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So why would God tell us to be nice to other people, no matter what, if He clearly believes in the idea of punishment? Also, am I correct in my understanding that you believe in the Bible literally?

Ok, just to make things clear this means you believe in the bible literally, and as such think the Sun goes around our planet and not the other way around, that the world was created some 6000 years ago, people used to live several hundred years, and the value of pi is, exactly, 3. Also, you believe that everyone who isn't an Evangelical Conservative Baptist, will die a ghastly and fiery death in the pits of Hell, because they are not a part of the elect. First I'd like to say that I believe there is a God, and that such a being must be amoral. Now, the reason I asked you about God killing those kids is because those actions of God, if true, would go against his own ethics as taught by Jesus Christ on a few occasions, most especially during the sermon of the mount. And of course, don't forget that if you believe in the concept of the Holy Trinity, the Son and the Father are fundamentally the same being. Now, the only way that I can see for you to get out of this conundrum is to say that God preaches a "do what I say, don't do what I do" kind of ethic, which I trust, you don't agree with at all. What do you have to say about this post Blank?

I don't have any problems with Christians who do what they preach, just with the ones who don't. And I don't think the Roman Catholic Church stands for all Christians. Sorry if I didn't make that clear enough.

No, of course not. if says he's a Catholic, then he's a Catholic; if not, then not. But anyway, there are a lot of people, who proclaim themselves as plain old christian, but don't have any qualms with taking revenge on other people or not helping each every person who comes their way. I've seen people proclaiming themselves as being good christians, and yet being in favour of the death penalty. You have plenty of those in the US.

But, if someone says he belongs to this or that christian sect, that means he follows the tenets established as fundamental by the leader(s) of that sect. So, for example, if someone says he's a Catholic, he can't use condoms as a contraceptive because according to his own beliefs he's commiting a terrible sin.

It's not about what some people practice in real life, it's about what the leaders and founders of many churches establish as being their official dogma.

Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Calvinists are a few huge examples.

I always thought that christianity thinks sex is a sin, but reproducing isn

You look like a written statement? That's weird.

I always thought that christianity thinks sex is a sin, but reproducing isn

Ok, just to make things clear this means you believe in the bible literally, and as such think the Sun goes around our planet and not the other way around, that the world was created some 6000 years ago, people used to live several hundred years, and the value of pi is, exactly, 3. Also, you believe that everyone who isn't an Evangelical Conservative Baptist, will die a ghastly and fiery death in the pits of Hell, because they are not a part of the elect. First I'd like to say that I believe there is a God, and that such a being must be amoral. Now, the reason I asked you about God killing those kids is because those actions of God, if true, would go against his own ethics as taught by Jesus Christ on a few occasions, most especially during the sermon of the mount. And of course, don't forget that if you believe in the concept of the Holy Trinity, the Son and the Father are fundamentally the same being. Now, the only way that I can see for you to get out of this conundrum is to say that God preaches a "do what I say, don't do what I do" kind of ethic, which I trust, you don't agree with at all.

Baldur's Gate, buggy? Nooooooooooooooo.

I'm not saying just specifically on this issue, I mean generally. Do you think God actually offed all first born children of the Egiptians, or that Moses actually parted the Red Sea, or that women are responsible for the fall of men? Which christian denomination do you belong to, by the way?

Question to Blank: What's the point of following a holy book, if you have to disregard large parts of the book on account of it being hopelessly silly?

If I could be any actor in the world, I'd be Steve Buscemi. Even if he looks like he couldn't get laid to save his own life.

The Sims. 2. :"> In my own defence it's actually pretty good. For someone who likes building and management sims, it's great. Plus, one of my favourite bits in CRPGs has always been character creation. And getting laid can be a career choice. >_

Buscemi also has the habit of getting supporting roles in really crappy movies. He's usually the only bright part of those movies.

Who isn't? The guy is a genius.

Every single one of my posts here, have been the stolen from someone.

He likes us. But he loves you.

That's the wrong villain, metadigital. You cannot make mistakes, metadigital. People suffer when you make mistakes, metadigital.

They are both horrible characters.

How do you like my new movie avvie?

Unfortunately.

Oh, I don't doubt that american coffee sucks, it's just that it can't be much worse than the english sludge, so meta can't really complain. Unless, of course, meta has been educated by someone italian on the art of drinking coffee.