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    A distaste for "authority"

    I do not get along with people who think they are above me or that they can tell me what to do just on the grounds that I "have to listen to them." Childish, no? Well, perhaps... In my opinion, people tend to confuse the words "power" and "authority." Power is the coercive force to make people...
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    Once again, Colbert gets it right

    The greatest irony of "scientific" creationism (had to tie that in somehow).
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    Free Will

    I was inspired by a thread in the Ethics & Morality forum (Is homosexuality natural?) to think a little bit more about so-called "free will." My understand of biblical evidence for this is limited, but I suppose it is summarized by Deuteronomy 11:26-28 According to this, it seems that free...
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    Infanticide

    I was just in the Politics forum and saw a question on abortion. I am actually rather interested in this because I find my view does not easily fit in with what I am used to hearing. I think this will be an interesting discussion. I am pro-abortion. In fact, if post-natal abortion...
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    What's up with Paul?

    I'm not a Christian, so I can't really understand this and I probably don't know what I am talking about. That said, I do not understand why the writings of St. Paul in the Bible are considered so central to the Christian faith. By his own admittance (Galatians 1 was it?), Paul never even met...
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    What do you think about Non-Christians?

    As an atheist, I'm familiar with all sorts of stereotypes about Christians; many of which are not particularly flattering (they are: boring, uneducated, homophobic, racist, sexist, condescending, stubborn... etc.). I don't take much of this very seriously. Personally, I am of the opinion that...
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    Thanks for noticing me...

    Howdy, all. I need a few more posts so I can get glasses for my cute little dude on the side there. As I'm sure some of you may have noticed; I am an atheist. However, I enjoy talking with Christians because I feel the difference of opinion can lead to enlightening discussions. I am very...