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(...) Scott, you don't think god has a sense of humor? Look at the platypus! (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) OK, fair enough, maybe I'll read my copy. I have made a fair start into learning the background of science fiction authors. I don't think RAH or anyone else in that tier ever competed with LRH for the distinction of starting a religion. Having (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: What is the meaning of life? (was: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
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(...) Kevin wrote: (...) The religious point of view (Peter's) wants there to be a permanent result to a life, in order for it to have meaning now. Kevin partially rebuts this by saying that what we leave for other people is enough. Yet both of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Is God gay? (was Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
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(...) I bet it was really lonely in that little boat. :-) --Todd (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Is God gay? (was Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
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(...) Well, I don't think the Bible said that every animal made it OFF of the ark (alive anyway). I bet every time that Noah got really mad he just up and tossed a smelk, frabot or a unicorn off the side. Oh he was crazy alright. The guy was 600 (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) feedin' (...) ROTFL! You sometimes have to wonder, if Noah was really a man of infinite patience, or if God just let him complain as long as the job got done. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Just a suggestion... (Was: Re: Mormon bashing again)
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(...) I stopped participating in debates like this in 1987, back when the venue was still BBSes with regular callers. Usenet is so caustic--any random loser can walk in and spew flames without a care or second thought. Here, everybody is on notice (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well I wondered...no, too easy. Besides, that would be mean. ;) Ben Roller (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ok, I'm a Christian, but I have to agree with Larry here. Some of us are really obnoxious! It's hard for me to walk across my campus on Friday nights because the "missionaries" from Bob Jones U(which I understand has been in the news lately (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Just to throw in my two cents here, I am not a member of the Mormon Church, but several of my best friends and the parents of my goddaughter are. I have found the general LDS community to be very friendly and welcoming to a determined (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Is God gay? (was Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
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(...) Day 27 - Still at Sea Arrr, the rain she falls all th' night and all day long. Spent all day feedin' the cattle and scooping poop, AGAIN. Thanks a lot God! I still say we shoulda left those darn skunks to drown. Mrs. Noah looks like she's dun (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I had to visit 4 churches that weren't like mine (Protestant) for a religion class a couple of years back. By far the most interesting was the Greek Orthodox Church, but the Mormon church was the most welcoming. We (myself, a class mate and a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Just a suggestion... (Was: Re: Mormon bashing again)
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(...) As long as it's still civil, I see no problem continuing the debate. Besides, this time around there are some of us (me for example) that haven't been involved in a huge threaded debate on Lugnet yet. Lots of this has come up before (including (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | What is the meaning of life? (was: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
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(...) I don't agree. *I* won't be here any more, but I will live on in the memories of people whose lives I've touched, in my daughter's genes and any descendents she may have, in what I've written (however long that may last), in what I've built (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Why do we know all of this? (was Re: evolution)
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(...) Ok everyone, raise your hand if these guys are making you feel dumb too. It amazes me that you all knew which moths were being talked about. Man, some people are just too smart. :) Ben Roller (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, my friend,, you got the right passage but you better re-read it. My paraphrase (actually my best recollection from the New International version) is not merely God's love for humanity. But you are correct that love in it's purest form (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) What is the generic definition of a devil (apart from the red tights and pitchfork)? I ask this so we can all speak about the same thing. My definition follows. I believe a devil represents evil ("evil" with a "d", for darstardly?). What then (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wow. Why don't you tell us how you really feel? Stop pulling the punches. James (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Larry, (...) Wow, Larry, that sounds more leftist than Libertarian. I hope there will still be room for us "obnoxious Christians" in Libertopia (Liberatopia? SP?), or will we be banned as well? Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) (emphasis mine, Peter said "a" without the stars) (...) I LOVE hypotheticals. If we posit the existence of *A* devil, is his saying that god doesn't exist necessarily a lie? No. Something that might fit the generic definition of devil might (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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