Recent content by R3quiem

That is based merely on observing hundreds of Christians on this site, as well as millions in the media. When the topic is something like gay marriage, I see a lot of Christians bring up the fact that this is a "Christian nation" or point out how the founding fathers were Christian and...

Unfortunately, you completely missed the point. I don't know if you noticed or not, but the entire thread's purpose is to collect Christian opinions. I'm not telling what Christians think, I'm ASKING what Christians think. Sometimes when I'm discussing things with Christians, I'll point out...

I'll send you a message or something to consider the convo, because this last part about Jesus' teachings and whether he is supernatural is out of the scope of the morality section. Give me some time, though.

I agree. Some Christians tend to argue that America (or I guess Canada as well) is founded as a Christian nation, while others tend to argue that America is ungodly. You can be opposed to it, but why try to legislate against it? Why set up legal barriers against people that do something...

Yes, they are all highly developed countries, and just about all of them are less religious than America. Their state religions are nothing but remnants of history. Compared to America, fewer people in those countries self-identify as devout Christians, fewer attend church regularly, fewer...

Interesting. I find it interesting that many Christians here are quick to call America a Christian nation when it suits them. "We were founded as a Christian nation," many say. This is used often when it comes to discussions on gay marriage, for instance. But when something like war is...

No. Homosexuals probably can't see anything wrong with homosexual sex for the same reason you can't see anything wrong with certain kinds of heterosexual sex. No. There are thousands of claimed gods, and it's impossible and silly to try to follow every single one of them. Your god is not...

I'm interested in opinions (mainly Christian opinions) about when warfare is acceptable. When is it acceptable to God to go to war? How do you interpret the verses to love your enemy and turn the other cheek when it comes to warfare? What about preemptive strikes? Are they ever ethical...

I said, "Atheism doesn't offer anything except for the truth, if that's what you determine the truth is." Atheism is an absence of belief in god, not necessarily a declaration that no gods exist. Being an atheist means you don't accept claims and statements made by religions regarding the...

600 posts? Are you kidding me? Someone asking this question is stuck in the mindset of a theist. I could ask, what does Christianity offer me? Eternal life- sweet! Or, what does Buddhism offer me? Nirvana- cool! Atheism doesn't offer anything except for the truth, if that's what you...

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being absolutely sure, how sure are you that your religion is correct? For example, if you believe in a god, how sure are you that this god actually exists, objectively? If you believe in reincarnation, how sure are you that you've actually had past lives?

I think it's too diverse and contains too much information for it's own good. Is there anything that all Hindus can agree on, or no? I think eastern philosophy and logic is very vague. Every time I ask a Hindu what an Atman is, I get explanations about what it's not, or how it cannot be...

I'd like to hear thoughts from Buddhists and Hindus (or those knowledgeable about such religions) about what role faith plays in these Eastern religions. I was reading a piece of literature about Karma written by a Hindu the other day and something just kind of struck me. Basically, the...

I am in favor of profiling. Those who have argued against profiling- I see where your hearts are and I respect that, but arguments against profiling in this thread have primarily been slippery slop fallacies. "You're for profiling? You're a savage racist!" I'm not for racism- but I am for...

Hey thanks guys. The thing is, though, that I'm looking for the speed of light through different levels of the atmosphere. As I said in my second paragraph: I know that the refractive index of air is roughly 1.0003, but I assume that this number is based on measurements near the earth's...