A hypothetical situation.

[SRC]

There may be, for a believer.

are you saying you aren't a believer?

I'm not lying. If I was truly intolerant of religious people, I would be throwing around death threats, saying you should be imprisoned etc etc. THAT is intolerance. I merely hold a belief that religion is a very easy vehicle for intolerance to have.

So, techincally, you are a believer too .. just in something different.

 

[All Else Failed]

are you saying you aren't a believer?



So, techincally, you are a believer too .. just in something different.

Belief and religious belief are two totally different things.

 

[SRC]

When was i asked that? If i overlooked that, I apologize.

You did not overlook it .. you chose to ignore it. I asked several times if your reason for this thread was to stir a pot .. and you say no everytime .. and gave the answers I quoted for you.

Now you try to come back and change things to suit you .. not gonna happen.

 

[SRC]

Belief and religious belief are two totally different things.

:24::24::24: really now? And how do you figure that?

 

[All Else Failed]

:24::24::24: really now? And how do you figure that?

I believe my pencil will hit the ground when I release it from my hand


how is that religious

 

[Breath]

You can have a belief in a lot of things...what age your daughter dates, who's the best political party, etc...A religious belief is specific.

 

[All Else Failed]

You did not overlook it .. you chose to ignore it. I asked several times if your reason for this thread was to stir a pot .. and you say no everytime .. and gave the answers I quoted for you.

Now you try to come back and change things to suit you .. not gonna happen.

You don't need to stir a pot to achieved something. In fact, I achieved what I wanted with no intentions of stirring the pot. The people that responded stirred the pot themselves by making a big deal out of it.

 

[SRC]

That is not a belief .. that is gravity.

 

[All Else Failed]

That is not a belief .. that is gravity.

No, since I believe it would do that even before I released it. I believed it because of prior knowledge and science. Not just because gravity exists.

 

[SRC]

No, since I believe it would do that even before I released it. I believed it because of prior knowledge and science. Not just because gravity exists.

:24: whatever .. you are grasping at straws for a way to prove yourself, and it just isn't working.

 

[All Else Failed]

:24: whatever .. you are grasping at straws for a way to prove yourself, and it just isn't working.

So to you, all belief can only be religious, am I getting you right?

 

[AUDRAA]

Alright people, this thread's gone far enough away from the topic. Over 100 posts, and maybe 4 answers to the original question.

If you want to answer the original question, go ahead. If you want to discuss it, that's fine too.

If you want to pose a completely different question, start a new thread.

If you choose not to answer the original question, there's really no need to be posting in here.

hey peoples this has been asked once this thread by a moderator it has gone way off topic please keep it on topic or start another thread please

 

[Breath]

SRC, you brought up this quote of Ron's.

Originally Posted by All Else Failed
I'm not lying. If I was truly intolerant of religious people, I would be throwing around death threats, saying you should be imprisoned etc etc. THAT is intolerance. I merely hold a belief that religion is a very easy vehicle for intolerance to have.

That is from another thread and is not in context here. Perhaps, you're stirring a pot?

 

[SRC]

So to you, all belief can only be religious, and I getting you right?

uh .. no .. I pointed out that a belief is a belief is a belief and just because it does not match your own does not in fact discredit it no matter it's context.

No Breath, I mearly pointed out that he said he did not believe, yet he stated previously that he did. He keeps changing his story to meet his own needs.

Sorry Audra .. hard to stop once a conversation like this has started. I'm out tho ...

 

[Breath]

What he said about another topic in another thread can't be used as evidence in this thread. Whatever he responded to in the other thread was not in response to the posts here. Sorry...but not a good idea to carry it over into here.

 

[All Else Failed]

uh .. no .. I pointed out that a belief is a belief is a belief and just because it does not match your own does not in fact discredit it no matter it's context.

No Breath, I mearly pointed out that he said he did not believe, yet he stated previously that he did. He keeps changing his story to meet his own needs.

Sorry Audra .. hard to stop once a conversation like this has started. I'm out tho ...

are you saying you aren't a believer?



So, techincally, you are a believer too .. just in something different.

Belief and religious belief are two totally different things.

:24::24::24: really now? And how do you figure that?

So are you willing to admit that mere belief is different from religious belief?

 

[SRC]

Sorry Audra .. hard to stop once a conversation like this has started. I'm out tho ...

PSAP ..

 

[TheOriginalJames]

For all of you god fearing parents out there, I have a hypothetical question for you: If god came to you in a vision one day, and commanded you to kill your children, much like some of the tales in the bible, would you obey god's will and kill your children? Or would you directly disobey your creator?

Oh, and none of "MY GOD WOULD NEVER DO THAT!" stuff. Just answer the question, and explain why you chose what you chose.

Hypothetically, I wouldn't do it. I don't believe a God would do as such.

 

[NightWarrior]

I've had enough. This thread is locked. 2 mods asked nicely. This one doesn't play so nice. Go start your own threads so people can badger you.