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  The true, unsung hero of the Bible....

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  my undisputed hero of the bible is known by several names, depending on who you talk to...devil, satan, lucifer, etc.. read it, and you'll find that he was the only one who really stood up for you.. he asserted that you could make decisions for yourself...and told you the very real truth that, just because the piece of meat in your chest stops thumping, you positively do not 'die'.. he was your hero.

  he stood up to a daddy-maniac and said, 'just because you made us doesnt mean you have the right to tell us what to do.

  i thought we were free?'.

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  In a court room people swear on the bible to tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If the bible is part myth and fantasy passed of as inspired holy writ, they might as well swear on a comic. How can we be sure that the story of Job is not just another fable that took place in an imaginary or spiritual dimension, just like the scientifically impossible tale of Adam & Eve?

  If we doubt some of the bible’s content, we must doubt it all. Unless we accept the Bible as wholly truthful, we must logical question if it is truthful at all. If it is not entirely truthful then it must be considered a falsehood or lie.

  The bible itself informs us that Satan is the father of the lie. So would it not be appropriate to conclude that the bible was perhaps inspired by Satan, perhaps to mislead the many millions of Christians that put faith in it?
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  The Great Debate: "Has Science Refuted Religion?

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  just want to share this amazing debate!

  caltech cosmologist and physicist sean carroll teams up with skeptic magazine publisher and science historian michael shermer in this epic debate with noted conservative author and king's college president dinesh d'souza and mit physicist ian hutchinson as they go head-to-head over one of the most controversial issues of our age.

  as science pushes deeper into territory once the province of religion, with questions such as why there is something rather than nothing?, where did the universe come from?, how did life arise?, what was the origin of morality?, and others, inevitable conflicts arise over the best approach to answer them.

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  Atheists believe that Science has refuted religion; unsurprisingly religionists do not.

  So everyone is happy.
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  What do atheists and agnostics typically do for their funeral services?

  by tootired2care in

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  in contemplating my current beliefs in life right now, it occured to me that my views as an agnostic would probably make for a strange funeral service if my friends and family were to have one.

  strange in that most funeral services always have some mention of god, and some religious context with afterlife explanations.

  has anyone ever been to a non-religious funeral service for someone who was atheist or agnostic and what was it like?

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  Christians watch their own funeral from above.

  Atheists take their own funeral lying down.
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  Atheism

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  james_woods “She was a very brilliant person who also had serious emotional problems. ”

  I can understand you being upset that your friend has gone from the forum. There are a lot of nice people here. The problem is they missed the ‘brilliant.’ We all do the best we can.

  I can’t say I will miss her; she spoilt a lot of threads in an attempt to get constant attention. A lot of other people here are also trying to work out painful issues, so there is bound to be friction at times. I hope she finds the sort of attention she really needs.
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  SweetBabyCheezits You have found me out. My church is a village pub called The George & Dragon. Here all matters to do with life, existence, and the effect of sugar on yeast, are thrashed out.

  I have met George but have yet to meet his wife!
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  Report: Texas Executed Innocent Man

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  report: texas executed innocent man.. http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2012/05/15/carlos_deluna_columbia_law_professor_james_liebman_details_wrongful_execution_.html?wpisrc=obinsite.

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  There is no such thing as an Innocent Man. Adam sinned and therefore we have all sinned.

  It's in the Bible so it must be true.
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  Atheism

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  NewChapter Glad it appealed to you. The words are not mine.

  It's - Cole Porter's lyrics, 'Just One Of Those Things.'
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  Atheism

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  It was just one of those things
  Just one of those crazy flings
  One of those bells that now and then rings
  Just one of those things
  
  It was just one of those nights
  Just one of those fabulous flights
  A trip to the moon on gossamer wings
  Just one of those things
  
  If we'd thought a bit about the end of it
  When we started painting the town
  We'd have been aware that our love affair
  Was too hot not to cool down
  
  So good-bye, dear, and amen
  Here's hoping we meet now and then
  It was great fun
  But it was just one of those things
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  james_woods Prunes are a good laxative but no one around here needs any help.
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  N.drew " They are two different faIRIES, are they not? "

  It is a terrible thing to offend the gods for they will wreak a terrible vengeance and consume all before them and behind them and above and below. It is written in the runes.

  ( The runes of the Elder Futhark, used in writing, divination, magic during the Norse Viking, and Teutonic medieval world and today)