Yeah, I don't do scriptural debates no more, and I mostly presented things that might, according to some views, differentiate LDS beliefs from those Held by other Christian churches. And I personally think that drawing lines that exclude some sects that think themselves as Christian is a futile...
Pros for Mormon being Christian:
Professing of Belief in Jesus Christ
Bible is quite important
Cons for Mormon being Christian:
Additional scriptures (BoM, D&C, JS bible "translations") might not be accepted as part of the same storyline.
Temple and its rituals that differ quite much from...
Drunken finn here.. I was approached by elderly lady who wanted my D... So my non-gods peewee is infinitelyly long noodly "appendage" is by definition infinite on its volyme, therefore its largest. And holds most per.
I think "Reformation" is normal way of things to develop when the Religion loses enough power to punish people who don't follow its every rule, or start to ignore the stuff that disturbs modern living too much.
In some sense Islamic Golden Age - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia was time when...
Currently Reading:
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Just finished:
5 earlier books of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher ***+
Really entertaining and fast stuff to relax.
How to get filthy rich in rising Asia by Mohsin...
Taking the approach where "There are more people involved therefore more risk" is not that great if you try convey anything more than a wild guess about the rate of STDs. In this approach one just assumes that there is no other difference, and when adding "No cheating" one completely removes the...
I would say that religions are not the only thing to blame. But as most of them are quite rigid organizations, and as such they hinder the improvement upon humanity's natural flaws.
Also some of the scriptures provide easy back up material for people to justify their bigotry.
And as a third...
About the general ideas:
"Putting on a brave face" implies that the feelings of happiness felt by people who don't believe in afterlife are insincere. Or that it is impossible to feel truly happy while accepting that life ends.
Both of these stances fail to understand what it means to be...
Some working definitions I have used on the axis off Agnostic - Atheist - Anti-Theist:
Agnostic: Lack of knowledge about god/gods.
Can range from "I personally don't know if there are any gods" to
"Humans can't have knowledge about gods"
Atheist: Lack of belief in existence of god/gods.
Can...
Having been raised namely as a Christian, then at tender age of 15~ shaking that off into Atheism, and at the age of 20 something converting back into Christianity after strong religious experiences. And later back into Atheism. Here are what I think was behind it.
1) Strong religious...
Too many would be good answer for me too, but here is short list:
Violent Python (programming)
Jerusalem the biography
Norwegian Wood
And Collapse by Jared Diamond
They had med trough on-line service organized by their hometown. And it was love at the first sight, but she was constantly under spotlight, and would not be alone with him, so they had yet to consummate their love, or was it love?
He had been protecting her during the hard winter, he had...
Amorhphis - Alone
Tommy Emmanuel - Windy and Warm
Antero Lindgren - Mother
Therion - Gothic Kabbalah
Arcturus - The Chaos Path
Kingston Wall - Take You to Sweet harmony
Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar
Poets of the Fall - Carnival of Rust
Amanda Palmer - Do it with a Rock Star
Hocico - Untold...
True history note: There has been no science in physics since Newton, he discovered the true laws of the universe, everything "invented" since is part of the second longest running practical joke / scam to keep tenures and grants running.