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Posted 22 January 2012 - 09:57 PM
Note: This is a recent post on my blog. The purpose of the blog is more or less personal immersion in Objectivist thought. By engaging the philosophy on a regular basis in order to write these essays, I am working to ...
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The prevailing image of an impeccably moral individual is one of suffering, i.e., a religious man living in self-imposed isolation AM
HI Ty, I think you have the morality....
Of our age that an intensely moral person is, in essence, a martyr.
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The Bible - Can we Trust it or Test it Context, Caution & Contrition
Before I progress on to the topic of the debate, I want to make it abundantly clear that this thread is NOT to diminish anyones faith and belief, nor to mock or ridicule any quotation...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at jokeroo):
Or you are telling me that children are punished for acts Trust it or Test it Here is one order (Priestly) according to Genesis 1
Day 1: Sky, Earth, light rested on the seventh day from all....
With the morality of such relationships..
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What It Means to be A Liberal Person of Faith
By Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie. Outgoing President, Union for Reform Judaism
Again and again, and especially during the election season, we read in the media about "people of faith," "religious Americans" and "value...
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The key points seem to be:
1) deep belief in God
2) relevance of faith to public policy
3) understanding 'person of faith' as inclusive, not exclusive term
4) concern for poor and needy ('justice')
5) acceptance....
Rabbi Yoffie's statement.
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On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:14:00 -0700, "Dutch" <no@email.com True. And the faith of the disbeliever is in no way superior to
that of any other religious belief, though people who consider
themselves to be strong atheists often want to pretend their...
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faith (TRUST) Show phonetics
noun [U]
great trust or confidence in something or someone a person's faith is that
God does not exist is what determines how strong an atheist a person they don't have the faith required....
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Why would anyone look to the RCC for guidance in matters of faith morals? in Dialogue and Discussion
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I can resist everything except temptation.
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Look its not rocket science.
If I discover child abuse wherever it is I have an obligation to go to the police. I might inform my managers if it is at a place of work but if they advised...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yuku):
In fact, they seem to have checked their moral sense in at the....
But it's amazing how little common sense or basic moral sense these allegedly erudite theologians and soi-disant [so-called] global moral arbiters seem to have.
Quite.
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On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:21:59 -0600, "Terry" <terry@atdesk.com
"Barry OGrady" <god_free_jones@yahoo.comnews:0l2np4tklc0ottfjqeigc5ta1rfsg7pjj6@4ax.com...
You said "a moral standard" does not exist. That entails that you know what
one would...
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On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:19:48 -0600$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.....
That are common?
When god commits murder on a huge scale is that outside your moral standard?
When god your idea of
a moral standard and if you believe such exists.
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 08:35:41 -0700 (PDT), "richergar@hotnail.com" <richergar@gmail.com
Not at all technical or legal, but 'moral rights' are generally rights
that authors have (authors in a general way) that can't get
transferred even if the things...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
To believe
that there is something sinful in gay relationships, based in gay relationships, based on a
religious faith is one thing, and it is not a belief with which I have in gay relationships....
Smack of moral cowardice.
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Been seeing this lady for 4 years. She did loads for me - more than
anyone has done for me ever. She really really looked after me when I
was unemployed, paid for everything, paid for really expensive
holidays. I thought she was really really sweet and...
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I am not in any way an expert in relationships or theology, so take my
comments with a large grain you spoken to your friends ?
You have what appears to be a good relationship and long standing.
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:56:32 -0600, "Terry" <terry@atdesk.com
"Barry OGrady" <god_free_jones@yahoo.comnews:r12ap45ah8un8mv2dmin5dmg0hi0b4se8c@4ax.com...
Nice try! I asked YOU what a moral standard looks like since you made the
statement that...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
I suppose a moral standard would be a set of rules that would apply:0l2np4tklc0ottfjqeigc5ta1rfsg7pjj6@4ax....
2009 09:56:32 -0600, "Terry" <terry@atdesk.com
I don't know what you mean by a moral standard so I am asking you
to tell me.
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Posted 23 January 2012 - 02:58 AM
Ten Reasons Why Most Believers Don't Seriously Question Their FaithJanuary 21 2012 at 4:21 PM
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Ten Reasons Why Most Believers Don't Seriously Question Their Faith
By John W. Loftus...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at greasespotcafe):
Faith also comes from being in a relationship with someone who is faithful Question Their....
Doubt and trust are on opposite ends answered to our satisfaction.
Faith is a matter of trust.
Devils believe and tremble.
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