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Permalink Reply by Pope OoO (Out of Order) on August 4, 2011 at 4:12pm

a conscience of which I contend is created by God

I contend that belief in God was created by (Stone Age) human conscience.

Permalink Reply by Denis Robert on August 5, 2011 at 9:12am

"which I contend": no one cares what you contend. What matters is what you can demonstrate.

 

Permalink Reply by Akshay Bist on August 5, 2011 at 9:59am

+1

Permalink Reply by Ed on August 6, 2011 at 5:01pm

Michael, Michael, Michael,

Dude I have been reading through this thread. You have mastered the copy and paste commands quite well. Your repetition grows wearisome to we free thinkers. The perplexing enigma is your inability to grasp the concepts of social interaction among higher level mammalia. Go back to school and bone up on social psychology.

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Lester on August 3, 2011 at 1:02am

Better question:

 

When you're religious and believe you'll be forgiven no matter what you do, why be moral?

Permalink Reply by Akshay Bist on August 3, 2011 at 1:05am

+1

Permalink Reply by Kairan Nierde on August 3, 2011 at 1:44am

Always bothered me...knowing how many ruthless, two-faced "christians" were in my community, I wondered if any of them used this 'catch' to feel 'safe.'  I think it's a life strategy for managing sin that some people develop...Jesus as the get out of jail for free card.

Permalink Reply by Steve on August 3, 2011 at 2:18am

Also, if god dictates what is moral and not, then what action can't be justified with god's will?

 

History has shown time again that there is really nothing that can't be justified by divine command. The Bible itself contains just about every atrocity and crime imaginable. Often ordered or executed by god himself.

Permalink Reply by Derek on August 3, 2011 at 1:03pm

Ah yes, brilliant. "Might aswell rape and torture kids because afterwards I can just get on my knees and Jeebus will make it all better again."

Permalink Reply by Michael on August 3, 2011 at 11:02pm

Maybe that is why most Christian are hypocrites and are not righteous at all.

No, that would be to simple. There are darker reasons, I believe, hypocrisy is pervasive in Judeo-Christianity in practice.

 

Permalink Reply by Michael on August 3, 2011 at 11:02pm

Maybe that is why most Christian are hypocrites and are not righteous at all.

No, that would be to simple. There are darker reasons, I believe, hypocrisy is pervasive in Judeo-Christianity in practice.

Permalink Reply by Chris on August 3, 2011 at 1:31am

The urge to be socially positive is generally very well developed in most social animals. There is no reason to suppose humans are much different. Also, what exactly is it I am going to be doing "when no one is looking" that is so evil and so alluring? Exposing my dick to the cat? Sometimes I think these questions are formulated in diseased minds.

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