Manbird wrote: 

My car finish no likey

 Manbird wrote: 

well then, I guess the point is moot...

 oldviolin wrote: 

 oldviolin wrote: 

 Umberdog wrote: 

I guess it depends on how you define mute...

 oldviolin wrote: 
Ah... at the end... what good is it then? When it's over oblivion shall render every care, feeling, and thought mute.

 Umberdog wrote: 

And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make...

"Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." Matthew 5:43-45

"Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops." ~ Luke 12:3

You go, Luke!

 Danimal174 wrote: 

You're free to choose, religion notwithstanding. Don't believe the hype either way. Spirit is as subtle as a rock beneath the ground.

 black321 wrote: 

Sounds like a good way to get someone to believe in something you want them to. You know, fire and brimstone and all of that. Just my two cents, though.

 Danimal174 wrote: 

Demint booted my ass, I live in Georgia now, which come to think of it, might even be worse!

 Danimal174 wrote:

But if the bible is supposed to be the word of god, then don't those contradictions matter, small though they may be? Shouldn't they point to the conclusion that the bible isn't, in fact, the word of god, but of many different believers and followers of Judaism and Christianity, which was then consolidated, edited, and translated many times over the years to the form of the book today?

Of course, this is just my opinion. I personally view religion (at least, most major religions) as doing more harm than good, and think that they have no place in our society today. 



 sirdroseph wrote:  
 

31 And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

ring any bells?

 sirdroseph wrote: 
I'm surprised they haven't kicked us out of the state yet! 

 Danimal174 wrote: 

Works for me, man!

 justlistening wrote: 

But if the bible is supposed to be the word of god, then don't those contradictions matter, small though they may be? Shouldn't they point to the conclusion that the bible isn't, in fact, the word of god, but of many different believers and followers of Judaism and Christianity, which was then consolidated, edited, and translated many times over the years to the form of the book today?

Of course, this is just my opinion. I personally view religion (at least, most major religions) as doing more harm than good, and think that they have no place in our society today.

Ecc 3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, wickedness there; and the place of righteousness, iniquity there.
Ecc 3:17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Ecc 3:18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
Ecc 3:19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all vanity.
Ecc 3:20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
Ecc 3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Ecc 3:22 Wherefore I perceive that nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Luke 16: 19
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented. 26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from there. 27 Then he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house: 28 For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29 Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 30 And he said, No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will repent. 31 And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.