Originally posted by Suzianne
Words aren't "just" words, they are a window to the mind. And they have consequences.

This makes me think of that message you sent me that I showed to my friends and then someone posted it to the General Forum. The content of that message was a kind of 'window'.

Originally posted by sonship
Says the guy whose life's motto is "looking for loot".

Thumbs up! It wasn't a life's motto,but it would be a good one.

We are all thieves.

Originally posted by Suzianne
... Criticizing just to criticize isn't thinking.

If you were born in another culture, your spiritual nature would shake out in another direction. Is this news for you?

Originally posted by apathist
Good point.

[b]If you have something you want to say, have at it. Nothing, and no one, is stopping you.
Thank you. The bible is stupid. Well, it has some good things in it, all of them found elsewhere, but they are wrapped up in stupid.

I realize that rationality and critical thinking don't matter to the believers. I think it's not a coincidence that Trump fans have the same limitation. It's like I live in a freaking stone age.[/b]

Have you actually taken the time to read the whole Bible or are you just saying it's stupid based on stuff you've heard people say about it?

Originally posted by Suzianne
... Personally, I do not see how Republicans can possibly be Christian, and vice versa....

They just want their empires to thrive. Hard to be mad at that.

Originally posted by FMF
This makes me think of that message you sent me that I showed to my friends and then someone posted it to the General Forum. The content of that message was a kind of 'window'.

It also makes me think of the messages you sent me that I could have posted on the General forum but didn't because you sent them to me as a private message so I kept it private...

Originally posted by dj2becker
Have you actually taken the time to read the whole Bible or are you just saying it's stupid based on stuff you've heard people say about it?

Have you read the Bhagavad Gita, for example. Another culture, wrestling with the same issues, and you are ignorant. Shame on you, dj2becker. And there are lots and lots more.

Originally posted by apathist
Have you read the Bhagavad Gita, for example. Another culture, wrestling with the same issues, and you are ignorant. Shame on you, dj2becker. And there are lots and lots more.

Is that a no then to my question?

Originally posted by apathist
Thumbs up! It wasn't a life's motto,but it would be a good one.

We are all thieves.

Speak for yourself

Originally posted by Suzianne
Personally, I do not see how Republicans can possibly be Christian, and vice versa.

That's because you operate from a completely partisan perspective, as I've pointed out to you many many times over our exchanges...about sonship's beliefs for example.

Originally posted by dj2becker
It also makes me think of the messages you sent me that I could have posted on the General forum but didn't because you sent them to me as a private message so I kept it private...

If you didn't want anyone else to see them, then it makes sense that you didn't show them to anyone. As for the messages I sent you, I would have had no objection whatsoever to you showing them to other people, even on the General Forum.

Originally posted by KellyJay
Speak for yourself

The food you eat, the land you park on, the resources you consume. None were taken without permission?

Originally posted by dj2becker
Is that a no then to my question?

You won't like the answer. I've read more of the bible than most christians have. "Christianity" is a box to checkmark. Based mostly on cultural indoctrination.

It's a goofy belief system, which is why most christians don't want to talk about it, let alone read that goofy book.

Originally posted by apathist
The food you eat, the land you park on, the resources you consume. None were taken without permission?

God gives and takes away. From who do seek permission from?

Originally posted by apathist
The food you eat, the land you park on, the resources you consume. None were taken without permission?

You are acknowledging we owe someone for all we have now?