I knew the site had been taken down, but I clicked on the link for the blog anyway. Blogger informed me that the blog wasn't available for viewing, but the blog title, skanksnyc was up for grabs.
I want to make sure I have this right. She was accused not merely of downloading for her own use 24 songs, but of distributing the songs to others, and this was the reason for the high damages. Is this correct?
To put it bluntly, religion as a moral compass is a crutch for people who cannot reason their way into an understanding of morals and ethics.
Can you explain to me how you come to an understanding of what is moral or ethical? How do you know that any decision you make is really moral or ethical? What standard do you use?
Oh, piece of cake. Let's recap, the problem of evil is: why does God allow evil to exist? The solution is to cut him out of the picture: there is no God.
You still didn't answer my question. How do you explain the existence of evil? Why do people do the evil things they do?
You're assuming that religions were the first to come up with those ideas. But did they?
I'm assuming that these idea came to you from the culture you live in. And that culture, in the past at some point, absorbed those ideas from Judaeo-Christian sources./p?
Actually, I am asking you for "your" solution to the problem of evil. How do you explain it?
Also, why do you say that "taboos" against stealing, murder, etc., are sensible and obvious? If they are sensible and obvious, why do people still murder and steal? Also, if religion had not first promulgated these ideas (stealing is wrong, murder is wrong, etc) would they still be obvious to you?
Ok, for the moment, let's say we leave God out. If sin is a "void concept" to you, how do you explain the universal phenomenon of people acting in ways destructive to themselves and others?
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I knew the site had been taken down, but I clicked on the link for the blog anyway. Blogger informed me that the blog wasn't available for viewing, but the blog title, skanksnyc was up for grabs.
No, a floppy disk is what you get when you leave a DVD in the back window of your car on a hot day.
Could you please publish your real name? If you get sent to my home, I want to make sure I don't say anything wrong.
our incoherent anonymous overlords.
You can't leave an unattended mouse around a cat.
you can leave an unattended mouse around a cat.
welcome our new autonomous botnet overlords.
You have just described some of the effects of what Christians call "sin."
When I want help understanding the fundamental nature of the universe, I look for a scientist.
Have you found a scientist who understands "the fundamental nature of the universe"?
I want to make sure I have this right. She was accused not merely of downloading for her own use 24 songs, but of distributing the songs to others, and this was the reason for the high damages. Is this correct?
To put it bluntly, religion as a moral compass is a crutch for people who cannot reason their way into an understanding of morals and ethics.
Can you explain to me how you come to an understanding of what is moral or ethical? How do you know that any decision you make is really moral or ethical? What standard do you use?
Oh, piece of cake. Let's recap, the problem of evil is: why does God allow evil to exist? The solution is to cut him out of the picture: there is no God.
You still didn't answer my question. How do you explain the existence of evil? Why do people do the evil things they do?
You're assuming that religions were the first to come up with those ideas. But did they?
I'm assuming that these idea came to you from the culture you live in. And that culture, in the past at some point, absorbed those ideas from Judaeo-Christian sources. /p?
Actually, I am asking you for "your" solution to the problem of evil. How do you explain it?
Also, why do you say that "taboos" against stealing, murder, etc., are sensible and obvious? If they are sensible and obvious, why do people still murder and steal? Also, if religion had not first promulgated these ideas (stealing is wrong, murder is wrong, etc) would they still be obvious to you?
Ok, for the moment, let's say we leave God out. If sin is a "void concept" to you, how do you explain the universal phenomenon of people acting in ways destructive to themselves and others?
calls it sin. See Gospel of Luke, New Testament, chapter 18:9-4. One of the ways we avoid looking at our own sin is to focus on other people's sin.
If it fits anything, it fits this topic.
Are you sure it isn't a new Linux distro?
But how else will the poor be able to connect to the Internet with their MacBook Pro, you insensitive clod?
You must be new here.
Mods don't seem to be getting my jokes.
the terrorists even more easily. They will be the ones with bad backs.
By the governor or someone else? Is this the same staffer that Palin suspended?
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Actually this is still under investigation. Nothing has been proven.
pressure among cows.. just asking.