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I never understood the hitting or shouting thing. it's poor behaviour from parents - to teach children not to behave poorly ????

If the proverbs means literally - take a rod and hit your children with it - then we should not listen to it. If it means refine, guide and mentor children - then listen.

the abortion discussion really annoys me - can you even have a proper discussion about abortion??? i got pulled up for bogus claim of "flaming" !!! the member claimed themselves to be in a fight against nazi's and i guess - if i was "flaming" - i'm the "nazi" by implication ??? it's...

Yeah maybe thats true. Not sure. :)

here is an example of an opportunity to grow. You said, perhaps your heart isn't in the right place. to put your heart in the right place would be to grow. it means getting a more accurate faith.

its an opportunity to grow.

Yes. Sometimes you have a faith that promises you the world, and then doesn't deliver. When this happens its incredibly painful - a part of your faith is destroyed and you have to build back something better and stronger - more truthful.

You know - i heard someone say that they dont think paul won the arguement between he and peter. They thought that if paul won the argument - he would have mentioned that.

I usually need to have the persons worldview explained to me before i can understand their bible quotes. Something like this ... I think the author of this quote is directly quoting god. I think the meaning of the verse is the fllowing: " .... .... .... .... " I dont think everyone reads the...

i'm sorry - i dont know what we are talking about here

???? I was asking not "taking what i will". You could just explain???

Then why bother discussing with them at all?? You're not trying to help them understand - you're trying to .......... make sure someone else reading the argument isn't persuaded by the creationist??

Are you genuinely curious about what people believe and how they resolve apparent contradictions??

If you know so much, you should use your skill to help people understand. Give those who have less than you a friendly hand up ????

Is the question ... what are some alternative views to the one above?? ??? Are you wondering how someone could believe that?? or you mentioned the following issues (which i paraphrase) ... unjust > Good people suffer eternal pain as punishment - thus saying goodness is meaningless. unjust >...

i value his personal religious experience - which i believe was real. I believe it set him on a path for the rest of his life, to turn people to god - which is important. So for me, thats his most valueable contribution - expressing his religious experience to others. Thats not to say i...

i think ancient people fully believed in the sacrifice system. i think ancient christians said to them, in their converting "if you still require a sacrifice, let it be christ.". Then, everyone took it to be the main point of christ's coming to earth. i think the main point of his life was...

Is it possible to infer something that turns out to be untrue later on?? (Assuming you’ve done everything correctly) Euclidean triangles angles always sun to 180 is truth ??? I think there might be room to expand language here a little. It sounds slightly off. I think we are in the same...

I’ve never heard of “provisionally true” before. Ive also thought of truth as a spiritual thing. So it’s strange to hear “is gravity true”. Is gravity truth sounds weird. “Is the current theory of gravity correct?” sounds right to me. What I think your answer would be (if I’m...

do you think it happens a lot that predictions get made and tests keep getting passed - but the theory still turns out to be wrong later on ??? I wonder what the limits of the scientific method are?? I suppose i would have to read the philosophy of science to find that out???