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The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen.
- Tommy Smothers
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March 11th, 2009, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Persephone66
While I don't advocate it, they had it coming.
There is a lot they have coming that I don't advocate.
"Make no mistake: if he rose at all it was as His body; if the cells' dissolution did not reverse, the molecules reknit, the amino acids rekindle, the Church will fail. Let us not mock God with metaphor, analogy, sidestepping transcendence; making of the event a parable, a sign painted in the faded credulity of earlier ages; let us walk through the door."
John Updike
Criminalizing speech or thought is a clear path to authoritarian government, and the death of any free society
"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
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Try to be civil in the face of incivility. This is a test.
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?sympathy not required... -
March 12th, 2009, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Vaquero45
Yeah, sympathy would be extremely hard to produce. A meteor blowing their building into toothpicks during a fully attended service sounds good to me.
We are not required to manufacture sympathy. But we are required to conform our thoughts to that which is moral and behave accordingly. I struggle with my own thoughts of vengeance whenever I hear about heinous behavior, but, how can I condemn hideous deeds if I do hideous deeds myself? Self defense and protection of the vulnerable and the innocent is mandatory in a civilized society. peace, bybee
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Try to be civil in the face of incivility. This is a test.
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second thoughts -
March 12th, 2009, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by mazakiparks
I just wrote a big rant for Knights benefit. But after i wrote it i thought would god appreciate me doing this... No god wouldnt.
Knight its about time you spent some quality time talking to god .
I believe that Knight does spend quality time talking to God. It appears to me that he is a person who who cares so intensely that he sometimes speaks before carefully considering the ramifications of his speech. It is better to be a person who cares deeply and occasionally be mistaken than to sit on a fence like the "Mugwumps" do. Of course, the tough part for me, is admitting, doggone it! I hate to make mistakes! But, I do! and I know someone somewhere in TOL'dom will let me know when I do! Thanks for that, bybee
Do me a favour would you knight. I cant find out how to shut my my account on this site down. So will you shut it down for me . Im not going to be using the site any more.
Slogan/motto:
The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen.
- Tommy Smothers
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March 12th, 2009, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by mazakiparks
Oh dear... i used to be a nice gentle person that danced and sang and stroked bunny rabbits. Look what youve done to me.
I thought this site may give me a new insight into God , but its been a real let down.
Apart from the likes of John Mortimer.
Time for me to float on.
Goodbye.
"Make no mistake: if he rose at all it was as His body; if the cells' dissolution did not reverse, the molecules reknit, the amino acids rekindle, the Church will fail. Let us not mock God with metaphor, analogy, sidestepping transcendence; making of the event a parable, a sign painted in the faded credulity of earlier ages; let us walk through the door."
John Updike
Criminalizing speech or thought is a clear path to authoritarian government, and the death of any free society
"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
Do me a favour would you knight. I cant find out how to shut my my account on this site down. So will you shut it down for me . Im not going to be using the site any more.
Just don't come back. Simple as that. We don't delete, nor "shut down" accounts.