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Recent content by Irenicas

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    Any truth to this?

    Quick bit of logic! P1: God is omnipotent P2: God and Satan battle for the souls of mankind C1: Satan is omnipotent If God was omnipotent and Satan wasn't, then there could not be a battle - there could be no "contest" between an onnipotent and a non-omnipotent individual, rather like a...
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    Should Religion and State Be Separated?

    This seems fundamentally flawed to me. What are your arguments to support this statement? Blanklet claims that "peace, happiness and tolerance will never come about by giving in to any form of atheistic philosophy" are not helpful additions to a debate. Explain why you think this please.
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    How Important is Sexual Morality to a Nation?

    I don't think "sexual morality", as you call it, should be singled out. It is, as far as I am concerned, part of the basic freedoms and liberties of a civilisation. How people treat sex and sexual experience varies greatly within society, and that is what makes a society healthy (if not in the...
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    Freaky view of atheism in America

    I feel very ill. The very idea that (and I have to say, this kind of attitude is very American-centric) that atheism is wrong or immoral is sickening. I find it laughable that so many of the Christian, and Muslim, and in fact almost all religions, who damn athiesm also claim to promote love...
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    What is your favorite religious holiday?

    I like lots of religious festivals, but I think my favourite is probably The Day of the Dead (though now I put it down into writing I am suddenly unsure whether it is a religious festival or not. If it is I guess I've never done anything religious connected to it, but I love the idea of...
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    Atheists Only: Would this be proof?

    The only thing that would produce a belief in God (any god, not just the christian one) would be him/her/it-self appearing to me and telling me the secrets of the universe. And then I'd be dubious and have myself tested for illicit substances.
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    The Afterlife

    Sorry - didn't do the poll, but for a reasonably good reason - I don't think any of those things. My own personal beliefs about the afterlife lean towards the idea that when we die we don't get reincarnated but recycled: After all, our physical bodies become other things, so why not our...
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    Hello... Again

    Hi all, I rediscovered this site after a gap of almost two years - I'd forgotten about its very existence but I'm very glad to be back. I don't expect anyone to remember me, but oh well :P That's all. I will begin posting post-haste (oh, the pun) Irenicas
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    will religions join with the returning of Jesus?

    I think that the problem here is that you ignore the fact that ALL religions (not just the three you mention) have an underlying structure, both morally and philosophically, including what has been labelled "Ethical atheism". The structure of all of these formations and societies can basically...
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    Celtic Moon Signs

    I'm apparently a birch moon... But have you noticed how these descriptions are never bad? Imagine if you got something like: This moon indicates that you are difficult to live with and a generally unpleasant person. Please get a drastic change of personality pronto! Rolling in the aisles I...
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    Valentine's Day

    I'm going to a "traffic light" night at a club nearby with lots of my friends... if you're unaware of the meaning of that, then you're probably ahppier not knowing :P Apart from that, staring listfully at young men and women hoping to meet that special someone...
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    Life sucks, and then you die.

    You're born, Life sucks, then you realise that it doesn't, then life doesn't suck, then you die, then you are born, Life sucks, then you realise that it doesn't, then life doesn't suck, then you die, then you are born...
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    Just what we need - just what faith needs

    Well, I think the obvious problem here is the division of religion and state. In many countries, the state religion and the state government are strongly connected, and this is true in the USA. However, what is different in this case is the actual way the state was set up, and also the way the...
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    Movie quotes

    A seasonal one for you guys, and one I can relate to at the moment: "Valentines is a holiday invented by greetings card companies to make people feel like crap" - Joel - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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    Praying to Icons.

    Now, I expect this to be jumped all over, but surely the real answer it seems that you all are giving is that it's different because it's us doing it. I'm sorry, but that seems to me to be the gist of the arguments... Also, can someone explain to me the difference between worship and prayer...
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