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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 09:59 AM Original message |
'Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has.' |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm sure Baptists would agree. nt |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. And yet this all powerful, all knowing, being gave us very large brains to reason with. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The Lord God Almighty also made our sexual organs extremely sensitive |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
4. To repeat what I said in the GD thread: Reason is Man's highest faculty, Blind Faith is his lowest. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
5. Oh, Jesus, I'm agreeing with the fundies. |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. Reason without faith is empty... |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Empty of what? nt |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Empty of platitude |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Empty of contradictions. n/t |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Many people would answer those questions in many ways, but |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. But that's just not true |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. LOL. That's fresh |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Let me explain. |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. Ahhh... but I never said, nor implied, that your life is empty of meaning. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. That's a huge load of crap |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. I hope I can overcome my deficiencies as well |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. You have insulted me |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. I never meant any insult to you, or to anyone |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Bwahahahahaa! nt |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
42. Life is so full of contradications! Beautiful contradictions, full of personality. |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 08:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
39. Reason alone isn't sufficient, but faith is only poorly related... |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
7. It depends |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Not really |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. I will still say it depends |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
8. Epic Fail |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. On who's part? n/t |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Do you really care to hear what I think? |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Whatever, I guess. |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I just do not see what is so hard to understand about calling the sign |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I just didn't understand if you meant |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
9. That should remove all reason for attending church |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
13. Oh, I absolutely agree 100% |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. Reason is the greatest enemy |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
23. Reason, faith and fear in balance are all requirements for survival. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. "it's lowest breeds judgment and division" |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Did you not read my first sentence or mean to edit out the first half of the faith sentence? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Your post was judgmental and divisive. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Are you stating that all three dynamics have never been abused? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 06:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Your post is insulting because it says that those with the least faith |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I challenge you to find the word least anywhere in my post. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 06:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. That's bullshit |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I would humbly suggest you look up the definition of the word "faith" in the Dictionary. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. So it is just a semantic argument to cover your prejudice |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. If you want to be an atheist, more power to you, I could care less. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I don't believe you n/t |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Faith may be a crutch |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. I reached the same conclusion with out the mythology. |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Only seems like a shame to you |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. It is a shame to out culture and civilization |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. If I'm holding you back |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. It is not personal, I have overcome the limits of faith, |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I don't care so much about religion |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:50 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. You are playing semantic games. I can't win at your semantic games. n/t |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. It is not a game |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. It's not going anywhere |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:59 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Okay, So long! |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
43. I completely agree with that sign. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
47. They have no reason to say shit like that. nt |
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