippers. And Catholics who think that Baptists are going to hell because they don't submit to the authority of the one true church. Your position doesn’t appear to be any different. But hey, believe what you want. That is unless you start attempting to lay down the law. |
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Sarcastic Conqueror of Notions
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Religion is like politics: the commoners on the other side are hellbound dupes, and the leaders actively evil demons.
This is as much a slam on politics as religion. |
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"Great innovations should not be forced [by way of] slender majorities." - Thomas Jefferson The government should nationalize it! Socialized, single-payer video game development and sales now! More, cheaper, better games, right? Right? |
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The Clarity Is Devastating
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Merchant of Doom
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History does not always repeat itself. Sometimes it just yells "Can't you remember anything I told you?" and lets fly with a club. - John w. Campbell |
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#2768 |
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"I will do everything in my power"
Occasionally spamming a sceptics board with half-formed guff - he may not be the superhero we want, etc, etc |
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You can't defeat fascism through debate because it's not simply an idea, proposal or theory. It's a fundamentally flawed way of looking at the world. It's a distorting prism, emotionally charged and completely logic-proof. You may as well challenge rabies to a game of Boggle. @ViolettaCrisis |
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You can't defeat fascism through debate because it's not simply an idea, proposal or theory. It's a fundamentally flawed way of looking at the world. It's a distorting prism, emotionally charged and completely logic-proof. You may as well challenge rabies to a game of Boggle. @ViolettaCrisis |
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...our governments are just trying to protect us from terror. In the same way that someone banging a hornets’ nest with a stick is trying to protect us from hornets. Frankie Boyle, Guardian, July 2015 |
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Penultimate Amazing
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Observer of Phenomena
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...our governments are just trying to protect us from terror. In the same way that someone banging a hornets’ nest with a stick is trying to protect us from hornets. Frankie Boyle, Guardian, July 2015 |
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#2774 |
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Holy Quran 6:146 For those who are Jewish, We forbade all that have claws; and from the cattle and the sheep We forbade their fat except what is attached to the back, or entrails, or mixed with bone. That is a punishment for their rebellion, and We are truthful.
Prohibitions such as clawed animals and the Sabbath were temporary punishments and tests for a tribe. Jesus/Yusha, the nephew of the Prophets Moses and Aaron, and the Injeel, which came shortly after the Torah, already announced the end of these prohibitions. Holy Quran 3:50 "Authenticating what is present with me of the Torah, and to make lawful some of what was forbidden to you; and I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so be aware of God and obey me." |
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...our governments are just trying to protect us from terror. In the same way that someone banging a hornets’ nest with a stick is trying to protect us from hornets. Frankie Boyle, Guardian, July 2015 |
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Steen -- Jack of all trades - master of none! |
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#2779 |
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This is the 8th time I've asked you this.
The Quran states the following provably wrong, non-subjective falsehoods in a non-parable way. 1. It describes a geocentric solar system. 2. Similar to the Bible is describes the Earth as being created is six days. 3. It describes the Earth as being created before the stars. 4. It states that 7 Earths exist. 5. It describes the Earth and Moon as the same size and same distance from Earth. 6. It claims the Moon generates its own light. 7. It decrees that followers follow rituals that make no sense if the length of a day is variable, such as it is at higher latitudes. 8. Humans are created from clay. 9. Human descending from a magically created original pair of humans. 10. Sperms comes from the backbone and ribs. 11. Embryos are formed entirely from the semen. 12. It describes the heart as a thinking organ like the brain. 13. How you are supposed to face toward Mecca makes no sense if the Earth is round. 14. It describes salt and fresh water as not mixing in nature. 15. It describes a massive wall of iron as existing in Biblical (or Quranian or whatever) times. 16. It tells of Crucifixion occurring in Egypt at the time of Moses. 17. It repeats the oft repeated Noah flood myth. 18. It has a description of humans being turned into apes as punishment for breaking the Sabbath. 19. The whole flying horse thing which is in the Quran and I don't know why you try to lie and say it doesn't. 20. The inheritance rules don't add up mathematically, even if you round the numbers off. 21. Apparently if you have bangs you're a liar. These are not "interpretations" or parables or "colorful language" or metaphors or some ancient people's interpretations of anything. They are falsehoods and lies. |
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"If everyone in the room says water is wet and I say it's dry that makes me smart because at least I'm thinking for myself!" - The Proudly Wrong. |
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Proverbs 23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. |
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#2781 |
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Atheists get to have pet cats without being shamed by the superstitious and ignorant. There remains some question whether the cat expects to be worshiped.
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises. Can you therefore say there are no stars in the heavens during the day? O man because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God. Sri Ramakrishna Even in the valley of the shadow of death two and two do not make six. Leo Tolstoy |
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#2783 |
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Even with mainstream religions you usually get some version of "Okay you see we don't eat butternut squash on Thursday because our ancestors learned that was the day they were most likely to be under ripe" and I'm still like "I asked why you do it now, now why someone else did it a thousand years ago for reasons that no longer matter.
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#2785 |
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Emre's powers only allow him to post once a fortnight, but be assured that is enough to save you from whatever it is his god said hell is
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You can't defeat fascism through debate because it's not simply an idea, proposal or theory. It's a fundamentally flawed way of looking at the world. It's a distorting prism, emotionally charged and completely logic-proof. You may as well challenge rabies to a game of Boggle. @ViolettaCrisis |
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There is no limit to the amount of wealth in Islam, as long as it is acquired through lawful means. If there were a limit, there would be a limit of wealth equivalent to a certain weight/amount of gold or diamonds, but there is absolutely no such restriction in the verses.
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My favorite part of the Qur'an's teachings on wealth is where rich people are expected to share their wealth with the poor, orphans, widows, etc. This is because earthly wealth is clearly ephemeral and does not follow you into the afterlife. Your true wealth is in giving charity to others.
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