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  1. MaddLlama

    Christians Only: The Case Against Hell

    Most religions have such examples of violence. I object to the attitude of the OP that basically says "Christianity = good and love, Paganism=violence, evil and bloodlust" and I definitely object to that dichotomy.
  2. MaddLlama

    Anybody: What do you think about extra-terrestrials?

    What benefit does satan get by convinging people that aliens exist?
  3. MaddLlama

    Atheism is a faith

    What I'm saying is that to use the given definition of "belief" as the same definition for "faith" is a weak position, and makes faith look weak (as I don't believe that "faith" and "opinion" are the same thing).
  4. MaddLlama

    Atheism is a faith

    Does it take faith to believe in the non-existence of something that has no evidence for it existence? How much faith does it take to believe that horses don't have wings?
  5. MaddLlama

    Christians Only: The Case Against Hell

    Those are the Pagans cultures that surrounded the Jews at the time their religion was supposedly being developed. You said: This is specifically talking about the Isrealites and the surrounding cultures (which would be the ones I mentioned), and not the Greeks or the Romans, who had no...
  6. MaddLlama

    Atheism is a faith

    By those definitions, any opinon is a faith. Believing that Mint ice cream is the best ice cream is a faith, believing the truth that cats are adorable is a faith. It's an extremely weak definition, and belief and faith are not interchangeable.
  7. MaddLlama

    United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

    Your link doesn't work.
  8. MaddLlama

    Anybody: What do you think about extra-terrestrials?

    The universe is a pretty damn big place, so I have a hard time believing there is no intelligent life anywhere but earth. Whether or not we will ever see such life is questionable, and I don't believe we have yet.
  9. MaddLlama

    Archeaological evidence for the Bible

    Is that a photograph? No? Well, a painted interpretation by someone who wasn't there, and didn't know Adam, how is that proof of what Adam looked like? Is there any way to prove Adam's appearance? Is there another painting that proves what color his hair was? Really, it's a useless and...
  10. MaddLlama

    Is there room for any religion that cannot be criticised?

    I think there there should be a happy medium between someone being able to criticize a religion, and also having some respect for it, or at least for its followers.
  11. MaddLlama

    Do you believe in reincarnation ???

    Some people who profess to be atheists and place a high value on science don't know diddly squat about science (or logic) in the first place. :rolleyes:
  12. MaddLlama

    Which "Skin" do you use?

    Not all of the skins have the drop down list at the bottom. Some skins require you to go into your user options to change themes.
  13. MaddLlama

    What do you say when somebody sneezes?

    Haha, awesome, I inspired a thread. "May the Deity of your choosing cast felicitations in your general direction" (for those who missed it in the other thread :D)
  14. MaddLlama

    What's your favorite mild oath or invocation?

    Similarly, in order to be more politically correct my husband and I don't really say "Bless you" anymore when someone sneezes. We say "may the Deity of your choosing cast felicitations in your general direction" It's a mouthful, yes, but it's totally worth it just to see that deer in a...
  15. MaddLlama

    Change of plans...new orders

    Driving in the snow isn't that bad until you hit black ice region..
  16. MaddLlama

    How do you pray in your religion?

    I would like to, and I get nudges from the Gods to make more of an effort to rediscover my inner writer, but it hasn't been to easy. I've written one or two, but I have yet to use them. I try to do as much reading as I can on Celtic history (specifically Irish with some pan-Celtic material...
  17. MaddLlama

    Does One's Religion Determine One's Morals?

    I think it does to an extent. One's morals are generally determined by ones upbringing and experience, and if that involves religion then that will be an influence. Beyond that, if you change religions down the road, or choose to give it up, that will also influence ones ethics and moralities...
  18. MaddLlama

    Do you believe in reincarnation ???

    How are animals not aware of their surroundings, sensations, or existence, and how does one determine what animals are thinking? Just because animals cannot communicate with humans or other species? Most animals have some form of communication. Your assertion seems to be that because animals...
  19. MaddLlama

    Do you believe in reincarnation ???

    How much awareness is necessary for "consciousness"? How do you define "consciousness", and is there any precedent or evidence for your definition? Is there a reason that definition is the only correct one?
  20. MaddLlama

    Christians Only: The Case Against Hell

    I also firmly disagree that the Babylonian, Sumerian and Egyptian Gods are either "bloodthirsty" or "evil". I'm also not entirely sure that any of the surrounding "pagan" religions believed in an afterlife that bears any similarity to the Christian Hell or Heaven. Can you provide any evidence...
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