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by jerickson314
Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:03 pm
Forum: Moral and Ethical Affairs
Topic: Divorce and Remarriage
Replies: 58
Views: 19843

Divorce and Remarriage

One one of the other boards, I was involved in a thread involving divorce and remarriage . Several of the people say that if we expect homosexuals to cease being involved in homosexuality, we should also expect those who have been divorced and remarried to cease being married/sexually involved with ...
by jerickson314
Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:44 pm
Forum: Questions for Christians
Topic: tithing
Replies: 24
Views: 6385

No one ever said you couldn't give to both...
by jerickson314
Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:11 pm
Forum: Questions for Christians
Topic: Science
Replies: 2
Views: 1344

I confess that I was expecting an interesting discussion, and that I then was confused and slightly disappointed. Not angry or anything, though.
by jerickson314
Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:07 pm
Forum: Moral and Ethical Affairs
Topic: marijuana/prostitution
Replies: 215
Views: 55806

Sounds like you don't know about our laws much. :lol: Why do we have fines for obscenity and public nudity? Those laws are based on morality. All our laws are based on some moral fabric. Ochotseat, the stated proposition was that "moral" and "legal" were not synonyms. Not that &...
by jerickson314
Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:57 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Everything in Universe can be explained by natural means?
Replies: 47
Views: 21634

I don't know whether or not everything is natural. I only know that up to now science has always given explanations that are natural. I explained this in an earlier post. Of course, scientific theories are continuously tuned or refined. Sometimes are falsified. That's exactly why they can be called...
by jerickson314
Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:16 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Intelligent Design in 10 years?
Replies: 43
Views: 21622

The statement "all crows are black" might be "true", ie a truth. But, still, we can only increase our knowledge in two ways: 1. increase our confidence level about this truth 2. hope to demonstrate it is false, ie not a truth Right. This statement has no value, because it cannot...
by jerickson314
Wed Jun 08, 2005 7:12 pm
Forum: Questions for Christians
Topic: A strong case for atheism.
Replies: 8
Views: 3531

It's time for me to expose the fallacy in the logic. Suppose you are a high school physics teacher. One of your students is flunking your class. He just isn't getting it. Then you give out your 200-question multiple choice final at the end of the year. You know this student is going to be in trouble...
by jerickson314
Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:50 pm
Forum: Moral and Ethical Affairs
Topic: marijuana/prostitution
Replies: 215
Views: 55806

1Corinthians 13:4-7 love is patient , love is kind. it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. it is not rude , it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered , it keeps no record of wrongs. love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. it always protects , always trusts, ...
by jerickson314
Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:37 pm
Forum: Moral and Ethical Affairs
Topic: marijuana/prostitution
Replies: 215
Views: 55806

jerickson314: compassion: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it. criticize: to consider the merits and demerits of and judge accordingly 2) to find fault with: point out the faults of Compassionate criticism: To find and point out the faults of others,...
by jerickson314
Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:44 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Intelligent Design in 10 years?
Replies: 43
Views: 21622

Alien:

You are confusing "truth" with "knowledge". I have seen many people do the same thing. There are truths that no human will ever have a clue about.
by jerickson314
Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:41 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Origins of Life
Replies: 30
Views: 9372

The a priori stastical probability that a specific grain of sand will stick to you after a day at the beach is astonomically small. Does this mean that God put that grain of sand there? Conversely, the a priori probability that at least one grain of sand will stick to you after a day at the beach i...
by jerickson314
Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:02 pm
Forum: Moral and Ethical Affairs
Topic: marijuana/prostitution
Replies: 215
Views: 55806

ocho: there's a reason why conservatives criticize...they do it out of compassion... i thought about it. i don't get it. I'm not ochotseat, but I think I know what he's saying. Think about the following: What about telling smokers that smoking causes lung cancer? What about telling them that what t...
by jerickson314
Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:50 pm
Forum: Moral and Ethical Affairs
Topic: marijuana/prostitution
Replies: 215
Views: 55806

I can't find that post. What is the moral difference ? [I have only used one.] For example, relative to number of users, do more drinkers or smokers cause vehicle accidents ? Alcohol in moderation is almost entirely free of harmful effects; in fact it might even be helpful. Drunk people clearly cau...
by jerickson314
Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: The "Correct Religion"
Replies: 26
Views: 15225

Mr Jerickson, there is NOTHING rational about a man dying and comning back to life three days later. There is nothing rational about a man dead over 2,000 years coming back to the world. Thewre is nothing rational about God having a son. there is nothing rational about a man dying to save the world...
by jerickson314
Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Intelligent Design
Replies: 26
Views: 8885

OK HMG. I hear you. You must be special. I am glad you checked yourself out though. I would continue to do that. I have had experiences myself that I wasn't so quick to conclude were from God. One question I have is if you got that much of a graphic experience, then why can't I get the same? Why sh...