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Recent content by Sclavus

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    Sclavus' Journal

    Salvation from Hell. God created us to have free will. He gave Adam and Eve the freedom to choose, because it's not in His nature to interfere in the choices of His creations. He didn't want mindless followers, but people who would choose to be His friends. Once Adam and Eve screwed the pooch...
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    Sclavus' Journal

    I used to be one of those who behaved well to avoid God's wrath, but I came to realize how foolish that is. We should do good to do good, not to avoid wrath or earn rewards. Even as a Christian, wrath and reward are merely side effects, not my motivation for my actions. Faith doesn't change my...
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    Sperm count drops 50 percent in U.S. and other parts of the world

    A lot of it probably has to do with our nutrition. Food is a lot more processed than it was forty years ago. I don't plan on having children, though, so I'm not worried for myself. Low sperm count for me is a good thing. As for others, I'd recommend they'd talk to a doctor, but it wouldn't...
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    You're quite welcome. I try to meet people where they are, and I'm happy to meet friends who can...

    You're quite welcome. I try to meet people where they are, and I'm happy to meet friends who can get me to think. I appreciate your intelligence and friendliness.
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    Sclavus' Journal

    @Deidre recently said something in her journal about tuning out when Christians quote Scripture. That makes sense to me. For my part, I believe the parts of the Bible I understand, though there's always room for greater understanding. I could quote Scripture for a lot of things, but I find that...
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    Deidre's Journey

    Yes and no. I believe what I believe is true, but I also admit I could be wrong. On some points (i.e., the existence of God, the identity of Christ, etc.) I think it's highly unlikely I'm wrong, but on other points (i.e., evolution, what it means to be a Christian, etc.) it's more likely. We...
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    Sclavus' Journal

    It'll be nice when I can play this on piano and mean it. I've had it stuck in my head this morning. It's a sad song, a happy song, a love song...so many things.
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    Why do most people need religion?

    I don't need religion, in the sense of a routine of worship, prayer, and so on. I have faith because God has shown me He is there, and is more a part of me than oxygen in my lungs. But as for any sense of organized religion, it's done me more harm than good. Some of that is my fault. I've known...
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    Deidre's Journey

    Interesting. I am conservative libertarian(-ish), a holdover from my days as an agnostic.
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    Deidre's Journey

    If Jesus wants to drive my hamster, He can have it, but the hamster's a bitey little blighter. C.S. Lewis said, "A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.” I can't abandon my...
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    Well Met!

    Fantastic. I can go on vacation now and write off the expenses as book research.
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    Sclavus' Journal

    What it's like living with PTSD from childhood abuse:
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    Deidre's Journey

    I know that dilemma well. Our faith is in flux, I believe. There's that damn war between heart and mind, and we get caught in the middle. The stories of others only help so much. For my part, I don't trust my heart well, because I've reached out my hand on the say-so of my heart and bled for...
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    Deidre's Journey

    I admire Lewis, especially for his honesty in "A Grief Observed." Thank you for the compliment.
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    Deidre's Journey

    I believe all of the Bible, but I do interpret it differently from a lot of Christians. I should clarify and say I believe the parts of the Bible I understand. There's parts of it I don't get, and parts I don't believe apply to Christians today (both in the Old and New Testaments), and I don't...
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