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But this is my question, and major contention with this issue. You could do all those things to your slave. Besides being a poor tool of motivation, they could very well be immoral. If you aim is work and productivity, then yes. You could very well do many horrible, horrible things to that...

It really depends on how the human was regarded and treated. Remember, a human being is owning another human being. The owner assumes responsibility for all aspects of the human-property's life while taking their labor and freewill. Those needs encompass the physical and emotional. If the owner...

Theoretically, the forgiveness should be doled out infinitely. What you make of that is up to you.

[bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]Walks seem to be an appropriate to a ridiculous notion. After all, just because a person dresses a certain way doesn't mean they consent to anything. There is an underlying issue that I won't discuss, given tight restrictions on discussion of human sexuality in these forums. All I'm going...

Wiccan's aren't really all that different in belief from christians... given time, she'll get sick of it. Where she goes from there will be another matter.

Hello, Berthew. It's like taking a quiz that constantly changes answers, and the questions are never the same twice. You gotta keep on trying until the Ultimate Answer dawns upon you. Then you'll know what exactly it is that you seek. It isn't too hard, if you think about it. Just take a few...

Why not jut ask God? Surely God can tell us just how he experiences time; or what exactly it is that he describes as awareness. Unless...

It doesn't violate anything. *shrug* That's why they leave it up.

OR simply that jesus was from gentile gods and this particular myth was stolen from gentile legends.

The United States is not a religious nation, not in the sense of it's founding. 1rst amendment. End of that debate. The United State is a nation that contains a lot of religion. Just look around. There's a church on every corner, in every town, and yet for all their praying and begging, there...

Yes, and feel free to pm me if you'd like.

Here I am -- working towards a legitimate godhood, and all of sudden these people claim to have the power to part the Red Sea and raise the dead? No.

Dear Hollywood, My name is Starcannon. I am refrain from intercourse as means to avoid pregnancy. I am a woman, my sovereign will, exerted over my own body, leads me to believe that pregnancy at my age is a contradiction to everything I hold dear. Therefore, when you speak of those who are...

Can be described in two words what I feel about sinning: what sin?

So, if the power to part the Red Sea lies within you, then why haven't you parted the Red Sea?

I only have religious discussions with people I know aren't going to get emotional. Most people don't know the rules of arguing and this constitutes much of the screaming matches. I've literally seen people clam up and close their minds (it's easy to tell when they tense up, and their energy...

I laughed a bit when I watched that video. Poor woman suffering so much. I burned some bibles myself. Really, it's not as easy as people would think. THere'd kindling issues... (bible pages make good kindling, btw) Correct amount of air flow to the flames. The covers themselve don't burn well...

Can you prove that beyond a reasonable doubt? Quantum mechanics is something that can be readily understood by anyone who has a bit of a background in physics, or at least an above average intelligence, or simply the sheer willpower to get through it. Prove it. I just had a vision of tying a...

I would like to point out that no man born on this earth is entitled to so much of anything except perhaps the right to choose to die. The concept of rights and liberties and entitlements... kept by the lazy will eventually fall into the hands of those who are industrious, and eventually, they...

*points to Calculus, which requires all manner of proofs and yet allows for the basis of much advancement in societies, in many things scientific and not so. Old post, I know, but I had to reply to that* I used to be one of those rabid dogs. That was until I started playing Tomb Raider and my...