14 Oct 14
Originally posted by FMFI oppose an irresponsible government that invades a given country, takes over, and then leaves abruptly leaving a power vacuum of chaos and killing.
So you oppose the military efforts to confront ISIS?
We see this pattern over and over again and I'm sick of it.
14 Oct 14
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Originally posted by whodeySo you think ISIS should be left to it and that "slavery, crucifying children, and killing those who don't convert" should continue within its domain? I doubt that you do. Do you have any concrete suggestions as to what form "intolerance" of it should take?
I oppose an irresponsible government that invades a given country, takes over, and then leaves abruptly leaving a power vacuum of chaos and killing.
We see this pattern over and over again and I'm sick of it.
15 Oct 14
Originally posted by whodeyWe KNOW slavery was condoned under Christian law so why are you picking on Islam? Are you trying to claim Christianity is morally superior to Islam?
http://news.yahoo.com/islamic-state-seeks-justify-enslaving-yazidi-women-girls-150713031.html
This thread is inspired by ISIS claims that they are implementing Sharia law by taking prisoner the women and children of combatants and making them slaves.
Is slavery justified under Sharia law?
15 Oct 14
Originally posted by sonhouseAre you suggesting that if it were modern Christians conducting military operations in Iraq and Syria right now in order to set up a theocracy, it would not be "morally superior" to what ISIS is currently doing and what it wants to achieve?
We KNOW slavery was condoned under Christian law so why are you picking on Islam? Are you trying to claim Christianity is morally superior to Islam?
15 Oct 14
Originally posted by twhiteheadOriginally posted by josephw
I am fairly sure I am right. Its right there in black and white in their holy book.
[b]Intolerance? Since when is it wrong to be intolerant of that which is wrong?
I fully agree. Your nonsensical beliefs are wrong and I am intolerant of them.
Wasn't it you that said we live in a dog eat dog world?
Nope, I have never said that. Nor have ...[text shortened]... ng. How can I be more intolerant of your ignorance so that you actually go and get an education?[/b]
Wasn't it you that said we live in a dog eat dog world?
Originally posted by twhitehead
"Nope, I have never said that. Nor have I ever seen a dog eat another dog."
In another thread you said the following:
Originally posted by twhitehead
"Evolution encourages competition.
It depends on which suffering in particular, but yes, most suffering can be explained in terms of evolution, but you'll have to be more specific.
War, is largely a result of competition amongst humans - very well explained by evolution.
Disease is a result of the evolution of various pathogens etc.
Cancer, is well known to be a result of evolution.
Old age is well known to be a result of evolution.
Even religion and the suffering it results in can be explained in terms of evolution."
Followed by this by wolfgang:
Originally posted by wolfgang59
"Evolution is dog eat dog. The best survive. Kill or be killed."
For all intents and purposes evolution is exemplified by what we see in nature, which is savage and brutal. It is "dog eat dog" out there at all levels of human activity. That you've never seen a dog eat a dog only tells me you've never been in the wild. Dogs will eat anything.
"How can I be more intolerant of your ignorance so that you actually go and get an education?"
Don't underestimate me T. I wish you well in all your endeavors. May your education provide you with achievement and success.
15 Oct 14
Originally posted by josephwSo, it wasn't me.
Originally posted by wolfgang59
"Evolution is dog eat dog. The best survive. Kill or be killed."
That you've never seen a dog eat a dog only tells me you've never been in the wild. Dogs will eat anything.
I have spent quite a lot of time in the wild, but where I come from, there are no wild dogs (around Livingstone, Zambia that is). There are stray dogs, but I have not seen them eat each other.
Here in Cape Town, I saw a poisonous snake a few weeks a go on Table Mountain. But again, no dogs eating dogs.
Don't underestimate me T. I wish you well in all your endeavors. May your education provide you with achievement and success.
I also hope it provides me achievement and success, but a large part of my education is not obtained with that in mind. I just think it is important to know about the world around me instead of living in a world of delusions as you do.
15 Oct 14
Originally posted by twhiteheadWolfgang's post was in reply to the same post you replied to. Your reply has the same intent. Competition, or dog eat dog, in the context of evolution has the same meaning.
So, it wasn't me.
[b]That you've never seen a dog eat a dog only tells me you've never been in the wild. Dogs will eat anything.
I have spent quite a lot of time in the wild, but where I come from, there are no wild dogs (around Livingstone, Zambia that is). There are stray dogs, but I have not seen them eat each other.
Here in Cape Town, I saw a ...[text shortened]... important to know about the world around me instead of living in a world of delusions as you do.[/b]
"I just think it is important to know about the world around me instead of living in a world of delusions as you do."
You're the one who says there's no God. Don't you think that qualifies you as delusional? Be that as it may, we live in the same world. You want to belittle me? Go ahead. I've been called worse.
I don't believe education or intelligence has anything to do with our respective perceptions. It's about what is spiritual. You have the same capacity as I to know God, but you engage your senses in perceiving the material world as having come into existence by chance.
Not possible!
