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Religion, and the Changing Moral Zeitgeist / Re: But seriously folks...

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Assuming then the defensive, he justifies the Christian abstention from worship of the national deities by arguing that it is absurd and indecent, quoting at length the pagan poets and philosophers in support of his contention. Finally, he meets the charges of immorality by exposing the Christian ideal of purity, even in thought, and the inviolable sanctity of the marriage bond. In refuting the charge of cannibalism Athenagoras states that Christians detest all cruelty and murder, refusing to attend contests of gladiators and wild beasts and holding that women who use drugs to bring on abortion commit murder for which they will have to give an account to God.

Technically, Christians are cannibals. At every Sunday mass, the priest changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ, which the congregation then eats and drinks.

That's cannibalism.

And no, the changing of the bread and wine into flesh and blood is not merely a symbolic transformation, at least not in Catholicism. Catholic doctrine states that the bread (communion wafer) and wine literally become the flesh and blood of Christ, which the people then eat and drink.

That's cannibalism, is it not?

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Religion, and the Changing Moral Zeitgeist / Re: But seriously folks...

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I never mean to bait or troll anyone. I just say what I think and respond to anyone who replies. If that's baiting and trolling then sue me.

By the way, you obviously CHOOSE to read my posts, so maybe you just need to suck it up and accept that maybe sometimes I have something valid to say. And if you're unable or unwilling to reply then that's about you, not me.

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Religion, and the Changing Moral Zeitgeist / Re: Atheist found to be most despised, research finds

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And my message is not hateful,

Sure it is. And I agree with you that we should kill all the religious people for killing all the other religious people so that we never again have to put up with the religious people who kill people. And then once we kill those people for killing the religious people who killed the other religious people, we'll have to get more people to go and kill THOSE people. But they'll have to kill themselves afterwards, otherwise this whole business of getting people to kill people will get out of hand.

I never mentioned killing anyone. But funny that the previous post contained the word "kill" nine times, and all from the mouth of a so-called religious person.

Well there you go.

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Religion, and the Changing Moral Zeitgeist / But seriously folks...

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But seriously folks...

I know you're all intelligent people here, so what I want to know is this.

Do you really, honestly, hand-on-heart believe in god?

Think about this before you answer. Do you really believe that there is an amorphous father-figure floating about up in the sky, or is it just wishful thinking? Perhaps you like the idea that you can commit sins then pray to the said father-figure and have your sins absolved without penalty? Or maybe you can't stand the idea we just rot away when we die, and the idea of a god provides you with the promise of something better? Hey, maybe you simply like the structure and social occasion of going to church every Sunday.

Let me put it another way. If you were trapped in a burning car wreck or a collapsing building, who would you have try to rescue you? God, or a trained firefighter?

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Science / Re: Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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If you were truly a "thinker" then you wouldn't believe in god 

Besides, did you know that astronomers consider everything apart from hydrogen and helium to be a metal? No? Well there you go.

Sometimes it's all just semantics.

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Religion, and the Changing Moral Zeitgeist / Re: Atheist found to be most despised, research finds

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Tubby, why are you using Tastyspleen as a platform to spread your hateful message that you approve of religious based genocide, child murder, and animal abuse? I for one am SHOCKED AND O'PAULED.

Umm, because this is a religion thread?

And my message is not hateful, but purely neutral. In fact, atheism is possibly the most neutral belief system around. You gotta admit, historically, religion just tends to fuck up everything for everyone, and it is still doing so in many parts of the world.

For example, if it weren't for religion, do you think Afghanistan would be in the mess it is right now?

Not rocket science.

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Science / Re: Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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Why can't you just fly a helicopter into outer space? If you run out of fuel on the way up, just make the propeller and gas tanks bigger. Do I have to think of EVERYTHING, Jesus turd burglarin' Christmas you people.

Focalor's "SPACECOPTER" in action!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju0MPtke95M

Don't worry Foc, they laughed at Leonardo da Vinci too

First, I need you to know that everyone here loves you and wants you to do well in your life.

But the entire basis of helicopter levitation depends upon a supporting cushion of "solid" air. Basically, your idea of perpetual-vertical levitation makes about as much sense as astral travel. Okay if you believe in that, but I really don't think it's going to get you into outer space right now.

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Science / Re: Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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Ok somebody answer me this:

They say that a rocket needs to reach a great speed to break Earth's gravity to get into outer space, the so called "escape velocity".

So, why can't we take a regular jumbo jet, strip it out, fill it with fuel, and fly it slowly upward until we reach outer space?

If the lack of air to work the engines is a problem, simply swap them with low-power rocket engines to provide the same thrust but without the need of air.

I mean, is there some magic line up there where the jumbo would suddenly say "I can't go any higher"?

I understand that we have the Karman line which we deem to be the boundary between our atmosphere and outer space, but this is a human-defined boundary. The Karman line is really just a convienient point where nations who have passed it can say that they are now spacefaring. Various nations disagree on how high it is anyway.

Peace.

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Religion, and the Changing Moral Zeitgeist / Re: Atheist found to be most despised, research finds

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No, I really want to discuss the God who slaughters entire nations, crucifies his only son, and likes the smell of animals burning on the alter.

But thanks for asking

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/dev/random / Re: Whatcha listening to?

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Avalon (1982)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzqBttT7PBE

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