This actually happened at an evangelical church I was going to as a child. The youth group leader was molesting some of the girls, but he never faced jail time. It was never proven (and none of the girls admitted until after the statute of limitations), but many of the congregation suspected the...
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Unconventional ideas and perspectives are why many of us are drawn here. How can one honestly evaluate their ideas if they are never tested by those who have a different perspective?
Heh, interesting point, but meh... This is the kind of thing that bothers me. i'll explain below.
Eh... And this is why I have a hard time buying the god of the bible. His character as portrayed in the bible just doesn't reflect the natural world we live in. For him to make sense, him and his...
...unless we don't, whereby destruction/torture is our fate (depending on your beliefs). To each their own, I suppose, but it doesn't make much sense for me.
Hmmm... An interesting interpretation, though two guys in a bed don't necessarily mean hanky panky is going on. Hell, I've slept in the...
Huh. Seems rather needy (and even selfish in itself) to me. If folks can be rational enough to know that people have selfish desires they need to fulfill from time to time to keep themselves sane (such as playing video games when they come home from work to decompress), why can't god? Even my gf...
I'm struggling to see how homosexual relationships are inherently selfish- at least, any more than heterosexual relationships. These are attractions people can't help; they were born this way. It hardly seems fair from a god of supposed righteous judgement, imo...
Aye... Delusions, at least by the dictionary definition (I know, I know), are beliefs that don't reflect reality (false). To me, that isn't indicative of a state of mind. Putting on one's game face isn't the same thing as believing my body is full of other people's souls that must be cleansed...
Oil/coal is an ancient technology that hasn't made any consideration leaps in a very long time. Renewable energy has been making serious technological leaps and bounds by the year. Sooner or later, it's going to replace oil/coal production, and the countries that seriously invested in the...
I can see what you say, though to me, that isn't a delusion. Slipping into a state of mind, consciously, relies on and exploits a placebo.
Let's say we have two football players. Both are physically equal. One is mentally in the game, confident, and ready to give it his all; the other is just...
Hmmm... I guess, for the most part, my practices are based on various religions on the Indo European tree. From the good thoughts, words, deeds and Ashem Vohus of Zoroastrianism to the runic mastery and ancestor reverence of Heathenry (plus yoga, mantras, etc)- though I do put my own creative...
Metaphysics? Ignorant. :) I've tended towards materialism, I've noticed, but I haven't done any research into metaphysics yet. I'm a little skeptical... I'd like to look into it in the future, though.
Theology? I would consider myself an open agnostic. I love the idea of God(s). I've had...
Hah! It wasn't easy, but they're here. :D
I still keep up with the going ons in the Zoroastrian world from time to time... It's a beautiful religion, and it taught me a lot of useful things!