Too bad that at 46 you obviously have not been able to get a grip on your anger problem. I apologize for my quip on your thread. Reading over your past postings you seem to be two people. I recall your thread about attending a family reunion and refusing to sit quietly in the corner because of your JW status. I replied that I thought you were a breath of fresh air compared to all the shunned who try to be invisible. I enjoy your enthusiam for college football which I share. But I am trying to steer clear of hotheads with no sense of humor. Hope you are not going down the Danny Hazzard road.
Study shows more violence in religious societes
by dawg 66 Replies latest jw friends
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BurnTheShips
Try to imagine the following announcement read by that LaFontaine guy who just died...."New This Fall on FOX! The Warthog Faced Buffoon vs Meathead, a penetrating, intellectual discussion of religous faith"
Heheh! Reminds me of one of my favorite Monty Python skits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfRkcJ0BLS0 -
TopHat
Yep, dawg, you are like the WTS...If the facts don't suit you then twist it around to suit your ideas. Can we say "cognizant dissonance" BTW I am not for religions hold on people but I do believe in an Intelligent creator.
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Beta Male
you know beks, i went back and re-read my first post in this thread. sorta convoluted innit? sorry bout that.
for a real debate, if anyone else cares watch D'Souza vs. Hichens on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-NduvegITQ for part one.
good points on both sides.
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Jeffro
Now one other point I wish to make about the list, is that most of those scientists came from Protestant countries, as opposed to Catholic ones.
And? Are you acknowledging that Catholics were more of a roadblock to knowledge than other branches of Christianity (see also Dark Ages)? Or some other thing?
I am aware that Protestants are not as "white as the wind driven snow" when it comes to persecution of those that had radical ideas, the fact remains that sometimes religion is good
The fact remains that sometimes is good.
and that it was religion, namely the one found in the Bible that caused these persons to embark on the scientific expedtions to uncover these things.
Their religion caused them to embark...? What are you basing that on? It is likely that for at least some, it was despite it, or with no regard to it whatsoever, though it sure would have helped with funding to be sponsored the Church.
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XJW4EVR
Now one other point I wish to make about the list, is that most of those scientists came from Protestant countries, as opposed to Catholic ones.
And? Are you acknowledging that Catholics were more of a roadblock to knowledge than other branches of Christianity (see also Dark Ages)? Or some other thing?My statement is based on the historical record. How much more clear do I need to be?
I am aware that Protestants are not as "white as the wind driven snow" when it comes to persecution of those that had radical ideas, the fact remains that sometimes religion is good
The fact remains that sometimes is good.?????
and that it was religion, namely the one found in the Bible that caused these persons to embark on the scientific expedtions to uncover these things.
Their religion caused them to embark...? What are you basing that on? It is likely that for at least some, it was despite it, or with no regard to it whatsoever, though it sure would have helped with funding to be sponsored the Church.Yes, "caused them to embark." One example I can think of off-hand is Matthew Maury. He set off on his discoveries in oceanography based on Psalm 8. His discoveries in this realm of science caused him to be nicknamed Pathfinder of the Seas, and the Father of modern Oceangraphy and Naval Meteorology.
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Jeffro
The fact remains that sometimes is good.
?????A botched formatting tag resulted in the disappearance of "anything" after the word "sometimes". Sorry for the confusion.