Comment Re:Muscles and brains are not mutually exclusive (Score 2) 170
So I don't understand why this seems to come as a surprise to a lot of people.
It goes against the dumb jock/wimpy nerd stereotypes most people have.
So I don't understand why this seems to come as a surprise to a lot of people.
It goes against the dumb jock/wimpy nerd stereotypes most people have.
As would the AIDs patients in Africa who were scared away from condom use.
This is a nonsensical argument. If the Catholics had as much sway in this arena as you give them, there wouldn't be an AIDS crisis in Africa. The Catholic position on sex is abstinence outside of marriage. If they didn't listen to the Catholics on abstinence, why would they listen to Catholics if they were pushing condoms? There are plenty of valid criticisms against the Catholic church, this is not one of them.
If Islam is like American-style Christianity, its followers actively ignore the words of their own prophet so they can do whatever atrocious shit they wanted to do anyway.
For Christianity, that means hating gays, subjugating minorities, and living a selfish, materialistic life while judging others.
This is actually a pretty common misconception about Islam. You're correct in saying that Christians are hypocrites when they do any of those things, because it runs contrary to the teachings of Christ. You can't say the same about Muslims when they commit acts like this, because they are expressly commanded by Muhammed either in the Quran or the Hadith (honor killings, killing apostates, drawing images of the "prophet", etc.).
I don't understand the "atonement through Christ's death". How does the death of someone, especially if they know they are divine and will rise again, atone for the sins of someone else? Is it like if I pay for someone else's parking ticket?
Kind of, but not really. From Leviticus 17:11: "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life." So God gave a way for people to atone for their sins through blood sacrifice, otherwise all would perish. However, it's not something he desired; the tribes of Israel were using it as a loophole instead of an actual act of contrition (See Isaiah 1:11-17).
That makes sense in terms of financial punishment, but it doens't make sense for person A to spend time in jail for a murder commited by person B.
Sins are sometimes referred to as debts. For instance, in some Bible translations, you'll see the Lord's Prayer as "forgive us our debts as we forgive others' debts" instead of "forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us." So when you commit a sin, you essentially have a debt that needs to be paid.
Why would God accept payment for that? Surely God knew that Jesus's death was not permanent?
Yes, of course he knew Jesus would be resurrected. That was always a part of the prophecy regarding the Christ. As to why he selected this method to allow all people to atone for their sin, I'm afraid I can't give a complete answer to that, but I'm not sure anyone can. God says in Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways...". From the best of my ability to understand, it has to do with his desire to show mercy to the world, but still uphold justice.
So it seems that you don't have any problem with treating some groups of people as second class citizens, you just want to change which groups those are.
That was a quote from the poster before my poster. I'm disagreeing with his position.
Okay, that makes much more sense. Sorry for the mistake. You know they have quote tags you can use which really helps to clear these things up, especially if the post you are quoting is below a reader's score threshold. It's just <quote>.
God I miss the days of good cellphones. My Nokia N82 was epic in battery life. Back when Nokia made the absolute best cellphones in the solar system.
I highly doubt it. If you were serious, you'd still have one, since there are still *plenty* of old-style phones available. Would you really trade whatever you have now for one of these?
You want to treat people as second class citizens because you disagree with their world view.
I'm not really sure why you see this as a problem. Previously you wrote:
There's no reason to be religious in this modern world. People who are religious are idiots and should be treated like second class citizens.
So it seems that you don't have any problem with treating some groups of people as second class citizens, you just want to change which groups those are.
I'd say it is because of Christian inconsistencies. On the one hand they state that God's love is unconditional
No. Christians claim that there's a very specific condition. John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
There may be some debate around what what it means to believe in Jesus, but if someone claims to be a Christian but doesn't believe that, they're not really a Christian.
on the other they say if you don't love God and follow His laws you will go to hell. There is no logic to religion.
Again, no. It is not possible for a person to fully love God and follow his laws perfectly, which is what made atonement through Christ's death necessary. Hell is separation from God. As noted above, God gave a very specific way for people to spend eternity with him. If you don't want to believe in Jesus Christ, then you spend eternity separated from him. That seems perfectly logical to me.
What you seem to be espousing is the secular Hollywood/pop-culture view of Christianity, which is almost always an inaccurate portrayal of it.
The NSA.
Literally laughed out loud. Good way to start the day!
It's not their DNA being rewired. They would pass down the same genetic material that their parents passed onto them.
GP is stating that they won't get the opportunity to pass on their genetic material...
Where is the irony? The article used the pseudonym of Jonathan Franklin.
Mea culpa, I misread the article and thought it was a good opportunity for a joke. Fired & missed by a mile. *shrug*
Stellar rays prove fibbing never pays. Embezzlement is another matter.