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Holy smokes!!! Eve sounds like she's pumping out kids like a factory. :D

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make, @Clare73.

Well, to be fair, the reason I identify myself as "Atheist" is because this forum won't allow me to identify myself as the way I prefer, so I have to choose the closest thing. I'd prefer to identify myself as "non-religious" as I do have a Christian background and don't have such a hardline...

I'm sorry, but this just doesn't make sense to me on any level. So you are saying preventative measures don't make a difference. Do you think the polio vaccine had no effect on eliminating polio at all?... Within reason, I would agree. When that that freedom begins to infringe on the freedom...

I mean... My shot was free. I think my room mate payed 20 bucks? Edit: Nevermind, I just asked her. Her shot was free, too.

Hmmm... Just curious, but if we stopped wearing seatbelts today, how many deaths would happen in car accidents over the same time period that the virus has had? Let's assume we knew the exact number, and it happened to be about the same number as people who died from covid. Would you say that...

Well... To be fair, you are on a Christian forum. :D There are other forums where religion is discussed as a whole if you want to tackle concepts covering religion as a whole. You'd probably have better luck there.

...but that means an extra day off for those who work those jobs... Is it really that much of an inconvenience? Comon now...

What is the reason folks don't want Juneteenth to be a national holiday again?

I feel it was probably because of the way you asked the question, honestly. It came across to me as dismissive and even rude - especially when referring to people only believing in the bible because of "blind faith." Had you asked those questions in more of a respectful way, I'm sure the...

Reading this thread reminds me of when I was learning about YEC in my science curriculum from ACE (Southern Baptist curriculum). The whole thing felt like it was bending around itself all over the place in complicated ways just to have it make sense within the confines of a literalist...

That's an explanation that I don't necessarily agree with completely or find all that satisfying, but the conversation has gotten to the point where it has more to do with opinion (mine and yours) than getting to the heart of the issue. Thanks for indulging my questions and thoughts! :D

It really is unfortunate. Seems a rather avoidable fate, too, had the narrative been worded differently (in less of a demonizing way towards the Jews) by the authors of the bible. I have to wonder if they realized that their words would have been used in such a way as they wrote them down. I...

Very true on that second point. Scape goats and common enemies make for a convenient distraction and make for a useful device in bringing people together for a common cause. It's a pretty gross tactic, but it's an effective one. However, this case is a little different, and I'll explain below...

Well, It seems to be one of the main points of the OP, so it kind of is. It's a good point, too.

You seem very confused as to what to believe... There is a tipping point where healthy skepticism becomes unhealthy paranoia.

I've had a UFO sighting in the past, but I can't be sure it was an alien craft by any means. It could have been anything, honestly, though they (3 of them) were certainly strange. I suppose it's likely that aliens exist, but until there is some concrete evidence, I'll just refrain from taking...

I... Don't feel like that's a very healthy way to think, @Duvduv. I don't like the idea of rejoicing because someone was tortured and killed, even if countless people were saved by that action. Reminds me of memorial day. It isn't a day of celebration, but a solemn reminder that there are those...

Seems as though singling out the Jews has led to countless deaths throughout the ages, though. Hindsight, I suppose. Interesting how such consequences can spread out like wild fire from just a few small words.