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by Ivellious
Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:27 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: the question of sociopaths
Replies: 6
Views: 1761

Re: the question of sociopaths

As with basically any mental condition, there is a huge range of what is considered a "sociopath." This can range from someone who simply has trouble feeling certain things or feels them less strongly than what is considered normal, to the more severe examples where someone is basically in...
by Ivellious
Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:48 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Wouldn't the bible be impossible to fake?
Replies: 10
Views: 2413

Re: Wouldn't the bible be impossible to fake?

Sorry, I am just speaking on behalf of the bible authenticity. I have heard the arguement that the bible was cut, pasted and written by a group to try and "control" people. As I have read through it, it seems it would be impossible to put a bible together as a ploy to trick people. With t...
by Ivellious
Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:59 pm
Forum: Politics and World Events
Topic: Homosexual Marriage (aka digging up a hot-button topic)
Replies: 106
Views: 24435

Re: Homosexual Marriage (aka digging up a hot-button topic)

It is not me who is trying to "force" everyone else to believe and follow what I believe to be the case... but then if I were governor or president, I certainly see no issue with including my beliefs in my decisions just as a secular person would theirs. Fair is fair. Just because I'm Chr...
by Ivellious
Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:24 pm
Forum: Politics and World Events
Topic: Homosexual Marriage (aka digging up a hot-button topic)
Replies: 106
Views: 24435

Re: Homosexual Marriage (aka digging up a hot-button topic)

So then you'll argue for marriage because of "benefits". If that's the reason you get married then I made a mistake. Call it "civil union" if you want, but "marriage" is theological. No, I argued that if the governments are in the business of giving marriage benefits, ...
by Ivellious
Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:55 am
Forum: Politics and World Events
Topic: Homosexual Marriage (aka digging up a hot-button topic)
Replies: 106
Views: 24435

Re: Homosexual Marriage (aka digging up a hot-button topic)

Marriage is a religious concept, so what do governments have to do with God? They can try to forbid, corrupt or redefine what is holy, but it'll still remain what it is - divine in nature. This point might be valid, except the governments of the world do and will continue to give major benefits to ...
by Ivellious
Wed Mar 20, 2013 6:45 pm
Forum: End Times
Topic: Does the bible talk about sink holes?
Replies: 9
Views: 24649

Re: Does the bible talk about sink holes?

I'm not sure if the bible says anything, but I doubt it. If nothing else, I don't think the authors of the Bible would have known what a real sinkhole was, considering how rare they are in the Middle East. Sinkholes aren't really the same as other natural disasters, in that they can be caused by hum...
by Ivellious
Wed Mar 20, 2013 6:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Ways to help out my apologist friend.
Replies: 11
Views: 2315

Re: Ways to help out my apologist friend.

Huh. Well, you don't have to be an ass about it. Though you certainly got one thing right...You "assume" everything about me based on the fact that I'm not a Christian, and get literally everything else wrong. So, just for kicks and giggles, let me set you straight. It might not fix your p...
by Ivellious
Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Ways to help out my apologist friend.
Replies: 11
Views: 2315

Re: Ways to help out my apologist friend.

In all seriousness and honesty, I'm kind of confused by exactly what happened here, and I can't help but feel like these articles are not giving a full description of what occurred. Here is what I gathered from reading through these: A teacher at a public community college was teaching a class on wo...
by Ivellious
Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:52 am
Forum: Prayer Requests
Topic: Prayers needed for a apologist friend of mine
Replies: 22
Views: 5469

Re: Prayers needed for a apologist friend of mine

To give you all a update. He is actually doing much better. And he appears to be very happy that me and others have prayed for him. So from the way it looks, it may easily have helped. From a variety of perspectives I tend to agree with Neo, but this statement really seals it for me. You might inte...
by Ivellious
Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:29 am
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Help on love & limits...
Replies: 9
Views: 3940

Re: Help on love & limits...

Not to be rude or anything, but this Todd Friel guy is so condescending it's hard to watch. His personality and tone seem better suited for an off-beat, politically incorrect comedian than for a spreader of love. I appreciate that he runs a talk radio show and that you have to have some kind of a fl...
by Ivellious
Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:59 pm
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Help on love & limits...
Replies: 9
Views: 3940

Re: Help on love & limits...

Well same-sex marriage and the definition of love seem slightly different topics. I mean, I've never actually met a person, pro gay marriage or anti-gay marriage, who actually believed homosexual couples were not capable of true love. Usually the Christian response is something like "Sure, you ...
by Ivellious
Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:02 pm
Forum: The Church
Topic: NEW POPE!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 12158

Re: NEW POPE!!!

Even to a non-Christian like me the choice seems fine. He doesn't appear, based on his past, to be too radically liberal or incredibly conservative either. I feel like it's good to elect a pope from the Americas considering how that is where the true strength of the Catholic church is these days. Co...
by Ivellious
Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:07 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Question about prayer vs. natural healing processes
Replies: 9
Views: 2165

Re: Question about prayer vs. natural healing processes

Just a couple quick points to bring up on this topic. First, I would like to say that it is not really accurate to say that just because something positive happened in the absence of or in addition to modern medicine, that does not automatically mean that the only answer is a supernatural interventi...
by Ivellious
Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:50 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Great article about New Atheism being on the decline
Replies: 14
Views: 2878

Re: Great article about New Atheism being on the decline

Am I the only one who read this and thought, "Richard Dawkins has never heard of choir boys?"
All I thought about was the recent gay prostitute thing among the cardinals...Bad, I know, but still funny in retrospect :p
by Ivellious
Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:47 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Great article about New Atheism being on the decline
Replies: 14
Views: 2878

Re: Great article about New Atheism being on the decline

First of all, why is this in "God and Science"? Unless you are committing the silly scientists=atheists fallacy, this seems oddly out of place. Second, I'm a bit bothered by the article in general. First, they hardly define "New Atheism" from atheism in general, and there are cer...