Quote (Mondain @ Jul 25 2022 02:47pm)

Just because you don't believe doesn't mean those in power don't believe.

Quote (Mondain @ Jul 24 2022 08:17pm)

If you have a society that drinks from a poisoned well. People are going to be sick.

Quote (caswallen @ Jul 25 2022 03:46pm)

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides
By the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men
Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will
Shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness
For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children
And I will strike down upon thee
With great vengeance and furious anger
Those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers
And you will know my name is the Lord
When I lay my vengeance upon thee

Ezekiel 25:17

Quote (addone @ Jul 24 2022 11:23pm)

If I was in power and was nefarious in nature I would 100% use religion. Its a great mass control tool, along with social credit system and mass surveillance and executive orders that override any democratic/constitutional laws.
Religion is man made. If we can make religion we can sure as heaven make list of guidelines/moral principles without all the other baggage that the church carries.

Quote (addone @ Jul 24 2022 09:53pm)

When in doubt throw in a random verse from the bible that has nothing to do with the conversation at hand. Hopefully people will be distracted or wont bring up the original points of the topic. Sound about right?

Quote (addone @ Jul 24 2022 07:40pm)

I consider consequence. That's not same as justice. If do something the result is instantaneous and consistent. Because consequence follows the laws of the life. Which are observable and measurable.
My actions are not judged by some magical being in the sky after i go to some other made up place. Put your hand in a beehive get stung that's not karma its not the gods are angry its my failure to understand how nature works.

If the snake had free choice then why did it deceive adam and eve? Why was it purposefully trying to thwart gods will didn't god give instructions not to eat it? I tell you why because it was made by god to do that. God designed it to be deceitful there is no other way.
When you make something and it doesn't do as its supposed to do you don't get mad you simple fix it. Early primitive thinkers who written a compilation of scripts which we call the bible now tried to poorly explain what causality is.

The idea of causality was a hard concept for illiterate peasants to grasp so they gave them a parent analogy to slurp up. If you do something against your father you are in trouble so be good boy. Sound about right?

Quote (TiStuff @ Jul 25 2022 05:19pm)

i dont know whats up with the snake. if i did in your endless excuses you would just keep seeking something/anything for which i dont have an answer so its good i dont have an answer for the snake right now putting a end to the endless. So it remains at the juncture, you still have a choice to make, its on you not the snake.

i just see you slurping your own drivel. contend with scripture if you want to make an impression.

Quote (caswallen @ Jul 25 2022 03:56pm)

that showed you