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Okay, if I can't complain about religious discussions on a Lego newsfeed, then I might as well get myself in trouble by stating my views. =) Okay, so let's start at the beginning. (Of sorts) God creates everything, and finishes up with Adam and Eve. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why do you feel that way? I am of the understanding that in the New Testament, the law of the Sabbath was never revoked. Christ challenged many laws concerning activity on the Sabbath, but as far as I can determine, Christ never denounced (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Because they were naked. It doesn't say that they were ashamed of what they did. They said that they hid because they were naked. If you think of it as they are equal with God now (that they know everything like Him), they still would have (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It's equally pathetic to believe that God is a male. You're limiting the supreme power with gender. (...) Don't be so sure of yourself. I've seen translations that use Mother and She instead of He. I don't need that, but if I had a twisted (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) ...? Which role playing games? I'm sure the game company lawyers would *love* to argue that they had the idea first, but Lilith is a valid character from several ancient religious texts. I found the reference: Lilith is mentioned early on in (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Todd, you might be interested in reading "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson. It's a slightly goofy cyberpunk novel that toys with the concept of religious memes. Josh Spaulding josh_spaulding@hotmail.com (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Let the Gods get back to their Monopoly game!!
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(...) Aaron, Probably, you would be better off entering the groups through the Traffic Report web page: (URL) using a real newsreader. The .off-topic.* group hierarchy was created specifically to give a place for debates such as this, rather than (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I guess if you can't beat 'em, join 'em: I'm interested in what the commandment about "no graven images" originally meant and what it means now. Can't remember off hand. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Mormon bashing again
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(...) make (...) selected (...) he (...) Not so much provoke the man, but do what Christians (and Jesus Himself) have been trying to do for the last 2000 odd years - show that Jesus is the Saviour they've been waiting for, and demonstrate this (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) the (...) Neat (...) YOu know, I don't like the idea of future generations getting their theology from role playing games. Markus (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The reason I'm interested in knowing what the 1st Commandment originally meant (or, more importantly, from an evolution-of-religion point of view, what it means to people nowadays) is because religions are memes vying for dominance in the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) devil. (...) Absolutely! But only if acted upon. Bruce (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Okay, when I check the compact list of new messages and 90% of them are in the religious off-topic thread, it's time to stop! Everyone, can we get back to the Lego stuff now? =) Aaron -D'OH (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) One things for sure. When it all comes down, it doesn't matter how many arguments I have for or against anything. I think at the end, God will have a bigger case. -Markus (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) A lie spoken into the proper ears can destroy a world, ne? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wasn't Lillith mentioned in some other religious text, perhaps Babylonian or Phoenecian? Evidently, Adam's first wife was Lillith, who left due to interpersonal incompatabilities. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) go (...) It's a neat debate. Nowhere that the war in heaven is described (which is not that many places), does it say that the fallen are stripped of power or status or title, just that they are cast from heaven. Neil Gaimen has some neat (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Gods Monopoly
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(...) Ah, I just had an insight to what the problem is. I bet some of the people who are complaining read Lugnet from the main page, which consolidates all the newsgroups. Perhaps the top page should not consolidate the off-topic hierarchy (I'd also (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Yep! My goof. Sorry about the confusion. See, I had this most interesting conversation with an associate last month, and it's still fresh in my mind. The person I was talking with was absolutely convinced that indiscriminate violence is (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Aaron is quite correct. Adam and Eve had the opportunity to live for ever in the Garden of Eden, as long as they adhere to a few simple rule. Not so unreasonable, as the Garden belonge to God. Much like were here in Lugnet on the condition (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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