Tevis, I didn't see the earlier postings on this. Both policemen and soldiers are both taught to, "take charge of a situation", dominate, "controll" the ...
Tragic misunderstanding. Two parties were attempting to control a situation. The youngsters were on a training exercise which unfortunately brought them in ...
... I recommend using answers that are true to your Deistic principles but present them in the most moderate, conciliatory way so that they disarm rather than...
Now to address the Skeptic's Instructions for (Mistakes Made When) ... That statement is actually a strawman because as a Deist I reworked my beliefs starting...
Wow! Many thanks Travis for the exhaustive references. You're first-rate. I'm always struck by the many exhortations on vanquishing and destroying evil people...
Thanks for the excellent point-by-point refutations of the awful "skeptic's instructions." As it turned out, my husband apologized for sending those URLs...
... would suggest www.bankofwisdom.com and search for Joseph Wheeles "Forgery In Christianity". His other book, "Is It God's Word" is also full of information....
i haven't been reading this post so i don't know if this website has been recommended: http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com its a great site, I ended up...
Pythonesque humor to follow: Subject: Axis of Evil Beijing (SatireWire.com) -- Bitter after being snubbed for membership in the "Axis of Evil," Libya, China,...
The same Friend (see my "HELP!" post today) has so many insightful and intelligent things to say, I can't help but see lots of good and humility in him. Am I...
Rational Knowledge of God vs Loving Experience of God I'm reading books on spiritual direction. William of St Thierry, Ignatius of Loyala, and other thinkers...
I think you guys misunderstood what I was saying. I do not think either of the soldiers nor the police officer were at fault. My point is that it there is a ...
... From: HotT To: Deism@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: HELP!! Skeptic still fumbling Rational Knowledge of God vs Loving...
Of course, all under the auspices of the Freemasons, the Bilderbergers, and the U.N (with their black helicopters.) ;-) Remember Occam's razor. And never...
Carol, If I came to you; took out a scrap of paper, and wrote on it; "This is written by God"; would you believe it? No? Alright, I first write the same on the...
... Ignatius of Loyala, and other thinkers (medieval to present) emphasize the Rational Knowledge of God vs the Loving Experience of God. The Bible, and our...
I do not see why you deem this as such an "off the wall" theory. The Supreme Court has recently ruled that police can handcuff people even for minor traffic ...
I cannot refute your logic, JAL Miller. It's down to this: even if men wrote the Bible, is there or is there not some truth in it? ~C Carol, If I came to you;...
... Good. This is neither cruel, nor unusual, and it makes both the cop and the offender safer in many situations. There is no legal reason that local police...
... think ... difference ... Well that one takes some work, and is hard to explain. I agree the two are intertwined and knowledge precedes understanding. But...
... Fair question; though I thought an obvious one. Where the Bible says love others as you love yourself; that seems "good" to me; as an example. Jim ... ...
I'm sorry, but by what authority gives 'good' a positive (rather than a negative, if we assume positive is the opposite of negative) connotation to you? I'm...
LoL; for a long time the scientifically accepted theory was electricity travels from "positive" to negative; now the theory is it travels from negative to...
God partipates in this world through human beings...but who is participating or acting though us when stuff like this happens, and what does it say about God?...
NYTimes.com Article: As Rabbis Face Facts, Bible Tales Are Wilting http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/09/arts/09BIBL.html?ex=1016696811&ei=1&en=127 0b642193924c2 ...
Human beings are pathetic. We are so messed up that we have to create fairy tales to keep ourselves in line. The only way for people to live a half sane life...
