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06-22-2009, 08:58 PM | #741 (permalink) |
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Ok, here's the point: God made the universe, loves us for no reason, sent His son to die for our sins so we wouldn't have to, and if we believe that, we will go to heaven.
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06-22-2009, 09:02 PM | #743 (permalink) |
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That's what you believe.
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06-22-2009, 09:09 PM | #744 (permalink) |
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"HATE, although an overrated concept, is just one of the basic building blocks of society, and although it does not cause PROGRESS, it does cause society to change, be it for the better or for the worse. LOVE, on the other hand, does cause PROGRESS. Or, at least some type of MORAL MOTIVATION does. Without one of these, there would be no WARS, no REVOLUTIONS, no RISE or FALL of societies, groups or belief systems." --JK Smith |
06-22-2009, 09:13 PM | #745 (permalink) |
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I don't know what I believe.
I don't believe in heaven. And I don't believe in "God" persay. But I'm waiting for something that makes more sense. |
06-22-2009, 09:22 PM | #746 (permalink) |
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Nothing makes more sense, so you'll be waiting for a while.
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"HATE, although an overrated concept, is just one of the basic building blocks of society, and although it does not cause PROGRESS, it does cause society to change, be it for the better or for the worse. LOVE, on the other hand, does cause PROGRESS. Or, at least some type of MORAL MOTIVATION does. Without one of these, there would be no WARS, no REVOLUTIONS, no RISE or FALL of societies, groups or belief systems." --JK Smith |
06-22-2009, 09:24 PM | #748 (permalink) |
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Yes, I am. Care to say what you think does?
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"HATE, although an overrated concept, is just one of the basic building blocks of society, and although it does not cause PROGRESS, it does cause society to change, be it for the better or for the worse. LOVE, on the other hand, does cause PROGRESS. Or, at least some type of MORAL MOTIVATION does. Without one of these, there would be no WARS, no REVOLUTIONS, no RISE or FALL of societies, groups or belief systems." --JK Smith |
06-22-2009, 09:30 PM | #750 (permalink) |
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Name one religion that does.
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"HATE, although an overrated concept, is just one of the basic building blocks of society, and although it does not cause PROGRESS, it does cause society to change, be it for the better or for the worse. LOVE, on the other hand, does cause PROGRESS. Or, at least some type of MORAL MOTIVATION does. Without one of these, there would be no WARS, no REVOLUTIONS, no RISE or FALL of societies, groups or belief systems." --JK Smith |
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