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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: Is Christian religion dying out? Reply #180 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 2:30pm I hope all religion dies out. its served its purpose
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Winston Smith Gold Member Offline Ministry of Truth Posts: 1549 Oceania Gender:	Re: Is Christian religion dying out? Reply #181 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 2:31pm NorthOfNorth wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 7:00am: Winston Smith wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 2:32am: We all know the difference between right and wrong don't we? What is the difference? YOU.
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Reply #182 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 2:42pm

Bobby. wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 10:10am:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 9^th, 2014 at 2:47pm:

Yadda wrote on Mar 9^th, 2014 at 12:57pm:

How many of these do you believe in?

angels, - YES!
devils, - YES! demons
Satan, - YES!
witches, ????? - i could be classed as a witch - but i don't call spirits, i worship God, and i seek him
goblins - more demons
leprechauns - more demon entities
elfs - more demons
miracles. - what is a miracle, except something an 'occurrence' we cannot explain - you want to witness a 'miracle' ? birth of a new child - watch the sun rise - embrace someone who you deeply love
ghosts, - YES! [there was a ghost, an entity, in this [my] house, when i first came here]
heaven - YES!
hell - ??? - i believe that there will be an uncomfortable place of confinement for those who do not please God
holy cracker biscuits that are Christ's body - it is a psychic aid, for those who need its 'power'
holy wine that is his blood - it is a psychic aid, for those who need its 'power'
resurrections - YES!

You are forgiven

namaste

forgiven for being a brainwashed superstitious fool.

namaste

Yadda actually believes all that superstitious nonsense -
including holy cracker biscuits.

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Reply #183 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 2:48pm

dolphinsong wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 2:11pm:

Much can be said in regards to his emphasis on individuality and his dislike of hierarchy, yet they used him to allow "all' to be crucified for their disqualification of your individual soul for the good of a collective.

Good point.

The 'cult of the individual' is only a very recent phenomenon in human society. Some highly traditional societies have still not quite grasped the concept.

They are still very much wedded to the concept of being like insect colonies in which the fate of the individual is of no importance so long as the nest survives.

Hence the Japanese Samurai culture, with its ultimate sacrifice of kamikaze and hara-kiri.

Then we have Muslim suicide bombers. All very expendable in the service of propitiating the Great God Allah.

The more advanced a society, the more is the individual valued for simply being a sentient human being.

Things have gone a little too far in this direction with the idealists having banned the monsters among us from State-sanctioned euthanasia for them being lethal to human life, but instead, consider them to be worthy of society's protection.

This fanciful but temporary moral affectation will pass in time as common-sense prevails.

Welcome to the board, Dolphinsong.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 107246 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Is Christian religion dying out? Reply #184 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 3:11pm Does Yadda believe in the virgin Mary?
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Reply #185 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 4:00pm

Bobby. wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 3:11pm:

Does Yadda believe in the virgin Mary?

Do they behave like this in the Australian army? It seems a little 'over the top' to me, but perhaps there's a certain wisdom in this kind of carry-on.

The idea is to turn you into a non-individual, non-person, automaton. I wonder if it actually works.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 107246 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Is Christian religion dying out? Reply #186 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 4:05pm Hi Herbert - all armies do that.
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Reply #187 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 4:10pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 2:48pm:

dolphinsong wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 2:11pm:

Much can be said in regards to his emphasis on individuality and his dislike of hierarchy, yet they used him to allow "all' to be crucified for their disqualification of your individual soul for the good of a collective.

Good point.

The 'cult of the individual' is only a very recent phenomenon in human society. Some highly traditional societies have still not quite grasped the concept.

They are still very much wedded to the concept of being like insect colonies in which the fate of the individual is of no importance so long as the nest survives.

Hence the Japanese Samurai culture, with its ultimate sacrifice of kamikaze and hara-kiri.

Then we have Muslim suicide bombers. All very expendable in the service of propitiating the Great God Allah.

The more advanced a society, the more is the individual valued for simply being a sentient human being.

Things have gone a little too far in this direction with the idealists having banned the monsters among us from State-sanctioned euthanasia for them being lethal to human life, but instead, consider them to be worthy of society's protection.

This fanciful but temporary moral affectation will pass in time as common-sense prevails.

Welcome to the board, Dolphinsong.

But you are worthy of our protection Herbert.

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Reply #188 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 4:10pm

Bobby. wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 4:05pm:

Hi Herbert - all armies do that.

No they don't.

That is peculiar to the American sense of "Kickin' ASS!"

More civilised societies don't behave like that towards the recruits. There's shouting, and "Hurry up!" ~ etc ... but not all that smartarse mouthing off the Yanks do.

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Is Christian religion dying out? Reply #189 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 4:14pm Winston Smith wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 4:10pm: But you are worthy of our protection Herbert. I agree, but it's kind of you to say so.
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Reply #190 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 4:20pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 4:10pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 4:05pm:

Hi Herbert - all armies do that.

No they don't.

That is peculiar to the American sense of "Kickin' ASS!"

More civilised societies don't behave like that towards the recruits. There's shouting, and "Hurry up!" ~ etc ... but not all that smartarse mouthing off the Yanks do.

Really ? - I showed the above video to someone who
had been in the British army in the 60s & he said
that their abuse was much worse.

forgiven for naivety

namaste

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Reply #191 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 5:34pm

Bobby. wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 2:42pm:

holy cracker biscuits

Paragraph 1376 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

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The Council of Trent summarizes the Catholic faith by declaring: "Because Christ our Redeemer said that it was truly his body that he was offering under the species of bread, it has always been the conviction of the Church of God, and this holy Council now declares again, that by the consecration of the bread and wine there takes place a change of the whole substance of the bread into the substance of the body of Christ our Lord and of the whole substance of the wine into the substance of his blood. This change the holy Catholic Church has fittingly and properly called transubstantiation

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Sure God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece.

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Reply #192 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 5:44pm

Frances wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 5:34pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 2:42pm:

holy cracker biscuits

Paragraph 1376 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

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The Council of Trent summarizes the Catholic faith by declaring: "Because Christ our Redeemer said that it was truly his body that he was offering under the species of bread, it has always been the conviction of the Church of God, and this holy Council now declares again, that by the consecration of the bread and wine there takes place a change of the whole substance of the bread into the substance of the body of Christ our Lord and of the whole substance of the wine into the substance of his blood. This change the holy Catholic Church has fittingly and properly called transubstantiation

What would Billy Connolly say?

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Frances Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3577 In a Castle in the Hills Gender:	Re: Is Christian religion dying out? Reply #193 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 5:48pm Bobby. wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 5:44pm: What would Billy Connolly say? I would not have thought of Billy Connolly as an authority on religion......
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 107246 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Is Christian religion dying out? Reply #194 - Mar 10^th, 2014 at 5:53pm Frances wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 5:48pm: Bobby. wrote on Mar 10^th, 2014 at 5:44pm: What would Billy Connolly say? I would not have thought of Billy Connolly as an authority on religion...... Maybe not - what about Dave Allen?
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