WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW?

author=Sated
Given that the concept of an omnipotent, omnipresent, all-powerful being breaks several fundamental laws of physics, I'd say that there's very little unscientific about the claim that gods can't exist.

That's if you say a god must exist inside our spacetime, as something material. If you allow something to exist outside of those restrictions, there is immediately no way for us to test the existance of it. And then the question of whether it exists or not becomes meaningless, as well as any stances on the matter.

author=Jeroen_Sol

author=Sated
Given that the concept of an omnipotent, omnipresent, all-powerful being breaks several fundamental laws of physics, I'd say that there's very little unscientific about the claim that gods can't exist.

That's if you say a god must exist inside our spacetime, as something material. If you allow something to exist outside of those restrictions, there is immediately no way for us to test the existance of it. And then the question of whether it exists or not becomes meaningless, as well as any stances on the matter.

So you need to invent a magic spaceland to be able to have the possibility of magic space people.
Anyway, if you're an atheist you don't believe in a god (or the possibility of one), period. If you're undecided, you're agnostic.

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GOOD BOD AMIGHTY, you people need to work on your games more than resolving the issues of the universe :)

Such as your games that will be compatible with Windows 10 so when I download my free upgrade I will be able to play your games.

NOW GET TO WORK ALL YOU DEVELOPERS!!!!

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author=pianotm
one particularly memorable one being Moses preaching against marrying foreigners, then marrying an Ethiopian woman to have his sister remind him that this was against the law, only to have Moses curse her with leprosy and proclaim that to question him was to question god.

Wow what a dick.

I am thinking about how the Patriots are going to hang 60 on the Colts.

Heh.

It is sunday and the world knows it, considering how dead all the forums and websites i visit are.

I just got done grinding out the 1,000 decapitations achievement (eloquently named "French Revolution") on Turbo Dismount and in turn got 100% completion on Steam. Woo!

author=Liberty
It's not so much that it was made obsolete completely. The Ten Commandments are still in effect, but also those rules in Leviticus were for church members mainly (that is, Levites, the people who were priests and all). There's also a lot of context to be taken in regards to the laws of the land in those days and what, exactly was meant by certain rules, and why.

Also what words in Hebrew meant in that time period differ from today as language changes over time. After all, most people look to the O;d King James' version thinking it's the best and truest version and while it's not bad, it's also lost a LOT in translation through various languages before it came to English, so... yeah.

There's a LOT to consider when reading the Bible.

Yeah exactly... It's also like, millenniums out of date, times have changed from then to now, in fact the word gay, the notion of homosexuality didn't even exist. There was a really good read on all this somewhere, and I can assure you that back in the crusades people were gay as fuck. Back then raping another man was a way of dominating them, but if men loved each other they'd just go at it free of worry.

King Henry's separatism of the Church of England from the Catholic Church in order to birth a boy whom he deemed the only gender who could rule might have more to do with how same-sex relationships came to be frowned on, though I think even the 1500's is too early for whence these misappropriations that same-sex marriage or even romance were against god's will were formed. Whatever the case, I'm sure it began with white people, i.e. the British. Who would become Australians and Americans and what have you by killing off those who thought differently to them. White supremacy isn't incredibly new, in fact color is meaningless when it comes to people, we're all capable of being assholes, whitey here just ended up being the best at it.

Marriage is the real tricky divide, as it was originally a thing you did to say 'hey, we gonna have a baby!'.

Back in those days, I don't think it held the sentimentality to the relationship it does now, more it was on the miracle of making new life. Since gay couples were unable to procreate, I just don't think they ever cared, as they had the same rights as a man or a women would. That said, Women's rights back then just weren't. Didn't exist. So I'm glad --though boy did it have to be fought for-- that Women are now seeing equal opportunities men are. One thing I've learned by being alienated from both genders is that both are amazing in their own ways, and really aren't that different-- individuality doesn't ratify at all with gender, it's in our mind, choices and experiences that we are what we are.

The only way we can really hope to move forward is to be wise in who we let run our country and peoples, and keep the tolerance happening. The internet has been incredible for learning humanity on a more equal level.

"You reap what you sow" "Don't judge before the baton has fallen." "Treat all as you would yourself."

These are three great verses, of which I live my life by, despite how much I smile wickedly like an asshole and wear shady robes, I'm fairly moral.

That last one is vague, but think of it like if someone did this thing, think of you if you had done it, would you punch or type nasty words to yourself? If yes, then it's a fair reaction, if not, don't do it. Since I stopped being a kid, I've rarely hit anyone, and the one person I have, I paid for. I may be seen as toxic to some, but if you talk to me that way, I don't care. My bro talks to me in a similar manner I do to any of you who may have problems with the way I present myself. If you can't handle that, then tough shit, I'm afraid!

"Don't judge before the baton has fallen", this basically means, don't judge someone until you personally know they have reason to be judged. I've personally assured anyone here I've yelled at has deserved it somewhat. I just give sass everyone because that's "fun to do"(TM).

Finally, my favorite. "You reap what you sow."

In other words, you must make judgement on what the right thing is to do, and dwell on the circumstances before, not after... you've made your choice. Afterwards, make sure you take responsibility for said choice.

Now evidently, there's gonna be times you still regret the choices you made, and neither outcome may be favorable, that's how life is. Making choices, and living with them, even if they weren't the best choice you could have made.

I say this, but keep in mind that allowing yourself to take this too far is dangerous, you reap what you sow, means that you are also responsible for the choices you've made, so don't blame other people for said choices if they backfire, unless they had a hand in it. It is very easy to become careless. That's what the whole etymology is geared towards. I have become careless around you guys because mostly, I just don't care about upholding myself to the standards you had for me anymore. I'm fine being 'that guy who has unpopular opinions blegh', because at least it means I can be me.

Now watch this post be the impetus for yet another big heated discussion. Lmao. Though maybe now I've stated that you guys will be kind enough to spite me by not doing that and also not blaming me for your own stupid insecure horseshit? Because you know I damn well get a rise out of annoying you. Anyone with thick skin can ignore me, to you I bow my head and say well played.

Do you guys ever think maybe the reason drama is so common is because you are so thoroughly fun to troll? A troll is useless without the fish, and of fish, so many of you are eager to take bait.

There is certainly wisdom to be gleamed from my spiel above, but since some of you (I know not who) will likely focus on the negatives, i.e., everything after the moral disambiguation, it's my better interest to foreshadow or forestall it so we can keep being one big happy thread and not get locked like the last two time this happened. Though thankfully and rightfully I wasn't blamed much for the first time.

I don't think i'll be buying anything online anytime soon. My paypal is dry as hell.