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Thread: Scientific prayer?
Post: RE: Scientific prayer?
| LMAO I don't know why, but I am laughing my ass off with this thread.
To all of those that think I am trying to 'redefine' the meaning of the word prayer, the only thing I can say is: a) read the o... |
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February 27, 2010 at 6:05 am |
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Thread: Scientific prayer?
Post: RE: Scientific prayer?
| (February 24, 2010 at 6:08 am)theVOID Wrote: (February 24, 2010 at 3:35 am)REPuckett Wrote: By the way, the link above does consist of readable text. It is actually an entire book called The Psyc... |
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February 26, 2010 at 3:54 am |
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Thread: Scientific prayer?
Post: RE: Scientific prayer?
| Quote:This your argument as I see it:
1. Prayer is speaking to God
2. Gods do not exist
3. Prayer works
4. Therefore prayer describes something else and is an acceptable word to use
You can omit nu... |
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February 24, 2010 at 3:35 am |
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Thread: Rate the avatar of the person above.
Post: RE: Rate the avatar of the person above.
| 10/10? Whooooo hooooo... lol. Just wait until I put up my real picture! JK lol |
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February 23, 2010 at 12:05 am |
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Thread: Scientific prayer?
Post: RE: Scientific prayer?
| Fundamentally, what we have here is a failure to understand prayer as anything other than as it applies to religion. I will say this again, although I feel like a broken record player, the same psych... |
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February 22, 2010 at 11:54 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Quote:I'm talking about the exact point of the text. The quote was from a king to slay people who didn't agree with him. The 'believers' or those who believed but didn't act upon their beliefs and we... |
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February 22, 2010 at 9:52 pm |
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Thread: Scientific prayer?
Post: RE: Scientific prayer?
| Quote:That's what it is, not what it is intended to be nor what it is sold as. Prayer is attempted communication with a deity plain and simple, the reality of the situation is mundane of course, but ... |
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February 22, 2010 at 9:19 pm |
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Thread: Scientific prayer?
Post: RE: Scientific prayer?
| I understand the contention here, but what all of you are failing to recognize is that prayer has been nothing but 'positive affirmations' all along. It has simply been mislabeled or, alternately lab... |
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February 22, 2010 at 8:40 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Quote:We're talking accurate translation....
Prove it. That simple.
Quote:What that your refusal to accept life should not result in death? Sounds like twisted logic to me
WTF are you talking abo... |
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February 22, 2010 at 8:30 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Quote:That's essentially saying "If something can't be accomplished in our lifetime we shouldn't bother at all."
No, it's saying that I am not going to set a specific goal for perfection when I kno... |
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February 22, 2010 at 7:45 pm |
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Thread: Scientific prayer?
Post: Scientific prayer?
| I often wonder why so many atheists scoff at the concept of prayer. I believe that prayer is a very scientific thing and is a functional component of the human brain. Neuro-linguistic programming cou... |
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February 22, 2010 at 7:38 pm |
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Thread: Rate the avatar of the person above.
Post: RE: Rate the avatar of the person above.
| 5/10
Sorry, I have never been a fan of predator. It is predator, right? lol I gave you the five for attempted bad-assness. |
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February 22, 2010 at 7:27 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Quote:Not our lives specifically, but the world. It's pretty horrible in some places, and we should do our part to fix it.
In response to the first sentence in your reply I'll simply quote my respo... |
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February 22, 2010 at 6:51 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Quote:Yes. Otherwise, what purpose would our lives serve?
Our lives serve whatever purpose we choose it to, not some external fictional entity.
Quote:Nope, our purpose is to make it perfect.
If t... |
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February 22, 2010 at 6:45 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Quote:This is only if you assume He wanted a perfect creation.
I must say that this is just slighty more than laughable. So you are suggesting that a perfect god wanted his creations to be imperfec... |
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February 22, 2010 at 6:08 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Quote:That still isn't conclusive. I read that as Jesus' own words beginning at v28. The NIV being the most accurate translation to date should relate the original text most closely. Looking at the p... |
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February 22, 2010 at 5:52 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Quote:24"Then he said to those standing by, 'Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.'
25" 'Sir,' they said, 'he already has ten!'
26"He replied, 'I tell you that to ev... |
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February 22, 2010 at 3:56 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Quote:He's clearly still speaking as the king no matter what version.
Clearly? I think I have clearly outlined that he was not. |
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February 22, 2010 at 3:02 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Quote:26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
Quote:In Vs 26 it says 'he' replied - clearly... |
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February 22, 2010 at 2:36 pm |
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Thread: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
Post: RE: Fifty Questions That Christians Can't Answer
| Furthermore, verses 28 through 34 clearly denotes that Jesus is also a horse thief. Awesome.
28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, wh... |
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February 22, 2010 at 2:10 pm |
