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     Two Primary Philosophies

    Seems to me that, at the end of the day, there are just two basic human philosophies competing for supremacy Transcendentalism and Existentialism Transcendentalism posits the existence of two worlds; a perfect one and the corrupt copy that we currently inhabit Transcendentalism incorporates...
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     Chachi Trump, Bibleman, and Stigs

    Anyone else remember this cheesy, early 80's teenage sex romp starring Scott Baio and Willie Ames? ZAPPED, a dumb flick, to be sure, but not near as dumb as stiggy wiggy's contention that God is capable of 'zapping' human beings into existence {not to mention the whole of existence, itself}...
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     Atonement

    Jesus died for our sins 2 Cor 5:21 "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" My question, very simply, is this: Was YHVH required by a force/power greater than He to do so or did YHVH choose this of His own free will?
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     The Scandal of Particularity

    Scenario: A plane crashes with 200 people aboard - passengers and crew 199 human beings die instantly upon impact 1 person survives and, with minimal injuries, swiftly makes a full recovery Not one of us will argue that this is anything short of remarkable Certain among us, though, will insist...
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     Words of Wisdom

    "It is man's intelligence that makes him so often behave more stupidly than the beasts. Man is impelled to invent theories to account for what happens in the world. Unfortunately, he is not quite intelligent enough, in most cases, to find correct explanations. So that when he acts on his...
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     Tyranny

    I am regularly accused, by a well known CARM Christian, of being tyrannical {Hitler, even!} The basis on which this poster makes the above accusation is because I disagree with him and regularly tell him, within the context of trying to convince him to change his mind, that he is wrong...
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     An Absolutely Pointless Thread

    The reason this thread is absolutely pointless is because the subject of this thread has absolutely no shame and will simply carry on as if no raging contradiction has been exposed. Edit per mod
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     Paradox or 'Cop Out'?

    A Christian poster on CARM has made, to me, the following two claims: 1. "You are solely responsible for your own sin" 2. "We are compelled to sin by virtue of the fact that we biologically inherited the spiritual death of Adam" Said poster then airily dismisses the above as "a paradox" that...
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     Who's Calling, Please?

    Supposedly, Jesus came to die for our sins Per the Christian narrative, Jesus came to save us This, if true, is absolutely an act of love! Is it still an act of love, though, when He removes us from His protection for the so-called 'crime' of not recognizing Him within the arbitrarily allotted...
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     I Might Be Wrong About God

    I might be wrong about God I don’t think I am, but I most certainly acknowledge the possibility that I might be wrong about God! I may well be wrong about God being non-existent And assuming that God does exist, I may well be wrong about His being unworthy of our devotion Can any Christian...
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     Deceived

    Deceived Definition = (of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage Who, then, is responsible for deception? Those being deceived OR those doing the deceiving? Christianity teaches us that those who die having been...
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     Good and Just?

    A question for Christians: Edit
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     Without Jesus

    Without Jesus our lives have no ultimate meaning At least, this is what many Christians have claimed right here on CARM Without Jesus we might as well fulfill our every whim and desire - paying no heed to the consequence to ourselves or others At least, this is what many Christians have...
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     I am the Color Red

    I am the color red {Except every 3rd Tuesday from 9:15am to 10:25am when I am the color blue} What say you? Am I truly the color red even though I am also sometimes the color blue? We're told that God is love 1 John 4:8 "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love" However...
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     Hurricane Ian

    I live in Southwest Florida I have been known to pass judgement on God I know there are Christians convinced that God's response to such impudence is to deliver chastisement in the form of catastrophe I've come through the eye of Hurricane Ian I'm still here - having lost nothing I still judge...
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     A Straight Answer, Please!

    Minus Jesus Christ, every human being since Adam is born with a corrupt nature that makes it IMPOSSIBLE to live a righteous life of total sinlessness According to Christian teaching, the corrupt nature that inevitably compels our sin is inherited from Adam However, an inability to refrain from...
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     Disagreement Upon Corrupt Natures

    Myself and my Christian interlocutor agree that it is utterly impossible for any human being on earth to live a perfectly sinless life Each of us, we agree, are inevitably compelled to sin at least once due to our corrupted natures However, whereas I ascribe our corrupted natures to a decision...
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     My Captor

    My captor provides a comfortable bed My captor provides tasty food My captor provides enjoyable diversions Does this make my captor moral?
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     Hallelujah and Hare Krishna

    It bothers me that George Harrison embraced Krishna Consciousness Perhaps it shouldn't, but it does... I love The Beatles and even though I never knew them personally {despite the pleasure of briefly meeting Paul McCartney} I consider them friends - family, even... As such, it troubles me that...
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     God is Dead

    A classic film piece from The Kids in the Hall television program followed by the series opening featuring the iconic theme by the band, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet What say you, Christians? Funny or offensive? Does God have a sense of humor? More importantly, is God capable of laughing...
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