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  1. tomspug

    Is the Intent of God and the Will of God the same thing?

    This just occurred to me as a good debate topic. People often have beef with all of the bad things in the world being the "will" of God. And I'm wondering if God willing something is the same as God wanting or intending something? This is, of course, referring to the idea of the fall of...
  2. tomspug

    Is jealousy bad?

    This is kind of a question about monogamy, but I suppose it's universal. If you are married to someone and they start to develop a closer relationship with someone else (regardless of whether or not it is romantic), is jealousy an inappropriate response? Is it an immoral response? More...
  3. tomspug

    Does this REALLY count?

    Life to order: Man-made organisms will be here in four months, say biologists | Mail Online If you are implanting artificial DNA into a pre-existing cell with hopes of altering it, does that really count as "creating" life? How is it any different from a chimera?
  4. tomspug

    Incomplete Unbelief

    If you disbelieve in something that was flawed, how can you be sure that the flaw wasn't in your own perception of the apparently flawed? In other words, how can you be sure that your unbelief is valid? On the flip side, if you believe in something that is perfect, how can you be sure that it...
  5. tomspug

    "Hell" is a lot like "reality-television"

    We like to think about it and think about how much better we are than the people in question, while at the same time fooling ourselves into thinking that our Colosseum of entertainment is a form of charity to its victims. Thoughts?
  6. tomspug

    Does Desire Justify Need?

    If you have a natural desire for something, does that necessarily justify gratification of that desire?
  7. tomspug

    My Animated Website

    In case any of you were wondering where the heck I've been, I've been rebuilding my passion for animation. Within that time, I decided to create my own little animated website for fun. Check it out! It's a lot of fun. KIM AND THOMAS IN SACRAMENTO: THE ANIMATED SERIES!
  8. tomspug

    Is celebrity (by modern standards) a sin?

    Whether or not you like Christianity, one of the most profound commandments is, in my mind, the second one: the command not to worship idols. But I've come to question over time the definition of worship. Where once I considered it something involving praise and prayer, I now attribute more to...
  9. tomspug

    Is Ethics Meaningful Without God?

    So with this idea in mind, that logically categorical imperatives (ethics) are not the result of experience, how are they justified without the belief in something greater than our personal experience: a universality? And is not that the very definition of what we consider theology? Granted...
  10. tomspug

    Does it make sense to "hate" someone you don't know personally?

    People say they "hate" the devil. They say this in proximity to their own experiences. They hate what he supposedly does to tempt them. Though the devil is apparently invisible, we still "know" him by how we interpret our experiences. The reason I bring up the devil is because I think this...
  11. tomspug

    Irony is in the air

    NYT: Privacy may be a victim in cyber plan - The New York Times- msnbc.com How many times will Obama backtrack to EXACTLY what the Bush Administration was doing? Let's find out!
  12. tomspug

    Videogame Company stages "religious protest"

    EA Staged Dante's Inferno Protest: News from 1UP.com What were they thinking? Pretending that religious extremists are threatened by your game makes it more attractive to the public? This is almost as bad as that Sony ad that had a black woman being subdued by a white woman to promote the...
  13. tomspug

    San Diego tells bible study they need a permit to assemble

    http://www.10news.com/news/19562217/detail.html Good thing my bible study is in Sacramento, where you can actually DO things without the government breathing down your neck.
  14. tomspug

    VIDEO One-on-One Debates???

    Is this not the coolest idea ever? We've all got webcams, right? And isn't the face the most effective means of communicating thoughts and ideas? Well, what better way to do "point/counterpoint" then to have successive videos of two individuals with opposites sides to an argument? Thoughts?
  15. tomspug

    How did Abrahamic religions become predominant?

    Here's my thinking. Abraham wasn't a king. He and his family lived in tents, wandering. Sure, the kingdom of Israel was eventually established, but it was, through most of history, an insignificant country that happened to be on a trade route between Egypt and Asia Minor. It survived all of...
  16. tomspug

    Foot in Mouth

    It was bound to happen eventually. The Democrats, through the efforts mainly of Kerry in 2004, followed quickly by Dean, Reid and Pelosi have said practically anything and everything to bring down the Republican majority. Not surprisingly, they are starting to look more and more like...
  17. tomspug

    Is the Republican Party morphing into the Libertarian Party?

    The more I see strong viewpoints on lower taxes, smaller government, tea parties, etc. I start to wonder... is this really conservatism? Instead of a battle between ideology (liberalism) and common good (conservatism), it appears to be TWO ideologies that are waging war on each other. One is...
  18. tomspug

    Jesus must have used stem cells!

    It can cure the blind! Blind to be cured with stem cells - Times Online It can make the lame walk! Stem Cells Help Paralyzed Rats Walk - CBS News It can cure AIDS! www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/4276488/Stem-cell-treatment-could-fight-Aids.html It can cure...
  19. tomspug

    Double-faced leaders

    UPDATE 1-Obama, Venezuela's Chavez shake hands at summit | Markets | Reuters This confuses me. I am confused by Chavez because he has openly insulted Obama in his speeches and calls for the damnation of the US but also shakes his hand in person, saying he wants to be friends. I am also...
  20. tomspug

    Can your heart be prepared for Christ without you knowing it?

    Christians like to look at the word like this: say the magic words of a prayer that includes the words "I am a sinner" and "I accept Jesus Christ" and POOF! you're a Christian. But is this Biblical? Is it realistic at all to expect a conversion to be so definitive, or is it clearly and...
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