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Recent content by benjdm

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    how does an christian become an athiest?

    My best recollection is here. I was Catholic in name only through confirmation. In my thoughts, I can't recall ever being a theist.
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    Evolution and Atheism vs Christianity

    No. I was an atheist for years before I ever heard of evolution.
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    Why? A question of evolution

    I would phrase it differently - the inherent traits of the universe allow for all these things - but other than that, relatively straightforward. Perhaps I have lived too long in an atheistic worldview to see it as weird ?
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    Secular humanism

    The wiki or the most recent Humanist Manifesto sum it up pretty well, I think.
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    Secular humanism

    Secular humanism does exclude religious individuals, because religious people usually adopt the ethical systems of their religion. Religious humanism does exist but is not very popular. Regardless, my question is not about an ethical system for religious people. Does the Christian ethical system...
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    Secular humanism

    Often, I see opinions from religious conservatives that think very little of secular humanism. This surprises me. The existence of God is not a moral question. As an atheist, I still have to have an ethical system to guide my actions. If you are a person who thinks little of secular...
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    Psychopath Test

    Time for a name change, Twicedeceived.
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    If you feared God, you wouldn't evolve

    I can't tell if this is for real or not.
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    Gas Prices Soaring Again

    OPEC production dropped 0.8% in July. Linky.
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    38% believe man evolved, 95% believe in God.

    These are horrible numbers. It is what motivates me to get involved in this debate at all. Biology otherwise bores me to tears. Speaking of which, any theistic evolutionists want to head over to a different Christian Forum and help some Christian teenagers out, PM me. There are ZERO TE's at...
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    Gas Prices Soaring Again

    It should be done and needs to be done. I think we're basically on the same page. The cuts have to be made everywhere. Just my G.I. bill. :D
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    Gas Prices Soaring Again

    Not at all. I would happily support cutting off almost all foreign aid. You tell me: How much does all that foreign aid add up to ?
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    Gas Prices Soaring Again

    No, you provided 0 examples. The 2005 budget deficit was roughly $500 billion according to here. Look here to see what kind of spending you have to cut to balance that budget. The entire Department of Defense budget was roughly $500 billion, entire Department of Health and Human Services was...
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    Gas Prices Soaring Again

    NASA's budget is ~$15 billion. If you cut them off for ten years that's ~$150 billion. The deficit adds more than that to the debt in one year.
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    Gas Prices Soaring Again

    Neglecting anything other issues with this, I'll magically grant you this as done. In 1-3 years the U.S. is right back where we are now as the oil depletes. It doesn't really make a difference. We will still adapt to energy scarcity.