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Remember that people do not test for delta-9-THC. The test is actually for a metabolite of this chemical. As far as I know, the marijuana test is the only acceptable test that tests for metabolites and not the substance in question (probably because the only way to test for THC itself is in the...

OK, so it's obvious that these horrible acts are in the Bible. Right now it pretty much seems to be between whatever one chooses to believe: whether God changes the way He acts toward us or not. I personally think that God can change how he treats us for whatever reason He sees fit. Take the...

AMEN! Seek God, the creator of the universe, with a pure heart, believe, surrender yourself, and strive to serve Him! I must congratulate you Ben, you are one of few very open-minded, non-judgmental moderators who seems to be after Jesus' own heart. For example, if you reach God more easily...

OK. I see why a church would not condone homosexuality, and there is no reason a church should have to, or recognize homosexual marriage. Let's all recognize that for the GOVERNMENT to REFRAIN FROM PUNISHING homosexuality does not mean that a church has to, and also that if a government chooses...

OK Everybody. Time to say what you think about industrial hemp (cannabis sativa). What do you think about its legal status in the United States? In other countries, is it developing slowly because claims of its many uses are exaggerated, because it is little known, and/or because regulatory...

You are right. The scientists who publish these kinds of studies are aware of what the studies mean, being their area of expertise. However, they are often used in a misleading way that imply causality. Had you included a slightly less slanted* version of your above disclaimer in your original...

Blindfaith: You have hit the mark here, but you've run entirely the wrong way with it. Those who support legalization hold that individuals need to be held responsible for the damage they cause, be it under the influence of legal drugs, illegal drugs, their own chemical imbalances, or no...

Economically it's a bad idea? If you have stock in any of the industries that would suffer in competition with industrial hemp (petroleum, petrochemical [plastics, cosmetics, etc.], cotton, soy, timber, concrete, coal - to name a few), or if you're a drug kingpin - legalizing EVERYTHING would...

This is a classic logical fallacy known academically as <i> post hoc ergo propter hoc </i>, or "after this, thus because of this" . You learn this fallacy in 100 level core English classes at ARIZONA STATE, for cryin' out loud. Correllation does not imply causality. The explanation from the...

Exactly - His presence could not be denied to those who witnessed It. Only to us, who must choose or choose not to rely on the sources He gave us based on the information that He has learned. But for the writers of the Gospels and all who witnessed, it was an experience they couldn't deny. So I...

You are right, that would be the best policy, and the reason I didn't say it like that is because I thought that was implied. I suppose a lot of people don't understand that legalization does not mean a total lawless free-for-all. For example, aside from the absurd minimum drinking age, alcohol...

As far as MAN creating GOD, I'd say that we can't prove one way or the other, especially based on Rhetoric. The question of God is and always will be one based on faith. However, we might say the God created Man, but Man created most of religion. How about the Pharisees and their limit of the...

WHAT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO: We human beings command a very limited knowledge of the world and universe around us. It's fine to speculate about how God might have created the universe, and from what plane of existence, but we can't think about what kinds of conditions our supposed God -...

I See it hasn't gotten me banned (THANK YOU moderators for maintaining an open forum), so I am going to start this thread under an appropriate title. Please tell me what you think about CANNABIS! "The devil weed with roots in hell" according to the propaganda that brought about his prohibition...

Thank you for responding, but no one has addressed my original question: Why did God put cannabis on the earth, consciously? Was it a test to see if we could destroy it (why didn't He ever command us to in the Bible) or was it to be something we could make use of? 1) Caffeine Socialism: Aside...

1) Jet Black: If I show an incomplete knowledge of evolution, please inform me. I am on a forum, after all, a medium of information exchange and of learning. If you are going to criticize, enlighten at the same time. Isaac: I don't want to prove God exists; I want to debate evolution. To me...

This will get me a lot of flame, maybe kicked off, but I'd like to see what other Christians think about...*gasp* CANNABIS! "The devil weed with roots in hell." (I would refer everyone to http://www.jackherer.com , no one can deny that he is biased, but much of his documentation seems more than...

Anybody who cares to read the original Greek New Testament will find that inappropriate contentIA, "Consorting with a Prostitute," has been translated to English as "fornication", which may have meant the same at one time, but now denotes pre-marital sex. I would urge people to research things before judging...

Will someone explain to me how natural selection is conducive to evolution? Darwin wrote that if biology, in the course of its development, ever demonstrated that an organ in its intermediate stage (i.e. half a heart) would not be functional, than his whole theory would fall to pieces. He was...

Also, this bieng my second post ever, I would like to comment that I am very impressed with the number of open-minded, freedom-loving people who agree with the court's ruling. Jesus never agreed with using force to guarantee adherence to Christian morals; He wanted people to choose Him freely...