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Oh, it's dark grey for sure. I'm not saying I'm neutral. Experience should teach you, so if you're neutral all the time, you're missing something. I'm only saying that while I do recognize the good aspects to Religion, I don't feel any need to point…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy So the world is all black and white to you? No consideration needed because . . . Organized Religion=Always Bad. Belief in an unseen power=Always bad. NRA=Always Bad. Republicans=Always Bad. Hmm. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil I’m still waiting for you to prove that the pro-gun lobby is behind the anti-gun lobby. No one has said that. I said that the pro-gun lobby is behind the controversy. As actors sometimes say, there'…
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Oooh! The NRA is in favor of a bill that wouldn't move the needle at all! Well then, I'll throw everything I have into supporting them. /s Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy That you are not interested in discovery is a bit disappointing and I…
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You've offered no evidence. You've asked me to find it for you. Here's my evidence: The NRA has lied about this issue for far too long. More guns have made us more safe in exactly the way that smoking makes people healthy. Until I see real eviden…
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No, at this point I'm tired of dealing with it, and I don't see the burden of proof as being on me. If some one wants to claim that people are coming to take your guns then it's up to them to show at least one specific bill and explain how said bill…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy I think it's more the old slippery-slope argument. ANY limiting of gun rights is seen by a very vocal segment as the first wave of encroachments on the right to possess firearms. TBH its does look like the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by redefiler Science is the contradiction to superstition... No, it's not. They're two separate fields. Science studies the "how" and not the "why" so for example, a scientist can tell you how the moon orbits the Earth …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich There is no "gun debate", however there are people willing and able to relieve you of your constitutionally guaranteed rights if you simply allow it. No, there are people willing and able to relieve…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pmcd I am quite serious. The scientific method involves replication. In many fields that is impossible. Theories are put forth, tested and await better theories. It does involve the quest for truth but evolution is…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pmcd Evolution is a theory, a model which has widespread support amongst the scientific and pseudo scientific community. It is not a fact any more than Newton's Laws are. Moreover, evolution has problems with verif…
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Quote: Originally Posted by razorpit 1. The first commandment doesn't say kill anyone who disobeys the first commandment. The crusades were fought to rescue the population put in to slavery by the violent spread of Islam. 2. There is no ment…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Ah, so it's not really religion that you have issues with, it's specific beliefs by some folks that also happen to have religious beliefs. As long as they're the "right" beliefs you don't have an issue wit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lightknight When did this thread about Apple's encryption being efficient turn into an argument on guns being dangerous? I believe it was an attempt (a weak one) by one poster to point out the hypocrisy of those wh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Same with the Christian Left? http://www.thechristianleft.org/ Yeah, a well known and powerful political organization! /s As a foil to the Christian Right, I have no problem with them. Take away the …
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Dug deep for that one, didn't you! Yes, one religious sect did manage to come up on the right side of history. Congratulations! Now explain how that makes up for hundreds of years of slavery based on the same basic religion.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy So then why the fixation on the "evils of organized religion"? Isn't racism and nationalism even more likely to lead to warfare? Because both racism and nationalism are easily incorporated into religion…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy So back to organized religion again. Personally I see your arguments as simply a vendetta against a group that you have no tolerance for. Just a tiny bit of research on your part should offer enough eviden…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich The purpose of a gun is to deliver a bullet to its intended target. It may be used either offensively or defensively. Yes, and the intended target is a living being. All too often, a human being. Pa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy So who is forcing a religion on you? Certainly not me. You yourself are offering proof that intolerance would exist if religion did not, and where there's enough intolerance you'll find conflict. Find a…