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  1. alex-f

    Is Alcohol A Truth Serum?

    I think in Mels case, the alcohol lowered his inhibitions and he said what he thought. Views such as those he is accused of are not acceptable and so almost anyone harbouring such opinions would not want to express them in public. Alcohol left Gibson without thoughts of the consequences and so...
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    Do We Have A Moral Obligation To Take Care Of Our Health?

    We have no obligation to look after ourselves provided it does not pose negative effects on other people. An example would be smoking; while I have no problem with a heavy smoker slowly killing themselves, I do not appreciate having my health put at risk for their addiction.
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    14 year old boy rapes 12 year old girl...

    He should serve a shorter than usual sentence, have his name given to the press and his parents heavily fined. Clearly the boy needs mental adjustment and this should be administered in a mental hospital. He knew full well what he was doing; even before 14 you know that rape is wrong.
  4. alex-f

    Dinner date etiquette

    Lol :D That guy had no point at all. He paid in the end after refused her offer!
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    Does Satan help people?

    Satan appears to help. He will prey on the weak, the most likely to submit, and offer them assistance. The help however comes with "small print" and much like a loanshark he seeks something in return, and this always costs more than whatever favour he offered in the first place.
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    alcoholism/ addiction - Sin or disease?

    I do not agree with those who say alcoholism is hereditary, it is not a genetic disorder. Alcoholics are that way because they form a dependency on something that makes them feel good, it's a form of escape from everyday stresses that are just too much for them to cope with. A lone, alcoholic...
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    Do you judge girls/women by the clothes they wear?

    It's always nice to see a girl taking a bit of time over how she looks. It does depend on how "provacatively" they are dressed though; some girls go out looking like hookers...while it is their choice it does say something negative about them.
  8. alex-f

    We are in God's image yet flawed as people.

    As an all-seeing God, could he not have created humans to be naturally cooperative, uncompetitive and unselfish? The fact is that humans, when left unrestrained, are naturally self-seeking; is this a flaw in His design?
  9. alex-f

    Gay Pride: Is It Necessary?

    You tend to find that when sections of society have been hard done-by, they feel the need to not only reclaim, or in the case of gays claim, their status but to ensure it is never lost through such open expression. There is no "straight parade" because heterosexuals feel more secure about their...
  10. alex-f

    We are in God's image yet flawed as people.

    So they say we are created in God's image and therefore closely resemble God in our appearances. If this is to be the case, and God is presented as a flawless judge on humanity, then why are people such corruptable and imperfect creatures? Perhaps this has come up before, so apologies if that...
  11. alex-f

    Is getting divorced selfish in many cases?

    I have a feeling my parents stayed together longer because of me and my brother and I am grateful for that. While I am happy they separated in my teens, I think had it been earlier the whole process would have been much harder to deal with. While it may be that a bad relationship between parents...
  12. alex-f

    Hello everyone

    Hello all, I'm Alex, I've been on a number of forums where any form of reasoned debate quickly crumbles into childish arguments leaving a great feeling of pointlessness to making posts in those places. A friend of mine showed me this site and, to my surprise, I found it quite interesting and...
  13. alex-f

    Heterosexuality Is Not Normal...

    No I would not say that and I'm not saying that people of the same gender can't have sexual relations; I only gave my point purely in relation to how man and woman are naturally formed.
  14. alex-f

    Heterosexuality Is Not Normal...

    As sahra-t says, it is the heterosexual realationships that continue the species. If you look at men and women physically, their sexual organs are naturally "compatible", and that is simply not the case in a same sex couple. From that perspective you could perhaps claim heterosexuality to be...
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    Do babies deserve hell?

    I put the term very losely, which I am guessing people don't like here ;) No of course I do not think a person is doomed upon the first immoral action they undertake, otherwise yes your quite right. I was only using the general idea that immoral people go to hell, the moral people go to heaven...
  16. alex-f

    Do babies deserve hell?

    No I don't think so. If a person, no matter what age, is aware that they are doing something wrong then they are culpable. In my example, the action was not immoral as the child did not understand stealing to be wrong.
  17. alex-f

    Do babies deserve hell?

    thanks for the welcome :) It would be hard for anyone to give a difinitive answer as my interpretation would differ to everyone elses due to my individual upbringing and what society deems to be "correct". If a child was taught that stealing was ok to do, and the infant steals, then they have...
  18. alex-f

    Do babies deserve hell?

    As I understand it, those that carry out immoral, evil actions will go to hell and those that are morally sound will go to heaven. A newborn child is incapable of doing either so cannot be accountable. One becomes accountable whenever they develop a moral understanding and I think that is...
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